Vasarely Victor/Lithograph "Kezdi" published on glossy paper by "Griffon" in 1974. TBE+. 60 X 60 cm Győző Vásárhelyi known as Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was a Hungarian-born Austro-Hungarian visual artist, naturalized French in 1961, recognized as the father of optical art. Publicly known achievements: Renault logo (1972) Homage to Georges Pompidou kept at the National Museum of Modern Art. Frontage and logo of RTL (1972) Mural paintings of the reception hall of the Montparnasse train station (1971) Hexa Grace swimming pool - Auditorium Rainier III Monaco (1979) Numerous covers of contemporary music records. Covers for the Tel Gallimard collection.

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