Victor VASARELY
1908–1997, Hungary/France
Signature proven counterfeit
Signature proven counterfeit
Lithography, composition, signed "Vasarely", size 68 x 70 cm. Ostensibly picturing a authentic painting of the artist Victor Vasarely. The painting was seized at an online auction house in Stockholm, Sweden in November 2014. The painting was for sale, and the submitter stated in the police interrogation that it was an inheritance following his deceased father and he does not know where he bought the painting or how he had obtained the painting . Court decision: Examination and expert judgment showed that the painting was a forgery. The painting is forfeited.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, "Blue Composition-vortex", 34x64 cm, signed Vasarely-45. A private person, "Mr. MS", announced March 29, 2008 that he had a painting, apparently depicting an original work by the artist Victor Vasarely. He stated that there was an original work from Vasarelys early period and that the certificate of authenticity from the National Museum in Budapest, Vasarely Museum in Hungary is attached to the painting. The sale price was SEK 2,000.000 to 3,000.000, valued at SEK 6,000.000. A forged document indicating that the certificate of authenticity that comes with was issued by MS Art Gallery Invest. And that the National Museum in Budapest and Viktor Vasarely agreed that the painting be disclosed as a gift to "Mr. MS". Also a fake photo of Victor Vasarely, when he shows the painting with the text: "No. 905, Catalogue 2000, the painting is a gift from V.Vasarely to gallery owner / artist Mr MS - all references and certificate of authenticity available. Technical studies have been performed by several experts at the Vasarely Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and the National Museum in Budapest. The conclusion is that the painting is not done by Victor Vasarely, nor signed by him. The painting is an amateurish forgery. The district court's assessment: The painting is not a genuine work by the artist Victor Vasarely. It is a forgery. The offense is serious fraud, a penalty of one year imprisonment. The painting shall be forfeited.
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Victor Vasarely, (Vásárhelyi) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist, he moved to France 1930. Vasarely studied with László Moholy-Nagy and came through it in contact with Kandinsky, Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mondrian. He took deep impression on the Bauhaus functionalism. His abstract opkonstverk, often painted in contrasting colors, are composed of sharply cut, geometric shapes.
Source: Art Signature Dictionary
Victor Vasarely föddes i den ungerska staden Pécs 1906. Efter studentexamen började han studera medicin vid universitetet i Budapest men övergav studierna efter ett par år för att helhjärtat ägna sig åt konsten. Den korta medicinska karriären skulle dock lämna sina spår och visas i hans strikt metodiska sinne, objektiviteten och den outsinliga törsten efter kunskap. Vasarely började så studera konst i Mühley i Budapest där man följde Bauhausskolans principer. Han initierade sig själv till de konstruktivistiska tendenserna och upptäckte därigenom den abstrakta konsten. Den första separatutställningen ägde rum i Budapest 1930, samma år valde Vasarely att lämna hemlandet och flytta till Paris där möjligheterna att etablera sig som konstnär var godare. Inledningsvis försörjde han sig som reklamtecknare men började även utveckla sin typiska stil där han konsekvent strävade efter en förenkling och schematisering av objektet i målningarna:
"pure form and pure colour can signify the world..."
Vasarely arbetade intellektuellt med en medvetenhet som hos en vetenskapsman. Han betraktade konstskapandet som ett arbete, i grunden en praktisk verksamhet. Därför saknade han förståelse för den så kallade fria konsten, som bygger på slumpen och subjektiva infall. Här skiljer han sig markant från de samtida utvecklingarna av exempelvis action painting i USA och Cobragruppen i Europa.
Det var under Vasarelys svartvita period under 1950- och början av 1960-talet som han utvecklade och definierade alla de huvudsakliga komponenter som sedan skulle bli känt som op-konstens särpräglade estetik och stil som för alltid kommer att förknippas med namnet Vasarely. 1965 var han också huvudnamnet vid utställningen "Responsive Eyes" på MoMA i New York, en utställning som helt tillägnades den optiska konsten och förde fram den i ljuset.
Source: http://auktionsverket.se/
Tewe - Dva (1974)
Maniok (1985)
Jalons, The Complete Set Of 6 Colour Silkscreens, Signed And Numbered. In Good Condition. With The Original Linen Covered Portfolio Box.
Constellations Series (1967)
Baikal (Executed in 1954)
Arc-or (Executed in 1974)
Untitled
Koskar (1973)
Elbrouz (1957)
Topaze Noir, Positif (1967)
Ion - 11
Zett-p (1972-74)
Figurativ Komplett Svit Med (5) Fem Färgserigrafier (1987)
Orion Noir (1974)
Optisk Komposition
Composition
Kroa Multicolor
Untitled (1975)
Lekande Zebror". Ur Mapp "figurativ"
Playful Zebras
Corint (1956)
Axo
Gest. 102 (1948)
Ter-a Ii
Edetta
The Complete Portfolio Comprising 7 Colour Silkscreens
The Complete Set Of 10 Colour Silkscreens (1989)
Optisk Komposition
(10) Composition. Portfolio (1984)
Vega (1971)
Vega (1971)
Zeebras
Composition
Weisbuch (1963)
Topaze Blanche Negatif (1967)
Beryl Positif (1967)
Planetary Folklore Participations No 2 - Yellow-grey
Komposition
Komposition
Optisk Komposition
"optisk Komposition
Zebror
