Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
French, Hungarian, 1906-1997
Widely considered the grandfather of Op art, the French-Hungarian painter Victor Vasarely (1906–97) created eye-popping geometric abstractions that play with the viewer’s perception of depth, perspective and motion. A classic example is the 1937 Zebra, which consists of undulating black and white stripes that suggest the form of the titular animal through optical trickery. The work is often credited as the earliest Op art painting.
Such illusions were more than pleasing tricks for Vasarely, who insisted that “pure form and pure color can signify the world.” He wanted to “democratize” art by producing works in large editions at reasonable prices that were understandable across national and cultural boundaries. In the 1960s, he developed an alphabet plastique, or fine art alphabet, consisting of elementary visual building blocks that could be used in endless combinations to create original compositions. By employing this universal visual vocabulary and stripping away topical references, he sought to create what he called a “Planetary Folklore.”
Embodying Vasarely’s singular belief that art should serve a social function, accessible to all, these innovations may perhaps be his greatest contribution to 20th-century art.
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Artist: Victor Vasarely
"VAAR" Op Art Offset Lithograph Print
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Austin, TX
Offset lithograph print by Victor Vasarely
16 ⅛ x 16 inches
About the Artist:
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his grou...
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Offset
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by...
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Olympic Poster 1972 Geometric Original Vintage
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Glenford, NY
Vintage 1972 Olympic Poster - Munich games Art Series by international artist Victor Vasarely printed in Germany, 39.75 x 25.25 inches in excellent cond...
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Printer's Ink
Sidney Janis Gallery Exhibition Poster
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely
Sidney Janis Gallery Exhibition Poster, 1974
Silkscreen poster on glossy thick paper
Bears copyright stamp, printer name and ...
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Screen
Abstract Composition - Screen Print by V. Vasarely - 1980s
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an artwork realized by Victor Vasarely (1906 Pecs - 1997 Annet-sur-Marne) in 1980.
Silkscreen on paper.
Signed lower right, numbered lower.
h 48 x 45 cm
...
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Hat-VI Op Art Print
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Austin, TX
Victor Vasarely offset lithograph print
16 ⅛ x 16 inches
About the Artist:
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundb...
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20th Century Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Offset
Anthea Galleria D'arte poster, limited edition Italian poster mid century modern
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely
Anthea Galleria D'arte Poster, ca. 1971
Offset lithograph poster
Limited edition of 400 (unnumbered)
28 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches
Unframed
This historic offset lithograph p...
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1970s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Lithograph, Offset
"Editions Lahumiere 88 bd. de Courceles" 1974 Vintage Op Art Lithograph Colorful
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage poster lithograph by Victor Vasarely advertising an exhibit Galerie Luhumiere in Paris. The print features a an Op Art composition featuring a grid pattern of repeated squar...
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997)
Untitled, 1974
Hand-signed in pencil
Screenprint
27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in
69.5 x 67.0 cm
Ed. 250
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Screen
Erebus Sculpture OP ART
By Victor Vasarely
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY 1906 - 1997
EREBUS - 1982
Verre et bois
Signature gravée sur le verre et numérotation sous la base "/2000"
Edition Rosenthal studio-linie, Allemagne
Dans sa boîte...
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Glass
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...
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Torony
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
BASF Luren on aluminum
37 5/8 x 37 5/8 in.
Signed lower right
The Kantra Series
Edition 8 of 8
Publisherd by Editions Pyra AG, Zürich, Switzerland
Vasarely Catalogue Raisonné No. 17...
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Plastic
"Composition Cinétique"
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely
(1906 – 1997)
Composition Cinétique
Serigraph in colors on wove paper, 1970
29 x...
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BI-VEGA
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 39.75 x 25.75 inches. Frame size approx 50 x 35 inches. From the main edition of 250.
Additional images avai...
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Paper, Screen
Koshka-Rev
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Dallas, TX
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian 1908 - 1997)
Editions du Griffon, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
15 ⅝" x 15 ⅝ sight size
"Koska-Rev", 1974. Heliogravure, no sig...
