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PROPERTY FROM THE ISRAEL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND: SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTHUR AND MADELEINE CHALETTE LEJWA COLLECTION
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Cheyt-MMn° 2222
Details
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Cheyt-MM
n° 2222
signed 'vasarely-' (lower center); signed again, titled and dated 'vasarely- 2222 "CHEYT-MM" 1970' (on the reverse)
tempera on Masonite
20 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (52.3 x 51.1 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Cheyt-MM
n° 2222
signed 'vasarely-' (lower center); signed again, titled and dated 'vasarely- 2222 "CHEYT-MM" 1970' (on the reverse)
tempera on Masonite
20 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (52.3 x 51.1 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Provenance
Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 1999
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 1999
Literature
R. Apter-Gabriel, The Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005, pp. 134-135 and 255, fig. 4, no. 241 (illustrated).
Further Details
The authenticity of the present work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely, President of the Fondation Vasarely, universal legatee and the moral right holder of Victor Vasarely. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné de l’Oeuvre Peint de Victor Vasarely, which is currently being compiled by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence.
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Emily Kaplan