Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Calcis

A rare lithograph titled “CALCIS” by Victor Vasarely, from 1973.
A collectible, historical edition.

Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908 - 1997).
Title: CALCIS - 1956-1959
Date: 1973 (original: 1955)
Technique: Imprimatur Offset – an evolution of lithography involving replacing the lithographic stone with a calque (or cylinder).
Old prints, signed and with the publisher’s seal on the little label on the back.
Dimensions: 36.2 x 29.21 cm (14.25 x 11.5 inches).
Publisher: Editions Du Griffon Neuchâtel on thick paper (220 g/m2).
Fast and secure shipping in protective packaging with tracking number and insurance.
Condition: Excellent (never framed)

About the artist:
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) French painter of Hungarian origin, regarded as the father of optical art, i.e., op art. His works are held in major museums around the world, including: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Japan); Fondation Vasarely, Centre Pompidou (France); Walker Art Center, MOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, New York (USA); Das Museum Folkwang (Germany); Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal); Kröller-Müller Museum (Netherlands); Queensland Art Gallery (Australia); Nykyaja?ite Museum Kiasma (Finland); Horsens Kunstmuseum (Denmark); Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Italy); National Gallery of Scotland, Tate Collection (Great Britain); Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina); Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje (FYROM); Henie Onstad Museum (Norway); Victor Vasarely Museum, Pécs (Hungary); Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas (Venezuela); Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal (Canada)…

On the work:
Vasarely’s perfectionism demands absolute quality, something that only at that time could be guaranteed by Basel printers’ printing capabilities. Thus, between 1971 and 1978, the Du Griffon publishing house in Neuchâtel, Switzerland entrusted Vasarely with the realization, distribution, and dissemination of 19 albums and 12 silkscreens, forming a survey of his works. This unique edition is drawn from the special edition titled “Ondulatoires,” which Vasarely himself designed and supervised, and with the same care for publication quality, Du Griffon produced these series of albums printed in the 1970s, identified by copyright on the reverse of the prints.