Борис Анисфельд
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Boris Anisfeld
1878 - 1973
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Catalogue raisonné: P 220
Early Spring - Petrograd, 1917
Oil on canvas 89 x 70,5 cm (36 by 28 1/8 in.)
Signed and dated lower left: Boris Anisfeld 1917
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Adler Gallery, New York; Private collection, New York; MacDougall's, London, June 15, 2007, lot 23, estimate 150,000 - 200,000 BP (296,912 - 395,882 US$), sold for 167,050 BP (330,138 US$); Mkrtich Okroyan Collection (Mkrtich Okroyan, Turtskh / Armenia collector, Moscow); Heritage Auction, Dallas, Texas, May 07, 2009, estimate US$ 500,000 - 600,000, unsold.
EXHIBITED
1918/20, itinerant (no. 70); 1979/80, New York (no. 66)
Early Spring - Petrograd, 1917
Oil on canvas 89 x 70,5 cm (36 by 28 1/8 in.)
Signed and dated lower left: Boris Anisfeld 1917
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Adler Gallery, New York; Private collection, New York; MacDougall's, London, June 15, 2007, lot 23, estimate 150,000 - 200,000 BP (296,912 - 395,882 US$), sold for 167,050 BP (330,138 US$); Mkrtich Okroyan Collection (Mkrtich Okroyan, Turtskh / Armenia collector, Moscow); Heritage Auction, Dallas, Texas, May 07, 2009, estimate US$ 500,000 - 600,000, unsold.
EXHIBITED
1918/20, itinerant (no. 70); 1979/80, New York (no. 66)
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Catalogue raisonné: P 205
Sea and rocks – Capri (II)
Oil on canvas, 70,5 x 86 cm (27 ¾ by 34 in.)
Initialed and dated l.r.: Б.A/...11; signed again l.r. in pencil: B. A.
painted in 1911
PROVENANCE
Christie's London, November 30, 2004 [Lot 134] estimate 45,000 - 65,000 BP (83,333 - 120,370 US$), bought in;
Christie's London, December 02, 2009 [Lot 437] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (100,267 - 133,689 US$), sold for 58,850 BP (97,192 US$)
EXHIBITED
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 1 – 19 in the 2nd edition of the catalogue); 1912, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 1 – 18); 1914, Malmö (no. 3291); presumably 1924, Worcester (no. 54) and 1924/25; Boston (no. 54); 1980, New York (no.63, ill.)
Sea and rocks – Capri (II)
Oil on canvas, 70,5 x 86 cm (27 ¾ by 34 in.)
Initialed and dated l.r.: Б.A/...11; signed again l.r. in pencil: B. A.
painted in 1911
PROVENANCE
Christie's London, November 30, 2004 [Lot 134] estimate 45,000 - 65,000 BP (83,333 - 120,370 US$), bought in;
Christie's London, December 02, 2009 [Lot 437] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (100,267 - 133,689 US$), sold for 58,850 BP (97,192 US$)
EXHIBITED
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 1 – 19 in the 2nd edition of the catalogue); 1912, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 1 – 18); 1914, Malmö (no. 3291); presumably 1924, Worcester (no. 54) and 1924/25; Boston (no. 54); 1980, New York (no.63, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 255
Colorado Mountains
Oil on canvas 120 x 90 cm (measured by Bonhams) 124,5 x 99 cm (as stated in Chicago catalogue)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1955
PROVENANCE
Bonhams London, June 08, 2009 [Lot 00081] estimate 18,000 - 25,000 BP (27,353 - 37,991 US$), bought in
EXHIBITION
probably 1958, Chicago (no. 9)
Colorado Mountains
Oil on canvas 120 x 90 cm (measured by Bonhams) 124,5 x 99 cm (as stated in Chicago catalogue)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1955
PROVENANCE
Bonhams London, June 08, 2009 [Lot 00081] estimate 18,000 - 25,000 BP (27,353 - 37,991 US$), bought in
EXHIBITION
probably 1958, Chicago (no. 9)
Catalogue raisonné P 194
Fishing Boats at Concarneau (III)
Oil on canvas 51 x 70 cm
Signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld, and dated 1909 (the date does not concur with Anisfeld’s stay in Corcarneau in 1910)
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 71] estimate 150,000 - 200,000 US$, sold for 133,000 US$
EXHIBITED
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 14 – 25 in the 1st edition of the catalogue); 1911, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 8 – 18); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 17); 2001, Moscow (p. 18, ill.)
Fishing Boats at Concarneau (III)
Oil on canvas 51 x 70 cm
Signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld, and dated 1909 (the date does not concur with Anisfeld’s stay in Corcarneau in 1910)
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 71] estimate 150,000 - 200,000 US$, sold for 133,000 US$
EXHIBITED
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 14 – 25 in the 1st edition of the catalogue); 1911, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 8 – 18); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 17); 2001, Moscow (p. 18, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 160
September - Tver
Oil on canvas 193 x 139,5 cm (as stated in catalogue 1989/90); 200 x 146,5 cm (as stated by Sotheby’s)
Signed and dated l.l.: B.Anisfeld 1908/17
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Shepherd Gallery, New York; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's New York, April 17, 2007 [Lot 367], estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 908,000 US$
LITERATURE
Pene du Bois, Guy Among the Art Galleries in: The Evening Post Magazine, November 2, 1918; N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, p. 171; Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display (possibly American (NYC), date given only as 1920, possibly January, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Brown, Carol Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, Ct.), November 20, 1984; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
EXHIBITED
1918/20, itinerant (no. 9, ill.); 1919, New York; 1924, New York (no. 29); 1924, Boston (no. 57); 1925, Pittsburgh (no. 218); 1984, New York (no. 20, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 5, ill.)
September - Tver
Oil on canvas 193 x 139,5 cm (as stated in catalogue 1989/90); 200 x 146,5 cm (as stated by Sotheby’s)
Signed and dated l.l.: B.Anisfeld 1908/17
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; Shepherd Gallery, New York; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's New York, April 17, 2007 [Lot 367], estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 908,000 US$
LITERATURE
Pene du Bois, Guy Among the Art Galleries in: The Evening Post Magazine, November 2, 1918; N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, p. 171; Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display (possibly American (NYC), date given only as 1920, possibly January, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Brown, Carol Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, Ct.), November 20, 1984; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
EXHIBITED
1918/20, itinerant (no. 9, ill.); 1919, New York; 1924, New York (no. 29); 1924, Boston (no. 57); 1925, Pittsburgh (no. 218); 1984, New York (no. 20, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 5, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 251
Indian village, New Mexico
Oil on canvas 63,5 x 76,5 cm (25 x 30.1 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Anisfeld 1951 (2?)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's London, May 26, 2004 [Lot 286] estimate 12,000 - 18,000 BP (21,276 - 31,914 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, December 1, 2005 [Lot 129] estimate 12,000 - 18,000 BP (20,654 - 30,981 US$), sold for 14,400 BP (24,913 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Indian village, New Mexico
Oil on canvas 63,5 x 76,5 cm (25 x 30.1 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Anisfeld 1951 (2?)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's London, May 26, 2004 [Lot 286] estimate 12,000 - 18,000 BP (21,276 - 31,914 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, December 1, 2005 [Lot 129] estimate 12,000 - 18,000 BP (20,654 - 30,981 US$), sold for 14,400 BP (24,913 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Catalogue raisonné: P 238
House in the woods (park in Evanston)
oil on canvas 76 x 61 cm (29.9 x 24 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1930
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 81] estimate 13,000 - 18,000 BP (26,601 - 36,832 US$), sold for 21,845 BP (44,700 US$); coll. A. Khochinsky
House in the woods (park in Evanston)
oil on canvas 76 x 61 cm (29.9 x 24 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1930
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 81] estimate 13,000 - 18,000 BP (26,601 - 36,832 US$), sold for 21,845 BP (44,700 US$); coll. A. Khochinsky
Catalogue raisonné: P 305 and P 307
Beach Scenes at Hendaye I and II (pair)
Oil on canvas 50 x 64,5 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld [Henday] I [913]
Inscribed on verso: 335 Beach Scene Handai Number 1
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; United States; Shepherd Gallery, New York; Sotheby's London, November 27, 2007 [Lot 175] estimate 60,000 - 90,000 BP (126,315 - 189,473 US$), sold for 72,500 BP (148,352 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow (I and III)
EXHIBITED
1913, St. Petersburg (probably nos. 45 - 47); 1913, Moscow (probably three of nos. 30 - 34); 1918/20, itinerant (nos. 39 - 40, I - II, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 6 (one of three)); 1924/25, Boston (no. 6 (one of three)); 1979, Storrs (nos. 7 - 8, ill. (I - II)); 1979/80, New York (nos. 59 – 61 (I - III)); 1981/82, Chicago, Gilman Galleries ((II and III, catalogue not available); 1984, New York (no. 30, ill. (I))
Beach Scenes at Hendaye I and II (pair)
Oil on canvas 50 x 64,5 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld [Henday] I [913]
Inscribed on verso: 335 Beach Scene Handai Number 1
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; United States; Shepherd Gallery, New York; Sotheby's London, November 27, 2007 [Lot 175] estimate 60,000 - 90,000 BP (126,315 - 189,473 US$), sold for 72,500 BP (148,352 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow (I and III)
EXHIBITED
1913, St. Petersburg (probably nos. 45 - 47); 1913, Moscow (probably three of nos. 30 - 34); 1918/20, itinerant (nos. 39 - 40, I - II, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 6 (one of three)); 1924/25, Boston (no. 6 (one of three)); 1979, Storrs (nos. 7 - 8, ill. (I - II)); 1979/80, New York (nos. 59 – 61 (I - III)); 1981/82, Chicago, Gilman Galleries ((II and III, catalogue not available); 1984, New York (no. 30, ill. (I))
Catalogue raisonné: P 041
Central City at twilight
Oil on canvas 116,5 x 91 cm (45.9 x 35.8 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated l.l.: 1954
and inscribed on the reverse
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 24] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,382 - 98,970 US$), sold for 35,980 BP (71,106 US$)
EXHIBITED
1958, Chicago (p.23, ill.)
