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
K-3B, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1971
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....
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Cloud, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto.
Cloud
Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954)
Date: 1991
Screenprint
Edition of 125
Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
Category
1990s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Fifth Dimension, 3-D Serigraph Collage by Anne Youkeles
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by Austrian-American artist Anne Youkeles. She has said that her work has benefited from the permissiveness that has encouraged artists to follow their cre...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Günter Fruhtrunk, Farbbewegungen - Portfolio of 6 Screenprints, Abstract Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Farbbewegungen, 1970
Medium: Portfolio of 6 screenprints on cardstock
Dimensions: each 65 x 90 cm
Edition of 125: Each hand-signed and numbered i...
Category
20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Skylight XVII, Op Art Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Skylight XVII
Evelyn B. Johnson
Date: 1981
Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil
Edition of 19/25
Image Size: 26 x 38 inches
Size: 30 x 42 ...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
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...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Sky Light XXIII, " OP Art Serigraph by Evelyn B. Johnson, 1981
Located in Long Island City, NY
This abstract serigraph was created in 1981 by American Optical artist Evelyn B. Johnson. It is signed and numbered 17/25 in pencil, and the plate size is 25.5 x 25.5 inches. It is d...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Galaxy VI, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint 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
Square Variables XI
By Todd Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam
Israeli (b. 1928)
Hand signed, not individually numbered but from edition of 180. I can include a copy of the title sheet with the edition size and his signature if you r...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, 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...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Space Sounds No. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint on Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Evelyn B. Johnson
Title: Space Sounds No. 2
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 2/25
Image: 27 x 21 inches
Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Cruz Diez
"Untitled", 1994
Serigraph on paper. Framed
Ed. AP
Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist at the bottom of the paper
39 x 27 in
Category
1990s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
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...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Purple/Yellow, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1970
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....
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled - Circle, Abstract Lithograph by Ludwig Wilding
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ludwig Wilding, German (1927 - 2010)
Title: Untitled - Circle
Year: 1967
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 38/100
Image Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
Size...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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:...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Oscillation , Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
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
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
Dawn of a New Era, Op Art Abstract Screenprint 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...
Category
1980s 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...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Concentric Space (White)", Screenprint 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
Category
1960s 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: ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Green v. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Babe Shapiro
By Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016)
Title: Green v. 2
Year: 1972
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 75
Image Size: 28 x 28 inches
Size: 35 x 35...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Big Sur, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Bir Sur
Year: 1981
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Image Size: 18 x 25.5 inches
Size: 22.5 x 30 inches
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Flirt, OP Art Screenprint by Arthur Boden
By Arthur Boden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arthur Boden
Title: Flirt
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Serigraph on Canvas, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: AP
Size: 31 x 36 in. (78.74 x 91.44 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Tres Torres, Surrealist Geometric Screenprint by Enrique Sebastian Carbajal
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Enrique Carbajal Sebastian, Mexican (1947 - )
Title: Tres Torres
Year: 1982
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edi...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Allegro, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Allegro
Year: 1986
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 23/100
Image Size: 18 x 25.5 inches
Size: 22.5 x 30 in...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Squares, Abstract Screenprint by Ludwig Wilding
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ludwig Wilding, German (1927 - 2010)
Title: Squares
Year: 1967
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 38/100
Image Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
Size: 23.5 x ...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
TRIDIM Gris
Located in Fairlawn, OH
TRIDIM Gris
Screen print, 1986
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
Edition: 200 (76/200)
From: portfolio enetitled "35 ans apres"
Printed at Atelier Arcay, Paris, France
Publisher: Park West Gallery...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Square Variables VI
By Todd Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Opticals, OP Art Geometric Screenprint 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...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Square Variables IX
By Todd Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Let It Be Orange
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right
Published by Eugene Schuster, London Art
Printer: Vistec, Rochester, New York
Regular edition unrealized per Stanczak web site
This annotated "H.C." ...
Category
1880s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Four Green Shapes in Continuous Space, Surrealist Screenprint by Frank Roth
By Frank Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Frank Roth, American (1936 - )
Title: Untitled - Four Green Shapes in Continuous Space
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 125, AP 30
Image S...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Rivotril, 1990
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1990, this original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered 270/300, this piece was prin...
Category
1990s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Extrinsic, Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Extrinsic
Year: 1974
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in. (50...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
City of New York, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: City of New York
Year: 1972
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 20 x 26 inches
Size: 23 x 29 ...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Circuitous, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Circuitous
Year: 1978
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 70
Image Size: 20 x 20 inches
Size: 22 x 29.65 in....
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Aztec, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Aztec
Year: 1983
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Image Size: 18 x 26 inches
Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57....
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Convolution, OP Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Convolution
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 19/80
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Size: 20 x 26 in....
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Red Pentagons, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Jose Maria Yturralde
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jose Maria Yturralde, Spanish (1942 - )
Title: Red Pentagons
Year: 1970
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 15/100
Size: 15 in. x 12 in. (38.1 cm x 30.4...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Starry, Starry Night - Op Art Screenprint 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...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Eternal Vigilance", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Eternal Vigilance
Year: 1975
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 60
Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Checkmate, Op Art Screenprint by Rita Simon
By Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rita Simon, American (1938 - )
Title: Checkmate
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: AP 30
Image Size: 32 x 24 inches
Size: 34 in. x 26...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Ikon, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Ikon
Year: 1976
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
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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
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Mobius - Brown, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Wladimir Zwaagstra
By Wladimir Zwaagstra
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wladimir Zwaagstra, Dutch (1937 - )
Title: Mobius - Brown
Year: 1974
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 10/25
Size: 20 x 30 inches
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
50x70 cm.
Edition 24/100
Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin.
Excellent conditions.
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1970s 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...
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Almir Mavignier: 9 Abstract Screenprints from the "48 Serigraphien" Portfolio
By Almir Mavignier
Located in Hamburg, DE
Almir Mavignier
Untitled (from 48 Serigraphien), 1961
Medium: 9 abstract screen prints on paper
Dimensions: 15 7/10 × 11 7/10 in 39.8 × 29.7 cm
Edition of 50: Each Hand-signed in pe...
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20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled [Wave] -- Screen Print, Stripes, Lines, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Untitled [Wave], 1975
Bridget Riley
Screenprint in colours, on wove
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 400
Printed by Graham Henderson, London
Published by Galerie Beyel...
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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Tutankhamon
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered.
Image 26" x 18"
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Sanctuary
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150 (80/150)
15 color silk screen
12" round
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
By decent
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is an screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
50x70 cm.
Edition 14/100
Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin.
Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
50x70 cm.
Edition 16/100
Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin.
Excellent conditions.
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in an original screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
50x70 cm.
Numbered edition.
Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin.
Excelle...
Category
1970s 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.