Op Art Abstract Paintings
OP ART STYLE
The Op art movement emerged in the 1960s, mirroring the counterculture of the time in its embrace of visual trickery, graphic shapes and bright colors.
Spreading across Europe and the Americas, the style — whose name is short for “optical art” — influenced advertising, fashion and interior design before fading in the early ’70s.
Op art remained significant, however, for artists and scientists interested in the nature of perception. And today, it’s seeing a resurgence of interest from collectors and interior designers.
Op artists played with the principles of perception, manipulating line, shape, patterns and color to create the illusion of depth and movement. They drew on and evolved methods developed by past movements, from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, to produce intense visual experiences.
All the Op artists shared a focus on the gap between what is and what we perceive. Each, however, had a distinct approach to the issue and a unique visual style.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Op art that includes works by Josef Albers, Bridget Riley, Jesús Rafael Soto and more.
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Style: Op Art
Estructuras Espacio - Temporales Shetam, OP Art Painting by Enrique Careaga
By Enrique Careaga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Enrique Careaga, Paraguay (1944 - )
Title: Estructuras Espacio - Temporales Shetam 8120137
Date: October 27th, 1981
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, titled and dated ver...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Sphere 1, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Patrice Breteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrice Breteau, French (1942 - )
Title: Sphere 1
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 31.5 x 31.5 inches
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
David Roth, Abstract Painting on Graph Paper, 1971
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
David Roth, Abstract Painting on Graph Paper, 1970
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Large Geometric Abstract Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1973
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 67 x 67 inches
Frame Size: 68 x 68 in. (172.72 x 172.72...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
David Roth, Abstract Painting, 1977
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to ho...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Thunder
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by Tony Bechara from 1984. An abstract, optical painting representative of Bechara's conceptual principles of color usage, organization and randomness.
Artist...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aperture, Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Aperture
Year: 1976
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso
Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portals, OP Art Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren from 1971. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed.
Artist: Roy Ahlgre...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Shapiro (American, b. 1944)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.l.
Size: 12 in. x 95 in. (30.48 cm x 241.3 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Night Nurse, Large Magritte-like Surreal Painting by Backstrom aka Beck o Jung
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Holger Bäckström from 1979. A mixed media collage and oil painting produced by the company Beck & Jung, a collaborative duo between Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg in the 1960's-70's. Their emphasis on highly designed optical art-style is eminent in the objects produced from Beck & Jung.
Artist: Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg (aka Beck & Jung), Scandanavian (1939 - 1997 and 2007)
Title: Night Nurse...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Metallic Color Magnetic Continuum. Moon Gold
By Pablo Griss
Located in Berlin, DE
Metallic Color Magnetic Continuum. Moon Gold.
Gold 22-karat gold leaf and acrylic on linen with oil patina. 106 x 122 x 8 cm
The carefully researched colour palette, the strict line...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Dusty Doorknob
Located in Tallinn, EE
”The Dusty Doorknob”. 2000
Titled, signed and dated on the reverse in black felt-tip pen: The Dusty Doorknob Patrick Hughes 2000.
Oil on panel, relief. 64,8 × 160 × 16 cm (82,5 × 17...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bianco, Op Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Victor Vasarely’s Op Art painting generates a sense of movement as it appears to warp into a sphere that is overlaid with stripes in a geometric pattern.
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"69 Colors From Green To Purple on Target" Colorful Abstract Op Art Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Large colorful abstract geometric painting by California based artist Rafael Gaete. Grid painting incorporating 69 geometric colored vertical lines agains...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prochromatique YC2
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Canvas with steel colored steel bars
Signed
Edition of 5
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Operenccia, Large OP Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Operenccia
Year: 1954/1986
Medium: Acrylic on Board, signed, dated and titled in marker verso
Size: 40 in. x 66 in. (101.6 cm ...
Category
1950s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Electric Tulip II
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993)
Title: Electric Tulip II
Year: 1980
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 84 x 60 in. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Struttura
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Superficie Rossa
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Ink, Acrylic
Bianco Nero
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Composition (green)
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard.
With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pen
Lacerazioni
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard.
With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen
Light Magenta Square
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Title: Light Magenta Square
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 60 x 60 inches
Referenced as 1978.9, pg 184 in "Anuszkiew...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Op Art abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stan Slutsky, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Ferruccio Gard, and Roberto Lucchetta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Op Art abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 4.73 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $340 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $3,675.