Viktor Vasarhely

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Pauk-SP signed 'Vasarely' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated 'Vasarely "PAUK-SP" 1968-1969 (on the reverse) acrylic and ink on canvas 59 x 59 in. (149.8 x 149.8 cm.) Painted in 1968-1969. Galerie Denise René, Paris Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 1975 Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Victor Vasarely * (Pecs, Hungary, 1906–1997 Paris) “Helion II”, signed Vasarely, on reverse titled, signed, dated 1957, 64, and with dimensions, tempera on wooden panel, 62 x 72 cm, framed, (PP) Provenance: Private Collection, Cologne; Private Collection, Paris The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely. The work will be included in the “Catalogue raisonné de l’’’’oeuvre peint” by Victor Vasarely currently being compiled by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence. In 1947 on Belle-Ile-en-Mer, art critic and naïve art collector Anatole Jakovsky introduced his two guests to one another - Victor Vasarely and the painter Jean Hélion. Friendship blossomed between the two men, and the island’’’’s beauty inspired one of Vasarely’’’’s most significant periods, known as his Belle-Ile period. In ensuing years, Vasarely and Hélion met again for their holidays and were also reunited at the Salon de May and the Réalités Nouvelles in Paris where both artists were exhibited. Although Jean Hélion returned to figurative painting 1947, Victor Vasarely later chose to pay tribute to him by using his surname as a title. In his work ‘HELION II’’’’, Vasarely makes use of the circle and the square, using them in juxtaposition but also bringing them together using complex modulation. He reminds his friend Hélion of the latter’’’’s neoplastic work of the thirties – similar to Piet Mondrian’’’’s – as well as his involvement with Constructivist artists, most notably of all in the Art Concret periodical he co-founded. Vasarely’’’’s restrained use of colour (black and white) and the unexpected way in which he combines shape (circles and squares) results in a work on infinite combinatorial possibilities infused with profound spirituality, dedicated to his painter friend. (Pierre Vasarely)

* Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997) Abstract Compositions (a pair of works) silkscreen signed Vasarely (lower right) 28 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 1,000-2,000 Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Benjamin II, Manalapan, Florida

VICTOR VASARELY Le discours de la méthode portfolio, 1969 The complete set of 24 prints and multiples, comprised of one Plexiglas optical multiple, one aluminum sculpture, screenprints in colors, lithographs in colors, and collage works, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins and the full sheets, text by René Descartes, 18 1/2 x 16 3/4 in (47 x 42.5 cm) the prints all signed and numbered 83/138 in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs andseven hors commerce), published by Editions Esselier, Paris, all in very good condition, all contained in original gray paper-covered portfolio, and with wooden shipping crate from Paris.

Victor Vasarely 1906–1997 Okta-Pos-Va 1972 acrylic on canvas 39.5 h x 39.5 w inches Signed to the lower center 'Vasarely'. Signed, titled and dated to the reverse 'Vasarely 2489 Okta-Pos-Va 1972'. Provenance: Galerie Denise René, Paris | Benefit auction at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1975 | Private collection