{"product_id":"vasarely-table","title":"1 of 2 Victor Vasarely \"Planetary Folklore Participations No. 2\" w\/ Custom Wendell Lovett Table","description":"\u003cp class=\"standfirst\"\u003eA signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Vasarely\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictor Vasarely\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanetary Folklore Participations No. 2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the taupe laminate table built to hold it —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone of two ever made\u003c\/strong\u003e, the other to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Simonyi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharles Simonyi,\u003c\/a\u003e custom-made for his home in Medina, Seattle, ca. 1987. Photographed together in architect \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wendell_Lovett\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWendell Lovett's\u003c\/a\u003e own living room. The art piece is signed and numbered 40\/500.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMade by: \u003c\/b\u003eArtwork by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely. Table by Seattle-based architect Wendell Lovett.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry: \u003c\/b\u003eSeattle, WA, USA\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/b\u003e 1987 (Estimated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/b\u003eVasarely's 1971 Participations No. 2: a 60 cm panel of 800 coded plastic pieces the owner is invited to rearrange, with the one unit he signed by hand fixed in place at the lower right. It comes with the taupe laminate table built to hold it, attributed by our consigner to Seattle architect Wendell Lovett, who made two. The other went to Charles Simonyi, whose Medina house Lovett designed around his Vasarely collection. Photographed together in Lovett's own living room around 2012. See images for provenance connecting this piece to Lovett's home in Madrona, Seattle. Additionally, see the final image showing the table (lower right) in the room with prominent Seattle architects (l\u003cspan\u003eeft to right): Keith Kolb, Wendell Lovett, Philip Jacobson, Grant Hildebrand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 34 x 34 x 16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtwork: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Scattered scuffs and specks across units, light soiling; frame true. Instruction sheet foxed, with one highlighter marks over the reference to \"Legos\". Exact number of pieces has not been counted, but see images for the aggregated bags of pieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable: \u003c\/strong\u003eGood. Light edge wear and surface marks consistent with domestic use. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/b\u003e 800 coded plastic unities (400 \u003cem\u003efonds\u003c\/em\u003e, 400 \u003cem\u003eformes\u003c\/em\u003e) on Lego-system fixation panel, aluminium frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taupe laminate over case, rotated upper plane, black reveal, inset grey disc, pull-out drawers to two faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResources: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"sources\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wendell_Lovett\"\u003eWendell Lovett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— biography, Simonyi house, Madrona residence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/archive.seattletimes.com\/archive\/?date=19920419\u0026amp;slug=1487325\"\u003eSeattle Times, 19 April 1992\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— \"A New Angle\": the Simonyi house, its Vasarely collection, Lovett's custom furniture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pcad.lib.washington.edu\/building\/12957\/\"\u003ePCAD\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Lovett, Wendell H. and Eileen, House #2, Madrona, Seattle, 1984\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/archiveswest.orbiscascade.org\/ark:\/80444\/xv35202\"\u003eArchives West\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Wendell Lovett papers finding aid\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fineart.ha.com\/itm\/sculpture\/victor-vasarely-french-1906-1997-planetary-folklore-participations-no-2-algorithms-1971plastic-paper-and\/a\/191651-48121.s\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Alan Michelson \/ Anne Forestierie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038411075747,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/3818\/9219\/files\/DSC09366.jpg?v=1787642728","url":"https:\/\/www.design-havn.com\/products\/vasarely-table","provider":"HAVN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}