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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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Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art), 1984 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 78 cm (c.24 x 31 in) REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely ...
Lithograph
Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op Art Spiral) - Original Screen Print, 1971
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor Vasarely Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op art spiral), 1971 Original 15 colors screenprint Printed signature in the plate On paper 100 x 78 cm (c. 40 x 31 in) REFERENCES : Catalog...
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Origins : Cinetic Composition with Toys - Original Lithograph, Handsigned
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor Vasarely Origins : Cinetic Composition with Toys Original Lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 200 On BFK Rives vellum 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 c 30 in) Very good condition,...
Lithograph
YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue - Original Screen Print, HANDSIGNED
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue, 1989 Original screenprint Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 54 cm (c.24 x 22 in) REFRENCE : Catalog rai...
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Geometric Composition - Lithograph and stencil, 1958
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Geometric Composition, 1958 Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop) On wove paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 in) Edited by San Lazarro, 1958 Excellent condition
Lithograph
Colored Geometrical Pattern - Original handsigned Screen Print /60ex
By Nivése
Located in Paris, IDF
Oscari NIVESE Colored Geometrical Pattern Original screen print Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 60 ex On vellum 38 x 56 cm (c. 15 x 22 inch) Excellent condition
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Victor Vasarely "Zebres 1" 1976 French Op Art Serigraph, Hand Signed & Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
VICTOR VASARELY – "ZEBRES 1" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 120 VASARELY’S ICONIC ZEBRAS Created in 1976 and published by the Foundation Vasarely in an edition ...
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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...
Lithograph
Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
By Atelier Pinton, Victor Vasarely
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989 Victor Vasarely Hungarian-French, 1906–1997 Black version of Vasarely’s celebr...
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Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
By Victor Vasarely, Atelier Pinton
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989 Victor Vasarely Hungarian-French, 1906–1997 White version of Vasarely’s celebr...
Paper
Denfert, Original Lithograph, Op Art , 1985, Framed, Signed
By Victor Vasarely
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Denfert Lithograph from 1985. Edition of 110/250. Dimensions of work: 65 x 79 cm Publisher: Galerie Lahumière, Paris. The work is in Excellent cond...
Lithograph
Two Tigers on Green, Op Art Screenprint by Victor Vasarely
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, CL I...
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