Ilya Bolotowsky, Russian, American, 1907 to 1981, acrylic painting on board depicting an abstract composition, Blue Tondo, B, 1960 to 1974. Signed and dated, lower right. Additionally inscribed and dated, on the backside. Ilya Bolotowsky is known for Geometric abstract painting, murals, teaching. In 1923 he came to the United States. He lived in New York, and studied at the National Academy of Design. During this period, he joined the art group The Ten, which was also attended by such young artists as Louis Shanker, Adolf Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, and Joseph Solman. Members of the group opposed the inertness of the Academy and organized exhibitions of Independent Art. One of a kind artwork.