
Grilles II
1952
A 1952 acrylic work titled Grilles II representing an early systematic exploration of grid-based composition and geometric abstraction. This work precedes Vasarely's full development of Op Art but demonstrates the foundational principles of his visual language.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
June 24, 2021
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Josef Albers
German-American · b. 1888

Albers devoted his career to systematic grid based and geometric compositions exploring color relationships on canvas, sharing the same methodical and structured visual language seen in Grilles II. His Homage to the Square series reflects the same foundational modernist principles of repeated geometric units as a primary subject.

François Morellet
French · b. 1926

Morellet built his entire practice around systematic grid structures and rule based geometric abstraction, directly mirroring the compositional logic of Grilles II. His early 1950s and 1960s works using intersecting lines and grids on canvas are strikingly close in spirit and form to this specific piece.

Richard Paul Lohse
Swiss · b. 1902

Lohse worked within a rigorous systematic approach to geometric abstraction using modular grid units as the core structure of his paintings, closely paralleling the methodical grid exploration of Grilles II. His Concrete Art practice emphasized mathematical order and repetition in ways that align precisely with Vasarely's early visual language here.
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