Victor Vasarely

Hungarian (Active in France) | 1906 - 1997

Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian (active in France) Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1906.

How much does a Victor Vasarely cost?

Victor Vasarely's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 881,858 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Victor Vasarely's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 881,858 USD for ALTAÏ III, sold at Sotheby's London in 2010. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 41,467 USD, while his decorative art have sold for an average of 22,531 USD.

Where can I see Victor Vasarely's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Albertina Museum in Vienna. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Guggenheim Bilbao have featured Victor Vasarely's work in the past.

Victor Vasarely in the news

Victor Vasarely has been featured in articles for Art Journal Open, Arte Fuse and Art Basel Stories. The most recent article is ALBERTINA unveils landmark exhibition examining paper as both medium and material across centuries written for ArtDaily in December 2025. The artist died in 1997.

Artist's alternative names: Győző‏ Vasarely, Győző Vásárhelyi, Vasarely, Victor de Vasarely

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Notable Lots

Nebulus ,1978

By Victor Vasarely

-3%

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PÂL - 5 ,1969

By Victor Vasarely

+164%

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Vascoeuil

By Victor Vasarely

+73%

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Upcoming Lots

Kinetische Komposition in Silber auf Blau, auf schwarz getöntem Untergrund - Victor Vasarely

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Recent Auction Results

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Current Exhibitions

Translucid: Art within and throughout

Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College

Purchase | New York | USA

Sep 24, 2025 - Feb 08, 2026

Lessons in Geometry

Everson Museum of Art

Syracuse | New York | USA

Sep 20, 2025 - Apr 05, 2026

Good Vibrations: The Prints of Victor Vasarely

Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Ft. Wayne | Indiana | USA

Nov 15, 2025 - Feb 01, 2026

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Articles

ALBERTINA unveils landmark exhibition examining paper as both medium and material across centuries

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Coverage

“ ..Already during his time as a student at the art school Műhely, the so-called "Budapest Bauhaus", Vasarely (b... ”
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Haus Konstruktiv

“ ..However, at the end of the 1940s, Vasarely began to move in a different direction... ”
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Haus Konstruktiv

“ ..Vasarely’s inventions in the use of colors and optical illusion have become extremely popular in the 1960—1970 and had a huge influence on contemporary artists, designers and graphic artists... ”
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Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art

“ ..Closing the distance between a modern consumer society and ‘high’ art, Vasarely placed emphasis on active participation from an observer, suggesting the potential for different images to be seen from all... ”
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Omer Tiroche, London

“ ..Vasarely's concept of Colorful City, which resides at the intersection between art and urbanism and deals with problems of the organization and design of urban spaces, is of the most relevant parts of... ”
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Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art

Victor Vasarely

How much does a Victor Vasarely cost?

What is Victor Vasarely's most expensive painting?

Where can I see Victor Vasarely's works?