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
Period: 20th Century
Split Infinity #B15, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Herbert Aach
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
Materials
Screen
Rainbow Waves, Op Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - )
Title: Rainbow Waves
Year: 1981
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250, AP 30
Image Size: 18.5 x 34 inches
Size: ...
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1980s 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
Materials
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
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
Materials
Screen
Geometric Abstract by Yves Millecamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yves Millecamps (French, b. 1930)
Title: Untitled II
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed in pencil
Image Size: 23.5 x 23.5 inches
Paper Size: 31 x 31 in. (78.74...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Aftermath
By Roy Ahlgren
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Spur, OP Art Silkscreen by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - )
Title: Spur
Year: 1981
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250, AP
Image Size: 20 x 31.5 inches
Size: 24 in. x 36...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
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)
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
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
"Pinwheel, " Op Art Serigraph by Jurgen Peters, 1980
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German artist Jurgen Peters. Peters was a very well known optical artist in the 1970s, he was a contemporary of Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam and Briget Riley...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
David Roth, Abstract Screenprint, 1979
By David Roth
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
Materials
Screen
Galaxy VI, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Galaxy V
Year: 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil
Edition: AP
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in. (51.44 x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Ascension
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ascension" 1978 is a color serigraph on paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 34/65 in pencil by th...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Relations Couleur III
By Hugo Demarco
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
Materials
Screen
Fiesta
By Roy Ahlgren
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
Materials
Screen
Dawn of a New Era
By Roy Ahlgren
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
Materials
Screen
Composition Microcosmos IV
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Composition Microcosmos IV
1980
Screenprint
13 x 10 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fin...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Mao18, Colorful OP Art Silkscreen by Ryo Tokita
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original hand-signed and numbered (edition 17/50) silkscreen by Ryo Tokita. Ryo Tokita is a Japanese born artist who emigrated to the United States in 1...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Terrestrial Decade
By Roy Ahlgren
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Mesa
By Roy Ahlgren
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
Materials
Screen
Pulsar
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 value silkscreen print
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist.
Edition of 150, plus 20 AP's as is here AP XV/XX.
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
By dece...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Puerto Rican Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Kinetic Art
By Tony Bechara
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
Materials
Screen
Three to Compare
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three to Compare
From: Twelve Progressions
Signed and numbered in pencil
Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics
Printer: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany
Their drystamp lower right cor...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Egg (Orange), Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985)
Title: Egg (Orange)
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 25 x 20 inches
Size: 35 x...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Oscillation
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 color screen print
Signed, dated, titled and numberedin pencil
Edition: 150 (9/150)
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
By Decent
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Negative - Positive - Lithograph - 1993
By Bruno Munari
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
Materials
Lithograph
Victor Vasarely "The Door" Signed Serigraph c.1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Vasarely (French, 1906-1997)
Titled "The Door" c.1982
Bright and bold serigraph from an edition of 325.
Pencil signed and numbered by the artist.
Serigraph dimensions 13"...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Solitude, OP Art Seascape by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Solitude
Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011)
Date: 1987
Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil
Edition of 95
Image Size: 18 x 26 inches
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 7...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Winter Suite (Green with Silver), 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
"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
Skyscrapers, OP Art silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Skyscrapers
Roy Ahlgren
American (1927–2011)
Date: circa 1980
Screenprint, estate stamp on verso
Image Size: 10 x 10 inches
Size: 13 x 13 in. (33.02 x 33.02 cm)
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition VII - Original Screen Print by Franco Cannilla - 1971
By Franco Cannilla
Located in Roma, IT
Composition VII is an original serigraph realized by Franco Cannilla in 1971.
The artwork is hand-signed in pen by the artist. Edition of 40 prints.
...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Mercurial
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil
Image Size: 25 x 18 inches
Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Marathon Man, OP Art silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marathon Man
Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011)
Date: 1979
Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil
Edition of 125
Image Size: 23 x 17 in...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Veiled
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Julian Stanczak
Veiled
1972
Serigraph
32 1/4 × 26 in.
Edition of 90
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
Condition: ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Negative - Positive - Lithograph - 1993
By Bruno Munari
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
Materials
Lithograph
Embryo, Geometric Abstract Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Embryo
Year: 1982
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 130
Image Size: 18 x 25 inches
Size: 22 x 29.5 in. (5...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Centered Rings
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Centered Rings
Screen print, 1971
Signed and numbered in pencil
From: Twelve Progressions
Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics
Printer: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany
Their drystam...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Message of Peace, Abstract Print by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam
Title: Message of Peace
Year: 1988
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300
Paper Size: 40 x 31 inches
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Hydra, OP Art silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hydra
Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011)
Date: 1980
Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil
Edition of 17/50
Image Size: 17 x 23 inches
Size: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
"Concentric Space (White)", Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000)
Title: Concentric Space (White)
Year: 1969
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Size: 29 x 22 inches
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
OP Art Silkscreen by Yturralde
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jose Maria Yturralde, Spanish (1942 - )
Title: Cube within Cube (Red and Blue)
Year: 1971
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 61/125
Size: 19 x 19 in. (...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Opticals, OP Art Silkscreen by Sue Gollifer 1969
By Sue Gollifer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sue Gollifer, British (1944 - )
Title: Opticals
Year: 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 5/75
Image Size: 18 x 18 inches
Size: 28 in. x 22 in. (7...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Galaxy V
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Galaxy V
Year: 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil
Edition: AP
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in. (51.44 x 50...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Optical Composition - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s.
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition ...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Lithograph
Roy Ahlgren 'Embryo' Signed Limited Edition Op-Art Serigraph Print
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Rafael, CA
Roy Ahlgren (American, 1927 - 2011)
Embryo, 1982
Serigraph on wove paper
Signed, title and edition in pencil in lower margin
Edition 8/130
Sheet: 22 1/4in H x 29 3/4in L (unframed)
...
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Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Split Infinity #8B5, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
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...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
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, Abstract Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Dawn of a New Era
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 145
Image Size: 18 x 25 inches
Size: 22 x 29...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Blue and Red Spirals
Located in Long Island City, NY
While you might not have heard of Getulio Alviani, he was very popular among the other Op Artists of his time. Jesus Rafael Soto asked Alviani to be th...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Compounded Red
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and numbered in pencil
Publisher: Eugene Shuster, London Arts
Printer: Vistec Graphics, Rochester, New York
Stamp verso: London Arts Copyright 1980
Edition: 175 (85/175)
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Roy Ahlgren "Concantenation" Signed Limited Edition Print Op-Art
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Rafael, CA
Roy Ahlgren (American, 1927 - 2011)
Concatenation, 1970
Silkscreen (Print), signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition 31/100
Image Size: 18 x 18 inches
Sheet 20.5 in H x 20 in L ...
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20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Energia 1
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Energia I
Year: 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100, AP
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
Inca, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Inca
Year: 1984
Medium: Silkscreen, signed, numbered, titled, and dated in pencil
Edition: 150
Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Oscillation
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Oscillation
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Image Size: 18.25 x 25.75 inches
Size: 2...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Blocked
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Challenger, British (1939 - )
Title: Blocked
Year: 1970
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 140/150
Image Si...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
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Screen
"Starry, Starry Night", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
This swirling chrome and silver print is named in reference to the famous painting “Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh. The spiral that pulls at the center of the composition is remin...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
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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