Yellow Tondo

Ilya Bolotowsky

Associated Names
Ilya Bolotowsky

Artist, American, born Russia, 1907 - 1981

The image displays a large circle filled with intersecting vertical and horizontal lines, creating a grid-like pattern. The lines form rectangular and square sections within the circle, some in yellow and others in blue and white. The design is reminiscent of stained glass or a modernist cityscape when viewed from above. The circle is divided harmoniously with contrasting colors, evoking the structure of a pie chart.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera over graphite on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Regina Slatkin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 48.2 cm (14 1/2 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.169.3

  • Series Title

    Designs for Modern Masters Tapestries [1991.169.1-9]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin [1909-1999]; gift 1991 to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Ilya Bolotowsky; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: #7

Wikidata ID

Q64574789

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