Victor Vasarely

Hungarian (Active in France) | 1906 - 1997

Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian (active in France) Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1906. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Hamburger Kunsthalle. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Buffalo AKG Art Museum have featured Victor Vasarely's work in the past.Victor Vasarely's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 881,858 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 881,858 USD for ALTAÏ III, sold at Sotheby's London in 2010. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 56,115 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 7,673 USD.Victor Vasarely has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, e-flux and Observer. The most recent article is The New York Hypnotic School: Visual Art, Music and the Exploration of Consciousness written for THE Stylemate in February 2025. The artist died in 1997.

Artist's alternative names: Győző‏ Vasarely, Győző Vásárhelyi, Vasarely, Victor de Vasarely

Featured for Sale

Fille Fleur ,1982

By Victor Vasarely

Gallery Art

Victor Vasarely- Heliogravure Print "Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Robinhood Auctions

Untitled ,1984

By Victor Vasarely

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Vascoeuil

By Victor Vasarely

+73%

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Alom-2 ,1967

By Victor Vasarely

+179%

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Chillan

By Victor Vasarely

+194%

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Upcoming Lots

Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997) Offset Lithographic Exhibition Poster H 36" W 21

By Victor Vasarely

DuMouchelle's

Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997) Serigraph in Colors on Wove Paper H 15.8" W 15.8

By Victor Vasarely

DuMouchelle's

Lot ,1943

By Victor Vasarely

Artenchères

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem

Untitled ,1984

By Victor Vasarely

TGP Auction

Untitled ,1984

By Victor Vasarely

TGP Auction

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Recent Auction Results

Venus

By Victor Vasarely

Bruun Rasmussen Bredgade

Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem

Tri-Vega ,1975

By Victor Vasarely

-12%

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Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem

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Current Exhibitions

Form meets Color

Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie

Bielefeld | Germany

Nov 23,2024 - Mar 01,2025

An Abstracted View III

Frederick Holmes and Company

Seattle | Seattle | Washington | USA

Jan 02,2025 - Mar 01,2025

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch: Post-War And Contemporary Art In Dialogue

Museum Franz Gertsch

Burgdorf | Switzerland

Sep 21,2024 - Mar 02,2025

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Articles

The New York Hypnotic School: Visual Art, Music and the Exploration of Consciousness

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Coverage

“ ..Already during his time as a student at the art school Műhely, the so-called "Budapest Bauhaus", Vasarely (b... ”
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Haus Konstruktiv

“ ..However, at the end of the 1940s, Vasarely began to move in a different direction... ”
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Haus Konstruktiv

“ ..Vasarely’s inventions in the use of colors and optical illusion have become extremely popular in the 1960—1970 and had a huge influence on contemporary artists, designers and graphic artists... ”
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Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art

“ ..Closing the distance between a modern consumer society and ‘high’ art, Vasarely placed emphasis on active participation from an observer, suggesting the potential for different images to be seen from all... ”
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Omer Tiroche, London

“ ..Vasarely’s philosophy continued the work of the Cubists before him, seeking to reinvent our relationship with space and movement... ”
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Omer Tiroche, London