Central City at twilight
Oil on canvas 116,5 x 91 cm (45.9 x 35.8 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated l.l.: 1954
and inscribed on the reverse
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 24] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,382 - 98,970 US$), sold for 35,980 BP (71,106 US$)
EXHIBITED
1958, Chicago (p.23, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 082
Judgement of Paris
Oil on board 79,5 x 67,5 cm (31 1/4 by 26 1/2 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1912
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s; Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 29, estimate 40,000—60,000 USD, sold 25,000 US$
Exhibition:
1932, itinerant (cat. not available)
Judgement of Paris
Oil on board 79,5 x 67,5 cm (31 1/4 by 26 1/2 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1912
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s; Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 29, estimate 40,000—60,000 USD, sold 25,000 US$
Exhibition:
1932, itinerant (cat. not available)
Catalogue raisonnne´: P 083
Danae in green
oil on canvas 143 x 161 cm (56,3 x 63,4 in.)
signed in Latin (lower right) and dated 1909-1917
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, Sotheby's London, May 26, 2004 [Lot 282] estimate 65,000 - 85,000 BP (115,248 - 150,709 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, November 26, 2007 [Lot 30] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (207,943 - 311,915 US$) sold 168,500 BP (344,792 US$)
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 10, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 16), 1924/25 Boston (no. 16); 2001, Moscow (p. 12, ill)
Danae in green
oil on canvas 143 x 161 cm (56,3 x 63,4 in.)
signed in Latin (lower right) and dated 1909-1917
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, Sotheby's London, May 26, 2004 [Lot 282] estimate 65,000 - 85,000 BP (115,248 - 150,709 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, November 26, 2007 [Lot 30] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (207,943 - 311,915 US$) sold 168,500 BP (344,792 US$)
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 10, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 16), 1924/25 Boston (no. 16); 2001, Moscow (p. 12, ill)
Catalogue raisonné: P 116
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Oil on canvas 127 x 101,5 cm / 50 by 40 in.
Signed in Latin and dated l.r.:Boris Anisfeld 1947
Provenance:
Gene Shapiro, New York, 23 April 2009, lot 7
estimate USD 60.000 – 80.000, bought in
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Oil on canvas 127 x 101,5 cm / 50 by 40 in.
Signed in Latin and dated l.r.:Boris Anisfeld 1947
Provenance:
Gene Shapiro, New York, 23 April 2009, lot 7
estimate USD 60.000 – 80.000, bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 046
The Night Rider
Oil on canvas, 92 x 101.5 cm (36.2 x 40 in.)
inscribed, titled and numbered "'51" on the reverse
Provenance:
MacDougall's, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00202] estimate 20,000 - 25,000 BP (33,041 - 41,301 US$), bought in
The Night Rider
Oil on canvas, 92 x 101.5 cm (36.2 x 40 in.)
inscribed, titled and numbered "'51" on the reverse
Provenance:
MacDougall's, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00202] estimate 20,000 - 25,000 BP (33,041 - 41,301 US$), bought in
Catalogue raisonn´: P 084
The Garden of Hesperides
Oil on canvas 178 x 249 cm (70.1 x 98 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1914-16
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the family of the artist) ; Sotheby's New York, April 17, 2007 [Lot 369], estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 964,000 US$
Literature:
Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. iii – xi ; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor; W.H.D. The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript (Boston); N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Coburn, F. W. Russian Artist Exhibits Works in: The Boston Herald, December 10, 1918; Philpott, A. J. New Thrill From Anisfeld Pictures in: Boston Daily Globe, December 10, 1918, p. 5; Cisneros, François G. de La Opulencia Bizantina : Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918, p. 19, illustrated; Brinton, Christian The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition in: Brooklyn Museum Quarterly, January 1919, p. 11, 18; Boris Anisfeld’s Paintings Big Art Future in: Buffalo News, January 18, 1919; Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, pp. 170 – 172, illustrated; Roberts, May Fanton The Great Russia Put on Canvas, Illustrated by the Paintings of Boris Anisfeld in: The Touchstone, February 1919, p. 392; Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 16, 1919; Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 23, 1919; Cleveland in: American Art News (NYC), March 29, 1919; Williams, Marguerite B. Painted His Pictures as Russian Guns Roared — Boris Anisfeld’s Exhibition in Chicago Full of Slav Atmosphere in: News (Chicago), April 5, 1919; Jewett, Eleanor New Paintings at Institute Form Notable Exhibit in: Daily Tribune (Chicago), April 6, 1919, p. D7; Marcus Anisfeld’s Paintings Give Thrills to Visitors at Institute in: Herald (Chicago), April 10, 1919; [[Untitled] in: Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, May 1919, p. 70 – 71; Anisfeld Exhibition Still Big Attraction in: Bulletin (San Francisco), May 28, 1919; The Anisfeld Collection in: Argonaut (San Francisco), May 3, 1919; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Anisfeld Pictures at Art Institute in: Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1919; Mayhew, M. B. Anisfeld Works Attract Critics in: Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1919; P. B. Anisfeld Pictures Opulent in Color in: Art News, March 29, 1924; Williams, Marguerite B. About a Painter without Theories in: Chicago Daily News, January 8, 1930
Exhibitions:
1916, Petrograd (no. 3); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 63, ill.); 1924, Reinhardt Galleries, New York (no. 10); 1924, Worcester (no. 31); 1924/25, Boston (no. 31); 1928, Buffalo (no. 6); 1984, New York (no. 47, ill.); 1989/90 itinerant (no. 11, ill.)
The Garden of Hesperides
Oil on canvas 178 x 249 cm (70.1 x 98 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1914-16
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the family of the artist) ; Sotheby's New York, April 17, 2007 [Lot 369], estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 964,000 US$
Literature:
Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. iii – xi ; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor; W.H.D. The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript (Boston); N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Coburn, F. W. Russian Artist Exhibits Works in: The Boston Herald, December 10, 1918; Philpott, A. J. New Thrill From Anisfeld Pictures in: Boston Daily Globe, December 10, 1918, p. 5; Cisneros, François G. de La Opulencia Bizantina : Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918, p. 19, illustrated; Brinton, Christian The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition in: Brooklyn Museum Quarterly, January 1919, p. 11, 18; Boris Anisfeld’s Paintings Big Art Future in: Buffalo News, January 18, 1919; Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, pp. 170 – 172, illustrated; Roberts, May Fanton The Great Russia Put on Canvas, Illustrated by the Paintings of Boris Anisfeld in: The Touchstone, February 1919, p. 392; Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 16, 1919; Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 23, 1919; Cleveland in: American Art News (NYC), March 29, 1919; Williams, Marguerite B. Painted His Pictures as Russian Guns Roared — Boris Anisfeld’s Exhibition in Chicago Full of Slav Atmosphere in: News (Chicago), April 5, 1919; Jewett, Eleanor New Paintings at Institute Form Notable Exhibit in: Daily Tribune (Chicago), April 6, 1919, p. D7; Marcus Anisfeld’s Paintings Give Thrills to Visitors at Institute in: Herald (Chicago), April 10, 1919; [[Untitled] in: Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, May 1919, p. 70 – 71; Anisfeld Exhibition Still Big Attraction in: Bulletin (San Francisco), May 28, 1919; The Anisfeld Collection in: Argonaut (San Francisco), May 3, 1919; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Anisfeld Pictures at Art Institute in: Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1919; Mayhew, M. B. Anisfeld Works Attract Critics in: Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1919; P. B. Anisfeld Pictures Opulent in Color in: Art News, March 29, 1924; Williams, Marguerite B. About a Painter without Theories in: Chicago Daily News, January 8, 1930
Exhibitions:
1916, Petrograd (no. 3); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 63, ill.); 1924, Reinhardt Galleries, New York (no. 10); 1924, Worcester (no. 31); 1924/25, Boston (no. 31); 1928, Buffalo (no. 6); 1984, New York (no. 47, ill.); 1989/90 itinerant (no. 11, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 137
Descent into Hades
oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm (40,2 x 30 in.)
signed and dated 1969 (lower left), inscribed on reverse
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 674] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 US$, bought in
Descent into Hades
oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm (40,2 x 30 in.)
signed and dated 1969 (lower left), inscribed on reverse
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 674] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 US$, bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 135
Fairy Tale
Oil on canvas 160,5 x 115 cm (63,2 x 45,3 in.)
Signed Boris Anisfeld and dated 1970 (lower right); also inscribed Fairy Tale and numbered 32 (on the reverse)
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 673] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, sold for 54,000 US
Exhibition:
probably 1946, Pittsburgh (catalogue not available)
Fairy Tale
Oil on canvas 160,5 x 115 cm (63,2 x 45,3 in.)
Signed Boris Anisfeld and dated 1970 (lower right); also inscribed Fairy Tale and numbered 32 (on the reverse)
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 673] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, sold for 54,000 US
Exhibition:
probably 1946, Pittsburgh (catalogue not available)
Catalogue raisonné: P 106
Erytheia
Oil on canvas 93,7 x 64 cm (36.9 x 25.2 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld/1940
Provenance:
Christie's London, November 30, 2005 [Lot 197] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (103,806 - 138,408 US$), sold for 66,000 BP (114,186 US$); coll. M. Krasnov
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 38, ill.)
Erytheia
Oil on canvas 93,7 x 64 cm (36.9 x 25.2 in.)
