Olmpische Spiele München 1972

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

Poster depicting a colourful geometric patterm

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Categories	Prints Sport Posters
Object type	Poster
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
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 created	October 26, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140238/olmpische-spiele-münchen-1972-poster-vasarely-victor/

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