Ilya Bolotowsky

Ilya Bolotowsky

American · 1907–1981 · Painter, Printmaker

Ilya Bolotowsky was an early 20th-century Russian-American painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search for philosophical order through visual expression,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ilya Bolotowsky, Complex Movement, 1947, oil on canvas, in artist's frameComplex MovementPhillips · $139,700≈ £104,262≈ €120,410Sign up to see
  2. Ilya Bolotowsky, Rectangle Within a Circle, 1953, oil on panelRectangle Within a CirclePhillips · $107,950≈ £86,250≈ €99,210Sign up to see
  3. Ilya Bolotowsky, Relief, 1960, oil on wood constructionReliefPhillips · $88,900≈ £71,320≈ €81,800Sign up to see

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Ilya Bolotowsky was an early 20th-century Russian-American painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search for philosophical order through visual expression, embraced cubism and geometric abstraction and was influenced by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.

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Born 1907, Saint PetersburgDied 1981, Lower East SideOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q4091000 ↗ULAN 500014068 ↗

abstract art

Also known as Elias Bolotowsky, Ilija Boltovsky, Ilya Bolotovsky, Ilya Boltovsky

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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