BORIS ANISFELD (1878-1973) The Blue Bird. Stage design of the Palace of the Night

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) Sotheby’s, London, Catalogue of Decor and Costume Designs from the Diaghilev Period, 15.12.1969, lot 44 Collection of James L. Gordon Julian Barran Ltd, London Literature: The Touchstone, Dec. 1919, illustrated (p. 93) Boris Anisfeld Catalogue Raisonné by Eckart Lingenauber and Olga Sugrobova-Roth, reproduced T315 pg 218. lot marked with the symbol is under temporary importation and subject to 5.5% import tax (EU) and administrative customs broker fees 235 € + VAT