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May 18, 2012 12:00 PMCalender
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Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1908-1997) Halph

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM

Description:

Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1908-1997)

Halph, 1974
Signed "vasarely-" in pen l.c., inscribed, titled, dated, and signed "...1974
Vasarely-" in felt-tip pen, with a stamp from the Vasarely Center, New York, on the reverse.
Acrylic and ink on board, 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Very minor craquelure.

Provenance: From the artist to the Vasarely Center; purchased from the Vasarely Center by the present owner.

N.B. The work is no. 2806 in the artist's archives. A copy of an appraisal from the Vasarely Center, April 28, 1986, accompanies the lot.

We wish to thank Pierre Vasarely for his kind assistance; the work will be presented in the catalogue raisonné of the artist prepared by the Fondation Vasarely in Aix-en-Provence.
Estimate $20,000-25,000

Barely perceptible craquelure to left blue circle at l.l. corner; no additional condition issues to report. The panels/strainer measures 20 1/16 inches square, and the area of panel showing on the reverse measures 16 3/8 inches square.


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Keywords

Vasarely Center, Victor Vasarely, Pierre Vasarely, Aix