VICTOR VASARELY Paris 1960 Geometric Composition Ink on Rice Paper COA
Geometric composition in rice paper by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997).
This is a fantastic geometric composition created in Paris France by the op-art artist Victor Vasarely. The piece of art has been realized in black ink on paper. Great piece of art with gorgeous provenance and professionally framed with UV glass.
Victor Vasarely
He is considered the father of the Op Art, artist and was born on April 9th, 1908 in Pécs, Hungary. Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many modern artists. Spanning most of his career, our collection of his prints and sculptures explores his forays into some of his most famous works such as the plastic alphabet and other iconic periods. In 1925, Vasarely was accepted into the University of Budapest’s School of Medicine where he attended for 2 years. Deciding that he wanted to take his life in a different direction, he enrolled in the Poldini-Volkman Academy of Painting in 1927. Though a medical education might have seemed superfluous compared to his new career in art, the time that Vasarely spent in medical school gave him a strong basis in scientific method and objectivity. This basis continued to manifest in his unique style of art. After the artist's first one-man show in 1930, at the Kovacs Akos Gallery in Budapest, Vasarely moved to Paris. For the next thirteen years, he devoted himself to graphic studies. His lifelong fascination with linear patterning led him to draw figurative and abstract patterned subjects, such as his series of harlequins, checkers, tigers, and of course the Vasarely zebras. Also during this period, Victor Vasarely created multi-dimensional artworks by superimposing patterned layers of cellophane on one another to attain the illusion of depth. Around 1947, Vasarely discovered his place in abstract art. Influenced by his experiences at Breton Beach of Belle Isle, he concluded that “internal geometry” could be seen below the surface of the entire world. He conceived that form and color were inseparable.
Country: Paris, France.
Period: Mid Century, Modernism, 1960.
Medium: Original, black ink on paper.
Weight: All framing included about 2 pounds, (10.87 Dwt).
Measurements: 337 mm by 330 mm (13.25 x 13 Inches).
Signature: Signed by the artist as follows, "VASARELY".
Provenance: Von Bartha, Basel Switzerland. The Poppe Collection, Hamburg Germany. Freetask Limited, London England. Archeus-Post Modern, London England.
Literature: Victor Vasarely, Catalogue Raisonne.
Collateral: Certificate of authenticity by John Austin.
Collateral: The piece of art is professionally framed in museum mats and UV glass.
Condition: The overall condition of this Vasarely art piece is excellent and professionally framed.
INVENTORY REF: D052025STENM/.6745
