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.
$22,686
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Ceramic
Sequential Chroma, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Title: Sequential Chroma Year: 1978 Edition: 2/175, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper Size: 30.25 x 25.75 inches Condition: Good In...
Screen
Purple Ribbon, Op Art Geometric Patterns in Soft Tones, Diptych Painting, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Purple Ribbon Medium: Acrylic on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x140 cm total (40x55.3 inches); each panel measures 100x70 cm (40x28 inches) Year: 2026 * Frame is for il...
Oil Crayon, Paper, Acrylic
$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
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
$2,800
Bridget Riley - broadside of "Final Study for Halcyon" 1972 (Hand Signed) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley - magazine page (broadside) of "Final Study for Halcyon", 1972 (Hand signed by Bridget Riley), ca. 1988 Magazine page on paper (Hand Signed by Bridget Riley) Provenance...
Magazine Paper
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
VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES VIII - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works VIII Year: 1973 Not signed or numbered, as published Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition Publisher: Editions du Griffon Neuchatel Suite: Profound Works Medium: 3D, Serigraph on Acitate Over Serigraph on Paper Condition: Excellent Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) is known as the father of the Op Art movement. As a painter, he created intricate abstractions that suggested depth and dimensionality using a variety of optical illusions, with surfaces seeming to bulge out of the canvas. His works present color, form, and pattern as a single interconnected element—a concept that was critical to the foundation of the Op Art movement and the focus of his mature works. Vasarely initially studied medicine at the Budapest University in his early 20s, only to abandon his medical studies to attend to the Muhely Academy, the center of the Bauhaus movement in Budapest. While there, he was profoundly influenced by the work of color theorist and artist Josef Albers, as well as the Constructivist methods promoted by artists such as Wassily Kandinsky. While Vasarely’s earlier work was concerned more with color theory, during the 1950s and 1960s his work became more focused on the optical potential of the two-dimensional surface. He began to use complex and colorful patterns to actively engage the viewer’s eye, and to convey a sense of kinetic energy across the two-dimensional surface. Vasarely’s work was heavily influenced by his time spent at Breton Beach of Belle Isle...
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
Time from the Mobility Within Series, Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Time from the Mobility Within Series Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Edition: 24/99 Year: circa 2000 Size: 11 x 11.5 in....
Lenticular
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
Geometric Abstract Original Oil on Canvas 1980s
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric Abstract Original Oil on Canvas 1980s This unknown artist expertly explores the tension between bold physical presence and quiet, open space. Dominated by deep, matte black...
Canvas, Oil
"The Interaction of Color Plate XVIII-13", Screenprint in Colors, 1973
By Josef Albers
Located in Astoria, NY
Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976), "The Interaction of Color Plate XVIII-13", Screenprint in Colors on Paper, 1973, published by Josef Keller Verlag Starnberg, black frame. ...
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
Brutalist Op Art Abstract Charcoal Drawing by Dordevic Miodrag
Located in Atlanta, GA
Serbian artist Dordevic (or Djordjevic) Miodrag (1936 -), known as "Miodrag," designed this stunning abstract drawing. This work is a charcoal on paper depicting a brutalist abstract...
Charcoal
The Harlequin, Bauhaus Painting Grid, Op Art Modern Geometry on Paper, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: The Harlequin III Medium: Acrylic Painting on Watercolor Paper Size: 40x28 inches total, (100x70 cm) Year: 2026 Signature: Right Corner and Reverse Artist: Natalia Ro...
Acrylic
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
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
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
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
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
Red is a Red, OpArt red geometric acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Julian Stanczak (American, 1928–2017) Red is a Red, 1969 Acrylic on canvas Signed, dated and titled verso 28 x 28 inches 29 x 29 inches, framed OpArt red geometric acrylic painting ...
Acrylic
In the Cannon's Mouth
By Peter Mack
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Mack Title: In the Cannon's Mouth Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Acrylic
$4,500
Victor Vasarely "Stri-Arct-2" 1975 Op Art Serigraph, Hand Signed & Numbered
Located in Miami, FL
VICTOR VASARELY – "STRI-ARCT-2" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 250 (Total 300) ⚜ Conservation Framed GEOMETRIC VIBRATIONS IN COLOR Created in 1975, “Stri-Arct-2...
Screen
Passage, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Op Art Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Passage Year: 1976 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Acrylic
Agam Silkscreen Jerusalem 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 ...
Lithograph, Screen
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE. Op Art Limited edition
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE Date of creation: 2014 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect conditions,...
Plexiglass, Screen
$155Sale Price|37% Off
Untitled (Geometric Composition, Vasarely, Op-Art) (~38% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nikolaus von Georgi Untitled (Geometric Composition, Vasarely, Op-Art) Color Offset Lithograph Year: 1978 Size: 19.7×23.6 on 23.6×27.6in Edition: 180 Signed, numbered and dated by ...
