Description:
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997)
Ezus, 1965
Signed "vasarely-" l.c., titled, dated, inscribed, and signed "...1965...Vasarely"
in pen in the artist's hand on the reverse, identified on a label from Kanegis Gallery, Boston, affixed to the frame.
Tempera on panel, 9 x 8 1/2 in. (22.9 x 21.6 cm),framed (under glass).
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Sidney Kanegis, Boston, Massachusetts; private Massachusetts collection.
N.B. 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. A photo-certificate issued by Pierre Vasarely accompanies the lot.
Estimate $12,000-18,000
Minor loss to u.l. quadrant, approximately 1/16 x 1/16 in.