VICTOR VASARELY (Pécs 1906–1997 Paris) KHIVA. 1949. Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard. Signed lower right: -Vasarely- 52 × 38 cm. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Vasarely, Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence, October 2022. We thank Pierre Vasarely for his kind assistance. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint de Victor Vasarely. Provenance: - Semiha Huber, Zurich. - Private collection Switzerland.

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