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Screen
TETTYE
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and numbered by Victor Vasarely. From the edition of 250. Image size 26 x 26 inches. Sheet size 34.5 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 40 x 37 inches.
Additional images available upon request. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Victor Vasarely ((French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) was 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). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. 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...
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Geometric silkscreen poster by Victor Vasarely 1975
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original silkscreen poster "avant le lettre" by Victor Vasarely for an exhbition at Editions Lahumiere, Paris.
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1970s Abstract Geometric Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Screen
NEPTUNE
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Neptune, from Eight Impressions. Serigraph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and numbered by Victor Vasarely. Un-numbered (outside the hand numbered edition of 250). Image size 16 x 16 inches. Sheet size 24.37 x 19.25 inches. Frame size approx 26.5 x 25.5 inches.
Additional images available upon request. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Victor Vasarely ((French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) was 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). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. 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...
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1970s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Paper, Screen
PAPILLON
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and numbered by Victor Vasarely. From the edition of 250. Image size 23.25 x 30.25 inches. Sheet size 31 x 37.25 inches. Frame size approx 36 x 42 inches.
Additional images available upon request. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Victor Vasarely ((French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) was 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). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. 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...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Paper, Screen
Zebra 3
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1984
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 108/125
Publisher : Graphos Verlag A.G.
Printer : Silium (Paris)
Catalog : Benavides 986
61.00 cm. x 78.00 cm. 24.02...
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997)
Untitled, 1974
Hand-signed in pencil
Screenprint
27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in
69.5 x 67.0 cm
Ed. 250
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Screen
Zebra 2
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1984
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 124/125
Publisher : Graphos Verlag A.G.
Printer : Silium (Paris)
Catalog : Benavides 985
61.00 cm. x 47.00 cm. 24.02 in. x 18.5 in. (paper)
45.00 cm. x 35.00 cm. 17.72 in. x 13.78 in. (image)
The French-Hungarian master of op art uses...
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Lithograph
Dell-Surk (Benavides 267), Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Dell-Surk (Benavides 267)
Year: 1975
Medium: Silkscreen on Rives BFK paper
Edition: 24/250, plus proofs
Size: 32.63 x 32.63 inches
Conditio...
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Screen
Hommage a Bach I
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach I. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980. Edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. ...
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Etching, Aquatint
Hommage a Bach II
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach II. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by Bauhaus design principles, Kandinsky's and Malev...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
Hommage a Bach III
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach III. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980. Edition H.C. (horse commerce/exhibition copy).
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by B...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Etching, Aquatint
TR-UR, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: TR-UR
Year: 1980
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 116/250, plus proofs
Size: 39.25 x 30.75 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: S...
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Screen
Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
Screen print square, inscribed 'Vasarely' at bottom, hung diagonally, sides of the square 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 (59.5 x 59.5); as hung, 33 x 33 (84 x 84).
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997)
In...
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Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 250 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...
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Screen
FILLE FLEUR
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper.. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 16 inches. Sheet size 30.5 x 19.5 inches. Frame size approx 37 x 26 inches. From the main edition of...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Paper, Screen
Majus II
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Majus II, 1974 is a screenprint on polyester on metal that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) in pen and ink the lower right margin and...
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Metal
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 250 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa - Original Screen Print, Handsigned
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa, 1975
Original Screen Print
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 300
On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 30 x 22 in)
REFERENCE : C...
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Abad
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, 1984
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 38/250
Publisher : Galerie Lahumière
Catalog : Benavides 987
75.00 cm. x 74.00 cm. 29.53 in. x 29.13 in. (paper)
60.0...
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Silk
Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997)
Untitled, 1974
Hand-signed in pencil
Screenprint
27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in
69.5 x 67.0 cm
Ed. 250
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Screen
Me-Ta
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, 1973
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 66/200
Catalog : Benavides 206
76.00 cm. x 62.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 24.41 in. (paper)
53.00 cm. x 49.00 cm. 20.87 in. x...
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Silk
Metagalaxie, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Metagalaxie
Year: 1989
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 103/250, plus proofs
Size: 32 x 27.55 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription...
