Lot 40
  • 40

Victor Vasarely

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Victor Vasarely
  • Ispahan
  • signed; signed, titled, dated 1948 and inscribed No 104-60M on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 51 5/8 by 32 1/2 in. 131.1 by 82.6 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Switzerland 

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and the canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher. There are some scattered surface accretions to the canvas. Under close inspection, there are scattered, pinpoint pigment losses, and a linear abrasion to the lower quadrant of the painting. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are areas in the upper right and lower left quadrant that fluoresce. Framed.
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