Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Yaacov Agam (Israeli, b. 1928)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); ed. 1/99, 16/99; 1975
Materials: lithograph mounted to magnetized metal, plastic artist palette, circle colored magnets
Dimensions (H, W, D): lithograph: 14.25"h, 15.25"w; 20"h, 21"w frame; palette: 1"h, 12"w, 11.5"d; 2.5"h, 22.5"w, 24.5"d box
Additional Information: The interactive artwork was published by Transworld Art, New York, New York.
Yaacov Agam, a pioneer of Kinetic and Op Art, worked alongside contemporaries such as Victor Vasarely, Jesus Rafael Soto, and Carlos Cruz-Diez, artists who redefined abstraction through movement, color, and viewer engagement.
From 1968 to 1988, Alex Rosenberg, under the name Transworld Art, published more than 700 editions featuring works by over 60 artists. Notable partners included Alexander Calder, Salvador Dalí, Romare Bearden, Henry Moore, Mark Tobey, Yaacov Agam, and Robert Rauschenberg, who were commissioned to create prints and multiples.
Condition
very good: lithograph: minor soiling/undulation; palette: missing one color of magnets, several magnet prints have undulation/ minor soiling; box: minor wear/scratches
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