Lot 159
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ILYA BOLOTOWSKY | Untitled

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Ilya Bolotowsky
  • Untitled
  • oil on canvas stretched over panel 
  • Diameter: 42 in. 106.7 cm.
  • Executed circa 1955.

Provenance

Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist circa 1960)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Ilya Bolotowsky, September - November 1974

Condition

This work is in fair condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is evidence of wear and handling to the edges. There is extensive pigment craquelure throughout with several associated losses. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are several scattered areas which fluoresce darkly and appear to be the result of previous restoration. Unframed.
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