Lot 186
  • 186

Boris Israilovich Anisfeld, 1879-1973

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Boris Izrailevich Anisfeld
  • Rhapsody
  • signed in Latin l.l.; further inscribed Rhapsody, Nr.186 on reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 193.5 by 140cm., 76 by 55in.

Exhibited

Boris Anisfeld, Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatoire, September-October 2001, Cat.No.82

Condition

Original canvas. The paint surface is dirty and there is some rubbing to the edge of the canvas. There are small chips to the paint surface in places. The 1942 l.l. appears to have been strengthened by the artist, over an indistinct date. Under UV light some retouching is visible to the edges along with an uneven layer of varnish. Held in a simple wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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