Arg-vit
A masterwork of Op Art by Hungarian-French pioneer Victor Vasarely, *Arg-vit* showcases his signature geometric abstraction through precisely rendered shapes and contrasting tones rendered in acrylic on canvas. The composition exploits the viewer's perception, creating an illusion of depth, movement, and three-dimensionality through Vasarely's meticulous manipulation of form and color. Presented in the artist's own frame, the work reflects Vasarely's belief that the frame itself is an integral extension of the visual experience.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas, in artist's frame
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Curated
April 14, 2020
Estimate: $30,000 to $40,000
Lot 41
Spotted works by Víctor Vasarely
Artists in conversation
Bridget Riley
British · b. 1931
Riley is a defining figure of the Op Art movement who creates precisely rendered geometric compositions that manipulate perception to generate powerful illusions of movement and depth, directly paralleling the optical trickery and abstract geometry seen in Arg-vit.
Richard Anuszkiewicz
American · b. 1930
Anuszkiewicz worked in the Op Art tradition using bold contrasting tones and meticulously arranged geometric forms on canvas to create vibrating three-dimensional illusions, sharing the same perceptual and compositional goals as this Vasarely work.
Julio Le Parc
Argentine · b. 1928
Le Parc co-founded the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel alongside Vasarely's contemporaries and produces kinetic and optical geometric abstractions that exploit viewer perception through systematic manipulation of form, tone, and contrast in the same spirit as Arg-vit.
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