VICTOR VASARELY (1906 - 1997) | Cats [Two Works], 1946, 1940

acrylic on paper; signed and dated '1946'; ii. gouache on paper; signed and dated '1940'

i. This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is window matted and laid to the backing board. There is an artist's pinhole in the upper right corner. There is a surface layer of dust, visible upon close inspection. There is a linear accretion from the arm of the central purple figure to the black figure, potentially present on the sheet before execution. There is minor yellowing to the exposed sheet. There are creases with associated pigment loss to the upper and lower right corners. Framed under glass. ii. This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is window matted and laid to the backing board. There are scattered faint abrasions and accretions. There are creases with associated pigment loss to the lower corners and upper edge. There is stable pigment separation to the center of the sheet, visible upon close inspection. Framed under glass.
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The authenticity of the present work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely, President of the Fondation Vasarely, universal legatee and the moral right holder of Victor Vasarely. This work will be included in the forthcoming 'Catalogue Raisonné de l’Oeuvre Peint de Victor Vasarely,' which is currently being compiled by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence.