Victor Vasarely (1906–1997)
PROPERTY FROM THE ISRAEL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND: SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTHUR AND MADELEINE CHALETTE LEJWA COLLECTION
Victor Vasarely (1906–1997)

Hat-Meh

Details
Victor Vasarely (1906–1997)
Hat-Meh
signed 'vasarely-' (lower left); signed again, titled and dated '"HAT-MEH" 1971-72 Vasarely' (on the reverse)
acrylic on shaped canvas in artist's frame
63 ½ x 72 ¾ in. (161.2 x 184.7 cm.)
Painted in 1971-1972.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2002
Literature
R. Apter-Gabriel, The Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005, pp. 33 and 255, no. 242 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Haifa Museum of Art, A Matter of Perception, December 2015-June 2016.
Further details
The authenticity of the present work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely, President of the Fondation Vasarely, universal legatee and the moral right holder of Victor Vasarely. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné de l’Oeuvre Peint de Victor Vasarely, which is currently being compiled by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence.

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