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Lot 167:
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Signed Victor Vasarely, ‘Attika’, Op-art Editioned Screenprint
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906 – 1997).) ‘Attika’, op-art screenprint on paper. Pencil signed lower right and numbered lower left, 246/300.
Vasarely had a huge influence on the op art movement, and is sometimes even named as one of its founders. From his days as a commercial graphic designer in 1930’s – 40’s paris, to his final decades developing and marketing what he hoped would become a new universal language for art and architectural design, Vasarely steered a unique course, combining virtuosic technical precision with a scientific awareness of optical and geometrical effects. He is best known for his grid-like paintings and sculptures of the 1960’s onwards, which play with the reader’s sense of visual form by creating illusory, flickering effects of depth, perspective, and motion.
Sheet – 40 7/8" high x 29 7/8" wide. Image size – 35 3/4" high x 25" wide. Frame – 43" high x 32 1/2" wide.
Condition: Very good. Lacking plexi or glass.
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