What Is Victor Vasarely Nickname?

Victor Vasarely was at the core of the movement, earning him the nickname “Father of Op Art.” Vega-Nor is one of a number of paintings the artist created in which an orderly grid seemingly swells and protrudes off the picture plane.

Was Victor Vasarely a natural born French man?

Victor Vasarely, Hungarian Győző Vásárhelyi Hungarian form Vásárhelyi Győző, (born April 9, 1908, Pécs, Hungary—died March 15, 1997, Paris, France), Hungarian-born French painter of geometric abstractions who became one of the leading figures of the Op art movement. ... Vasarely became a naturalized French citizen in 1959.

How old was Victor Vasarely when he died?

Victor Vasarely, a leader of the short-lived Op Art movement of the 1960's, died at a private clinic in Paris on Saturday. He was 90. He had been hospitalized for the last two years with prostate cancer, said his daughter-in-law, Michele Vasarely.