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Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)

Lot 26
07.06.2023 18:00UTC +01:00
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ID 971457
Lot 26 | Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
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€ 120 000 – 180 000
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)

Gestalt ville

signé 'vasarely –' (en bas au centre); signé, titré, daté et inscrit 'vasarely– ''GESTALT VILLE'' 1969 authentifié Vasarely 19 11 1970’ (au dos)

huile sur toile

153.2 x 200.5 cm.

Peint en 1969.



signed 'vasarely –' (lower center); signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'vasarely– ''GESTALT VILLE'' 1969 authentifié Vasarely 19 11 1970’ (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

60 3/8 x 78 7/8 in.

Painted in 1969.





Provenance

Atelier de l'artiste

Galleria Pater, Milan

Galleria Annunciata, Milan

Collection privée, Italie

Vente anonyme, Sotheby's, Paris, 10 décembre 2008, lot 25

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



Literature

G. Diehl, Vasarely, Budapest, 1972 (illustré en couleurs p. 88; erronément illustré verticalement).



Exhibited

Calgary, Glenbow Alberta Art Gallery; Saskatoon, Mendel Art Gallery; Edmonton, The Edmonton Art Gallery; Winnipeg, The Winnepeg Art Gallery, Vasarely, Une Rétrospective, 1972, No. 7.

Milan, Galleria Annunciata, Victor Vasarely, avril-mai 1974, No. 7 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition).

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Stadtgalerie Klagenfurt, Victor Vasarely et l'art constructif français d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, juin-octobre 2009.

Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Kunsthall Messmer Foundation, Paris - 50 ans de peinture concrète-constructive, octobre 2009-février 2010 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 22-23).

Bilbao, Sala BBK, Victor Vasarely, mars-mai 2012 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition).

Castellón, Fundación Caja Castellón-Bancaja, Victor Vasarely, mai-juin 2012.

Bruxelles, Musée d'Ixelles (octobre-janvier); Zürich, Museum Haus Konstruktiv (février-mai); Espoo, Museum of Modern Art (octobre-janvier), Vasarely. Hommage/Tribute, 2013-2014, p. 164 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 165).

Würzburg, Museum im Kulturspeicher, Victor Vasarely, peintures. Un rêve d’espace, avril-juillet 2017, No. 61 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 96-97).



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Artist:Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)
Applied technique:Acrylic, Painted
Art style:Contemporary art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
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