Vasarely, Victor, 1906-1997

French-Hungarian painter and printmaker, a pioneer of Op Art, who trained in Budapest then worked as a graphic designer in Paris throughout the 1930s and began developing geometric abstraction in the 1940s.

HMML ID
127066083495
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/127066083495
LC name
Vasarely, Victor, 1906-1997
HMML name
Vasarely, Victor, 1906-1997
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50014295
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/110233335
Getty
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500030657

Variants

  • Vasarely, Győző
  • Vazareli, Viktor
  • Vásárhelyi, Győző
  • Вазарели, Виктор

Name elements

Given names
Victor
Family names
Vasarely

Personal information

Birth date
1906-04-09
Death date
1997-03-15
Centuries
20th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Art ● Painting ● Printing

Preferred citation

"Vasarely, Victor, 1906-1997." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 23, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/127066083495

Change notes

Date added
2023-02-23
Last edited
2023-02-23

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