Inducción Cromática Serie B 3/4
100 cms x 100 cms (39.37 ins x 39.37 ins)
On verso signed, titled, dated 1979 and inscribed "caracas" and "serie b, no 3/4" on a label
made in 1979
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "October 2012 Online auction" held on Thu, Oct 25, 2012.
Lot 105
Lot 105
Estimate: CAD $60,000 - $80,000
Realised: CAD $46,800
Realised: CAD $46,800
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the Artist
Private Collection, Venezuela and France
Acquired from the above as a wedding gift in 1984 by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
The work of Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez is committed to the Op Art and Kinetic Art movements. Kinetic Art is based on optical movement and the way in which the viewer is affected by the elemental qualities of colour and form. Cruz-Diez's works, such as this fine painting, are geometric and use strong colours to help create a visual experience and emotional reaction in the viewer without the use of representational imagery. The artist is deeply focused on perception, and centered a series entitled Induction Chromatique around the idea of retinal presistence. Retinal persistence is the phenomenon of the afterimage - when an image still appears even after looking away. Inducción Cromática Serie B 3/4 is from this series, and the strong colour palette and composition carry the viewer's eye from corner to corner on the surface. This work is an excellent example of both retinal persistence and the linear compositions that Cruz-Diez has become internationally renowned for.
Cruz-Diez has lived in Paris since 1960 but maintains strong ties to his native country, especially his hometown of Caracas, which is inscribed on the verso of this work. In 1997, the Carlos Cruz-Diez Print and Design Museum opened in Caracas, which emphasized education for the public and support for contemporary Venezuelan artists. His works can be found in the permanent collections of important museums and galleries world-wide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. The fourth work from Induction Chromatique entitled Inducción Cromática serie B 4/4 is in the collection of the Cruz-Diez Foundation; it is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
Acquired directly from the Artist
Private Collection, Venezuela and France
Acquired from the above as a wedding gift in 1984 by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
The work of Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez is committed to the Op Art and Kinetic Art movements. Kinetic Art is based on optical movement and the way in which the viewer is affected by the elemental qualities of colour and form. Cruz-Diez's works, such as this fine painting, are geometric and use strong colours to help create a visual experience and emotional reaction in the viewer without the use of representational imagery. The artist is deeply focused on perception, and centered a series entitled Induction Chromatique around the idea of retinal presistence. Retinal persistence is the phenomenon of the afterimage - when an image still appears even after looking away. Inducción Cromática Serie B 3/4 is from this series, and the strong colour palette and composition carry the viewer's eye from corner to corner on the surface. This work is an excellent example of both retinal persistence and the linear compositions that Cruz-Diez has become internationally renowned for.
Cruz-Diez has lived in Paris since 1960 but maintains strong ties to his native country, especially his hometown of Caracas, which is inscribed on the verso of this work. In 1997, the Carlos Cruz-Diez Print and Design Museum opened in Caracas, which emphasized education for the public and support for contemporary Venezuelan artists. His works can be found in the permanent collections of important museums and galleries world-wide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. The fourth work from Induction Chromatique entitled Inducción Cromática serie B 4/4 is in the collection of the Cruz-Diez Foundation; it is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.