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Brown And Yellow Composition - 1980s - Victor Vasarely - Serigraph - 1989
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Roma, IT
Brown And Yellow Composition is a beautiful serigraph with a brown, yellow, and orange abstract composition, realized by Victor Vasarely.
The plate is from the portfolio of 10 screen...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
H 27.56 in. W 22.45 in. D 0.04 in.
THEZ, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: THEZ
Year: 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 325, plus proofs
Size: 36.5 x 30 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signe...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Vertigo, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Vertigo
Year: 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 325, plus proofs
Size: 26.75 x 22.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
1980's FRENCH OP ART GEOMETRIC SPATIAL ABSTRACT ORIGINAL WOOLWORK - VASARELY
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1980. Circle of Victor Vasarely (French / Hungarian 1906-1997).
Title: Abstract geometric composition in the Op Art Movement style.
Medium: w...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
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H 32 in. W 32 in. D 1 in.
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: 250, plus proofs
Size: 39.25 x 30.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
BI-RHOMBS, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: BI-RHOMBS
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 250, plus proofs
Size: 43.5 x 26 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Pink Composition, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Pink Composition
Year: Circa 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 300, plus proofs
Size: 27.5 x 20.25 inches
Condition: Excelle...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
DOR-OR, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: DOR-OR
Year: 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 325, plus proofs
Size: 42.75 x 23.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Victor Vasarely "Holle" Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great example of optic sculpture
Signed and numbered
Acrylic.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Vega Blue, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Vega Blue
Year: Circa 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 300, plus proofs
Size: 30 x 22 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscripti...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Victor Vasarely, Axo 99, 1988
By Victor Vasarely
Located in London, GB
Shaped wood, 1988, hand-painted with acrylic in colours, signed and numbered from the edition of 175 (plus 18 EA), published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, Chicago, 70x10x34.5 cm. A...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Victor Vasarely Tridim-Rv Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand painted acrylic over wood multiple
16/50.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Victor Vasarely, Hand Signed Original Tapestry
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Geneve, CH
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997).
Panderlak,
circa 1983
Measures: 120 x 72 cm
Hand signed and numbered on the back, edition of 320.
Victor Vasarely, whose original name was Gyözö Vásárh...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
VERTIGO, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovat...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Carden, OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Carden
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: AP
Size: 36.5 x 28 in. (92.71 x 71.12 cm)
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Zebra No. 3 (III) (Wiesloch 117), Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Zebra No. 3 (III) (Wiesloch 117)
Year: 1984
Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
Edition: 125, plus proofs
Size: 24.4 x 30.7 inches
Condit...
Category
1980s Op Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
2 Heliogravures by Victor Vasarely, Éditions Du Griffon
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black and White two heliogravure prints on paper from the Editions de Griffon 1971 by Victor Vasarely.
Print is 32cm x 28cm.
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Vega Blue, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovat...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Pink Composition, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovat...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
H 27.5 in. W 20.25 in.
"Sunbather" Hand Signed Silkscreen by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Pasadena, CA
Limited edition silkscreen by Hungarian born /French artist Victor Vasarely credited to be the grandfather and leader of the Op Art movement. Utilizing geometric shapes and colorful ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Steel
TER-UR, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Victor Vasarely - LARGE
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovat...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
H 39.25 in. W 30.75 in.
DO-OR, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Victor Vasarely - LARGE
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovat...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
H 42.75 in. W 23.5 in.
Fille Fleur, Op Art Serigraph by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Fille Fleur
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: FV 38/56
Size: 26 in. x 16 in. (66.04 c...
Category
1980s Op Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
H 26 in. W 16 in. D .1 in.
Victor Vasarely "Violon" Screenprint, Dated 1982, Signed and Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Op-Art screen print by Victor Vasarely, titled "Violon". This piece is hand signed on the lower right, not facsimile signed, which are more commonly seen releases than hand-signed ve...
Category
Vintage 1980s Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper
H 23 in. W 15.25 in. D 1.25 in.
Victor Vasarely - "Venus", silkscreen on plexiglass 1987, edition 250, framed
By Victor Vasarely
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Victor Vasarely - "Venus", silkscreen on plexiglass 1987, edition 250, framed
Artist
Victor Vasarely (Pécs, Hungary 1906 – Paris, France 1997) is one of the founding fathers of the...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Prints
Materials
Plexiglass
H 24.81 in. W 22.84 in. D 3.15 in.
Victor Vasarely Silkscreen, 1981, "Mertan" from the Hommage à l'Hexagone Series
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bold geometric op art original serigraph with red check design on silver wove paper
by Victor Vasarely (Hungarian-French, 1906-1997).
Edition limited to 250 plus 30 AP’s printed ...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Prints
Materials
Paper
H 37 in. W 31.5 in. D 1 in.
1987 Victor Vasarely 'Clown (Red)' Modernism Black,Red,Yellow Sweden Offset
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35.5 x 23.5 inches ( 90.17 x 59.69 cm )
Image Size: 28.75 x 18.5 inches ( 73.025 x 46.99 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Addi...
Category
1980s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
H 35.5 in. W 23.5 in. D 0.1 in.
“Golfer Bleu" Limited Edition Hand-Signed Serigraph by Victor Vasarely, Framed
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Golfer Bleu" (on silver woven paper), an original serigraph by Victor Vasarely, is a piece for the true collector. Vasarely is considered the father of the Op-Art movement and devel...
Category
1980s Op Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
H 23.875 in. W 20.375 in. D 1.25 in.
