Artist Monograph

Victor Vasarely, French

French, born Hungary. 1908–1997

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Screenprint 67 69.8%
Printmaking 11 11.5%
Other Media 11 11.5%
Lithography 2 2.1%
Oil Painting 2 2.1%
Gouache 1 1%
Etching 1 1%
Tempera 1 1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 90 93.8%
Painting & Sculpture 3 3.1%
Architecture & Design 3 3.1%

Production by Decade

1
1940s
14
1950s
79
1960s
1
1970s
1
1980s

Classification Types

  • Print — 72
  • Illustrated Book — 16
  • Painting — 3
  • Design — 3
  • Drawing — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)1516.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)7379.3%
Large (1–3 m)44.3%

Range: 19.0 cm → 220.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19581
19611
196523
196617
196713
196818
19699
19709
19752
19871
20151
20161

French Contemporaries

  1. 5032 Eugène Atget
  2. 1437 Jean Dubuffet
  3. 1168 Marc Chagall
  4. 1068 Henri Matisse
  5. 907 Pierre Bonnard