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Victor Vasarely

Lot 327
EBI-NOOR-2, 1951
Acrylic on cardboard

21.2 x 12.6 in (53.9 x 32.0 cm)

Lot 327
EBI-NOOR-2, 1951
Acrylic on cardboard
21.2 x 12.6 in (53.9 x 32.0 cm)

Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
Auction: 22 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Dec 07, 2024
Auction number: 561
Auction name: Contemporary Day Sale

Lot Details
Acrylic on cardboard on cardboard, originally laminated on panel. Signed bottom center. Dated, titled and numbered “013” on the reverse of the wooden panel. 53.9 x 32 cm. . [CH].

• Vasarely created a stunning optical illusion by means of a labyrinth of jagged interwoven lines.
• As a co-founder and one of the most important representatives of Op Art, Vasarely participated four times in the documenta in Kassel: in 1955, 1959, 1964 and 1968.
• His visionary work was most recently honored with comprehensive retrospectives at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid (2018), the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main (2018), and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (2019).
The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Mr. Pierre Vasarely, President of the Vasarely Foundation, universal legatee and holder of the moral rights of Mr. Victor Vasarely. This work will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the artist's paintings, prepared by the Vasarely Foundation, Aix-en-Provence.
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, auction 178, Modern Art I, November 30, 1992, lot 368 (full-page illu. in color.
Denise René Gallery, Paris (verso on the wooden panel with the typographic gallery label). Private collection, Switzerland. Private collection, Hesse (acquired from the above in 1992, Ketterer Kunst, Munich, November 30, 1992, lot 368). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above)
Monochrome Op Art work in good condition. Rubbed in the margins as a result of framing, with a few tiny color losses the corners of the image. In the black-and-white image with isolated faint traces of rubbing, not impairing the overall impression. Only a few tiny isolated stains or adhesions The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Acrylic on cardboard on cardboard, originally laminated on panel. Signed bottom center. Dated, titled and numbered “013” on the reverse of the wooden panel. 53.9 x 32 cm. . [CH].

• Vasarely created a stunning optical illusion by means of a labyrinth of jagged interwoven lines.
• As a co-founder and one of the most important representatives of Op Art, Vasarely participated four times in the documenta in Kassel: in 1955, 1959, 1964 and 1968.
• His visionary work was most recently honored with comprehensive retrospectives at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid (2018), the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main (2018), and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (2019).
The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Mr. Pierre Vasarely, President of the Vasarely Foundation, universal legatee and holder of the moral rights of Mr. Victor Vasarely. This work will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the artist's paintings, prepared by the Vasarely Foundation, Aix-en-Provence.
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, auction 178, Modern Art I, November 30, 1992, lot 368 (full-page illu. in color.
Denise René Gallery, Paris (verso on the wooden panel with the typographic gallery label). Private collection, Switzerland. Private collection, Hesse (acquired from the above in 1992, Ketterer Kunst, Munich, November 30, 1992, lot 368). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above)
Monochrome Op Art work in good condition. Rubbed in the margins as a result of framing, with a few tiny color losses the corners of the image. In the black-and-white image with isolated faint traces of rubbing, not impairing the overall impression. Only a few tiny isolated stains or adhesions The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.

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