Vintage Victor Vasserrely Harlequin Jester Pencil Signed & Numbered Lithograph - XLIII/CL
Very Good ready to hang condition
Frame is 26x36” tall
Framed at Goldsmiths
Victor Vasarely was born Vásárely Gyözö in Pécs, Hungary, on April 9, 1906, but was active in France for most of his artistic career. Before moving to Paris, Vasarely studied under the artist Sánor Bortnyik at the Mühely academy, Budapest—a Hungarian equivalent to the German Bauhaus—from 1929 to 1930. Vasarely's training at this institution is reflected in the artist's focus on patterned forms in his early commercial work doing poster design and graphic arts. This early education in the Mühely principles of functionality and applied arts would also have a resounding impact on his later work. Still, Vasarely is primarily known for his later involvement in the international Op-art movement of the 1960s. The artist left Budapest in 1930 and resettled in Paris, first seeking employment at several advertising agencies in order to continue his work in the graphic arts, which he would continue to pursue for the next decade.
It was only after World War II and the success of his first important Paris exhibition at the Galerie Denise René, Paris, in 1944, that Vasarely left the graphic arts to begin crafting his signature style of pure abstraction in painting. At this point he started to move beyond the technical applications inherent in Bauhaus-style applied art and focused on the geometric abstraction of artists such as Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian. In fact, the works for which he is best known utilize the principle of optical illusion as filtered through the simple forms of artists such as these. Vasarely used Malevich's Suprematist black square as the building block for a dynamic display of optical effects in a series of works entitled Homage to Malevich (Hommage à Malévetch, 1952–58). One incarnation of this series is a group of ceramic works that was displayed in an open-air passage in the Ciudad universitaria Caracas (University City of Caracas), Venezuela, in 1954, creating a vibrant, shimmering display that created the illusion of movement. In the 1950s Vasarely's works moved more directly into Kinetic art and in 1955 he wrote his famous Manifeste jaune (Yellow Manifesto) for a major exhibition of Kinetic art, Le mouvement (The Movement) (in which he also participated), held at the Galerie Denise René. Yet it was not until 1965 that the Op-art exhibition The Responsive Eye at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, consecrated his international recognition as the central figure of the Op-art movement.
Vasarely was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Prize in New York (1964); the Grand prix at the São Paulo Biennial and the Grand prix de la gravure in Ljubljana, Slovenia (both 1965); and the French Chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur (1970). He was widely influential for later artists, especially those of GRAV (Groupe de recherche d'art visuel) (Research in Visual Arts Group) in the 1960s. Vasarely died in Paris on March 15, 1997.
WHERE TO PICK UP: Bridge Street Rustics Canton, Connecticut 06019
(Winning Bidders Will Be Given Full Address VIA EMAIL)
Friday, 4/26, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Saturday, 4/27, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday, 4/28, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Collinsville/Canton, CT -- Local Pick Up at our store, Bridge Street Rustics
THREE Pick Up Dates:
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1-4pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 11-4pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 11-4pm
*FURNITURE is by APPT before our store opens Fri & Sat 9-11am since it’s in our warehouse space downstairs from our store. If those timeframes don’t work please reach out before bidding to discuss. We will bring any other winning bids you have downstairs so you can pick up together. If you win multiple lots and don’t want to carry all the items from our store, we will have carts available in the store which will help. Just reach out with any questions or concerns to 860-368-0122.
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Auction Manager:
Bridge Street Rustics
Chris & Lauren Corso
(860) 368-0122
Bsrustics@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE!
If you have large items (you will see a blurb at bottom of item listing) they will be in our warehouse below store, we will reach out before you come to make an appt and explain how to get to loading area for a more convenient experience.
To find our store for regular pick up, we are in the Collins Axe Factory at 50 Depot Street Collinsville CT. You park in any of the lots near Crown and Hammer restaurant and look for the big brick building behind the restaurant. Go to the double doors all the way to the left where it says “30” and “50” on doors. Enter and follows signs to us. We are on the main level between Luna & Lotus yoga studio and Collinsville T Shirt Company.
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ALTERNATE PICK UP & SHIPPING: Third Party Shipping
THIRD PARTY SHIPPING *** SEPARATE FROM CHES INVOICING **
We offer third party shipping with We Pack and Ship. They specialize in online auction shipping and understand the whole process. They will come to our designated pick up day and collect your items to pack and ship.
IF YOU NEED AN ITEM SHIPPED, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR INVOICE TO US AT BSRUSTICS@GMAIL.COM AND WEPACKANDSHIP5@GMAIL.COM WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER THE AUCTION HAS CLOSED. Shipping charges are paid direct to them.
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Phone: Scott & Laura - 860-803-3935
