Internet Auction 790
This item is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/14/2022
Artist: Victor Vasarely
Title: Reech de la série Structures Universelles De L'Octogone
Medium: Heliogravure print on paper with letter of authenticity and a 1976 Vasarely paperback
Year: 1975
Signature: Unsigned
Size: Framed approximately 11 1/2 inches x 11 1/2 inches
Framed: Custom Framed
Biography: Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credited as the grandfather and leader of the Op Art movement. Utilizing geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard paintings. His works are presently held in the collections of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. Vasarely was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Prize in New York (1964); the Grand prix at the São Paulo Biennial and the Grand prix de la gravure in Ljubljana, Slovenia (both 1965); and the French Chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur. His artwork can be found in major collections around the world. Vasarely died in Paris on March 15, 1997.
Warranty: Item GUARANTEED to be as described
Auction Estimate: $300.00/$400.00