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    • VICTOR VASARELY (FRENCH/HUNGAR
    Lot 104

    VICTOR VASARELY (FRENCH/HUNGARIAN, 1906-1997)

    OUR-2

    Price realised

    CNY 264,000

    Estimate

    CNY 140,000 - CNY 200,000

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    VICTOR VASARELY (FRENCH/HUNGARIAN, 1906-1997)
    OUR-2
    signed 'vasarely' (lower center); signed again, titled, numbered and dated '1354 "OUR-2" 1963 Vasarely' (on the reverse)
    tempera on panel laid down on panel
    68.3 x 63.2 cm. (26 7/8 x 24 7/8 in.)
    Painted in 1963.

    Provenance

    Galerie Chalette, New York
    Solomon B. Smith, Chicago
    Art Institute of Chicago, by bequest from the above, 1986
    Their sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2011, lot 767
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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    Special Notice


    This Lot has been sourced from overseas. When auctioned, such property will remain under “bond” with the applicable import customs duties and taxes being deferred unless and until the property is brought into free circulation in the PRC. Prospective buyers are reminded that after paying for such lots in full and cleared funds, if they wish to import the lots into the PRC, they will be responsible for and will have to pay the applicable import customs duties and taxes. The rates of import customs duty and tax are based on the value of the goods and the relevant customs regulations and classifications in force at the time of import.


    Saleroom Notice

    Please note that the correct estimate of Lot 104 should be RMB 140,000-200,000.
    This lot is consigned by Christie’s Inc.
    拍品编号104 的正确估价为人民币140,000-200,000。
    此拍品的寄售方为佳士得美国。


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