Vega-Nor by Victor Vasarely
Zebra by Victor Vasarely
Bora III by Victor Vasarely
Supernovae by Victor Vasarely
VEGA III by Victor Vasarely

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28 museums worldwide

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About Victor Vasarely

French · 1906–1997 · op art, Pop Art

designing the Renault logo, painting optical illusions that predate Op Art by decades, and having his prints sent to space

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Victor Vasarely's works are held in 28 museums worldwide, including Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Israel Museum, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

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🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 museum

🇨🇦 Canada

1 museum

🇩🇰 Denmark

1 museum

🇫🇮 Finland

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

2 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

6 museums

🇭🇺 Hungary

2 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

3 museums

🇳🇴 Norway

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

7 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Victor Vasarely live?
    Victor Vasarely was born in Pecs, Hungary. He later moved to Paris.
  • What was Victor Vasarely inspired by?
    Victor Vasarely was introduced to Constructivism while at the Muhely in Budapest.
  • Who is Victor Vasarely?
    Victor Vasarely was one of the pioneers of Optical art. He was born in Pecs, Hungary.
  • Why did Victor Vasarely make op art?
    Vasarely's art was intended to have a positive impact on society. He was not interested in creating intellectually complex content, nor in producing entirely dysfunctional decoration. He removed all anecdotal narrative from his work, replacing it with formal structures intended to appeal to the eye of the viewer through their impression alone.
  • How did Victor Vasarely create his work?
    Victor Vasarely created optical illusions by using opposing systems of perspective and contrasting colours. This gave an impression of movement to the painting, making the shapes appear to shift under the eye. He was one of the pioneers of Optical art.
  • Who was Victor Vasarely?
    Victor Vasarely was one of the pioneers of Optical art. He was born in Pecs, Hungary in 1908.
  • Victor Vasarely art prices?
    According to the text, Victor Vasarely's 'Yak' (1964) tempera, 31x31, is priced at 80x80.
  • What is Victor Vasarely famous for?
    Victor Vasarely is famous for being one of the pioneers of Optical art. He is also known for using geometric shapes to create optical illusions.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Victor Vasarely's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Milwaukee Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Hungarian National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Ulster Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  8. [8] book guggenheim-frantisekkupka00kupk Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  10. [10] book guggenheim-masterp00solo Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book guggenheim-peggygu00alle Used for: biography.
  12. [12] book guggenheim-priguggen00solo Used for: biography.
  13. [13] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.

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