Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table) / Victor Vasarely
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2004/2.86A-EE & HH
- Title
- Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table)
- Artist
- Victor Vasarely
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908 - 1997
- Medium and Support
- acrylic sculpture
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1980
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jack A. and Noreen Rounick
- Style/Group/Movement
- optical art
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm x 71 cm x 71 cm (1 3/8 in. x 27 15/16 in. x 27 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Physical Description
- Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern in shades of blues and purples,.
- Subject Matter
- An optical art treatment of a chess set. Vasarely loved the game of chess. His acrylic chess set is playful and optically dazzling.
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- card, table and board game elements
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- forming
- forms of expression
- game pieces
- gameboards
- geometric patterns
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for competitive activities
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2352 x 1776
- File Size
- 556 KB
- Record
- 2004/2.86A-EE & HH
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-2.86a-ee-sp--amp-amp-sem--sp-hh/2004_2_86_a-gg.jpg
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"Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table); Victor Vasarely." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-2.86a-ee-sp--amp-amp-sem--sp-hh/2004_2_86_a-gg.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
