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Attributed to Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1908-1997), untitled serigraph, ca. 1960s. Signed in black on lower right. Numbered 249 of 250 on lower left. A fabulous hand signed and numbered serigraph created by Victor Vasarely, a Hungarian-French pioneer of the Op Art movement. This dynamic composition presents black and white geometric forms that create optical illusions of spatial depth on a two dimensional picture plane surrounded by a saturated royal blue border - perhaps inspired by International Klein Blue created by the French artist Yves Klein in the mid 20th century. Size: 22.5" W x 24.25" H (57.2 cm x 61.6 cm); 27.25" W x 29.25" H (69.2 cm x 74.3 cm) framed

Vasarely's abstract technique is also known as Kineticism and Vasarely was particularly influenced by the Constructivist movement, Bauhaus principles, and Kandinsky's abstraction. The artist was born Vásárhelyi Gyozo on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, and initially studied medicine for two years prior to pursuing art. Vasarely studied at the Hungarian branch of the Bauhaus (Muhely) in Budapest in the late 1920s. In 1930 he settled in Paris, where he worked as a graphic artist and refined his signature abstract aesthetic. Vasarely lived and worked in Paris until his death at the ripe age of ninety on March 15, 1997.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Serigraph is excellent. Signed in black on lower right. Numbered 249 of 250 on lower left. Slight wear to frame.