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Op Art Abstract Prints

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
Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon
Located in Detroit, MI
Victor Vasarely born in 1906 was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op Art movement. Op Art is a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Victor Vasarely and Brigit Riley are its most famous exponents. In its visual balancing act of color and movement from a flat plane to developed continuous flow “Untitled” is a complex arrangement of squares and colors that visually expand and contract. It is one of Vasarely’s most successful Op Art abstract works. The piece is signed on the lower right and number 20/150 on the lower left. The print is behind glass and matted. Vasarely was born in Pecs and grew up in Slovakia and Budapest, where in 1925, he took up medical studies. Abandoning medicine he turned to traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sandor Bortnyik’s private art school widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies. His studies concentrated on applied graphic art and typographical design. In 1929, he painted his Blue Study and Green Study. In 1930, he married his fellow student Claire Spinner (1908–1990). Together they had two sons, Andre and Jean-Pierre. Vasarely became a graphic designer and a poster artist during the 1930s combining patterns and organic images with each other. Vasarely utilized geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Procion
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997 Title: Procion Year: 1968 Medium: Color serigraph Edition: Numbered 140/300 in pencil Paper: Wove Image size: 22.25 x 22.25 inches Fram...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

"L’échiquier" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
The Exchequer - Victor Vasarely - 1935 Lithography Inscribed on the back "L'échiquier - Lithog (1935)". Paper size: 40x46cm Size of the work: 33x23cm Signature at bottom right in p...
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1930s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Inward Eye, #4 OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tempo of Three 1981 Screenprint 26 x 39 1/4 in. Edition of 175
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Tempo of Three 1981 Screenprint 26 x 39 1/4 in. Edition of 175 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Orion, Geometric OP Art Serigraph by Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Orion Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 26 x 19 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Fractions, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Fractions, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gre...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Peano's Curves - Lithograph - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Peano's Curves is an original print realized by Bruno Munari in 1993. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition VII/XXX. Printed by...
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1990s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Dedicated, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Dedicated, from Twelve Progressions 1971 26 1/8 x 31 3/4 in. Edition of 90 Pencil Signed and Numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

David Roth, Abstract Screenprint, 1979
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizon...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Boxed, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Boxed, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg S...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 26 1/8 x 31 3/4 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA b...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Abstract Geometrical Scene - Mixed Media by Rodolfo Aricò - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract geometrical Scene is an original artwork realized by Rodolfo Aricò (Milan, 3 June 1930 – 22 June 2002) in the 1970s. Colored lilac film on ca...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Mixed Media

Three to Compare, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Three to Compare, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 31 3/4 x 26 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by ...
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K-3B, 1971, Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Transection I, Silkscreen by Clarence Carter 1971
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Transection I Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size:...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

1973 "Shatagma, Wargame" Op Art Abstract Silkscreen
By Judith Azur
Located in Arp, TX
Judith Azur "Shatagma, Wargame" 1973 Silkscreen on Paper 24 1/2" x 24 1/2", unframed Signed lower right in pencil *Custom framing available for additional ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Nine Squares, Abstract Geometric Op Art Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Untitled - Nine Squares Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Year: circa 2000 Edition: 99 Size: 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 c...
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Early 2000s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lenticular

Orange, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Cubefield X, OP Art Silkscreen by Marko Spalatin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marko Spalatin, American (1945 - ) Title: Cubefield X Year: circa 1971 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 36/60 Image: 24.5 x 19.5 inches Size: 30.5 x...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tsillag
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted acrylic on wood three-dimensional multiple, 1990, signed and numbered from the edition of 175 in ink, 52.7 x 61 x 7.9 cm. (20 3/4 x 24 x 3 1/8 in.)
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1990s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Wood, Acrylic

