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Boris Anisfeld
Untitled (Figures and City Buildings)

ca. 1920s

About the Item

A Modernist lithograph by Modernist Boris Israelevich Anisfeld, depicting figures and buildings. Boris Israelevich Anisfeld was born in Bieltsy, Russia in 1878. In 1911, Diaghilev, Director of the Ballet Russe, chose Anisfeld to design the production of Sadko. He stayed with the Ballet Russe until WWI, when he immigrated to the United States in 1917. In New York City, Anisfeld created stage designs for the Metropolitan Opera. In 1919, The Brooklyn Museum gave him a traveling exhibition and his work was shown in 20 American cities. Anisfeld lived in Chicago from from 1928 to 1968, and was a professor of art at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1973, Anisfeld died at the age of 95 in Stonington, CT.
  • Creator:
    Boris Anisfeld (1878 - 1973, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1920s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Matted to 16" x 14"; Signed Boris Anisfeld in pencil lower rightPrice: $650
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  • Condition:
    Condition: Some paper losses to upper left margin (See Image).
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2591213049642
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