MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 1 December 2011

1 December 2011

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Buddha and Oranges

* 2. ANISFELD, BORIS (1878-1973)

Buddha and Oranges, signed, further titled and numbered "351" on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 81 by 68.5 cm.
30,000-50,000 GBP


Provenance: Estate of the artist.

Exhibited: Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Boris Anisfeld, Worcester Art Museum, 1924, No. 10.
Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Boris Anisfeld, Boston Art Club and Twentieth Century Club, 1924-1925, No. 10.
Sesquicentennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1926, No. 1076 (label on the reverse).
Boris Anisfeld. Paintings and Stage Designs, 1906-1926, Art Gallery of The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2003-2004, No. 15.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Boris Anisfeld. Paintings and Stage Designs, 1906-1926, New York, 2003, No. 15, illustrated.
E. Lingenauber and O. Sugrobova-Roth, Boris Anisfeld. Catalogue raisonné, Düsseldorf, Edition Libertars, 2011, p. 164, P 457, illustrated.


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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
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