Op Art Portrait 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
Five Faces of Dali #5, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Five Faces of Dali #5
Year: 1980
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 164/200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
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Category
1980s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,116 Sale Price
44% Off
Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe), Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe)
Year: 1990
Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper
Edition: 12/100, plus proofs
Size: 31 x 23.5 inches
C...
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1990s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Double-Six, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Double-Six
Year: 1972
Medium: Silkscreen on museum board
Edition: 10/200, plus proofs
Size: 26 x 26 inches
Condition: Good
Ins...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
John F. Kennedy, Op Art Screenprint Portrait by Yvaral
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral", French (1934 - 2002)
Title: John F. Kennedy
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 177/200
Size: 41 in...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral" French (1934 - 2002)
Title: John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 14...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Faces of Dali #3, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Faces of Dali #3
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: IV/XX, 200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
Co...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Faces of Dali #4, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Faces of Dali #4
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: IX/XX, 200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
Co...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Faces of Dali #2, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Faces of Dali #2
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 104/200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
Condi...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Face of Dali - Grey, OP Art Portrait by Yvaral Jean-Pierre Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral", French (1934 - 2002)
Title: Salvador Dali
Year: 1977
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200
Size: 35 in. x 24.5 in. ...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Jimi H
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Portrait en clair-obscure, dont les aplats clairs sont constitués par un texte qui relate le parcourt et la biographie de l’artiste Jimi Hendrix.
Impression directe sur Plexiglass, c...
Category
2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Digital
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Chem 1A /// Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Science Chemistry Screenprint Portrait Face
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
Title: "Chem 1A"
*Signed and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right
Year: 1970
Medium: Original Screenprint on Special Arjomari paper
Limited edition: 32/100, (there were also 10 artist's proofs)
Printer: Jeff Wasserman and Robert Dressen of Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
Reference: "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997" - Corlett No. 100, page 117; Gemini No. 248
Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary white maple moulding with 100% cotton rag double matting and Artglass. All archival
Framed size: 36.38" x 26.63"
Sheet size: 30.13" x 20"
Image size: 24" x 14.25"
Condition: In excellent condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Newport Beach, CA; possibly acquired directly from the printer/publisher Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA. Numbered by Lichtenstein in pencil lower left. This work is related to Lichtenstein's 1970 "Peace Through Chemistry...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$34,000
H 36.38 in W 26.63 in
Prefab77 'Heavy Crown' Signed, Limited Edition Print
By Prefab77
Located in San Rafael, CA
Prefab77 (British, 20th c.)
Heavy Crown
Archival pigment print on luxuriant 300gsm Somerset art paper
Edition of 100
Signed in plate lower left. Signed by artist in white ink with embossed artist's stamp lower right
Unframed: 29. 3/4in H x 22in L
*Framed image is for inspirational purposes only
Prefab77 a.k.a. Peter Manning...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
LIVING FOR KICKS 2 Risograph Print Handsigned and Numbered by Prefab77
By Prefab77
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Living For Kicks 2, 2013 by Prefab77
3 Color Risograph Print on Paper
16 1/2 × 11 7/10 in 41.9 × 29.7 cm
Edition of 300
Signed, Numbered (21/300), and Stamped by the artist
The roo...
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2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$300
H 16.54 in W 11.7 in D 0.04 in
LIVING FOR KICKS Hand-finished Screen Print Limited Edition of 30
By Prefab77
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Living For Kicks (2009) by Prefab77
Screen Print, handfinished
76,5 × 57,5 cm
Limited Edition of 30
Signed, Numbered (24/30), and Stamped by the artist
The print was stored flat but...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$690
H 30.12 in W 22.64 in D 0.04 in
Arab Woman Gold (2007), Screen Print, Limited Edition of 300
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Arab Woman Gold' by Shepard Fairey, 2007
18 x 24 inches (45 x 61 cm)
Screen Print on Fine Art Paper.
Limited edition of 300 (AP)
Hand-signed and dat...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,200
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
Debbie Harry (Blondie), Max's Kansas City 1976 Signed Edition of 10 Diamond Dust
By Bob Gruen
Located in New York, NY
Bob Gruen
Debbie Harry (Blondie) Max's Kansas City, 1976, 2018
Limited Edition silkscreen and diamond dust on 320 gram coventry rag paper
Signed, numbered 7/10 and dated in graphite ...
Category
2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Screen, Mixed Media
Tom Petty An American Treasure Shepard Fairey Screenprint Contemporary Music Art
Located in Draper, UT
"I've been a fan of Tom Petty since I first heard 'Refugee' and 'Don't Do Me Like That' on the radio as a nine-year-old kid. I was lucky enough to work with Tom on several projects b...
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2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Homage to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (signed and inscribed) Lt Ed iconic print Framed
By Larry Rivers
Located in New York, NY
Larry Rivers
Homage to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, signed and inscribed to Arthur Gold and Robert (Bobby) Fizdale, 1973
Lithograph and Screenprint on Paper
Hand signed and inscribed on lo...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
$5,000
H 14.25 in W 17.25 in D 1.25 in
Red Grooms, Mr. Chuck Berry, color silkscreen with 3-D collage, signed/n framed
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms
Mr. Chuck Berry, 1978
Original silkscreen in colors with 3D construction and die-cut collage on paper
Signed and numbered 9/25 AP in graphite pencil on the front
Frame inc...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen, Mixed Media
$2,000
H 38 in W 31 in D 1.25 in
Kurt Cobain Endless Nameless Screenprint By Shepard Fairey Contemporary Rock Art
Located in Draper, UT
Original photo by Naomi Petersen.
"I'd always wanted to make a Kurt Cobain tribute portrait, but I did not want to use one of the many well-known photographs as the reference for my...
Category
2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Chuck Sperry Grateful Dead Bertha Silkscreen Print Capitol Theater Contemporary
By Chuck Sperry
Located in Draper, UT
Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 15 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen...
Category
2010s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
World Class, iconic coveted 13 color silkscreen with paint Unique variant Signed
Located in New York, NY
Mr. Brainwash
World Class, 2009
Thirteen color silkscreen on hand stained archival art paper. Individually finished with spray paint and stencil balloon; unique variant
Hand signed t...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Spray Paint, Archival Paper, Screen, Stencil
Previously Available Items
Faces of Dali #2, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Faces of Dali #2
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
Condition...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Faces of Dali #4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002)
Title: Faces of Dali #4
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 200, plus proofs
Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches
Condition...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Mona Lisa (Black & White)
Located in White Plains, NY
'Mona Lisa (Black & White),' 1987 by Yvaral (Jean Pierre Vasarely). Serigraph, Ed. 7/50. Signed in pencil, 19.5 x 13.5 in. / Frame: 31 x 23 in. Utilizing grey squares of varying size...
Category
1980s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Marilyn
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Yvaral (1934-2002), also known as Jean-Pierre Vasarely, was a French artist best known for his works of Op Art, Kinetic Art, and Numerical Art. He is also the son of the renowned “Gr...
Category
1990s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
George Washington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral", French (1934 - 2002)
Title: George Washington
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, HC 25...
Category
1970s Op Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Op Art portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art portrait 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 portrait 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, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely), Fabien Hemard, and Julio Le Parc. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Digital Print 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 portrait prints, so small editions measuring 23.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait 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 $895 and tops out at $5,200, while the average work sells for $2,800.