
Victor VasarelyHungarian, French, 1906–1997May one see it?
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
2 March 1959
A patent for the method of “plastic units”
On 2 March 1959 Vasarely patents his method of “unités plastiques”: geometric forms are cut out of a coloured square and rearranged, using a strictly defined palette of colours and forms.
11 July 1959 – 11 October 1959
Exhibition: Documenta II
1961
Finally settles in Annet-sur-Marne
In 1961 Vasarely moves from Arcueil, the Paris suburb where he opened an atelier after the Second World War, and finally settles in Annet-sur-Marne in the Seine-et-Marne département.