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Victor Vasarely

Olympia in München, Offizielles Sonderheft 1972 der Olympiastadt München, 1972

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Victor Vasarely, whose birth name is Győző Vásárhelyi was a Hungarian-French artist. He is best known as the leader of the Op art movement and his geometric paintings. Explore related designers including Franco Grignani. See also French graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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Olympia in München, Offizielles Sonderheft 1972 der Olympiastadt München, 1972
Olympia in München, Offizielles Sonderheft 1972 der Olympiastadt München, 1972
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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 6, 1973

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 6, 1973

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Victor Vasarely
  • Year: 1973
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Victor Vasarely – Farbwelt. Folklore planetaire. Planetary Folklore, New York Graphic Society, 1973

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Victor Vasarely – Farbwelt. Folklore planetaire. Planetary Folklore, New York Graphic Society, 1973

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Victor Vasarely
  • Year: 1973
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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 2, 1972

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 2, 1972

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Victor Vasarely
  • Year: 1972
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Graphis 153, 1971

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Graphis 153, 1971

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Victor Vasarely
  • Year: 1971
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Ludwig Hohlwein by Ernst Gundermann. Translated from Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934

A 1936 article on Ludwig Hohlwein, originally in German, published in Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934

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