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld/1940
Provenance:
Christie's London, November 30, 2005 [Lot 197] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (103,806 - 138,408 US$), sold for 66,000 BP (114,186 US$); coll. M. Krasnov
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 38, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 092
The Shulamite
Oil on canvas 129,5 x 101,5 cm (51 x 40 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Sotheby's London: Monday, November 30, 2009 [Lot 00231] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (166,223 - 249,335 US$), sold for 97,250 BP (161,143 US$)
The Shulamite
Oil on canvas 129,5 x 101,5 cm (51 x 40 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Sotheby's London: Monday, November 30, 2009 [Lot 00231] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (166,223 - 249,335 US$), sold for 97,250 BP (161,143 US$)
Catalogue raisonné: P 151
Livadia
Oil on canvas 80,5 x 100,5 cm
Signed in Cyrillic lower left
PROVENANCE
MacDougall's, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00230] estimate 280,000 - 400,000 BP (467,055 - 667,222 US$), bought in; MacDougall's, December 02, 2010 [Lot 00363] estimate 250,000 - 400,000 BP (467,055 - 667,222 US$), bought in
Livadia
Oil on canvas 80,5 x 100,5 cm
Signed in Cyrillic lower left
PROVENANCE
MacDougall's, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00230] estimate 280,000 - 400,000 BP (467,055 - 667,222 US$), bought in; MacDougall's, December 02, 2010 [Lot 00363] estimate 250,000 - 400,000 BP (467,055 - 667,222 US$), bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 164
Blossoming Tree in Spring
Oil on canvas, 83,5 x 89 cm (33 by 35 in.)
Signed and dated 1923, also titled and numbered "353" on the reverse..
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist’s family; MacDougall's: Thursday, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00242] estimate 20,000 - 25,000 BP (33,361 - 41,701 US$) sold for 24,075 BP (39,773 US$)
Blossoming Tree in Spring
Oil on canvas, 83,5 x 89 cm (33 by 35 in.)
Signed and dated 1923, also titled and numbered "353" on the reverse..
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist’s family; MacDougall's: Thursday, December 03, 2009 [Lot 00242] estimate 20,000 - 25,000 BP (33,361 - 41,701 US$) sold for 24,075 BP (39,773 US$)
Catalogue raisonné: P 157
Alder grove - Tver
Oil on canvas 136 x 122 cm (53.5 x 48 in.)
Signed lower left: Борис Анисфельдъ
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's London, May 31, 2006 [Lot 79] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (188,679 - 283,018 US$), sold for 579,200 BP (1,072,592 US$); private collection, Moscow
EXHIBITED
1908, Wreath, St. Petersburg (no. 4, as Alders); 1908, Vienna (no. 16); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 3, ill.); presumably 1919, New York (no. 79); 1924, New York (no.20); 1924, Worcester (no. 1); 1924/25, Boston (no. 1); 1984, New York (no. 19, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 4, ill.)
LITERATURE
Bowdoin, W. G. Russian Art in Museum Exhibition in: Evening World (NYC), October 15, 1918; Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, pp. 1 – 2; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (Nov. 1918), pp. iv, ill.; Russian Paintings Shown in: The Enquirer (Philadelphia), November 1918 (undated, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, Feb. 19, 1919, p. 171; Roberts, May Fanton The Great Russia Put on Canvas, Illustrated by the Paintings of Boris Anisfeld in: The Touchstone, February 1919, p. 389, ill.; Stahle, Norma K. Boris Anisfeld Comes to Cleveland in: Topics (Cleveland), Feb. 22, 1919; Stahle, Norma K. Anisfeld Draws Crowds in: Cleveland Topics, March 1, 1919; Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display (presumably American (NYC), date given only as 1920, presumably January, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Alder grove - Tver
Oil on canvas 136 x 122 cm (53.5 x 48 in.)
Signed lower left: Борис Анисфельдъ
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's London, May 31, 2006 [Lot 79] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (188,679 - 283,018 US$), sold for 579,200 BP (1,072,592 US$); private collection, Moscow
EXHIBITED
1908, Wreath, St. Petersburg (no. 4, as Alders); 1908, Vienna (no. 16); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 3, ill.); presumably 1919, New York (no. 79); 1924, New York (no.20); 1924, Worcester (no. 1); 1924/25, Boston (no. 1); 1984, New York (no. 19, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 4, ill.)
LITERATURE
Bowdoin, W. G. Russian Art in Museum Exhibition in: Evening World (NYC), October 15, 1918; Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, pp. 1 – 2; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (Nov. 1918), pp. iv, ill.; Russian Paintings Shown in: The Enquirer (Philadelphia), November 1918 (undated, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Kinkead, Marjorie Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, Feb. 19, 1919, p. 171; Roberts, May Fanton The Great Russia Put on Canvas, Illustrated by the Paintings of Boris Anisfeld in: The Touchstone, February 1919, p. 389, ill.; Stahle, Norma K. Boris Anisfeld Comes to Cleveland in: Topics (Cleveland), Feb. 22, 1919; Stahle, Norma K. Anisfeld Draws Crowds in: Cleveland Topics, March 1, 1919; Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display (presumably American (NYC), date given only as 1920, presumably January, information taken from Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution); Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Catalogue raisonné: P 171
Autumn Forest II
Oil on canvas 104 x 76 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1928
Provenance: Sotheby's London, May 19, 2005 [Lot 117]
Exhibitions: 1929, Chicago (no. 7); 2001, Moscow (p. 26, ill.)
Autumn Forest II
Oil on canvas 104 x 76 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1928
Provenance: Sotheby's London, May 19, 2005 [Lot 117]
Exhibitions: 1929, Chicago (no. 7); 2001, Moscow (p. 26, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 171
Maple tree in autumn
Oil on canvas 130 x 102 cm (51.2 x 40.2 in.)
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, November 27, 2006 [Lot 17] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (57,692 - 96,153 US$), sold for 92,520 BP (177,923 US$); collection I. Tsukanov
Exhibition: 1958, Chicago (no. 64)
Maple tree in autumn
Oil on canvas 130 x 102 cm (51.2 x 40.2 in.)
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, November 27, 2006 [Lot 17] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (57,692 - 96,153 US$), sold for 92,520 BP (177,923 US$); collection I. Tsukanov
Exhibition: 1958, Chicago (no. 64)
Catalogue raisonné: P 158
Flowering Cherry-Tree
oil on canvas 99,5 x 108,5 cm (39.2 x 42.7 in.)
signed in Cyrillic (lower right)
PROVENANCE
Collection of the French Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Raymond Dejean; thence by descent to the previous owner; anonymous sale Wemaere & de Beaupuis, Rouen, July 20, 2008, lot 63; Sotheby's London, November 24, 2008, lot 18, estimate 180,000 - 250,000 BP (290,463 - 403,421 US$), bought in
Flowering Cherry-Tree
oil on canvas 99,5 x 108,5 cm (39.2 x 42.7 in.)
signed in Cyrillic (lower right)
PROVENANCE
Collection of the French Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Raymond Dejean; thence by descent to the previous owner; anonymous sale Wemaere & de Beaupuis, Rouen, July 20, 2008, lot 63; Sotheby's London, November 24, 2008, lot 18, estimate 180,000 - 250,000 BP (290,463 - 403,421 US$), bought in
Cataologue raisonné: P 147
Bathers, Evening on the River Dvina
Oil on canvas 123 x 125 cm (48 x 49.2 in.)
Signed and dated in Cyrillic (lower right): Boris Ansifeld / 905
PROVENANCE: Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto
EXHIBITED:
1906, Paris (no. 6); 1906, Berlin (no. 5); probably 1909, Kiev (no. 6, as Bathing); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 1); 1984, New York (no.2, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 2, ill.)
LITERATURE
Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Raynor, Vivien Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984; Rieselbach, Anne Boris Anisfeld Good Enough in: House and Garden, December 1984, p. 194; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in: Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Bathers, Evening on the River Dvina
Oil on canvas 123 x 125 cm (48 x 49.2 in.)
Signed and dated in Cyrillic (lower right): Boris Ansifeld / 905
PROVENANCE: Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto
EXHIBITED:
1906, Paris (no. 6); 1906, Berlin (no. 5); probably 1909, Kiev (no. 6, as Bathing); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 1); 1984, New York (no.2, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 2, ill.)
LITERATURE
Hutchings, Emily Grant Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; Raynor, Vivien Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984; Rieselbach, Anne Boris Anisfeld Good Enough in: House and Garden, December 1984, p. 194; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in: Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Catalogue raisonné P 150
Clouds over the Black Sea - Crimea
Oil on canvas 124,5 x 142 cm
Signed l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ
Brooklyn Museum (33.416)
EXHIBITIONS
1906, Paris (no. 10);
1906, Berlin (no. 8);
1907/08, Moscow
(no. 13, as Cloud over the sea);
1908, Wreath, St. Petersburg (no. 5) and 1908 Vienna (no. 175);
1918/20, itinerant (no. 2, ill.);
1924, Worcester (no. 15);
1924/25 Boston (no. 15)
Clouds over the Black Sea - Crimea
Oil on canvas 124,5 x 142 cm
Signed l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ
Brooklyn Museum (33.416)
EXHIBITIONS
1906, Paris (no. 10);
1906, Berlin (no. 8);
1907/08, Moscow
(no. 13, as Cloud over the sea);
1908, Wreath, St. Petersburg (no. 5) and 1908 Vienna (no. 175);
1918/20, itinerant (no. 2, ill.);
1924, Worcester (no. 15);
1924/25 Boston (no. 15)
Catalogue raisonné P 162
Grey day on the Neva
Oil on canvas 132 x 106 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Б.Анисфельдъ 1909
Estate of the artist
LITERATURE
Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), p. VIII
EXHIBITIONS
1909/10, Moscow (no. 15);
1910, St. Petersburg (no. 17);
probably 1910, Kiev;
1918/20, itinerant (no. 12, ill.);
1932, Wilmington (without no.);
1980, New York (no. 56);
2003/04, New York (no. 2, ill.)
