249 - Victor Vasarely (1906–1997)

Victor Vasarely (1906–1997) Gaia II (green), 1970 Original color silkscreen print on Arches vellum Unsigned, unnumbered; “SPECIMEN” stamp on the reverse Dimensions: + Sheet: 83 × 83 cm (32.7 × 32.7 in.) + Image: 75 × 75 cm (29.5 × 29.5 in.) Condition: Very good condition. Unframed. References: Benavides 260–267 (Gaia portfolio) Period: Composed in 1970; printed by Atelier Arcay, Paris, and published in 1975 From the Gaia portfolio, a series of eight large silkscreen prints published by Éditions Denise René, Paris, in 1975, in an edition of 250 signed and numbered copies plus XX not for sale. This copy is an unsigned proof, outside the numbered edition. An iconic image from the Vega period: the screen print’s texture swells and recedes around a central diamond, with the gradation of colors alone creating the illusion of volume.