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.
$14,500
Bridget Riley - Rose, Rose (Hand Signed by Bridget Riley and Olympic medalists)
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley - Rose, Rose, 2012 London Olympics silkscreen (Hand Signed by Bridget Riley and dozens of Olympic medalists), with official hologram, 2012 Silkscreen poster with hologr...
Screen
Leopard (Blue) Screenprint, Op Art, Signed, Edition 91 of 100, Framed
Located in London, GB
Victor Vasarely Leopard (Blue), 1988 screenprint in colours on Frank Gallo Cast paper 80 x 98 cm - sheet 106 x 124 cm - framed Edition 91 of 100 hand-signed and numbered by the arti...
Screen
$8,000
Bridget Riley Hand Signed Offset lithograph print UK, Abstraction British Op Art
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Flashback (Hand Signed), 2009 Offset Lithograph (hand signed by Bridget Riley) 27 × 27 inches Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Bridget Riley Unframed Signe...
Lithograph, Offset
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Victor Vasarely, Tapestry Design, from XXe Siecle, 1954
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Victor Vasarely (1906–1997), titled Projet de tapisserie (Tapestry Design), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°4 (double) Janvier 1954, originat...
Lithograph
Oval 2 from the Serie Cardíaca Portfolio, Op Art Lithograph by Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oval 2 Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan (1923–2019) Portfolio: Serie Cardíaca Date: 2015 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 75 Size: 13.75 x 19.75 in. (34.93 x 50.17 cm...
Lithograph
Color and Space, Abstract Geometric Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Color and Space Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Year: circa 2000 Edition: 10/99 Size: 15 in. x 14 in. (38.1 cm x 35.56 cm...
Lenticular
Yaacov Agam, Color Composition, from XXe siecle, 1978
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Yaacov Agam (1928-2026), titled Composition coloree (Color Composition), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XL Annee, No. 51, originates from the...
Lithograph
Agam Lenticular Kinetic Agamograph Hand Signed numbered Israeli Kinetic Op Art
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam, Israeli (b. 1928) Hand signed, and numbered. Limited edition lenticular lens kinetic Agamograph Titled 'Sea Fathom'. Hand-signed and numbered edition 24/99, size of w...
Lenticular, Screen
Untitled 25, Abstract Op Art Screenprint by David Roth
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...
Screen
Corona Blue, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Corona Blue, Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 10/40, Size: 35.5 x 35.5 in. (90.17 x 90.17 cm)
Screen
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
BI-RHOMBS, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: BI-RHOMBS Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 91/250, plus proofs Size: 43.5 x 26 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Si...
Screen
Sequential V, OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sequential V from the Sequential Portfolio by Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930–2020) Date: 1972 Screenprint, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil Edition of 165/200 Image Size: ...
Screen
Encuentro de Dos Mundos, Op Art Screenprint by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph print by Pedro Friedeberg from 1987. A optical abstract image of a surrealist interior. Artist: Pedro Friedeberg, Mexican (1936 - ) Title: Encuentro de dos Mundos Year:...
Screen
Anthea Galleria D'arte poster, limited edition Italian poster mid century modern
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely Anthea Galleria D'arte Poster, ca. 1971 Offset lithograph poster Limited edition of 400 (unnumbered) 28 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches Unframed This historic offset lithograph p...
Lithograph, Offset
Compounded Red, Op Art Screenprint by Julian Stanczak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful OP Art silkscreen by Poland-born American OP Artist, Julian Stanczak. Artist: Julian Stanczak, American (1928 - 2017) Title: Compounded Red Year: 1981 Medium: Screenpri...
Screen
Cube Station, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Marko Spalatin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marko Spalatin, American (1945 - ) Title: Cube Station Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 48/50 Image Size: 21 in. (diameter) Size: 3...
Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jim Bird, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
By Jim Bird
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jim Bird (1937–2010), titled Untitled (Untitled), from the album Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona - Redfern Gallery, London, originates from the 1979 editi...
Lithograph
Two Tigers on Green, Op Art Screenprint by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997) Title: Two Tigers on Green Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, CL I...
Screen
$2,800
Bridget Riley - Rare historic LT Ed Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art print
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art poster, 1965 Offset lithograph poster Limited Edition of approx. 300 (unnumbered) 21 × 17 inches Unframed Very rare early Bridget Riley poster...
Lithograph, Offset
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Yaacov Agam, Composition in Motion, from XXe siecle, 1980
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Yaacov Agam (1928-2026), titled Composition en mouvement (Composition in Motion), from the album Homage to Agam, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Exhibition ...
Lithograph
Classic Blue Silk Movement, Abstract Fabric Gestures, Contemporary Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Classic Blue Silk Movement nº1 + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 100 + Medium: Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...
Lithograph
16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970 This work is number 51 from the edition of 165 printed by Hans Mayer, Krefeld, Germany. screenprint 28"x28" Julian Stanczak American/Polish, 1928-2017. explores the visual, psychological, and emotional resonance of color in his Op art paintings, through which he aims to induce a “color meltdown,” as he describes: “I want to fuse many colorants and their gradations into a single color experience.” Influenced by Josef Albers and Russian...
Screen
Inward Eye, #3 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
Screen
Inward Eye, #9 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
Screen
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Vertigo, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: Vertigo Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 88/325, plus proofs Size: 26.75 x 22.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: ...