Grey day on the Neva
Oil on canvas 132 x 106 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Б.Анисфельдъ 1909
Estate of the artist
LITERATURE
Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), p. VIII
EXHIBITIONS
1909/10, Moscow (no. 15);
1910, St. Petersburg (no. 17);
probably 1910, Kiev;
1918/20, itinerant (no. 12, ill.);
1932, Wilmington (without no.);
1980, New York (no. 56);
2003/04, New York (no. 2, ill.)
Catalogue raisonnè: P 427
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Oil on canvas 54,5 x 47,5 cm (21.5 x 18.6 in.)
Signed in Latin lower left: Boris Anisfeld and dated 1910
PROVENANCE:
with Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1926 (inventory no. 7211); Christie's London, June 11, 2008 [Lot 76] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (158,290 - 237,435 US$), bought in; Christie's London, November 26, 2008 [Lot 391] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (126,043 - 189,065 US$); with Alex Lachmann, Cologne
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Oil on canvas 54,5 x 47,5 cm (21.5 x 18.6 in.)
Signed in Latin lower left: Boris Anisfeld and dated 1910
PROVENANCE:
with Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1926 (inventory no. 7211); Christie's London, June 11, 2008 [Lot 76] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (158,290 - 237,435 US$), bought in; Christie's London, November 26, 2008 [Lot 391] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (126,043 - 189,065 US$); with Alex Lachmann, Cologne
Catalogue raisonné. P 456
Buddha with Pomegranates
=il on canvas 70,5 x 68 cm (27.8 x 26.8 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1916
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, NY, USA; MacDougall's: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 16] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (149,700 - 224,550 US$), bought in.
EXHIBITED
1916, Petrograd (no. 7); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 61, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 11); 1924/25, Boston (no. 11)
Buddha with Pomegranates
=il on canvas 70,5 x 68 cm (27.8 x 26.8 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1916
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, NY, USA; MacDougall's: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 16] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (149,700 - 224,550 US$), bought in.
EXHIBITED
1916, Petrograd (no. 7); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 61, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 11); 1924/25, Boston (no. 11)
Catalogue raisonné: P 511
Still Life of Flowers in a Blue Vase with a Cat and a Young Woman in an Interior
Oil on canvas 76,2 x 61 cm.(30 x 24 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated (lower right) 1950
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, U.S.A ; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 5, 2008 [Lot 61] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 22, 2009 [Lot 9], estimate 40,000 - 50,000 US$, sold for 36,000 US$
Still Life of Flowers in a Blue Vase with a Cat and a Young Woman in an Interior
Oil on canvas 76,2 x 61 cm.(30 x 24 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated (lower right) 1950
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, U.S.A ; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 5, 2008 [Lot 61] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 22, 2009 [Lot 9], estimate 40,000 - 50,000 US$, sold for 36,000 US$
Catalogue raisonné: P 481
Still Life with Flowers and a black cat
oil on canvas 102 x 89,5 cm (40 1/2 by 35 1/4 in)
Signed Boris Anisfeld, indistinctly inscribed and dated 1923 (lower left)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 26, estimate 80,000—120,000 US$, sold for 86,500 US$
Exhibitions:
probably 1924, Worcester (no. 87); 1924/25, Boston (no. 87)
Still Life with Flowers and a black cat
oil on canvas 102 x 89,5 cm (40 1/2 by 35 1/4 in)
Signed Boris Anisfeld, indistinctly inscribed and dated 1923 (lower left)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 26, estimate 80,000—120,000 US$, sold for 86,500 US$
Exhibitions:
probably 1924, Worcester (no. 87); 1924/25, Boston (no. 87)
Catalogue raisonné: P 461
A plant in a pot with an oriental goblet
Oil on canvas 88 x 71 cm
Signed twice and dated l.r.: Борис Анисфельдъ Boris Anisfeld 1916
PROVENANCE
Shepherd Gallery, New York, acquired directly from the above by the previous owner, Sotheby's London, June 9, 2008 [Lot 31] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (197,863 - 296,794 US$), sold for 145,250 BP (284,524 US$)
A plant in a pot with an oriental goblet
Oil on canvas 88 x 71 cm
Signed twice and dated l.r.: Борис Анисфельдъ Boris Anisfeld 1916
PROVENANCE
Shepherd Gallery, New York, acquired directly from the above by the previous owner, Sotheby's London, June 9, 2008 [Lot 31] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (197,863 - 296,794 US$), sold for 145,250 BP (284,524 US$)
Catalogue raisonné: P 491
Country Scene with Vase of Flowers
Oil on canvas 101.5 x 89 cm (40 x 35 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated 1930 (lower right)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 66] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 145,000 US$
Country Scene with Vase of Flowers
Oil on canvas 101.5 x 89 cm (40 x 35 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated 1930 (lower right)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 66] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 145,000 US$
Catalogue raisonné: P 527
Cat with wild flowers
oil on canvas 101 x 88,5 cm (39.8 x 34.8 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1968
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 80] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (40,924 - 61,387 US$), sold for 48,830 BP (99,918 US$
Cat with wild flowers
oil on canvas 101 x 88,5 cm (39.8 x 34.8 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1968
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 80] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (40,924 - 61,387 US$), sold for 48,830 BP (99,918 US$
Catalogue raisonné: P 498
Still Life with Flowers in Winter
oil on canvas 64 x 56 cm (25,2 x 22 in.)
signed in Latin (lower right)
PROVENANCE
MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 8] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 BP (59,382 - 79,176 US$), bought in
Still Life with Flowers in Winter
oil on canvas 64 x 56 cm (25,2 x 22 in.)
signed in Latin (lower right)
PROVENANCE
MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 8] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 BP (59,382 - 79,176 US$), bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 455
Flowers in a blue Vase with Fruit in a Glas Bowl
Oil on canvas 98 x 76 cm (38,5 x 30 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1916
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mrs. Otis Chatfield-Taylor ; with Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Denenberg Fine Arts, West Hollywood; private collection, Calistoga; Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 57] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 US$ ; sold for 384,000 US$
EXHIBITIONS:
1916, Petrograd (no.6); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 56); 1984, New York (no. 40, ill. pl 39)
Flowers in a blue Vase with Fruit in a Glas Bowl
Oil on canvas 98 x 76 cm (38,5 x 30 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1916
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mrs. Otis Chatfield-Taylor ; with Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Denenberg Fine Arts, West Hollywood; private collection, Calistoga; Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 57] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 US$ ; sold for 384,000 US$
EXHIBITIONS:
1916, Petrograd (no.6); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 56); 1984, New York (no. 40, ill. pl 39)
Catalogue raisonné P 272
Horses of St. Mark, Venice I
Oil on canvas 79,5 x 90,5 cm (measured by Sotheby’s), 75 x 88,5 cm (measured by Brinton)
Signed, dated, and inscribed l.l.: 1914, Венеция, Борис Анисфельд, also signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld; inscribed 38 and labeled twice for exhibition on verso
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 72] estimate 150,000 - 200,000 US$, sold for 193,000 US$
Exhibitions:
possibly 1915, Petrograd, World of Art (no. 9); possibly 1915, Petrograd, World of Art, exhibition of studies, sketches and drawings (no. 1); possibly 1915 Moscow (no. 10); 1918/20 itinerant (no. 46)
Horses of St. Mark, Venice I
Oil on canvas 79,5 x 90,5 cm (measured by Sotheby’s), 75 x 88,5 cm (measured by Brinton)
Signed, dated, and inscribed l.l.: 1914, Венеция, Борис Анисфельд, also signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld; inscribed 38 and labeled twice for exhibition on verso
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 72] estimate 150,000 - 200,000 US$, sold for 193,000 US$
Exhibitions:
possibly 1915, Petrograd, World of Art (no. 9); possibly 1915, Petrograd, World of Art, exhibition of studies, sketches and drawings (no. 1); possibly 1915 Moscow (no. 10); 1918/20 itinerant (no. 46)
Catalogue raisonné: P 277
Winter in Petrograd
Oil on canvas 119 x 94 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ 1917
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's London, November 28, 2006 [Lot 68] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (153,846 - 230,769 US$), sold for 96,000 BP (184,615 US$)
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 2; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display; Brown, Carol Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, Conn.), November 20, 1984; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Exhibitions:
1917, Petrograd (no. 4, as The frost); probably 1917, Moscow (no. 18, as The frost); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 68); probab1y 1924, Worcester (no. 89); 1924/25, Boston (no. 89); 1984, New York (no. 49, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 12, ill.)
Winter in Petrograd
Oil on canvas 119 x 94 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ 1917
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; coll. Joey and Toby Tannenbaum, Toronto; Sotheby's London, November 28, 2006 [Lot 68] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (153,846 - 230,769 US$), sold for 96,000 BP (184,615 US$)
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 2; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display; Brown, Carol Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, Conn.), November 20, 1984; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Exhibitions:
1917, Petrograd (no. 4, as The frost); probably 1917, Moscow (no. 18, as The frost); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 68); probab1y 1924, Worcester (no. 89); 1924/25, Boston (no. 89); 1984, New York (no. 49, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 12, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 281
Old Trinity Church in Manhattan
Oil on canvas 82 x 57 cm (32.3 x 22.5 in.)
Signed and dated 'Boris Anisfeld/1925' (lower left)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, late 1930s, private collection, Chicago; by descent to the previous owner;
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 82] estimate 55,000 - 75,000 US$, sold for 60,000 US$
Old Trinity Church in Manhattan
Oil on canvas 82 x 57 cm (32.3 x 22.5 in.)
Signed and dated 'Boris Anisfeld/1925' (lower left)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, late 1930s, private collection, Chicago; by descent to the previous owner;
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 82] estimate 55,000 - 75,000 US$, sold for 60,000 US$
Catalogue raisonnné: P 284
Tulips by the Window
oil on canvas 76,5 x 61 cm (30.1 x 24 in.)
Signed and dated 1943
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, June 12, 2008 [Lot 133] estimate 15,000 - 20,000 BP (29,579 - 39,439 US$), sold for 24,415 BP (47,957 US$)
Tulips by the Window
oil on canvas 76,5 x 61 cm (30.1 x 24 in.)
