Skip to main content

Op Art Figurative Sculptures

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.

to
1
2
1
2
1
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
5,906
787
749
500
210
116
114
95
68
57
39
22
11
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Style: Op Art
2 +3 = 4, 1981
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Yaacov Agam 2 +3 = 4, 1981 offers another excellent example of the artist’s ability to induce the illusion of movement through color and pattern. By combining a multicolor palette wi...
Category

1980s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

EREBUS (CRYSTAL SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Molded crystal sculpture made for Rosenthal studio-line, Germany. Etched signature "Vasarely" on the reverse. Identified and numbered 485/2000 on ...
Category

1980s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Do It Yourself
By Gunter Uecker
Located in London, GB
Hammer and two nails on wood board, 1930, signed in pencil, from an unknown edition size, published by Edition VICE-Versand, Remscheid, Germany, overall sizes: 34 x 16.5 x 7.8 cm. (1...
Category

1930s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Related Items
Untitled (Yellow Head) 2022
Located in Nashville, TN
Interdisciplinary artist Amber Lelli is interested in exploring concepts, asking questions, and choosing the medium and materials best fit for those ideas. Looking through her portfo...
Category

2010s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harlequin, OP Art Silkscreen by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harlequin by Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908–1997) Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 78/250 Image Size: 25.75 x 16 inches Size: 30.5 x 19.75 in....
Category

1980s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Screen

Original ceramic pendant " Vé et Astrology "
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) Vé and Astrology ceramic's pendant : Vé : signed underneath White 1ere variant ( Terre blanche en relief ). page 212 Size: 7 x5.5 cm catalogue rai...
Category

1950s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Faces of Dali #4
Located in Greenwich, CT
Faces of Dalí #4 is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 25 x 17 inches, signed 'Yvaral' lower right and numbered 160/200 lower left. From the edition of 263 (there were also 2...
Category

20th Century Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Screen, Paper

"Round Bronze Flower"
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023. Location and Delivery from Spain Authors: Created by Ros Kozhman and Irena Tone Materials: clay, mirror, sandy paste, MDF, acrylic, varnish Size: 15 x 14.6 x...
Category

2010s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Mirror, Varnish, Acrylic

"Round Bronze Flower"
"Round Bronze Flower"
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
"Ghost (Get Out of Town), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Ropes" Arty Mirror
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023. Location and Delivery from Spain Authors: Created by Ros Kozhman and Irena Tone Materials: clay, sandy paste, mirror, MDF, acrylic, varnish Size: diameter 15...
Category

2010s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Mirror, Varnish, Acrylic

Faces of Dali #2
Located in Greenwich, CT
Faces of Dalí #2 is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 26 x 18 inches, signed 'Yvaral' lower right and numbered 80/200 lower left. From the edition of 263 (there were also 20...
Category

20th Century Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Screen, Paper

"Roses Garden" Arty Mirror
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023. Location and Delivery from Spain Authors: Created by Ros Kozhman and Irena Tone Materials: clay, sandy paste, mirror, MDF, acrylic, varnish Size: diameter 16...
Category

2010s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Mirror, Varnish, Acrylic

Charlie Chaplin
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical tribute to the silent film icon, Charlie Chaplin was created by Red Grooms in 1986 as a three-dimensional lithograph in colors. Encased in a Plexiglas box measuring 23 x ...
Category

20th Century Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lithograph

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
H 23 in W 18.5 in D 11.5 in
Vintage White Westmoreland Milk Glass Figurine Bowl
Located in East Quogue, NY
Whimsical white vintage 1960s Westmoreland milk glass bowl with figure-shaped lattice detail. Size: 4" tall x 8" diameter Great vintage condi...
Category

1960s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Ghost (Big Wings), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony. Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.” In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Big Wings)," Kii takes a more representational approach to his storytelling, creating figurative drawings out of thin lines of tesserae. The mosaic belongs to his “Ghost” triptych, wherein Kii uses “wings” to represent the presence of a heavenly being, the ghosts of past spirits or the presence of an angel or guardian. In “Ghost (Big Wings),” Kii mourns the extinction of many creatures due to environmental change and imagines their lonely spirits wandering the earth. Enveloping their silhouettes is “a bird with big wings,” writes Kii, depicted here within a dense mosaic of abstract patterns, a symbol for nature’s healing power. “The bird consoles...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Previously Available Items
DOUBLE SIDED POLYMORPH KENETIC SCULPTURE
Located in Aventura, FL
Double sided spinning polymorph kinetic sculpture made with silkscreen on folded PVC. Measures 11.5 x 12.75 x 4.75 inches including wooden base. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Screen

NBC 32 (SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Sculpture made of polystyrene on wood weighted with lead. Hand signed lower front by the artist with title and edition label on the underside. From the edition of 50. Certificat...
Category

1970s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Screen

Kroa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sculpture, signed "Vasarely 'Kroa' 1968" Edition of 10 Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was born in Pecs (Hungary). He was a French-Hungarian artist credited as the grandfather and leader...
Category

1960s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Kroa
Kroa
H 12.21 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
J. Margulis, Black Ripples
By J. Margulis
Located in Miami, FL
J. Margulis Black Ripples 47" x 16" x 4" Plexiglass sheets, Aluminum composite, Acrylic paint Unique 2019
Category

2010s Op Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Op Art figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Yaacov Agam, Gunter Uecker, and Victor Vasarely. Frequently made by artists working with Glass, and Mixed Media 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 figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 6.5 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative sculptures 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 $2,106 and tops out at $15,000, while the average work sells for $11,463.

Recently Viewed

View All