Vasarely, Victor Gouache/Acrylic on Board Painting 1967 Start Price USD 75,000.00 Current Price USD 75,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, May 02, 2008 End Time Monday, May 12, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Vasarely, Victor Gouache/Acrylic on Board Painting 1967' Description ARTIST: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) TITLE: Duo-2, 1967 MEDIUM: Gouache/Acrylic on Board Painting IMAGE SIZE: 12 ¼" x 16" (31 x 40.6 cm) FRAMED SIZE: 22" x 26" (56 x 66 cm) SIGNATURE: This work has a guaranteed authentic signature by Vasarely in pen on the front and on also on the reverse side of the work with the title. CONDITION: This work is in pristine condition with vibrant clear colors. DISCUSSION: Rendered in alternating tones of blue, green, orange and purple, this image offers a fascinating study of spatial representation. Focusing on the complexities of the hexagon, the Vasarely visually contracts and expands the visual plain. Created and painted in 1967, it is dated 1967 on the reverse of the board, this image is a rare vintage work. The work is also signed and titled on the reverse and is marked by the stamp of Studio Bellini, Milan. Tonally dividing the picture plain, Vasarely creates an image that shifts from warm tones along the lower region of the image to cool tones along the upper portion. This progression of tonal variation is complicated by the artist's insertion of orange and purple hexagons at the top and blue and green at the bottom. Continually fluctuating the artist's creates a highly complex and mathematical sense of motion. Of the hexagon series Vasarely states, "the structure immediately became more dynamic, but also highly unstable, visually speaking. What we actually have is a montage of perceptual hypotheses. Each element functions through its own ambiguity; consequently, the kinetics here reach a very high level of complexity. One could say that I created the optical illusion of perpetual motion." PROVENANCE: Vasarely, Collection of the Artist Studio Bellini, Milano Robert Lee, New Orleans, LA (purchased in the 1960's) The Estate of Robert Lee Spencer Lee, Phoenix, AZ (by descent) DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work): 1) Recorded in the Vasarely archives as #2040 ABOUT THE FRAMING: This work is displayed in a modern tiered frame. A simple inner frame consists of a dark gray matte and thin metal molding. The outer frame is comprised of a matching metallic molding and light gray linen matte. This presentation compliments the strict structuring of the image while complimenting the artist's use of color. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? 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