Signed and dated 1943
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's, June 12, 2008 [Lot 133] estimate 15,000 - 20,000 BP (29,579 - 39,439 US$), sold for 24,415 BP (47,957 US$)
Catalogue raisonné: P 266
Children's Park, Petrograd
Oil on canvas 107 x 141 cm
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld Inscribed and numbered N12 (on the reverse)
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 70] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 505,000 US$; coll. E. I. Malov, St. Petersburg
Exhibitions:
1908, St. Petersburg, Current exhibition of the Higher Art School at the Academy (no. 16, as Spring); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 8)
Children's Park, Petrograd
Oil on canvas 107 x 141 cm
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld Inscribed and numbered N12 (on the reverse)
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 70] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 505,000 US$; coll. E. I. Malov, St. Petersburg
Exhibitions:
1908, St. Petersburg, Current exhibition of the Higher Art School at the Academy (no. 16, as Spring); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 8)
Catalogue raisonné: P 287
Pueblo Indians, Taos
Oil on canvas 90 x 64 cm (35.5 x 25.2 in.)
Signed in Latin (lower left)
Provenance:
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 81] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in
Pueblo Indians, Taos
Oil on canvas 90 x 64 cm (35.5 x 25.2 in.)
Signed in Latin (lower left)
Provenance:
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 81] estimate 30,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 274
The city Petrograd
Oil on canvas 103,5 x 70 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1914-1917
Estate of the artist
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 67); 2003/04, New York (no. 11, ill.)
The city Petrograd
Oil on canvas 103,5 x 70 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1914-1917
Estate of the artist
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 67); 2003/04, New York (no. 11, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 267
Lakeside view
Oil on canvas 61 x 74 cm
Initialed l.l.: Б. А.
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, April 2, 1987 [Lot 605]; coll. J. Sofaer, London
Exhibition:
1974, Heidelberg (no. 28, ill.)
Lakeside view
Oil on canvas 61 x 74 cm
Initialed l.l.: Б. А.
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, April 2, 1987 [Lot 605]; coll. J. Sofaer, London
Exhibition:
1974, Heidelberg (no. 28, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 280
City view with church
Oil on canvas 76 x 63,5 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1924
Estate of the artist
City view with church
Oil on canvas 76 x 63,5 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1924
Estate of the artist
Catalogue raisonnè: P 005
Prayer
Oil on canvas 126 x 142 cm (49,8 x 56 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1906
Inscribed on the reverse: Moлитва (prayer)
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Sotheby's, New York, April 26, 2006 [Lot 64] estimate 300,000 - 500,000 US$, sold 598,400 US$
Exhibitions:
1908/09, Moscow (no. 17); 1909, St. Petersburg, Union of Russian Artists (no. 14); 1909/10, Odessa (no. 11); 1910, Kiev (no. 11); 1914 Malmö (Sveden) (no. 3298 as Bön (prayer)); 1984, New York (no. 3, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 3, ill.)
Literature:
Raynor, Vivien Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984
Prayer
Oil on canvas 126 x 142 cm (49,8 x 56 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1906
Inscribed on the reverse: Moлитва (prayer)
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Sotheby's, New York, April 26, 2006 [Lot 64] estimate 300,000 - 500,000 US$, sold 598,400 US$
Exhibitions:
1908/09, Moscow (no. 17); 1909, St. Petersburg, Union of Russian Artists (no. 14); 1909/10, Odessa (no. 11); 1910, Kiev (no. 11); 1914 Malmö (Sveden) (no. 3298 as Bön (prayer)); 1984, New York (no. 3, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 3, ill.)
Literature:
Raynor, Vivien Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984
Catalogue raisonnè: P 023
Rhapsody
oil on canvas 193,5 x 140 cm (76.2 x 55 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated: Boris Anisfeld 1942
inscribed "Rhapsody" and numbered "N186" on the reverse
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, New York; Sotheby's London, May 21, 2003 [Lot 168], estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP, sold for 48,000 BP; Sotheby's London, June 12, 2007 [Lot 186] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP (99,147 - 138,806 US$) sold for 69,600 BP (137,658 US$); MacDougall's, November 27, 2008 [Lot 119] estimate 150,000 - 250,000 BP (224,550 - 374,251 US$), bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1958, Chicago (no. 8, as Rhapsody No.1); 2001, Moscow (p. 82, ill.)
Rhapsody
oil on canvas 193,5 x 140 cm (76.2 x 55 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated: Boris Anisfeld 1942
inscribed "Rhapsody" and numbered "N186" on the reverse
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; with B. Stavrovski, New York; Sotheby's London, May 21, 2003 [Lot 168], estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP, sold for 48,000 BP; Sotheby's London, June 12, 2007 [Lot 186] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP (99,147 - 138,806 US$) sold for 69,600 BP (137,658 US$); MacDougall's, November 27, 2008 [Lot 119] estimate 150,000 - 250,000 BP (224,550 - 374,251 US$), bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1958, Chicago (no. 8, as Rhapsody No.1); 2001, Moscow (p. 82, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 070
The Golden Tribute
oil on canvas 194.5 x 264 cm (76.6 x 104 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 [Lot 375] estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 480,000 US$ ; MacDougall's: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 43] estimate 750,000 - 1,500,000 BP (1,122,754 - 2,245,508 US$) bought in
Exhibitions:
1908, Current exhibition of the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg (no. 13); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 6, ill.)
The Golden Tribute
oil on canvas 194.5 x 264 cm (76.6 x 104 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 [Lot 375] estimate 400,000 - 600,000 US$, sold for 480,000 US$ ; MacDougall's: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 43] estimate 750,000 - 1,500,000 BP (1,122,754 - 2,245,508 US$) bought in
Exhibitions:
1908, Current exhibition of the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg (no. 13); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 6, ill.)
Catalogue raisonnè: P 030
Reveries
Oil on canvas 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40.2 in.)
Signed and dated: Boris Anisfeld 1946
Inscribed on verso Reveries (in the daughter’s hand)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, June 12, 2008 [Lot 32] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,159 - 98,599 US$), sold for 46,260 BP (90,866 US$)
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 48)
Reveries
Oil on canvas 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40.2 in.)
Signed and dated: Boris Anisfeld 1946
Inscribed on verso Reveries (in the daughter’s hand)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; MacDougall's: Thursday, June 12, 2008 [Lot 32] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,159 - 98,599 US$), sold for 46,260 BP (90,866 US$)
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 48)
Catalogue raisonné: P 096
The Shepherd and his Flock
oil on canvas laid on to panel 63 x 76 cm (24.8 x 29.9 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Ínscribed in Latin on the reverse
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, November 27, 2007 [Lot 318] estimate 35,000 - 45,000 BP (73,684 - 94,736 US$), sold for 42,500 BP (86,965 US$)
with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Exhibitions:
1924, Worcester (no. 38) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 38) as Lot and his flock
The Shepherd and his Flock
oil on canvas laid on to panel 63 x 76 cm (24.8 x 29.9 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Ínscribed in Latin on the reverse
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, November 27, 2007 [Lot 318] estimate 35,000 - 45,000 BP (73,684 - 94,736 US$), sold for 42,500 BP (86,965 US$)
with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Exhibitions:
1924, Worcester (no. 38) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 38) as Lot and his flock
Catalogue raisonné: P 042
Grey Day with Storm Clouds
Oil on canvas 115 x 90 cm (measured by Art Institute of Chicago); 127,5 x 96,5 cm (measured by MacDougall’s)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1954, and inscribed on verso
Provenance:
MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 25] (erroneously dated 1946, as Landscape at Twilight), estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,382 - 98,970 US$), sold for 64,250 BP (126,976 US$)
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 86, ill.)
Grey Day with Storm Clouds
Oil on canvas 115 x 90 cm (measured by Art Institute of Chicago); 127,5 x 96,5 cm (measured by MacDougall’s)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1954, and inscribed on verso
Provenance:
MacDougall's, June 15, 2007 [Lot 25] (erroneously dated 1946, as Landscape at Twilight), estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (59,382 - 98,970 US$), sold for 64,250 BP (126,976 US$)
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 86, ill.)
Catalogue raisonnè: P
Woman in white
Oil on canvas 90 x 110 (measured by Art Institute of Chicago) 91,5 x 112,5 cm (measured by Sotheby’s)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Probably inscribed afterwards 1949 by the artist; tentatively dated 1950/51 in the catalogue from 1958
Provenance:
Sotheby's NY, April 17, 2007 [Lot 436] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, bought in
Exhibitions:
1958, Chicago (no. 66, ill.); 2001, Moscow (p. 78, ill.)
Woman in white
Oil on canvas 90 x 110 (measured by Art Institute of Chicago) 91,5 x 112,5 cm (measured by Sotheby’s)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Probably inscribed afterwards 1949 by the artist; tentatively dated 1950/51 in the catalogue from 1958
Provenance:
Sotheby's NY, April 17, 2007 [Lot 436] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, bought in
Exhibitions:
1958, Chicago (no. 66, ill.); 2001, Moscow (p. 78, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 013
The blue Statue
oil on canvas 160 x 170 cm (63 x 66.9 in.)
