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Cinétique III, Victor Vasarely, 1959
Victor Vasarely, portraitVictor VasarelyHungarian, French, 1906–1997

Cinétique III

1959 · Portfolio

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The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Source
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Particulars

1959 · aged 53
19061997
Accession number
672.1965.1-12

In the catalog

PrintsScreenprintPost-war art20th century

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  • The Museum of Modern Art
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Meanwhile, in the life of Victor Vasarely

The whole life
  1. 2 March 1959

    A patent for the method of “plastic units”

    On 2 March 1959 Vasarely patents his method of “unités plastiques”: geometric forms are cut out of a coloured square and rearranged, using a strictly defined palette of colours and forms.

  2. 11 July 1959 – 11 October 1959

    Exhibition: Documenta II

  3. 1961

    Finally settles in Annet-sur-Marne

    In 1961 Vasarely moves from Arcueil, the Paris suburb where he opened an atelier after the Second World War, and finally settles in Annet-sur-Marne in the Seine-et-Marne département.

More by Victor Vasarely

All works
Donan, Victor Vasarely, 1950

Donan

1950 · SMK

Zilah II, Victor Vasarely, 1952-1955

Zilah II

1952-1955 · SMK

Kassiopeia III, Victor Vasarely, 1958

Kassiopeia III

1958 · SMK

G-FF, Victor Vasarely

G-FF

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Sikra - M.C., Victor Vasarely

Sikra - M.C.

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Yllam, Victor Vasarely, 1949-52

Yllam

1949-52 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Ondho, Victor Vasarely, 1956-60

Ondho

1956-60 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Umbriel from the portfolio Cinétique III, Victor Vasarely, 1959

Umbriel from the portfolio Cinétique III

1959 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Neighbors at The Museum of Modern Art

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Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, Ansel Adams, c. 1931

Ansel Adams

Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, c. 1931

The Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Olive Trees, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night, 1889

Goat Skull and Bottle, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

Pablo Picasso

Goat Skull and Bottle, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

She-Goat, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Pablo Picasso

She-Goat, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950