Lithograph, Offset
$500
"Galerie Denise Rene 1968" Vintage Op Art Serigraph on Paper, Blue, Green, Navy
Located in Austin, TX
Screen print by Victor Vasarely 29 ⅛ x 24 ⅜ inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundbreakin...
Lithograph
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
THEZ, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: THEZ Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 248/250, plus proofs Size: 36.5 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
Screen
Israeli Op Art Kabbalah Mandala Painting Jerusalem, 5732 Star of David Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Ya'acov Kaszemacher, well-known artist and photographer whose unique images of Hassidic festivities are fascinating to view, and offer one an opportunity to peek into the community...
Oil
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE. Op Art. Limited
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect cond...
Plexiglass, 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
Aberration, Signed Op Art Screenprint by Shirley Penman
By Shirley Penman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aberration by Shirley Penman Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil 'Penman' Edition of 50 Size: 29 in. x 17 in. (73.66 cm x 43.18 cm)
Screen
Cityscape Kinetic Optical Op Art Painting on Plexiglass by L.L. Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bold and visually kinetic Op Art geometric cityscape by L. L. Long, created in 1980 and signed "L.L. Long – 80" in the lower right corner. Executed in reverse spray paint on Lucite...
Plexiglass, Spray Paint
Facade 1
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Facade I Screen print, 1970 Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (44/100) Provenance: Estate of the artist By decent Condition: Excellent Image: 24 x 29" Sheet:...
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
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
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
$720
Mid-Tone Diagonal Transparency, Geometric Patchwork, Pink, Purple, Black Circles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of paintings by Natalia Roman gathers its inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art Deco...
Acrylic, Paper
Red Denise Rene Poster
By Josef Albers
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage screen print poster after minimalist, op artist Joseph Albers from 1968. The piece advertises and exhibit of paintings and graphic works at Denise Rene, a Paris Art Galler...
Screen
$3,600
Agam Silkscreen Abstract Monotype 1971 Monoprint Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right, Dated 1971 lower left This is not editioned and is a unique piece. 15 x 16 inches without mat Biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Yaacov Agam can trace ...
Screen, Paper
Fall, Signed Colorful Rainbow OP Art by James Norman
By James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Fall Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 34/50 Image Size: 22 x 32 inches Size: 25 x 38 in. (63...
Screen
$2,184
FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #2 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone - CHROMADYNA MICAP #2 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...
Paper, Lithograph
Agam Silkscreen Jerusalem 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 ...
Lithograph, Screen
$26,379
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
Ceramic
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1963 Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Anuszkiewicz: 1930-2020. Very important and well listed American artist. He has auction results as high as $250,000. He was the leader of what would be called OP Art short fo...
Acrylic
Moirasphere Mid-century Op Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
HENRY “HANK” CHARLES PEARSON (1914–2006) Moirasphere. ca. 1965. Mixed media, 10.5 x 10.5 x 4.5 inches. Unsigned. Artist attribution and collaborative notation + dedication on verso...
Plastic, Wood, Paint
Message of Peace, Op Art Geometric Screenprint 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, HC Paper Size: 40 x 31 inches
Screen
$600Sale Price|20% Off
City of New York, Op Art Screenprint 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: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 20 x 26 inches Size: 23 x 29...
Screen
Safe Harbor, Signed Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Safe Harbor Year: 1988 Medium: Serigraph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil Edition: 11/100 Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x ...
Screen
Untitled, 1959/84
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) Original silkscreen print, signed and numbered Title: Untitled, 1959/84 From: Exacta. Dal Costruttivismo all'arte sistematica 1918-1985 Media: Silksc...
Lithograph
$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
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
1970's Op Art Cintique Geometric Abstract Color Gradations Silkscreen Domberger
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen serigraph Op art print. Luitpold Domberger (1912-2005 ) was a pioneer of artistic screen printing in Germany. Luitpold (Poldi) Domberger...
Screen
"Untitled 23" Abstract Op Art Screenprint, circa 1980
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Astoria, NY
Yaacov Agam (Israeli, 1928-2026), "Untitled 23", Screenprint in Colors, circa 1980, signed in pencil lower right and numbered edition "37/150" lower left, oak frame. Image: 29" H x ...
Paper, Screen
$15,600
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
Ceramic
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
Island Jewel, Unique Cut Glass OP Art Sculpture by Jon Kuhn
By Jon Kuhn
Located in Long Island City, NY
A polished glass sculpture by Joh Kuhn from 1992. A spectacular sculpture of crystal clear glass that forms a complicated prism in which light is reflected in a multitude of optical ...
Glass
1970's Enamel Metal Vasarely Silkscreen Screenprint Axo Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Axo This piece is hand signed and numbered circa 1972-1977 I have seen it described as enamel on steel and enamel on aluminium. it is a serigraph on meta...
Metal, Enamel
Felipe Pantone, Optichromie 116p, 2023
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Felipe Pantone Title: Optichromie 116p Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment print on Photo Rag Bright White 310 grs Hahnemühle Edition: 99/200 Paper size: 27.63 x 19.75 inches...
Photographic Paper, Rag Paper, Giclée