BORIS ANISFELD (RUSSIAN 1878-1973)

BORIS ANISFELD (RUSSIAN 1878-1973)

Sodom and Gomorrah, circa 1962-63
oil on canvas
146 x 100 cm (57 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.)
signed and dated lower right

PROVENANCE
Estate of Artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner

EXHIBITED
Chicago, Baptist Graduate Student Center, 6th Annual Religious Art Show, 1965

LITERATURE
Christian Art, January 1965, p.8 (illustrated)
Dr. Eckart Lingenauber and Dr. Sugrobova-Roth, Boris Anisfeld Catalog Raisonne (Dusseldorf: Edition Libertars, 2011), plate 132, page 117 (illustrated)

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting appears in age-appropriate condition. Overall fine and stable craquelure, most notably to the lighter areas. Minor flaking and losses to the perimeter of the canvas, most notably to the upper right corner. Inspection under UV shows retouching to the upper edge and center of the canvas to less than 5% of the canvas.
framed dimensions: 149 x 104 cm (58 5/8 x 41 in.)

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