About
About Ilya Bolotowsky 
Bolotowsky (1907-1981)  is best known for his elegant geometric abstractions. Influenced by Piet Mondrian, Bolotowsky developed a visual vocabulary of clean, straight lines at precise angles that met and diverged to create a graceful surface of plane geometry. 
 

Bolotowsky's early commitment to abstract art in America put him in the company of other leading Modernists and in 1935 Bolotowsky joined with Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb and others as “The Ten,” whose art stood in contrast to objective or “literal” painting.

 

In 1936 Bolotowsky became a founding member of American Abstract Artists whose mission was to champion Avant-garde art and provide exhibition space for abstract artists.

 

Bolotowsky is esteemed as a major force in American Modern Art. Ilya Bolotowsky's work is represented in important collections and institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Phillips Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Brooklyn Museum and Harvard University Art Museum.

Artworks
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 598), 1970
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 598), 1970
    Acrylic and pencil on paper
    7 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.
    19.05 x 33.34 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, White Diamond with Six Black Lines (IB773), 1970
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    White Diamond with Six Black Lines (IB773), 1970
    Oil on linen
    44 x 44 in.
    111.76 x 111.76 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 606), 1956
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 606), 1956
    Oil on linen
    22 x 22 in.
    55.88 x 55.88 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 577), 1953
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 577), 1953
    Pencil and colored pencil on cardboard
    7 x 12 1/4 in.
    17.78 x 31.12 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 579), 1953
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 579), 1953
    Pencil on cardboard
    6 1/4 in.
    15.88 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 581), 1952
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 581), 1952
    Pencil and oil on cardboard
    6 1/4 in.
    15.88 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 614), 1950
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 614), 1950
    Oil and pencil on masonite
    11 x 11 in.
    27.94 x 27.94 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, IB 4/1/11 #1, 1937
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    IB 4/1/11 #1, 1937
    Collage
    9 x 12 in.
    22.86 x 30.48 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (IB 208), 1935
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    Untitled (IB 208), 1935
    casein on board
    12 x 9 in.
    30.5 x 22.9 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, IB 4/1/11 #3
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    IB 4/1/11 #3
    Collage
    11 x 14 in.
    27.94 x 35.56 cm
  • Ilya Bolotowsky, IB 4/1/11 #7
    Ilya Bolotowsky
    IB 4/1/11 #7
    Collage on paper
    7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
    19.69 x 19.69 cm
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