Signed l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ; also signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Sotheby's New York, April 26, 2006 [Lot 52] estimate 300,000 - 500,000 US$, sold for 604,000 US$
Literature:
Brinton, Ch. Boris Anisfeld: Fantast in: Vanity Fair, October 1918, p. 71, ill.; Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. v and x, ill.; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918); Pene du Bois, Guy Among the Art Galleries in: The Evening Post Magazine, November 2, 1918; `N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, p. 595; Russian paintings to be shown at Brooklyn Museum in: New York Times, October 20, 1918, sec. 4, p. 4; `I Paint Myself as I Take Myself-Seriously,' says Boris Anisfeld, in: The Brooklyn Eagle, 18, November 1918; Boris Anisfeld Invades the Realm of Fantasy in: Current Opinion, December 1918, pp. 390-391, ill.; Murray, William B. Boris Anisfeld Brings His Art to America in: Vogue, December 1, 1918, pp. 56 and 100, ill.; A.J. Philpott, New Thrill from Anisfeld Pictures in: The Boston Globe, December 10, 1918; The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript, Boston, November 10, 1918; Oliver, Jean Nutting Anisfeld Show Art Event of Year in: The Boston Sun, December 15, 1918; De Cisneros, Francois G. La Opulencia Bizantina: Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918, p. 19, ill.; Brinton, Ch. The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition in: Brooklyn Museum Quarterly, January 1919, p. 18; Kinkead , M. Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, pp. 170 and 173; Glasier, Jesse C. Many Anisfeld Canvases Have Exquisite Charm as well as Crash of Color in: Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 23, 1919; Stahle, Norma K. Anisfeld Draws Crowds in: Cleveland Topics, March 1, 1919; Academy Notes, New York, January-March 1919, p. 13, ill.; Williams, Marguerite B. Painted His Pictures as Russ Guns Roared-Boris Anisfeld's Exhibition in Chicago Full of Slav Atmosphere in: Chicago News, April 5, 1919; Watson, Dudley Crafts The Blue Statue Remains Mystery in: Milwaukee Journal, September 14, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display in: New York, 1920; Williams, Marguerite B. About a Painter without Theories in: Chicago Daily News, January 8, 1930; World of Art in: Apollo, January 1985, p. 62
Exhibitions:
1908, St. Petersburg, Wreath (no. 1); 1908, Vienna (no. 150); 1918/20 itinerant (no. 5, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 7); 1924/25, Boston (no. 7); 1984, New York, (no. 22, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 6, ill.)
The blue Statue
oil on canvas 160 x 170 cm (63 x 66.9 in.)
Signed l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ; also signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York, 1984; Sotheby's New York, April 26, 2006 [Lot 52] estimate 300,000 - 500,000 US$, sold for 604,000 US$
Literature:
Brinton, Ch. Boris Anisfeld: Fantast in: Vanity Fair, October 1918, p. 71, ill.; Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. v and x, ill.; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918); Pene du Bois, Guy Among the Art Galleries in: The Evening Post Magazine, November 2, 1918; `N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, p. 595; Russian paintings to be shown at Brooklyn Museum in: New York Times, October 20, 1918, sec. 4, p. 4; `I Paint Myself as I Take Myself-Seriously,' says Boris Anisfeld, in: The Brooklyn Eagle, 18, November 1918; Boris Anisfeld Invades the Realm of Fantasy in: Current Opinion, December 1918, pp. 390-391, ill.; Murray, William B. Boris Anisfeld Brings His Art to America in: Vogue, December 1, 1918, pp. 56 and 100, ill.; A.J. Philpott, New Thrill from Anisfeld Pictures in: The Boston Globe, December 10, 1918; The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript, Boston, November 10, 1918; Oliver, Jean Nutting Anisfeld Show Art Event of Year in: The Boston Sun, December 15, 1918; De Cisneros, Francois G. La Opulencia Bizantina: Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918, p. 19, ill.; Brinton, Ch. The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition in: Brooklyn Museum Quarterly, January 1919, p. 18; Kinkead , M. Boris Anisfeld: Colorist in: Asia, February 19, 1919, pp. 170 and 173; Glasier, Jesse C. Many Anisfeld Canvases Have Exquisite Charm as well as Crash of Color in: Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 23, 1919; Stahle, Norma K. Anisfeld Draws Crowds in: Cleveland Topics, March 1, 1919; Academy Notes, New York, January-March 1919, p. 13, ill.; Williams, Marguerite B. Painted His Pictures as Russ Guns Roared-Boris Anisfeld's Exhibition in Chicago Full of Slav Atmosphere in: Chicago News, April 5, 1919; Watson, Dudley Crafts The Blue Statue Remains Mystery in: Milwaukee Journal, September 14, 1919; Boswell, Peyton Anisfeld Art in Striking Display in: New York, 1920; Williams, Marguerite B. About a Painter without Theories in: Chicago Daily News, January 8, 1930; World of Art in: Apollo, January 1985, p. 62
Exhibitions:
1908, St. Petersburg, Wreath (no. 1); 1908, Vienna (no. 150); 1918/20 itinerant (no. 5, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 7); 1924/25, Boston (no. 7); 1984, New York, (no. 22, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 6, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 021
Storm
oil on canvas 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40.2 in.)
Signed and erroneously dated afterwards by the artist l.l.: Boris Anisfeld/1947; inscribed on verso: Штopм (storm)
Provenance:
Christie's London, November 29, 2006 [Lot 198] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (37,735 - 56,603 US$), sold for 31,200 BP (60,000 US$); MacDougall's, June 12, 2008 [Lot 48] estimate 45,000 - 60,000 BP (88,739 - 118,319 US$), bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1938, Chicago, 49th Annual Exhibition; 2003/04, New York (no. 13, ill.)
Storm
oil on canvas 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40.2 in.)
Signed and erroneously dated afterwards by the artist l.l.: Boris Anisfeld/1947; inscribed on verso: Штopм (storm)
Provenance:
Christie's London, November 29, 2006 [Lot 198] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (37,735 - 56,603 US$), sold for 31,200 BP (60,000 US$); MacDougall's, June 12, 2008 [Lot 48] estimate 45,000 - 60,000 BP (88,739 - 118,319 US$), bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1938, Chicago, 49th Annual Exhibition; 2003/04, New York (no. 13, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 317
Anisfeld's Daughter Morella (Marushka at New Year)
oil on canvas 142 x 125 cm (55.9 x 42.2 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 14/15
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; private collection in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 28, 2006 [Lot 69] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (192,307 - 288,461 US$) bought in; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 486] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (129,094 - 193,642 US$) bought in; coll. A. Khochinsky
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918); N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, p. 596; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in: Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 51); 1924, Worcester (no. 14); 1924/25, Boston (no. 14); 1984, New York (no. 38); 1984, New York (no. 38, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 8)
Anisfeld's Daughter Morella (Marushka at New Year)
oil on canvas 142 x 125 cm (55.9 x 42.2 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 14/15
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; private collection in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 28, 2006 [Lot 69] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 BP (192,307 - 288,461 US$) bought in; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 486] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 BP (129,094 - 193,642 US$) bought in; coll. A. Khochinsky
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; Tyrrell, Henry The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor (undated, possibly November 1918); N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, p. 596; Campbell, Laurence Boris Anisfeld at Shepherd in: Art in America, April 1985, p. 207
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 51); 1924, Worcester (no. 14); 1924/25, Boston (no. 14); 1984, New York (no. 38); 1984, New York (no. 38, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 8)
Catalogue raisonné: P 301
Haycart in the Village
oil on canvas 53,5 x 73,5 cm (21.1 x 28.9 in)
Signed and dated l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ 1912
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 487] estimate 35,000 - 45,000 BP (56,478 - 72,615 US$), sold for 34.850 BP
Exhibitions :
probably 1913, Kiev (one of nos. 4 - 8); probably 1913, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 21 - 25); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 37); 1924, Worcester (no. 37); 1924/25, Boston (no. 37)
Haycart in the Village
oil on canvas 53,5 x 73,5 cm (21.1 x 28.9 in)
Signed and dated l.r.: Б. Анисфельдъ 1912
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 [Lot 487] estimate 35,000 - 45,000 BP (56,478 - 72,615 US$), sold for 34.850 BP
Exhibitions :
probably 1913, Kiev (one of nos. 4 - 8); probably 1913, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 21 - 25); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 37); 1924, Worcester (no. 37); 1924/25, Boston (no. 37)
Catalogue raisonné: P 327
Morella reading
Oil on canvas 76 x 87 cm
Signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld
Estate of the artist
Exhibition:
2003/04, New York (no. 16)
Morella reading
Oil on canvas 76 x 87 cm
Signed l.r.: Boris Anisfeld
Estate of the artist
Exhibition:
2003/04, New York (no. 16)
Catalogue raisonné: P 486
Sleeping Cat
Oil on canvas 97 x 86 cm (38.2 x 34 in.)
Signed and adted l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1925
Provenance:
Bukowskis Helsinki, May 13, 2009 [Lot 288], estimate 60,000 - 80,000 Euro (78,229 - 104,306 US$), bought in
Sleeping Cat
Oil on canvas 97 x 86 cm (38.2 x 34 in.)
Signed and adted l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1925
Provenance:
Bukowskis Helsinki, May 13, 2009 [Lot 288], estimate 60,000 - 80,000 Euro (78,229 - 104,306 US$), bought in
Catalogue raisonné: P 346
Three Spanish ladies with guitar
Oil on canvas 110 x 100 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1956
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 74, ill.)
Three Spanish ladies with guitar
Oil on canvas 110 x 100 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1956
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 74, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 321
Chinese Theatre
oil on canvas 56 x 63,5 cm (22 x 25 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1917
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 677] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 US$, bought in; Gene Shapiro, New York, 23 April 2009, lot 5, estimate USD 45.000 – 65.000, bought in
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 58, ill.)
Chinese Theatre
oil on canvas 56 x 63,5 cm (22 x 25 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1917
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006 [Lot 677] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 US$, bought in; Gene Shapiro, New York, 23 April 2009, lot 5, estimate USD 45.000 – 65.000, bought in
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 58, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 335
At the Circus
Oil on board 102 x 89 cm (40.2 x 35 in.)
Signed l.l: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 152] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (40,924 - 61,387 US$), sold for 19,275 BP (39,441 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Exhibitions:
probably 1939, Chicago (no. 148); 1958, Chicago (no. 19, ill.)
At the Circus
Oil on board 102 x 89 cm (40.2 x 35 in.)
