Anisfeld Boris

1878-1973

The name of Boris Anisfeld has only recently become prominent for a wide audience. Born in Russia, after the revolution he emigrated to the USA, where he lived a long and eventful life. His ouevre is closely connected to the new tendencies in art, to Art Nouveau and Symbolism. Anysfeld is a scenographer by vocation. His way to easel painting started from scene and costume design, and he was introduced to the bohemian circle of St. Petersburg by Sergey Diaghilev himself who invited Anysfeld to participate in the exhibitions of «Mir Iskusstva» ("World of Art"). Theater provided Anysfeld with a scope for imagination, courage in selection of the plot and a tender passion for scenic colorfullness.

Vladimir Prokhorov