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Olmpische Spiele München 1972

Poster
ca 1970 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Bruckmann Verlag (publisher)
Vasarely, Victor (designed by)
Place of origin
Germany (printed)

Poster depicting a colourful geometric patterm

Object details

Categories
Prints
Sport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleOlmpische 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
Dimensions
  • Height: 1010mm
  • Width: 640mm
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
Subject depicted
Olympic Games
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London, V&A Publishing, 2008 p.97
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.151-1971

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Record createdOctober 26, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140238/olmpische-spiele-münchen-1972-poster-vasarely-victor/
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