“Tri-Dagg" Large Framed Limited Edition Hand-Signed Serigraph by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Tri-Dagg" (on black paper), an original serigraph by Victor Vasarely, is a piece for the true collector. Vasarely is considered the father of the Op-Art movement and developed an ic...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
H 36.625 in. W 32.375 in. D 1.25 in.
Victor Vasarely, Op Art Ceramic/Pottery Plaque, Hungary, for Zsolnay, Signed
By Zsolnay, Victor Vasarely
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice plaque for the well known artist Victor Vasarely, plaque signed in front and marked in back as shown. Zsolnay and has a dedication in back as well. Plaque alone measures ap...
Category
Vintage 1980s Hungarian Post-Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
H 15.75 in. W 13 in. D 1.75 in.
Faces of Dali #5, Limited Edition Silkscreen, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (YVARAL)
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
JEAN PIERRE VASARELY (YVARAL) (1934-2002) Born in Paris in 1934, he was the son of the highly acclaimed Kinetic artist Victor Vasarely. Although Yvaral’s family name was Vasarely, d...
Category
1980s Op Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Zebra Tower acrylic and silkscreen sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Composed of transparent Plexiglas, this square tower is truly multi-faceted. Parallel wavy black lines along each of the four faces communicate a sense of motion in Vasarely's tradem...
Category
1980s Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Villag-4
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Silkscreen, 1983
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 16/250
Catalog : Benavides 943
82.00 cm. x 76.00 cm. 32.28 in. x 29.92 in. (paper)
62.00 cm. x 62.00 cm. 24.41 in. ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Silk
Museum #5
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original silkscreen on paper by Victor Vasarely, created in 1987. Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist who was widely known as the pioneer of the Op Art Movement, ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vertigo (Op Art, Kinetic Composition)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Kansas City, MO
Victor Vasarely
Vertigo
Medium: Serigraph on Arches Paper
Year: 1982
Edition: 325
Size 22 x 22.75 inches
Signed and numbered by hand
Framed
COA provided
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Category
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Vega-Tuz
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Kansas City, MO
Victor Vasarely
Vega-Tuz
Year: 1981
Medium: Color Lithograph
Size: 23.0 x 16.0 in.
Signed in in the stone
COA provided
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian-French, 1906-1997) is one of the fo...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cinetic Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered - 100 copies
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Cinetic Composition
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition (onl...
Category
1980s Op Art Interior Prints
Materials
Screen
H 27.17 in. W 19.3 in.
Geometric Painting Signed Houshang
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original oil painting on canvas, signed Houshang Geometrical Affair#4, measures: 24" x 24". Vibrant bold colors, very nicely framed in a shadow box.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Two Tigers on Green
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Two Tigers on Green
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250
Image Size: 17.5 x 26 inches
Si...
Category
1980s Op Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Sylla 6 - Geometric Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Sylla-6
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition
REFERENCE : Ca...
Category
1980s Op Art Interior Prints
Materials
Screen
H 27.17 in. W 19.3 in.
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
Size 22.75 x 25.5 inches
Signed and numbered by hand
Framed
COA provided
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Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Boulouss
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Boulouss
1984
Screenprint
25 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.
Edition of 300
Pencil Signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
C...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Door
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Door
1982
Screenprint
43 x 23 1/2 in.
Edition of 325
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
Conditi...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition Gold
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Composition Gold
1980
Screenprint
13 x 10 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Balaton, from Ion Album
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Balaton, from Ion Album
1989
Screenprint
14 x 11 in.
Epreuve D'Artist (E.A.)
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienba...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Risir, from Ion Album
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Risir, from Ion Album
1989
Screenprint
14 x 11 in.
Epreuve D'Artist (E.A.)
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled Sculpture, 1987
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1987, this original acrylic on wood sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997)in black ink in the lower centerand numbered from the edition of ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Untitled #4 (black w/ green square in center)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Victor Vasarely
Untitled #4 (black w/ green square in center)
c.1980
Screenprint
12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Edition of 50 F.V.
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompa...
Category
1980s Op Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Titan A
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Victor Vasarely
Titan A
1985
Screenprint
22 x 23 1/2 in.
Edition of 300
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Con...
Category
1980s Op Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1989, this acrylic and silkscreen sculpture is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 – Paris, 1997) in black ink in the lower right. Numbered from the edition of 75 i...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Lucite, Screen
Papillon
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Papillon
1981
Silkscreen on Arches paper
30 7/8 x 37 3/8 in.
Edition of 250
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbau...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Radau
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Radau
Silkscreen on white wove paper
22 x 17 1/4 in.
E.A./B.A.T. from an edition of 300
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gr...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Color
OR-VAR
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 250.
Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers w...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Pixis
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Pixis
Screenprint
17 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.
Edition of 50 annotated F.V.
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Ar...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition Microcosmos IV
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Composition Microcosmos IV
1980
Screenprint
13 x 10 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fin...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Kettes, 1984
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1984, this hand painted acrylic on wood sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in ink in the lower right. This work is also numbered 48/175...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
IUSKA
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Vasarely
"IUSKA"
Serigraph
Ed. 48/300
Signed and Numbered
Framed Size: approx. 40 x 38.5 inches
Image Size: approx 25 x 25 inches
Category
1980s Op Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
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
Publish...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Kris-Bille, from Ion Album
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Kris-Bille, from Ion Album
1989
Screenprint
14 x 11 in.
Epreuve D'Artist (E.A.)
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shie...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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Vasarely 1980 For Sale on 1stDibs
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Victor Vasarely Biography and Important Works
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.
Find a collection of Victor Vasarely prints, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
