Yaacov Agam Agamograph "Galaxy"

Item Details

A signed limited edition agamograph titled Galaxy by the namesake of the technique, Israeli-born artist Yaakov Agam (born 1928). This Op Art print features a corrugated surface, causing the image to transition depending on the viewer’s position and perspective. Each of the images depict a nonobjective composition featuring geometric ellipses and rectangles, rendered in a warm color palette. The work is signed by Agam in the lower right margin, and hand numbered 55 in an edition of 99. It is presented with a white mat in a white wooden frame.

A major figure in modern art, Agam is often referred to as the “father of kinetic art”. He was born in Rishon le Zion (then-Palestine, now-Israel) on May 11, 1928. Agam’s upbringing with a rabbinical father influences his works. His religion manifests in his subject matter and use of abstract, non-figural forms. As a teenager, he continued to pursue art, studying at the New Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem. Agam is perhaps best known for creating the “agamograph”, where multiple images are represented on raised surfaces, creating an optical illusion. In recent years, Agam has focused on large-scale works such as the Hanukkah Menorah in New York City, Homage a Mondrian in the Le Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles, and a memorial for victims of the Holocaust at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. His works can be found in a variety of prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in Missouri, and numerous private collections.

Condition

- to fair; large scratch to upper center of image; minor scratches present to surface of piece; wear to edges of frame; black marks to upper left corner of frame; accretions present to surface of frame; loss of wood to lower left of frame verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 14" W x 16" H.

Item #

18SWF049-028