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Widely considered the grandfather of Op art, the French-Hungarian painter Victor Vasarely (1906–97) created eye-popping geometric abstractions that play with the viewer’s perception of depth, perspective and motion. A classic example is the 1937 Zebra, which consists of undulating black and white stripes that suggest the form of the titular animal through optical trickery. The work is often credited as the earliest Op art painting.
Such illusions were more than pleasing tricks for Vasarely, who insisted that “pure form and pure color can signify the world.” He wanted to “democratize” art by producing works in large editions at reasonable prices that were understandable across national and cultural boundaries. In the 1960s, he developed an alphabet plastique, or fine art alphabet, consisting of elementary visual building blocks that could be used in endless combinations to create original compositions. By employing this universal visual vocabulary and stripping away topical references, he sought to create what he called a “Planetary Folklore.”
Embodying Vasarely’s singular belief that art should serve a social function, accessible to all, these innovations may perhaps be his greatest contribution to 20th-century art.
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Zebras
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely (1908–1997) Zebras Original color serigraph by Victor Vasarely, one of the leading figures of the Op Art movement. Hand-signed by the artist in the lower right and ...
Lithograph
Zebra 3
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1984 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 108/125 Publisher : Graphos Verlag A.G. Printer : Silium (Paris) Catalog : Benavides 986 61.00 cm. x 78.00 cm. 24.02...
Lithograph
$1,705
H 24.02 in W 30.71 in
Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art), 1984 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 78 cm (c.24 x 31 in) REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely ...
Lithograph
$5,500
H 48 in W 41 in D 0.5 in
Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
By Victor Vasarely, Atelier Pinton
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989 Victor Vasarely Hungarian-French, 1906–1997 White version of Vasarely’s celebr...
Paper
$5,500
H 52 in W 44 in D 0.5 in
Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
By Victor Vasarely, Atelier Pinton
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989 Victor Vasarely Hungarian-French, 1906–1997 Black version of Vasarely’s celebr...
Paper
$1,364
H 24.02 in W 18.51 in
Jumping Zebra (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED (Benavides #985)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Jumping Zebra (Op Art) , 1984 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 47 cm (c. 24 x 19 in) REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely Pri...
Lithograph
Zebra
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely “Zebra” 1977 Porcelain Rosenthal Ed. 2761 of 3000 14 x 12 in
Porcelain
$2,600Sale Price|35% Off
H 19.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.5 in
Victor Vasarely "Zebres 1" 1976 French Op Art Serigraph, Hand Signed & Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
VICTOR VASARELY – "ZEBRES 1" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 120 VASARELY’S ICONIC ZEBRAS Created in 1976 and published by the Foundation Vasarely in an edition ...
Screen
$1,770
H 33.25 in W 29.75 in
Jalons VI, Serigraph on Paper, Op Art, Hand Signed, Edition of 250, 1986
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper from Jalons portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 24.5 inches. Sheet size 33.25 x 29.75 inches. From the main edition of 250. Add...
Paper, Screen
"L’échiquier" by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
The Exchequer - Victor Vasarely - 1935 Lithography Inscribed on the back "L'échiquier - Lithog (1935)". Paper size: 40x46cm Size of the work: 33x23cm Signature at bottom right in p...
Lithograph
Multicolored Losanges
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Serigraph in colors, c.1980 Sheet size: 27 1/8” x 24” full margins Signed and numbered 17/250 in pencil, lower margin. Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credited as t...
Serigraph
"Grids and Color Plate #41" by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) Grids and Color Plate #41 Silkscreen in colors on Arches 88 paper, c. 1979 Impression 8 of an edition of 10 wit...
Screen
"Lincoln Center" by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) Lincoln Center Color screenprint on Somerset Satin White,1998. Sheet size: 35 1/2x28 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 73/108 in pencil, lower ri...
Screen
Broken Gray Bands in Four Directions by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) "Broken Gray Bands in Four Directions" Linocuts in colors on Somerset Velvet White paper, 2005 18 x 43-1/4 inches (45.7 x 109.9 cm) (sheet) T.P. 2/2 (aside from an edition of 50) Signed and numbered in pencil lower right Published by Pace Editions, New York Sol LeWitt was born on September 9th, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Eastern European immigrants. LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949 (where he made his first prints) and then was drafted in the Korean War in 1951. During his service, he made posters for the Special Services and spent time in Japan, where he bought the first works that became the basis of a large personal art collection. In 1953, he moved to New York City, where he studied at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (now the School of Visual Arts) and worked for Seventeen Magazine...
Linocut
"Grids and Color Plate #44" by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) Grids and Color Plate #40 Silkscreen in colors on Arches 88 paper, c. 1979 Impression 8 of an edition of 10 wit...
Screen
"Grids and Color Plate #43 " by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT (1928 – 2007) Grids and Color Plate #43 Silkscreen in colors on Arches 88 paper, c. 1979 Impression 8 of an edition of 10 wit...
Screen
