Boris Blai Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Boris Blai Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 12, 2024
BORIS BLAI PLASTER CASING OF BALLERINA
Est: $50 - $75
Boris Blai plaster casing of ballerina Dimensions: Height: 8 inches, Width: 18 inches, Depth: 6.5 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Uniques & Antiques
Aug. 29, 2021
BORIS BLAI (NJ/RUSSIA, 1893-1985)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Giraffe, carved and gilded wood sculpture, incised signature and 1956 date near base edge. 63" high, base: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Minor gilding losses. Boris Blai's work was exhibited at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 08, 2019
Boris Blai Buff Terracotta Soldier
Est: $300 - $500
Boris Blai Buff Terracotta Soldier (New Jersey/ Russian Federation, 1893-1985), Sculpture titled A Lad Who Didn't Die, Johnny Ring, signed on back. Size: 53" H x 12" W x 15.5" D
Ashcroft and Moore
May. 17, 2015
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Plaster sculpture with brown patina. Athena. Titled and signed faintly to back of base. Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 27-1/2". CONDITION: Minor overall wear. Base with a couple scattered flakes and 1" chip to back bottom edge.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Feb. 15, 2015
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Plaster sculpture with brown patina. Athena. Titled and signed faintly to back of base. Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 27-1/2". CONDITION: Minor overall wear. Base with a couple scattered flakes and 1" chip to back bottom edge.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Dec. 11, 2014
Blai, Boris, 1893-1985, New Jersey/ Ukraine, Bas-Relief Figural Composition. Fiberglass Cast.
Est: $400 - $600
Blai, Boris, 1893-1985, New Jersey/ Ukraine, Bas-Relief Figural Composition. Fiberglass Cast. Signed and dated "Boris Blai1956 20 Aug" in lower right. h:27 w:29 in.
Alderfer Auction
May. 18, 2014
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Plaster sculpture with brown patina. Athena. Titled and signed faintly to back of base. Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 27-1/2". CONDITION: Minor overall wear. Base with a couple scattered flakes and 1" chip to back bottom edge.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Nov. 10, 2013
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Wood sculpture. Female nude torso. Signed to front base "Boris Blai". Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 32". CONDITION: Warm patina. Rubs to front base edges. Scattered cracks to wood most noticeable to left side and buttocks.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Nov. 10, 2013
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Wood sculpture. Portrait of Mrs. Lessing Rosenwald. Signed and dated to front base "Boris Blai 1930". Includes a copy of a newpaper article noting that the sculpture was on display at the forty-fourth annual exhibiton of American painting and sculpture of the Art Institute of Chicago. Mrs. Rosewald's husband was the son of Julius Rosewald, well-known Jewish philanthropist of Chicago and chairman of the board of Sears-Roebuck & Company. Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 21-1/2" x 17". CONDITION: A couple scattered tight cracks, do not distract.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Nov. 10, 2013
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $400 - $600
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Wood sculpture. Head of a girl. Signed and dated to base "Boris Blai June 20, 1937". Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealth families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 11-3/4" on a 6" round pedestal base. CONDITION: No defects noted.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Nov. 10, 2013
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
DESCRIPTION: Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985). Plaster sculpture with brown patina. Athena. Titled and signed faintly to back of base. Boris Blai was born in Russia in 1893. As his artistic talent became apparent, he was sent to study under Auguste Rodin. He came to the United States in 1918 after serving in the French army in World War I, first settling in New York and then Philadelphia. Blai made numerous contacts with wealthy families in the area through his work and friendship with R. Tate McKenzie. He taught private art lessons in his home and later was a faculty member and director of the Oak Lane Country Day School. He founded the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art (a campus of Temple University) in 1935 after Ms. Tyler donated her estate in Melrose Park to him for this use. In addition to his work with Tyler, he also founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in 1948 and The Boris Blai College of Contemporary Arts in 1966 (now closed). Blai continued to teach, sculpt and exhibit until his death in 1985. PROVENANCE: Consigned by the artist's stepdaughter. MEASUREMENTS: 27-1/2". CONDITION: Minor overall wear. Base with a couple scattered flakes and 1" chip to back bottom edge.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Feb. 09, 2008
Boris Blai (American, 1893/1985) Princess Margaret
Est: $600 - $800
Boris Blai (American, 1893/1985) Princess Margaret Niscemi; Bronze (with base); Signed and titled with foundry mark "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.";...
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 20, 2006
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985); Untitled (Head of a Girl); Bronze on black granite base; Priesmann Bauer & Co., Munich foundry stampm; 11" x 6" x 8 1/2"
Est: $500 - $700
Boris Blai (American, 1893-1985); Untitled (Head of a Girl); Bronze on black granite base; Priesmann Bauer & Co., Munich foundry stampm; 11" x 6" x 8 1/2"
Rago Arts and Auction Center