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Lot Essay
‘Every form is a base for colour, every colour is the attribute of a form.’
– Victor Vasarely
– Victor Vasarely
Details
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Miche
signed 'Vasarely' (lower centre); titled '"MICHE"' (on the overlap); signed 'Vasarely' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
55 1/8 x 55 1/8in. (140 x 140cm.)
Conceived in 1975 and executed in 1989
Miche
signed 'Vasarely' (lower centre); titled '"MICHE"' (on the overlap); signed 'Vasarely' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
55 1/8 x 55 1/8in. (140 x 140cm.)
Conceived in 1975 and executed in 1989
Provenance
Private Collection.
Anon. sale, Bruun Rasmussen Copenhagen, 7 October 2008, lot 243.
Galleria Il Mappamondo, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
Anon. sale, Bruun Rasmussen Copenhagen, 7 October 2008, lot 243.
Galleria Il Mappamondo, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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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.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that the authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely, President of the Fondation Vasarely, and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint de Victor Vasarely, currently being compiled by the Fondation Vasarely.
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