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Screen
COMPOSITION
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 35.5 x 20 inches. Frame size approx 49 x 32 inches. From the edition of 250.
Certificate of authenticity i...
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Vorosh Arg
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, 1989
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 54/70
Catalog : Benavides 1075
60.00 cm. x 58.00 cm. 23.62 in. x 22.83 in. (paper)
45.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 17.72 in. x...
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Silk
Cosca II “VP 100”
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cosca II “VP 100”
Screen print, 1982
Signed and numbered by the artist (see photo of signature)
Edition: 325 plus 65 Vasarely Foundation (127/325)
Editor: no editor/publisher is prov...
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Screen
Olkia-1
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Olkia-1
Color lithograph, 1962
Signed dated and numbered in lower margin
Edition: 80 (32/80)
Condition: Very good. White pigment appears to have been added along the border of the oval shape by the artist. Framed with matting in a metal section frame.
Image: 20 x 17 3/4"
Frame: 31 1/2 x 24"
Reference: Benavides & Vasarely 529
Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, NY
Anderson Gallery...
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Lithograph
TRIDIM Gris
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairlawn, OH
TRIDIM Gris
Screen print, 1986
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
Edition: 200 (76/200)
From: portfolio enetitled "35 ans apres"
Printed at Atelier Arcay, Paris, France
Publisher: Park West Gallery...
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Screen
Our M.C.-2
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Our M.C.-2
Screen print, 1970
Signed in pencil lower right
Chop stamp: Denise Rene Editeur, on lower left margin
From: Album Charities
Edition: 300 (35/300)
Catalog raisonne states e...
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DOOR-MC
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairlawn, OH
DOOR-MC
Screen print, 1982
Signed and numbered in pencil
Printed on Arches wove paper
Published by Atelier Arcay, Paris
Edition: 325 (47/325)
Reference Benavides & Vasarely No. 894
C...
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Untitled
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor 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). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. 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...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Screen
Jenge
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and 143/300
Catalog : Benavides 1168
58.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 22.83 in. x 19.69 in. (paper)
40.00 cm. x 40.00 cm. 15.75 in. x 15.75 in. (i...
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Silk
Cubic Relationship (Op Art, Kinetic Composition)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Kansas City, MO
Victor Vasarely
Cubic Relationship
Medium: Serigraph on Arches Paper
Year: 1982
Edition: 325
Image Size: 21.5 H x 19.125 W inches
Visible Sheet Size: 23.5 H x 21.5 W inches
Frame Size: 34.5 H x 31.5 W inches
Signed and numbered by hand
Framed
COA provided
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Victor Vasarely (French, 9 April 1906– 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement.
His work entitled Zebra, created in 1937, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op art.
Vasarely was born in Pécs and grew up in Pöstyén (now Piešťany, Slovakia) and Budapest, where, in 1925, he took up medical studies at Eötvös Loránd University. In 1927, he abandoned medicine to learn traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sándor Bortnyik's private art school called Műhely (lit. "Workshop", in existence until 1938), then widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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"Composition" by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely
(1906-1997)
Composition
Screenprint in color
Pencil signed lower right
Edition 234/275
Image Size: 26"h x 26"w, Sheet (unframed): 31"h x 30"w
Victor Vasarely...
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Tokyo
By Victor Vasarely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997
Title: Tokyo
Year: 1982
Medium: Color serigraph
Edition: Numbered 180/250 in pencil
Paper: Wove
Image size: 25.5 x 25.5 inches
Framed s...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Screen
Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Detroit, MI
Victor Vasarely born in 1906 was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op Art movement. Op Art is a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Victor Vasarely and Brigit Riley are its most famous exponents. In its visual balancing act of color and movement from a flat plane to developed continuous flow “Untitled” is a complex arrangement of squares and colors that visually expand and contract. It is one of Vasarely’s most successful Op Art abstract works. The piece is signed on the lower right and number 20/150 on the lower left. The print is behind glass and matted.
