Ilya Bolotowsky
Rectangle Within a Circle
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 165
16. May - 16. May 2023
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 165
16. May - 16. May 2023
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 107.950 USD
Price realised: 107.950 USD
Description
signed and dated "Ilya Bolotowsky / 53" lower right; signed, titled and inscribed ""RECTANGLE WITHIN A CIRCLE" by ILYA BOLOTOWSKY UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING LARAMIE, WYOMING" on the reverse
oil on panel
diameter 24 in. (61 cm)
Painted in 1953.
oil on panel
diameter 24 in. (61 cm)
Painted in 1953.
A top price for Ilya Bolotowsky
The work Rectangle Within a Circle by Ilya Bolotowsky was worth USD 107,950.00 (€ 101,323.45) to a buyer in May this year. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session at Phillips in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Rectangle Within a Circle the most expensive artwork by Ilya Bolotowsky that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ilya Bolotowsky
Die Arbeit Rectangle Within a Circle von Ilya Bolotowsky war einem Käufer im Mai diesen Jahres USD 107.950,00 (€ 101.323,45) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session bei Phillips in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rectangle Within a Circle zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ilya Bolotowsky, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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