Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
Hungarian-French
Artist Dates
1906-1997
Title of Work
Composition - Sikra MC
Preview
Date of Work
1968
Medium
Serigraph Screen Print (with embossing)
Edition #
260
Signature
Lower Left
Height
15 3/4"
Width
13"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
Nistler College of Business and Public Administration
Artist Bio
Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist who was born in 1906 in Pécs, Hungary. In 1928 Vasarely enrolled in Budapest's center of Bauhaus studies, otherwise known as a private art school called Műhely. He is best known as a leader in the Op art movement, his brightly colored paintings involve geometric abstraction that present optical illusion to the viewer. Work by Viictor Vasarely can be found in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, the Tate Gallery, and several other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Original screen print in eight colors. 1968. Signed in pencil. From the edition of 260 impressions. Printed at the Arcay Studio, Paris 1968. Issued by the "Print Club of Cleveland Museum", Cleveland USA 1968. With the Print Club stamp on the reverse.
Featured in On the Line: An explanation of a basic element of design (2021-2022).
From inventory sheet 2011:
Original screen print in eight colors. 1968. Signed in pencil. From the edition of 260 impressions. Printed at the Arcay Studio, Paris 1968. Issued by the 'Print Club of Cleveland Museum', Cleveland USA 1968. With the Print Club stamp on the reverse.
Loose label: The Print Club of Cleveland Publication Number 46, 1968 VICTOR VASARELY (born 1980 in Hungary) SIKA-MC Serigraph printed in colors The Print Club of Cleveland, Ohio.
Condition
Very good