Dimensions: 160 x 160 cm
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'Vasarely | "AXO-3" | 160 x 160 | 1968 | Vasarely' and transport stickers
Condition
Authenticity of the work confirmed by Pierre Vasarely. The work will be included in the catalog raisonné being prepared by the Vasarely Foundation in Aix-en-Provence
Origins
private collection, Monaco
Christie's, New York, 2019
private collection, Warsaw
Biography
He was of Hungarian descent. He grew up in Budapest. Since 1930, he was active in Paris. One of the leading representatives of geometric abstraction, a precursor of op-art, i.e. art that operates with optical illusions. Since the 1950s, he tried to define it by formulating a series of manifestos. He referred to his abstract art as kinetic art, trying to create the impression of movement through the effects used in it. Since 1960, in his theoretical manifestos, the artist has been developing the concept of a plastic alphabet entitled "Planetary Folklore." He wanted to use his plastic ideas to decorate buildings.
