Boris Izrailevich Anisfeld (Russian, 1879-1973)
Costume design for the Blue God from Le Roi de Lahore by Massenet, 1924
variously inscribed in upper corners, with 'Le Roi de Lahore' inscribed indistinctly in ink (upper right)
pencil, watercolour, gouache and silver and gold paint on board
27 x 25.5cm (10 5/8 x 10 1/16in).
variously inscribed in upper corners, with 'Le Roi de Lahore' inscribed indistinctly in ink (upper right)
pencil, watercolour, gouache and silver and gold paint on board
27 x 25.5cm (10 5/8 x 10 1/16in).
Sold for
£2,640
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Anonymous Sale, Sotheby's 9 July 1969 (according to inscription in a later hand on verso of framing board)
The Blue God appears in the divertissement in Act III of Jules Massenet's opera, for which Anisfeld did the stage and costume designs. Le Roi de Lahore was first produced at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1924.
Category: Fine Art / Russian Art
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