Lot 135
  • 135

Boris Israilovich Anisfeld 1879-1973

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Boris Izrailevich Anisfeld
  • Illustration for the book of Joram
  • Signed in Cyrillic (lower left)
  • Ink and gouache on paper
  • 13 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.
  • 33.7 by 35 cm.
  • Executed in 1910.

Provenance

Shepherd Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the family of the artist)

Exhibited

Brooklyn Museum, no. 115, n.d.

Condition

Not examined out of frame. Some surface dirt throughout. Handling dirt and slight smudging at lower corners and center of the left edge. Some discoloration to sheet. Some craquelure to gouache at upper right corner and left of center of the upper edge. Otherwise in good condition.
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