Dimensions: 94 x 94 cm
Signed at the bottom: 'Vasarely'
Signed, dated and described on the reverse: '2986 VASARELY | "FIRAXO" | 92 x 92 | 1977 | [signature]'.
described on the stretcher: '2986 "FIRAXO" 92 x 92'
State of preservation
Authenticity confirmed by Pierre Vasarely
Origin
The Vasarely Center, New York
Private collection, USA, from 1979
Sotheby's, London, 2016
Private collection, Poland
DESA Unicum, 2017
institutional collection, Poland
Biography
He was of Hungarian descent. He grew up in Budapest. Since 1930, he was active in Paris. One of the leading representatives of geometric abstraction, a precursor of op-art, i.e. art operating 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 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.
