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The Op Art of Vasarely and the Discourse of Descartes

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 22 August 2021 - 14:30 (CEST) - Le Galaxy, route des CréActeurs, BP 60089 - 14800 Deauville

This painting by the master of optical art has never come up for auction. Echoing the work of Descartes, it was made soon after he discovered pure, elementary form.

Victor Vasarely (1906–1997), Nethe-Rouge, 1959, acrylic on panel signed at the bottom... The Op Art of Vasarely and the Discourse of Descartes

Victor Vasarely (1906–1997), Nethe-Rouge, 1959, acrylic on panel signed at the bottom center, countersigned, titled and dated on the back, 37.5 x 32.5 cm/14.76 x 12.80 in. Estimate: €20,000/30,000

Born in Pécs, Hungary, Victor Vasarely switched from medical to art school in Budapest before attending the Bauhaus and working as an advertising graphic designer in Paris. The young artist had been living in France for 17 years when a revelation came to him on a…
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