White Oval

1955
(American, 1907–1981)
Unframed: 47.3 x 62.9 cm (18 5/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
© The Estate of Ilya Bolotowsky / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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Location: not on view

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Unlike his contemporaries, Bolotowsky painted many works on oval, circular, or diamond-shaped canvases.

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Bolotowsky had a difficult childhood, which entailed immigrating to New York from Russia via a two-year interlude in Constantinople. After the “violent historical upheavals in my early life,” he once stated, “I came to prefer a search for an ideal harmony and order.” These qualities are manifest in White Oval, one of the artist’s most serene compositions.
White Oval

White Oval

1955

Ilya Bolotowsky

(American, 1907–1981)
America, 20th century

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