Olmpische Spiele München 1972
Poster
ca 1970 (printed)
ca 1970 (printed)
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Poster depicting a colourful geometric patterm
Object details
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| Title | Olmpische Spiele München 1972 |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Victor Vasarely (born 1908); Poster advertising the Olympic Games in Munich, 26 August to 10 September 1972. From the second of five series issueed jointly by the Organising Commitee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad and the publishing house F. Bruckmann KG Munich; colour offset lithograph; ca 1971. |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a colourful geometric patterm |
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| Gallery label | Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, second series
Vasarely, generally acclaimed as the father of Op Art, was fascinated by ideas of perception and visual illusion. Although following strict theories of colour and geometric form, the work he created was extraordinarily luminous. While this particular image does not seem to say anything specific about sport, its composition evokes notions of strength, unity and confidence.
1970
Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.151 -1971 |
| Credit line | Given by the Organising Committee of the Games of the XXth Olympiad |
| Production | From the second of five series issueed jointly by the Organising Commitee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad |
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| Bibliographic reference | Timmers, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London, V&A Publishing, 2008
p.97 |
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| Accession number | E.151-1971 |
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| Record created | October 26, 2007 |
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