Trylon 48” 1977 Signed Original Sculpture, 1977
Ilya Bolotowsky  

Sculpture : oil, wood · 120 x 20 x 20 cm 47.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€21,453 21 453 €

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Signature: Signed, titled, and dated to interior, "Trylon 1977 Ilya Bolotowsky"

Documentation: Includes a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity from Modern Artifact

Exhibition History: "Modern American Painting" 1910–1965, Snyder Fine Art, New York, January 12–February 25, 1995; "Geometric Abstraction" 1937–1997, Snyder Fine Art, New York, May 30–August 15, 1997

"Trylon" is a refined example of Ilya Bolotowsky's mature sculptural work, embodying his commitment to geometric abstraction and Neo-Plasticism. As a founding member of American Abstract Artists and a leader in American geometric abstraction, Bolotowsky spent his career refining an ideal of order and balance derived from De Stijl and the lessons of Piet Mondrian. In the 1960s, he translated that grammar of line, plane, and primary color into space itself; creating vertical, straight-sided constructions whose painted facets orchestrate color relationships as you move around them.

Executed in 1977, "Trylon" stands at 48 inches tall and features a prismatic column with measured bands and intervals that activate each face differently under light. This work exemplifies Bolotowsky's core proposition—that an "ideal harmony and order" can be achieved through disciplined relationships of color and proportion—in real space and real time.

The piece was exhibited in two significant shows at Snyder Fine Art in New York: "Modern American Painting" 1910–1965 in 1995 and "Geometric Abstraction" 1937–1997 in 1997. These exhibitions underscore that "Trylon" fits within Bolotowsky's core project and its place in the broader context of American geometric abstraction.

Bolotowsky's stature is anchored by his 1974 Guggenheim retrospective—a critical milestone that underscores his significance in the history of American modernism. Smithsonian American Art Museum Related constructions from the 1970s are held in major museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Vertical Movement (1976), highlighting the enduring importance of his sculptural work.

Ilya Bolotowsky's "Trylon" is signed, titled, and dated to interior, "Trylon 1977 Ilya Bolotowsky". Purchase includes a gallery certificate of authenticity from Modern Artifact and complete record of provenance is available by request.

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Russian Federation  • 1907

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Ilya Bolotowsky is a painter who was born in 1907 and died in 1981. Born in Russia, his family moved to Baku and Istanbul, before settling in New York in 1923. It was there that he studied at the National Academy of Design. He was part of the group of artists "The Ten", alongside Louis Schanker, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko and Joseph Solman. With them, he rebelled against the strict rules of the academy and participated in independent exhibitions.

His pieces are geometrically abstract. The objective of his artistic research is a philosophical order through visual expression. He was inspired by Piet Mondrian, from whom he adopted his horizontal and vertical lines and his restricted palette of colors. He also painted murals in Brooklyn.

His first solo exhibition in a museum took place at the prestigious Guggenheim Museum of New York in 1974. Today, his pieces are part of numerous museum collections all around the world, in France, India, Sweden, and London just to name a few.

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