Sale 8523
New York, East
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15 May 2001
Price realised
USD 7,638
Estimate
VICTOR VASARELY (b. 1908) Arun-Pre signed 'Vasarely' (lower center); signed twice again, titled and dated 'Vasarely ARUN-PRE 1977' (on the reverse) tempera on masonite 19¾ x 19¾ in. (50 x 50 cm.) Painted in 1977
Provenance
Galeria Freites, Caracas. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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