Vasarely was born in Pecs and grew up in Slovakia and Budapest, where in 1925, he took up medical studies. Abandoning medicine he turned to traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sandor Bortnyik’s private art school widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies. His studies concentrated on applied graphic art and typographical design. In 1929, he painted his Blue Study and Green Study. In 1930, he married his fellow student Claire Spinner (1908–1990). Together they had two sons, Andre and Jean-Pierre. Vasarely became a graphic designer and a poster artist during the 1930s combining patterns and organic images with each other.
Vasarely utilized geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany.
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...
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Victor Vasarely - Cithare
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Victor VASARELY (1908-1997) - Zither
Serigraphy on cardboard with silver background in relief
signed lower right
Height: 60 cm - Width: 40 cm
1973
900€
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1970s Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Paper
FILLE FLEUR (SILVER)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper.. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 16 inches. Sheet size 29.75 x 19.5 inches. Rare silver version. From the roman numeral edition of 15...
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1980s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Paper, Screen
Tecoma - 1972 - Victor Vasarely - Lithograph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Roma, IT
Tecoma is a wonderful colored lithograph with a black, blue, pink abstract composition realized by Victor Vasarely in 1972.
The plate is from the portfolio Octal edited by Bruckmann...
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Lithograph
Vilag, 1978
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 275, this piece was publi...
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Victor Vasarely, Door, 1982
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian / French 1906 – 1997)
Door, 1982
Numbered ‘E.A. 7/9’ (lower left) and signed Vasarely (lower right)
Artist’s proof
Silkscreen print
43 x 23.1/2 in. (109.3 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Rivotril, 1990
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1990, this original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered 270/300, this piece was prin...
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1990s Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Okta-Or
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, 1979
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted EA
Edition : 250
Publisher : Denise René (Paris)
Catalog : Benavides 846
75.00 cm. x 75.00 cm. 29.53 in. x 29.53 in. (...
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1970s Abstract Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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Procion
By Victor Vasarely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997
Title: Procion
Year: 1968
Medium: Color serigraph
Edition: Numbered 140/300 in pencil
Paper: Wove
Image size: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Victor Vasarely Abstract Prints
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- Who is Victor Vasarely?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist best known for his Op art. By combining principles of geometry with artistic techniques, he produced two-dimensional works with incredible depth. Some even seem to move on the canvas. Vasarely also made sculptures, collages and decorative accents. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Victor Vasarely art.
- Where is Victor Vasarely from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Victor Vasarely was originally from Hungary. He was born in Pécs on April 9, 1906. His family moved to Piešťany, Slovakia, during his childhood, and he attended medical and art schools in Budapest, Hungary. In 1930, Vasarely relocated to Paris, France, and lived there until his death on March 15, 1997. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Victor Vasarely art.
- When was Victor Vasarely born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Victor Vasarely was born in Pécs, Hungary, on April 9, 1906. Over the course of his life, he lived in Piešťany, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Paris, France. He died in Paris on March 15, 1997. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To pronounce Victor Vasarely, say "VIK-tr va-sr-EH-lee." His first name and surname are Hungarian. The artist, known as one of the pioneers of Op art, was born in Pécs, Hungary, on April 9, 1906. Find a variety of Victor Vasarely art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Victor Vasarely's famous painting Zebra is on display at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, France. He painted the piece in 1937. You can see elements of the Op art style that Vasarely would later become famous for taking shape in the painting. On 1stDibs, find a range of Victor Vasarely art.
