BORIS ANISFELD (RUSSIAN 1878-1973)

BORIS ANISFELD (RUSSIAN 1878-1973)

Jewish Funeral in Bessarabia, circa 1918
oil on canvas
54 x 79 cm (21 1/4 x 31 1/8 in.)
incised signature in Latin lower right [against black ground]

PROVENANCE
From the Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum
Sotheby's London, 10 June 2008, lot 290
Waddingtons Toronto, 6 December 2018, lot 947

EXHIBITED
The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition, 1918-1920, The Brooklyn Museum, Cat. No. 52

LITERATURE
Dr. Eckart Lingenauber and Dr. Sugrobova-Roth, Boris Anisfeld Catalog Raisonne (Dusseldorf: Edition Libertars, 2011), plate 81, page 110 (illustrated)

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting appears in age-appropriate condition. Very fine and stable craquelure. Visible waviness to the canvas. Inspection under UV shows no apparent sign of restoration.
framed dimensions: 62 x 88 cm (24 3/8 x 34 5/8 in.)

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