Victor Vasarely

Galerie Denise René, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by Alexander Orlow for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1967

Quebec, Museum (& travelling), Art in the Factory / Le Musée dans l'Usine, 1968-1969
Sankt Gallen, Kunstmuseum (& travelling), Le Musée dans l' Usine, 1970-1971
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1972
Tilburg, Kultureel Centrum, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1979
Eindhoven, Bijenkorf (& travellling), Kunst over de drempel, 1985
Arsac en Médoc, Château d'Arsac (& travelling), Aventure dans l'Art, Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1989
Laren, Singer Museum, Victor Vasarely, Schilderijen, Tkeningen, Objekten en Ander Werk uit het Vasarely Museum, Boedapest en Enige Andere Collecties, 1993, p. 9, no. 37, illustrated in colour

Harry Abrams, Hans Jaffé, et al., Adventure in Art, An International Group of Art Collections in Industrial Environments, Milan & Amsterdam 1970, p. 136, illustrated in colour

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original where the black areas tend more to deep burgundy. Condition: This work is in good condition. Close inspection reveals there are very fine networks of stable craquelures scattered throughout the paint layer, most apparent in the grey areas. Several small rub marks are visible around the edges of the composition: 2 beneath the centre of the top edge; 1 above the centre of the bottom edge; 1 approximately 40cm to the left of this; and 1 approximately 20cm diagonally in from the lower right corner. There are faint areas of media splashes and discoloration, notably to the central sections of the left and right flanks of the composition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely