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Hungarian-French artist

The native form of this personal name is Vásárhelyi Győző. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Victor Vasarely (French:[viktɔʁvazaʁeli]; born Győző Vásárhelyi, Hungarian:[ˈvaːʃaːrhɛjiˈɟøːzøː]; 9 April 1906^[1] – 15 March 1997) was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader^[2] of the Op art movement.

His work titled Zebra, created in 1937, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op art.

Victor Vasarely – Biography, Artistic Movement & Legacy

Life and work

Vasarely was born in Pécs and grew up in Piešťany (then Pöstény) and Budapest, where, in 1925, he took up medical studies at Eötvös Loránd University. In 1927, he abandoned medicine to learn traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sándor Bortnyik's private art school called Műhely (lit.

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