Signed l.l: Boris Anisfeld
Provenance:
MacDougall's: Thursday, November 29, 2007 [Lot 152] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (40,924 - 61,387 US$), sold for 19,275 BP (39,441 US$); with Elysium Gallery, Moscow
Exhibitions:
probably 1939, Chicago (no. 148); 1958, Chicago (no. 19, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 334
Two Nudes
oil on canvas 80 x 44.5 cm (31.5 x 17.5 in.)
Provenance:
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 58] estimate 25,000 - 35,000 US$, sold for 45,600 US$
Two Nudes
oil on canvas 80 x 44.5 cm (31.5 x 17.5 in.)
Provenance:
Christie's New York, April 18, 2007 [Lot 58] estimate 25,000 - 35,000 US$, sold for 45,600 US$
Catalogue raisonné: P 295
Shopfront, Capri
Oil on canvas 64,5 x 80 cm
Signed l.l: Boris Anisfeld
Estate of the artist
Exhibitions :
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 1 – 19 in the 2nd edition of the catalogue); 1912, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 1 – 18); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 26); 1979, Storrs (no. 6, ill.); 2003/04, New York (no. 6, ill.)
Shopfront, Capri
Oil on canvas 64,5 x 80 cm
Signed l.l: Boris Anisfeld
Estate of the artist
Exhibitions :
1911, Moscow (one of nos. 1 – 19 in the 2nd edition of the catalogue); 1912, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 1 – 18); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 26); 1979, Storrs (no. 6, ill.); 2003/04, New York (no. 6, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 390
Seated girl (Morella Anisfeld)
Oil on canvas 133,5 x 99 cm
Twice labeled on verso: Portrait of My Daughter, also inscribed 27
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 74] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 US$
sold 157,000 US$ PREMIUM
Exhibitions:
1924, New York; Reinhardt Gallery (no. 11); probably 1924, Worcester (no. 44) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 44)
Seated girl (Morella Anisfeld)
Oil on canvas 133,5 x 99 cm
Twice labeled on verso: Portrait of My Daughter, also inscribed 27
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 74] estimate 100,000 - 150,000 US$
sold 157,000 US$ PREMIUM
Exhibitions:
1924, New York; Reinhardt Gallery (no. 11); probably 1924, Worcester (no. 44) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 44)
Catalogue raisonné: P 382
Self-portrait with a carnival figure
Oil on canvas 124,5 x 100 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1910-1917
Inscribed and labeled on verso: 94
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 67] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 181,000 US$
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 13, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 56); 1924/25, Boston (no. 56)
Self-portrait with a carnival figure
Oil on canvas 124,5 x 100 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1910-1917
Inscribed and labeled on verso: 94
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 67] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 181,000 US$
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 13, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 56); 1924/25, Boston (no. 56)
Catalogue raisonné P 365
Self-portrait
Tempera on board 44 x 37,2 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1905
Provenance:
Estate of the artist;; Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 484] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 BP (64,547 - 96,821 US$) sold for 85.250 BP
Exhibitions:
1958, Chicago (no. 29); 1971, Washington DC (no. 76);1979, Storrs (no.1, ill.); 1979/80, itinerant (no. 1, ill.); 1981/82, Chicago (catalogue not availiable); 1984, New York (no. 1, ill.)
Self-portrait
Tempera on board 44 x 37,2 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1905
Provenance:
Estate of the artist;; Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 484] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 BP (64,547 - 96,821 US$) sold for 85.250 BP
Exhibitions:
1958, Chicago (no. 29); 1971, Washington DC (no. 76);1979, Storrs (no.1, ill.); 1979/80, itinerant (no. 1, ill.); 1981/82, Chicago (catalogue not availiable); 1984, New York (no. 1, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 376
The architect Moisej Victorovich Zamietchek
Oil on canvas 147,5 x 80 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1915/16
Twice labeled for exhibition on verso
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 73] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 145,000 US$
Literature:
James Britton Boris Anisfeld's Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; F.W. Coburn Russian Artist Exhibits Works in: The Boston Herald, December 10, 1918; A.J. Philpott New Thrill from Anisfeld Pictures in: The Boston Globe, December 10, 1918; Henry Tyrrell The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor, Fall 1918; Boris Anisfeld in: Chicago Post, April 8, 1919, ill.; Boris Anisfeld's Pictures in: St. Louis Mirror, July 24, 1919; Mutinies in Oil of a Russian Rebel Artist in: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 27, 1919, ill.; Carol Brown Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, CT), November 20, 1984, ill.; Vivien Raynor Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984
Exhibitions:
1916, Petrograd (no. 4); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 55, Ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 47 or 48); 1924/25 Boston (no. 47 or 48); 1984, New York (no. 41, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 9, ill.)
The architect Moisej Victorovich Zamietchek
Oil on canvas 147,5 x 80 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Борис Анисфельдъ 1915/16
Twice labeled for exhibition on verso
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, April 15, 2008 [Lot 73] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 145,000 US$
Literature:
James Britton Boris Anisfeld's Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, p. 1; F.W. Coburn Russian Artist Exhibits Works in: The Boston Herald, December 10, 1918; A.J. Philpott New Thrill from Anisfeld Pictures in: The Boston Globe, December 10, 1918; Henry Tyrrell The Exotic Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The Christian Science Monitor, Fall 1918; Boris Anisfeld in: Chicago Post, April 8, 1919, ill.; Boris Anisfeld's Pictures in: St. Louis Mirror, July 24, 1919; Mutinies in Oil of a Russian Rebel Artist in: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 27, 1919, ill.; Carol Brown Works of Anisfeld shown in New York in: The Day (New London, CT), November 20, 1984, ill.; Vivien Raynor Art in: New York Times, November 2, 1984
Exhibitions:
1916, Petrograd (no. 4); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 55, Ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 47 or 48); 1924/25 Boston (no. 47 or 48); 1984, New York (no. 41, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no. 9, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 387
Portrait of the artist's wife
Oil on canvas 152 x 118 cm
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 485] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP (80,684 - 112,957 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, December 01, 2009 [Lot 00396] estimate 25,000 - 35,000 BP (41,778 - 58,489 US$), sold for 46,850 BP (77,374 US$)
Exhibitions:
1924, Reinhardt Gallery (no.11); 1924, Worcester (no. 45); 1924/25, Boston (no.45)
Portrait of the artist's wife
Oil on canvas 152 x 118 cm
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired from the above by the previous owners in 1984; Sotheby's London, November 25, 2008 [Lot 485] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 BP (80,684 - 112,957 US$), bought in; Sotheby's London, December 01, 2009 [Lot 00396] estimate 25,000 - 35,000 BP (41,778 - 58,489 US$), sold for 46,850 BP (77,374 US$)
Exhibitions:
1924, Reinhardt Gallery (no.11); 1924, Worcester (no. 45); 1924/25, Boston (no.45)
Catalogue raisonné: P 404
Reflected, self-portrait in a mirror
Oil on canvas 102 x 79 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1946
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist; MacDougall's, November 27, 2006 [Lot 18] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (57,692 - 96,153 US$), bought in; MacDougall's, London, June 12, 2008, Lot 134, estimate 15,000 - 20,000 BP (29,579 - 39,439 US$), bought in; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 22, 2009 [Lot 8] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, sold for 72,000 US$
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 7, erroneously dated 1945)
Reflected, self-portrait in a mirror
Oil on canvas 102 x 79 cm
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1946
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist; MacDougall's, November 27, 2006 [Lot 18] estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (57,692 - 96,153 US$), bought in; MacDougall's, London, June 12, 2008, Lot 134, estimate 15,000 - 20,000 BP (29,579 - 39,439 US$), bought in; Gene Shapiro Auctions, November 22, 2009 [Lot 8] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$, sold for 72,000 US$
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 7, erroneously dated 1945)
Catalogue raisonné: P 367
Portrait of the artist Alexander Kudinov
Oil on canvas 119 x 87,5 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1908
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, June 10, 2009 [Lot 00342] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (30,974 - 46,462 US$), sold for 46,850 BP (74,515 US$)
Exhibtions:
1908, Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg (no. 15); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 7); 1984, New York (no. 23, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no.7, ill.)
Portrait of the artist Alexander Kudinov
Oil on canvas 119 x 87,5 cm
Signed and dated l.r.: Boris Anisfeld 1908
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, June 10, 2009 [Lot 00342] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (30,974 - 46,462 US$), sold for 46,850 BP (74,515 US$)
Exhibtions:
1908, Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg (no. 15); 1918/20, itinerant (no. 7); 1984, New York (no. 23, ill.); 1989/90, itinerant (no.7, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 388
Portrait with a Parrot
oil on panel 76,5 x 58,5 cm (30.1 x 23 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1923 Inscribed and labeled for exhibition on verso: 217
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 69] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 US$, sold for 85,000 US$
Exhibitions:
probably 1924, Worcester (no. 43) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 43)
Portrait with a Parrot
oil on panel 76,5 x 58,5 cm (30.1 x 23 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1923 Inscribed and labeled for exhibition on verso: 217
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 69] estimate 80,000 - 120,000 US$, sold for 85,000 US$
Exhibitions:
probably 1924, Worcester (no. 43) and 1924/25, Boston (no. 43)
Catalogue raisonné: P 409
Portrait of a Young Hispanic Girl
Oil on canvas 89 x 64 cm (35 x 25.1 in)
Signed in Latin l.l.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Olympia, June 1, 2006 [Lot 148] estimate 10,000 - 15,000 BP (18,867 - 28,301 US$); Sold for 25,200 BP (47,547 US$)
Portrait of a Young Hispanic Girl
Oil on canvas 89 x 64 cm (35 x 25.1 in)
Signed in Latin l.l.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Olympia, June 1, 2006 [Lot 148] estimate 10,000 - 15,000 BP (18,867 - 28,301 US$); Sold for 25,200 BP (47,547 US$)
Ctalogue raisonné: P 076
Wayside Crucifix, Tyrol (III)
Oil on canvas 87 x 71 cm (34.3 by 27.9 in.)
