Dimensions: 260 x 140 cm
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'Vasarely - | "TRIDIM - F" | 260 x 140 | 1968 | Vasarely'.
Origin:
Denise René Gallery, Paris
Gallery Veranneman, Kruishoutem
Gallery Maruani & Noirhomme, Knokke-le-Zoute
Sotheby's Paris, December 2017
private collection, Poland
Exhibited
"Vasarely, Polychromies Multidimensionnelles," Galerie Denise René, Paris, March-April 1970
"Vasarely," Galerie Veranneman, Kruishousem, 1970s.
Literature
Vasarely, Polychromies Multidimensionnelles, exhibition catalog, Paris 1970, p. nlb. (il.)
Vasarely II, Marcel Joray, Neuchâtel 1970 (il.).
Biography
He was of Hungarian descent. He grew up in Budapest. From 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 plastic 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.
