Victor Vasarely

French · 1906–1997 · Painter, Printmaker

Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. (Wikipedia)

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1,351lots offered1993–2026years recorded88%sold (966)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Victor Vasarely, Dauve, 1977, Acrylic on canvasDauveKetterer Kunst · €350,000≈ $411,390≈ £307,076Sign up to see
  2. Victor Vasarely, Autoportrait, 1944, oil on canvasAutoportraitPhillips · £296,100≈ $408,914≈ €341,160Sign up to see
  3. Victor Vasarely, Korna, Ca 1952, Acrylic on canvasKornaKetterer Kunst · €322,500≈ $373,036≈ £278,343Sign up to see

Victor Vasarely’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 1,099 auction results for Victor Vasarely between 1993 and 2026, of which 966 sold (88%). A further 252 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $22Sign up free to see to $411kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $411kSign up free to see for Dauve at Ketterer Kunst in June 2018. The most common medium is screenprints (613 lots). Most results come from Van Ham (183), DuMouchelles (97) and Phillips (94).

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  1. Victor Vasarely, Beryll, lithograph in colors on wove paper
    Beryll
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 501/800
    sheet: approx 12.75"h, 9 7/8"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 1061
    $425≈ £321≈ €373HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Victor Vasarely, Planetary Folklore Participations No. 1, 1969, plastic, enameled steel, magnets
    Planetary Folklore Participations No. 1, 1969
    Sculpture
    20 h x 20 w in (51 x 51 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 227
    $1,408≈ £1,041≈ €1,212Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Victor Vasarely, Fundamental, Serigraph
    Fundamental
    Screenprint · ed. 118/250
    10 3/8" x 9 1/4" sight
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 221
    $300≈ £220≈ €256HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  4. Victor Vasarely, Jalons VI, silkscreen print in colors on paper
    Jalons VI
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 50/250
    sheet: approx 33 5/8"h, 30"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 1076
    $300≈ £220≈ €256HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  5. Victor Vasarely, Nine works from the Venezuela portfolio, 1956, screenprint in colors on San Francisco LMF
    Nine works from the Venezuela portfolio, 1956
    Screenprint
    26 h x 20 w in (66 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 318
    $2,432≈ £1,797≈ €2,103Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Victor Vasarely, Tennis Player, 1980, screenprint in colors
    Tennis Player, 1980
    Screenprint
    13¼ h x 9¾ w in (34 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 319
    $256≈ £189≈ €221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Victor Vasarely, Zoeld Red/Gray, 1972, BASF Luran in colors on aluminum
    Zoeld Red/Gray, 1972
    BASF Luran in colors on aluminum · Other support
    sheet 39 1/2 x 39 1/2in (100.3 x 100.3cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 105
    $6,400≈ £4,780≈ €5,577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Victor Vasarely, Villa, 1989, paper collage on paper
    Villa, 1989
    Mixed media · Paper
    7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in (19.1 x 21.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 19
    $7,680≈ £5,779≈ €6,749Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Victor Vasarely, Mizzar, Silkscreen on Paper
    Mizzar
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 258/650
    H 11.25" W 8"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1179
    $350≈ £263≈ €308HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  10. Victor Vasarely, Sonora IV, 1976, screenprint in colors
    Sonora IV, 1976
    Screenprint
    8¼ h x 6 w in (21 x 15 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 104
    $532≈ £398≈ €466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Also offered, result not published (252)

Lots by Victor Vasarely that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Victor Vasarely: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Victor Vasarely at auction?

$411,390Sign up free to see, for Dauve at Ketterer Kunst (June 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Victor Vasarely?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 954 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Victor Vasarely have sold at auction?

966 of 1,099 recorded lots sold between 1993 and 2026. 252 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Victor Vasarely?

Van Ham, DuMouchelles and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Van Ham · DuMouchelles · Phillips

Victor Vasarely signature

721 catalogued lots by Victor Vasarely record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (53% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right148
  • lower centre45
  • in the margin26
  • on the reverse24
  • along the bottom24
  • lower left8

Form

  • signed579
  • signed in pencil109
  • signed and dated32
  • monogrammed1
  • Signed "Vasarely" lower right; signed, titled and dated ""CTA-24" 1965 Vasarely" on the reverse — CTA 24, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed lower right, engraved, "Vasarely"; numbered lower left, engraved, "0714/1500" — Hexagon, Artmark, Feb 26, 2026
  • Signed "Vasarely" lower center; titled ""AUBOUDA" on the overlap; signed, titled and dated "VASARELY "AUBOUDA" 1985 Vasarely" on the reverse — Aubouda, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025

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About Victor Vasarely

Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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