Signed in Latin (lower left)
Provenance:
Sotheby's London: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 [Lot 00343] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (92,924 - 123,899 US$) BOUGHT IN
Exhibitions:
1913 Kiev (one of nos. 5 - 8); 1913, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 22 - 25 in the 1st edition of the catalogue); 1913 Moscow (one of nos. 30 - 34); 1918/20, itinerant ( no. 34)
Wayside Crucifix, Tyrol (III)
Oil on canvas 87 x 71 cm (34.3 by 27.9 in.)
Signed in Latin (lower left)
Provenance:
Sotheby's London: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 [Lot 00343] estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (92,924 - 123,899 US$) BOUGHT IN
Exhibitions:
1913 Kiev (one of nos. 5 - 8); 1913, St. Petersburg (one of nos. 22 - 25 in the 1st edition of the catalogue); 1913 Moscow (one of nos. 30 - 34); 1918/20, itinerant ( no. 34)
Catalogue raisonné: P 095
The four horsemen of the apocalypse, also called: Sergei Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C Sharp Minor
Oil on canvas 73,5 x 95 cm (measured in the frame)
Signed
Provenance:
Steinway & Sons, Long Island, NY
The four horsemen of the apocalypse, also called: Sergei Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C Sharp Minor
Oil on canvas 73,5 x 95 cm (measured in the frame)
Signed
Provenance:
Steinway & Sons, Long Island, NY
Catalogue raisonné: P 119
Head of the Prophet
Oil on canvas 90 x 63,5 cm (35 3/8 x 25 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Dated on verso 1950
Provenance:
American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; Christie's, New York, April 24, 2006, Lot 167, estimate 35,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in; Private Collection, U.S.A ; Gene Shapiro Auctions: Sunday, November 22, 2009 [Lot 10] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 US$, bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1966, Chicago (catalogue not available); 2001, Moscow (p. 54, ill.)
Head of the Prophet
Oil on canvas 90 x 63,5 cm (35 3/8 x 25 in.)
Signed l.l.: Boris Anisfeld
Dated on verso 1950
Provenance:
American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; Christie's, New York, April 24, 2006, Lot 167, estimate 35,000 - 40,000 US$, bought in; Private Collection, U.S.A ; Gene Shapiro Auctions: Sunday, November 22, 2009 [Lot 10] estimate 20,000 - 30,000 US$, bought in
Exhibitions:
probably 1966, Chicago (catalogue not available); 2001, Moscow (p. 54, ill.)
Catalogue raisonné: P 073
Wayside Image of the Virgin and Farmers in a Meadow, Tyrol
Oil on canvas 74 x 59,5 cm (29.1 x 23.4 in.)
Signed, dated, and intialed l.l.: Б.A. (1)912 Борис Анисфельд
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the previus owner, circa late 1990s; Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 27, estimate 40,000—60,000 USD, bought in; Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 [Lot 00214] estimate 18,000 - 25,000 US$, sold for 28,750 US$
Exhibition:
probably 1913, Moscow (one of nos. 30 - 34)
Wayside Image of the Virgin and Farmers in a Meadow, Tyrol
Oil on canvas 74 x 59,5 cm (29.1 x 23.4 in.)
Signed, dated, and intialed l.l.: Б.A. (1)912 Борис Анисфельд
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York; acquired directly from the above by the previus owner, circa late 1990s; Sotheby’s New York April 22, 2009, lot 27, estimate 40,000—60,000 USD, bought in; Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 [Lot 00214] estimate 18,000 - 25,000 US$, sold for 28,750 US$
Exhibition:
probably 1913, Moscow (one of nos. 30 - 34)
Catalogue raisonné: P 129
Adam and Eve
oil on canvas 137 x 96,5 cm (54 x 38 in.)
Inscribed
Provenance:
Stockholms Auktionsverk, October 2, 2008 [Lot 209] estimate 1,500,000 - 1,600,000 SEK (229,081 - 244,353 US$), bought in
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 49, ill.
Adam and Eve
oil on canvas 137 x 96,5 cm (54 x 38 in.)
Inscribed
Provenance:
Stockholms Auktionsverk, October 2, 2008 [Lot 209] estimate 1,500,000 - 1,600,000 SEK (229,081 - 244,353 US$), bought in
Exhibition:
2001, Moscow (p. 49, ill.
Catalogue raisonné: P 089
The Garden of Eden
oil on canvas 175 x 196 cm (68.9 x 77.2 in.)
signed in Latin and dated 1910-1917 (lowe left)
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, May 31, 2006 [Lot 83] estimate 120,000 - 180,000 BP (226,415 - 339,622 US$), sold for 344,000 BP (637,037 US$); coll. A. Smusikov, Moscow
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, pp. 1 - 2; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. iii – xi; Tonjoroff, Svetozar Boris Anisfeld, Bolshevik of Art in: New York Evening Mail, November 1, 1918; N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Cisneros, François G. de La Opulencia Bizantina : Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918; W.H.D. The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript (Boston); Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 23, 1919; Jewett, Eleanor New Paintings at Institute Form Notable Exhibit in: Daily Tribune (Chicago), April 6, 1919, p. D7; The Anisfeld Collection in: Argonaut (San Francisco), May 31, 1919; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Hutchings, Emily Grant. Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; P. B. Anisfeld Pictures Opulent in Color in: Art News, March 29, 1924
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 14, ill.); 1924, Reinhardt Galleries, New York (no. 2); 1924, Worcester (no. 30); 1924/25, Boston (no. 30); 1984, New York (no. 27, ill.); 1989/90 itinerant (no. 7)
The Garden of Eden
oil on canvas 175 x 196 cm (68.9 x 77.2 in.)
signed in Latin and dated 1910-1917 (lowe left)
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, May 31, 2006 [Lot 83] estimate 120,000 - 180,000 BP (226,415 - 339,622 US$), sold for 344,000 BP (637,037 US$); coll. A. Smusikov, Moscow
Literature:
Britton, James Boris Anisfeld’s Art in: American Art News, October 26, 1918, pp. 1 - 2; Weinberg, Louis The Art of Boris Anisfeld in: The International Studio, vol. LXVI, no. 261 (November 1918), pp. iii – xi; Tonjoroff, Svetozar Boris Anisfeld, Bolshevik of Art in: New York Evening Mail, November 1, 1918; N. N. A Russian Painter and New York Water Colorists in: The Nation, November 16, 1918, pp. 595 – 596; Cisneros, François G. de La Opulencia Bizantina : Boris Anisfeld in: Social (Havana), 1918; W.H.D. The Anisfeld Pictures in: The Evening Transcript (Boston); Glasier, Jessie C. Anisfeld’s Fantastic and Modernist Canvases Go on Exhibition at Museum in: Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 23, 1919; Jewett, Eleanor New Paintings at Institute Form Notable Exhibit in: Daily Tribune (Chicago), April 6, 1919, p. D7; The Anisfeld Collection in: Argonaut (San Francisco), May 31, 1919; Boris Anisfeld’s Pictures in: Mirror (St. Louis), July 24, 1919; Hutchings, Emily Grant. Art and Artists in: Globe Democrat (St. Louis), July 27, 1919; P. B. Anisfeld Pictures Opulent in Color in: Art News, March 29, 1924
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 14, ill.); 1924, Reinhardt Galleries, New York (no. 2); 1924, Worcester (no. 30); 1924/25, Boston (no. 30); 1984, New York (no. 27, ill.); 1989/90 itinerant (no. 7)
Catalogue raisonné: P 085
Rebecca
Oil on canvas 132 x 125,5 cm (52 x 49.4 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1917 Numbered on verso: N64 and 27 and with a sketch of a woman's face
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 65] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 361,000 US$
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 64, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 49); 1924/25, Boston (no. 49); 1926, Philadelphia (cat. not available); 1932, itinerant (no 355.19)
Rebecca
Oil on canvas 132 x 125,5 cm (52 x 49.4 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1917 Numbered on verso: N64 and 27 and with a sketch of a woman's face
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 [Lot 65] estimate 200,000 - 300,000 US$, sold for 361,000 US$
Exhibitions:
1918/20, itinerant (no. 64, ill.); 1924, Worcester (no. 49); 1924/25, Boston (no. 49); 1926, Philadelphia (cat. not available); 1932, itinerant (no 355.19)
Catalogue raisonné: P 101
Madonna and Child
Oil on canvas 114 x 91 cm (44.9 x 35.8 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated 1938 (lower left); further titled on reverse and numbered 134
Provenance:
Doyle New York, November 30, 2005 [Lot 38] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 US$, sold for 72,000 US$; Sotheby's London, June 12, 2007 [Lot 197] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 BP (79,317 - 118,976 US$), sold for 50,400 BP (99,683 US$)
Madonna and Child
Oil on canvas 114 x 91 cm (44.9 x 35.8 in.)
Signed in Latin and dated 1938 (lower left); further titled on reverse and numbered 134
Provenance:
Doyle New York, November 30, 2005 [Lot 38] estimate 50,000 - 70,000 US$, sold for 72,000 US$; Sotheby's London, June 12, 2007 [Lot 197] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 BP (79,317 - 118,976 US$), sold for 50,400 BP (99,683 US$)
Catalogue raisonné: P 127
Thou shall not kill
Oil on canvas 180 x 122 cm (70.9 x 48 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1957-58
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, September 12, 2006 [Lot 246] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 US$, sold for 102,000 US$
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 6, ill.)
Thou shall not kill
Oil on canvas 180 x 122 cm (70.9 x 48 in.)
Signed and dated l.l.: Boris Anisfeld 1957-58
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, September 12, 2006 [Lot 246] estimate 40,000 - 60,000 US$, sold for 102,000 US$
Exhibition:
1958, Chicago (no. 6, ill.)