Screen
Inward Eye, #1 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
Screen
Oscillation I, Rainbow OP Screenprint by James Norman
By James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Oscillation I Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 35/95 Image Size: 10 x 33 inches Size: 25 x 3...
Screen
$4,000
Victor Vasarely "Zebres 1" 1976 French Op Art Serigraph, Hand Signed & Numbered
Located in Miami, FL
VICTOR VASARELY – "ZEBRES 1" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 120 VASARELY’S ICONIC ZEBRAS Created in 1976 and published by the Foundation Vasarely in an edition ...
Screen
Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Screen
TallerOr
Located in Fairlawn, OH
TallerOr Screen print printed on "card board" (cream poster board), 1968 Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 (54/150), plus 11 for the Vasarely Fou...
Screen
Red Clairvoyance, Digital Print, 80 x 110 cm , Mexican Op Art, 2023
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Red Clairvoyance, by Pedro Friedeberg - Digital Print - 80 x 110 cm - Op Art, c. 2023 The piece, by Pedro Friedeberg is unique and special because it powerfully executes the ill...
Digital
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Stars, Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Stars Year: 1989 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: P.P. 3/14, 180, plus proofs Size: 26.5 x 19 inches Inscription: Signed and numbered by ...
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...
Lithograph
Inward Eye, #6 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
Screen
Celebrate New York, OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz 1973
Located in Long Island City, NY
Celebrate New York Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930–2020) Date: 1973 Screenprint, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil lower right Edition of 300 Image Size: 29 x 22 inches Size...
Screen
Split Infinity #9BS, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
By Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint 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...
Screen
$580
Geometric Modernism, Violet Gateway, Minimalist Abstraction, Space Age Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
This limited edition giclée print by Cyd Fontaine explores the language of geometric modernism through a precise arrangement of concentric color fields. Gradual tonal transitions mov...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
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...
Screen
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
Majus II
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Majus II, 1974 is a screenprint on polyester on metal that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) in pen and ink the lower right margin and...
Metal
Entraphy, Abstract Op Art Screenprint by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Entraphy Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Image Size: 27.5 x 20 inches ...
Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Yaacov Agam, Composition on a Black Background, from XXe siecle, 1978
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Yaacov Agam (1928-2026), titled Composition sur fond noir (Composition on a Black Background), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XL Annee, No. 5...
Lithograph
$2,246
FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #3 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #3 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition: 30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Lithograph o...
Paper, Lithograph
Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op Art Spiral) - Original Screen Print, 1971
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor Vasarely Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op art spiral), 1971 Original 15 colors screenprint Printed signature in the plate On paper 100 x 78 cm (c. 40 x 31 in) REFERENCES : Catalog...
Screen
"Test 2"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon for the "Vasarely Progressions 1...
Offset
Miércoles from the Serie Semana Portfolio, Op Art Lithograph by Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Miércoles Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan (1923–2019) Portfolio: Serie Semana Date: 2013 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 75 Size: 23 x 23 in. (58.42 x 58.42 cm) Fra...
Lithograph
Our MC, Abstract Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
This optical screenprint was created by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely. Vasarely is by far one of the world's most influential Optical artists, pushing the boundaries of art and pl...
Screen
$1,100
Swiss Artist Large Color Symphony Silkscreen Serigraph Print Kinetic Op Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and numbered from edition of 90 Jakob Weder, (Switzerland, 1906-1990) Swiss color/music kinetic artist. known for his oil and tempera painting ...
Lithograph, Screen
Tri-Vega
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Tri-Vega 1975 Silkscreen on Arches paper 33 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Sh...
Screen
$2,500
Doug Ohlson 1960s Op Art Silkscreen Signed/N Geometric Abstraction Op Art Framed
By Doug Ohlson
Located in New York, NY
Doug Ohlson Untitled 1960s Op Art Silkscreen, 1968 Color silkscreen on wove paper 22. × 18 1/5 inches x .5 inches Hand signed, dated and numbered 15/50 on the front Frame included: h...
Screen
Reverse Sunsets, Abstract Blurry Gradient, Mauve to Yellow, Giclée Print Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
Reverse Sunsets is a vibrant Giclée print that explores the emotional resonance of color through soft, seamless transitions of mauve, purple, and yellow tones. This abstract diptych ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
Doric Game IV, Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Evelyn B. Johnson was an American Optical artist. Her work specialized in striking geometric abstract forms in bright colors whose shading mimics the effects of neon lighting. These ...
Screen
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Victor Vasarely, Beryll, from Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Victor Vasarely (1906–1997), titled Beryll, originates from the 1972 edition published by Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, in collaboration with Leon ...
Lithograph
Luna, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Luna Year: 1977 Edition: AP Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 17.5 x 17.5 inches Size: 20 x 20 inches
Screen
$3,200
Yaacov Agam Large Silkscreen Colors on Gold Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large hand signed serigraph silkscreen, pencil numbered in Roman numerals. Edition CX / CLIII biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Agam can trace his ancestry back six g...
Screen
John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
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...
Screen
Abstract Composition - Screen Print by V. Vasarely - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an artwork realized by Victor Vasarely (1906 Pecs - 1997 Annet-sur-Marne) in 1980. Silkscreen on paper. Signed lower right, numbered lower. h 48 x 45 cm ...
Screen
Polarization, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Polarization Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 22 x 29.5 ...
Screen
Pulse, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
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...
Screen
$750
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...
Lithograph, Screen
Sun Keyed, OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Sun Keyed Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Edition: 3000 Image Size: 12 x 14 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45....
Screen