Top Square, Op Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Top Square Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP Image Size: 31.5 x 21.5 inches Size...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Force Field (Purple), Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Force Field (Purple) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 21 x 25 inches S...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Exploded View
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Exploded View Year: 1971 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Inward Eye, #2 OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Probe Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 in. x 20...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Victor Vasarely, Door, 1982
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian / French 1906 – 1997) Door, 1982 Numbered ‘E.A. 7/9’ (lower left) and signed Vasarely (lower right) Artist’s proof Silkscreen print 43 x 23.1/2 in. (109.3 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Blue Circles, from Eight Variants
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Yellow One 1970 Silkscreen 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Edition of 165 Pencil Signed and Numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art Co...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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1970's Op Art Cintique Geometric Abstract Color Gradations Silkscreen Domberger
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen serigraph Op art print. Luitpold Domberger (1912-2005 ) was a pioneer of artistic screen printing in Germany. Luitpold (Poldi) Domberger...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Summer Suite (Red with Gold IV)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Autumn Suite (Green with Red), OP Art etching by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Inward Eye, #1 OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Puerto Rican Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Kinetic Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Color Grid. Ziggurat form. Hand signed and numbered silkscreen. Tony Bechara, Artist born in Puerto Rico in 1942. Painter, printmaker. Bechara attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and the School of Jurisprudence and Diplomacy at that same university. He spent one year at the Sorbonne in Paris and, finally, entered New York University. Later, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Since 1977 he has taken part in numerous group and solo exhibits in Puerto Rico, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. An acrylic painter known for pointillism, meaning many vibrant, mulit-colored small dots and grids, Tony Bechara is also an appointee of Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City to the City's Latin Media and Entertainment Commission, whose purpose is to promote Latin American media culture. Bechara is also Chairman of the Board of El Museo del Barrio...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Beryll, Geometric Abstract Lithograph by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997) Title: Beryll from Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes Jacques Prevert Le Coeur a l'ouvrage Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph, signed in th...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Purple/Yellow, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1970
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Azure Composition - Original Screen Print on Paper by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. On headed paper.
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Relations Couleur III
Located in Long Island City, NY
Op art screenprint In a mesmerizing pattern of soft greens and mauves by Argentine artist Hugo Demarco. Title: Relations Couleur III Medium: Screenprint...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Fiesta
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fiesta" 1982 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 66/130 in pencil by...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Split Infinity #4BS, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Midnight Suite (Purple with Silver), OP Art Etching by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz Title: Midnight Suite (Purple with Silver) Year: 1979 Medium: Intaglio Etching with Aquatint on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 95, AP 1...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Aftermath
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Aftermath" 1981 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/150in pencil b...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Pulse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Pulse Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 37/100 Image Size: 21.75 x 25.5 inches Size: 23...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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1920 League of Women Voters, Large OP Art Screenprint by Anuszkiewicz 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: 1920 League of Women Voters Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Image Size: 18 x 3...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Sunset from Eight Variants
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Sunset from Eight Variants 1970 Silkscreen 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. Edition of 165 Pencil Signed and Numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienb...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Carden, OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997) Title: Carden Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 36.5 x 28 in. (92.71 x 71.12 cm)
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

OR-VAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 250. Frame size approx 39 x 30 inches. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent c...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Mesa, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Mesa Year: 1986 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Time from the Mobility Within Series, Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Time from the Mobility Within Series Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Edition: 99 Year: circa 2000 Size: 11 x 11.5 in. (2...
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Early 2000s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lenticular

1920 League of Women Voters, Large OP Art Screenprint by Anuszkiewicz 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: 1920 League of Women Voters Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, and dated ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Celebrate New York, Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Celebrate New York Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Image Size: 28.75 x 22.25 inches ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Summer Suite (Red with Gold I), OP Art Etching by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Negative - Positive - Lithograph - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Negative - Positive is an original print realized by Bruno Munari in 1993. Mixed colored lithograph Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition VII/XXX Printed...
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1990s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Red Mandala, OP Art Silkscreen by Clarence Carter 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Red Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen on Japon, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: 30 in. x 22 ...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

JALONS VI
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper from Jalons portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 24.5 inches. Sheet size 33.25 x 29.75 inches. From the main edition of 250. Add...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Egg (Red)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Egg (Red) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 35 x 23...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Dawn of a New Era
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Dawn of a New Era" 1980 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, date...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Terrestrial Decade
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Terrestrial Decade" 1982 is a color serigraph on wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 65/130 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Mesa
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Mesa" 1985 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 66/130 in pencil by t...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Op Art abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art abstract prints 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 prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Victor Vasarely, Roy Ahlgren, Victor Debach, and Yaacov Agam. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Paper 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 prints, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints 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 $66 and tops out at $64,396, while the average work sells for $1,036.

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