MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 25-27 November 2019

25 November 2019

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Still Life with a Young Woman and a Cat

* 367. ANISFELD, BORIS (1878–1973)

Still Life with a Young Woman and a Cat, signed, further titled and numbered “21” on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 65.5 by 89.5 cm.
12,000–18,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired from the artist’s family by the previous owner in 1999.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert D. Volyak.

Exhibited: Possibly, Boris Anisfeld Retrospective Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago, 8 May–8 June 1958.
Boris Anisfeld, Moskovskii tsentr iskusstv na Neglinnoi, Moscow, 2001.

Literature: Possibly, exhibition catalogue, Boris Anisfeld Retrospective Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago, No. 101, listed as Still Life with Girl.
Exhibition catalogue, Boris Anisfeld, Moscow, Moskovskii tsentr iskusstv na Neglinnoi, 2001, p. 22, illustrated.
Boris Anisfeld, New York, ABA Gallery, 2001, p. 20, illustrated.
Boris Anisfeld. Catalogue raisonné, Düsseldorf, Edition Libertars, 2011, p. 164, No. P 468, illustrated and listed.


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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.