VICTOR VASARELY | EG-1-2

Lot Closed

March 7, 05:36 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

VICTOR VASARELY

1906 - 1997

EG-1-2

signed lower left; signed, titled, dated 1967 and inscribed on the reverse

acrylic on panel

Panel: 40½ by 40¼ in. (102.9 by 102.2 cm.)

Framed: 42¼ by 42⅛ in. (107.3 by 107 cm.)

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.

This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered pinpoint losses and faint scratches, visible upon close inspection. There is a minor water mark 2 in. below the upper edge and a minor accretion in the central upper left quadrant, visible upon close inspection. No evidence of restoration is visible under ultraviolet light. Framed without glazing.

The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.

Magdalena Holzhey, Vasarely, 1906-1997, Cologne 2005, p. 62, illustrated

Victor Vasarely is widely regarded as a forefather of the Op art movement. Indeed, Vaserely is quoted as stating: “I have faith in the advent of a polychrome and multidimensional language technological art that will radiate as the first purely visual language void of any anecdotic or literary references." He painted EG-1-2 two years after his inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Responsive Eye.