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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.
Find a collection of Victor Vasarely prints, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Tri-Vega
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Tri-Vega 1975 Silkscreen on Arches paper 33 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Sh...
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Teke
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Victor Vasarely Teke c. 1970 Screenprint 34 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art. C...
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Nebulus II
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Victor Vasarely Nebulus II c. 1980 Screenprint 32 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. Edition of 50 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. I...
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Boulouss
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Victor Vasarely Boulouss 1984 Screenprint 25 3/4 x 26 1/4 in. Edition of 300 Pencil Signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. Vic...
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Pixis
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Victor Vasarely Pixis Screenprint 17 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. Edition of 50 annotated F.V. Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition....
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Zeng
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Zeng c. 1975-1980 Silkscreen 30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fin...
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Triond, 1970
By Victor Vasarely
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful serigraphy is full of color, emblematic from the Vasarely work.
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TR-UR, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: TR-UR Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 116/250, plus proofs Size: 39.25 x 30.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: S...
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THEZ, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: THEZ Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 248/250, plus proofs Size: 36.5 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
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Oltar-Zoeld
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely “Oltar-Zoeld” 1985/86 Silkscreen on paper Edition 57 of 295 42 x 68 in Victor Vasarely (9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely a...
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Vilag, 1978
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 275, this piece was publi...
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Vega
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely "Vegal", 1971 from Portfolio de 8 sérigraphies en couleurs. Ed. Griffon Serigraph 11 x 11 in with frame: 21 x 21 in The other pieces from this edition are available ...
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