BORIS ANISFELD (1878-1973) “The Blue Bird”
Lot 51
11 00012 000
Design for the decor of the Palace of the Night from the Opera “The Blue Bird”
Signed and indistinctly inscribed Blue bird (lower right)
labels with the title on the back
brush and Indian ink, gouache and varnish on board
55 x 74.5 cm
circa 1919
Provenance:
Mrs Chatfield-Taylor, Chicago, (daughter of the artist)
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, Catalogue of Decor and Costume Designs from the Diaghilev Period, 15th December 1969, lot 44
Collection of James L. Gordon
Julian Barran Ltd, London
Literature:
The Touchstone, Dec. 1919 ill. on p. 93
Boris Anisfeld Catalogue Raisonné by Eckart Lingenauber and Olga Sugrobova-Roth, reproduced T315 pg 218.
(+) This lot is under temporary importation and is subject to import tax (EU).