- What inspired Victor Vasarely?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Many things inspired Victor Vasarely over the course of his life. The color theory of Josef Albers, and the Constructivist methods of Wassily Kandinsky greatly influenced his work. He also found inspiration in the geometry of the natural world, particularly in the landscapes of Breton Beach of Belle Isle in France. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024One key fact about Victor Vasarely is that he is considered the grandfather of Op art due to his eye-popping geometric abstractions that play with the viewer’s perception of depth, perspective and motion. He was born in Pécs, Austria-Hungary, on April 9, 1906, and began studying medicine at the Eötvös Loránd University in 1925 with the hope of one day becoming a doctor. Two years later, he shifted gears and enrolled in a painting course at the Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In the 1960s, he developed an alphabet plastique, or fine art alphabet, consisting of elementary visual building blocks that could be used in endless combinations to create original compositions. One final fact is that both Hungary and France have issued postage stamps featuring his artwork. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Victor Vasarely was an artist, working in painting, sculptures and collages. His vibrant, geometric pieces earned him the nickname of ‘grandfather’ of the Op Art movement. Shop a selection of Victor Vasarely’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Here are some facts about Victor Vasarely's art. First, his work contributed to the development of Op art and consisted largely of eye-popping geometric abstractions that play with the viewer's perception of depth, perspective and motion. A classic example is the 1937 Zebra, which consists of undulating black and white stripes that suggest the form of the titular animal through optical trickery. The work is often credited as the earliest Op art painting. Vasarely wasn't just attempting to fool the eye; he wanted to "democratize" art by producing work in large editions at reasonable prices and with themes that were understandable across national and cultural boundaries. Also, Vasarely developed an alphabet plastique, or fine art alphabet, consisting of elementary visual building blocks that could be used in endless combinations to create original compositions. By employing this universal visual vocabulary and stripping away topical references, he sought to create what he called a "Planetary Folklore." On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Victor Vasarely was an abstract artist. Specifically, he was a part of the Op art movement, which focused on depicting two-dimensional abstract images that appear three-dimensional. His best known works include Zebras, Tridim, Vega-Nor, Denfert and Cheyt-M. Find a collection of Victor Vasarely art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Many historians identify Zebras as Victor Vasarely's most famous piece. He painted the work in 1937. Some of his most famous Op art compositions include Tridim, Vega-Nor, Denfert and Cheyt-M. On 1stDibs, find a range of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Victor Vasarely used a variety of materials to produce his art. He painted with both oils and acrylics and usually used canvas as the base of his works. Many of his sculptures feature lucite and glass. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How Victor Vasarely created his art varied. For his paintings, the Op artist typically used canvas as a base, painstakingly adding geometric forms in oil and acrylic paint. When producing sculptures, Vasarely often used lucite and glass to give his works a feeling of depth and luminosity. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024Victor Vasarely is best known for producing sculptures and paintings with a grid-like appearance. The Hungarian-French artist first began to create these works in 1960, aiming to play with how viewers perceive depth and form. These works demonstrated that kinetic art could be two-dimensional and evoke a sense of movement despite remaining stationary. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The name of one of the most well-known artworks by Victor Vasarely is Zebra. He produced the piece in 1937, and it depicts two zebras with bold black stripes that seem to undulate before the eye. Other acclaimed works by the Hungarian-French artist include Vega-Nor, Tekers MC, Keple-Gestalt, The Chess Board, Vonal-Stri, Vega 200 and Orion Gris. Explore a collection of Victor Vasarely art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024There are many examples of Op art by Victor Vasarely, who is widely considered the grandfather of this art movement. A classic example is 1937’s Zebra, which has undulating black and white stripes that suggest the form of the titular animal through optical trickery. The work is often credited as the earliest Op art painting. Other Op art works by Vasarely include Vega-Nor, The Chess Board, Vonal-Stri and Keple-Gestalt. Shop a range of Victor Vasarely art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The exact number of paintings Victor Vasarely painted is unknown. However, historians know of more than 1,000 works produced by the artist over the course of his life. In addition to paintings, he produced sculptures, collages and decorative objects. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Victor Vasarely produced Op art by employing principles of physics and geometry. He painted his works by hand with oils and acrylics on canvas in a way that made the images seem three-dimensional and capable of movement. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The exact number of artworks produced by Victor Vasarely is unknown. However, references include more than 1,000 pieces attributed to the Hungarian-French artist. Vasarely shaped the Op art movement with pieces like Tridim, Vega-Noir and Cheyt-M. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Victor Vasarely art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Victor Vasarely made 44 works of art in his lifetime. The artist’s paintings fell into the Op-Art movement and his work entitled Zebra is considered one of the earliest examples of Op-Art. His paintings often focus on bold colors, shading, shapes and optical illusions. Shop a selection of Vasarely pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.