Victor Vasarely, «Talia» 1987

Tecnique: Acrylic paint on wood multiple, painted on all sides

Size: 75 x 12 x 12 in / 190.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

Edition: Numbered 7/100 (the edition was numbered out of 100 but only 30 were created).

Signature: Signed in ink, twice.

Provenance: Bohams; February 17, 2021.

Certificate: Yes, by Pierre Vasarely.

Description: Published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, Chicago/New York. Vasarely’s fascination with spatial illusion (what he called «kinetic plasticity») eventually led him to create three-dimensional sculptures of which Talia, was his largest and most ambitious. Created in 1987, when the artist was 80 years old, the sheer complexity of the stenciling and hand-painting led to the creation of only 30 works, rather than the 100 planned (although the artist numbered each one from the edition of 100).