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Op Art

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
Rear Window View, Purple Pastel Tones, Mauve Hue Abstract Diptych, Aurora Print
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
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2010s Op Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Purple Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Very good condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

3D Render Mountain Landscape, Handmade Cyanotype in Deep Blue Tones, Minimal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Contemporary linear cyanotype showing a 3D mountain terrain. Details: + Title: 3D Render Mountain + Year: 2021 + Edition ...
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2010s Op Art

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C Print, Lithograph, Paper

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...
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2010s Op Art

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Lithograph

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....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Double Metamorphosis I, Op Art Screenprint by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) - Double Metamorphosis I, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 9/180, Image Size: 29 x 43 inches, Size: 36 x 5...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Agam Lenticular Kinetic Agamograph Hand Signed numbered Israeli Kinetic Op Art
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...
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20th Century Op Art

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Lenticular, Screen

Agam Silkscreen Judaica Kiddush Cup Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a revolving colorful kiddush cup with a signed and numbered Agam op art print in it. this includes the base tray. There is no cup insert so it is more of a sculptural piece ...
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1990s Op Art

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Metal

YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY. Limited edition sculpture. Kinetic Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Colored acrylic panels and wood Edition: 45 Size: 63 x 14,4 x 12,6 cm Condition: In mint conditions Infinity Trans...
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2010s Op Art

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Wood, Acrylic Polymer

Color and Space, Abstract Geometric Agamograph 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: 99 Size: 15 in. x 14 in. (38.1 cm x 35.56 cm) F...
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Early 2000s Op Art

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Lenticular

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Metallic Water, unique 1960s Op Art painting (signed), Art Institute of Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Metallic Water, 1964 Painting with Liquitex on canvas. (1964 Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition and J.L. Hudson Gallery) Signed boldly and dated 1964 on the ver...
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1960s Op Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Original Op Art Abstract Color Screenprint "Planetary Folklore" Signed #2/250
Located in Portland, OR
A Op Art abstract color screenprint, "Planetary Folklore" 1968, by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997). This very striking work by Vasarely is comprised of various colorful geometric shapes, the work is signed lower right "Vasarely" and numbered lower left "2/250. This is an early and crisp impression in excellent condition and housed under glass in a gilt & silvered hardwood frame. This very eye-catching work by one of the 20th century's leading Op artists is ready to hang on your wall. 14" x 14.50" at sight without frame Numered 2/250 A Franco-Hungarian painter, Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) first studied medicine before turning to art. In Budapest, he frequented artists from the Hungarian Bauhaus...
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1960s Op Art

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Lithograph, Handmade Paper, Color, Screen

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 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Silver Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Olympic Star" Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
"Olympic Star", Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran Vibrant hard edge painting of a surfer "Olympic Star," a bold and bright figurative piece by Erle Loran (American,...
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1960s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Double Focus II Mid-Century OpArt Abstract Geometric painting, Cleveland school
Located in Beachwood, OH
Julian Stanczak (American, 1928-2017) Double Focus II, 1963 acrylic on canvas signed and dated verso 33 x 40 inches Julian Stanczak (American, b. November 5, 1928) was an American ...
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1960s Op Art

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Acrylic

Architecture Kinetic Statue of Liberty Op Art Screen Print Lithograph Pol Bury
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) screen print of Statue of Liberty Hand signed and numbered 27/ 62 in pencil Dimensions: 24.25 X 17.5 inches. (sheet size) Provenance: Published by Lefebre Gallery, New York. lithographie en couleurs. Signées et numérotées 27/62. This is just for the print. the title sheet is just included for reference. Pol Bury (1922 – 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge (along with Willy Anthoons, James Ensor, Odette Collon, Pierre Alechinsky, Jo Delahaut and Jean Rets...
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1960s Op Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Yaacov Agam, Fascination, Prismograph
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Yaacov Agam,Fascination, Prismograph, Op art, Colored work, International artist, Israeli artist, Israeli art. Op art pioneer Yaacov Agam’s abstract artworks—which range from painti...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Plywood

Curved Dimensions, Abstract OpArt Geometrical, Mid-Century Cleveland Artist
By Edwin Mieczkowski
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017) Curved Dimensions, 1965 Acrylic on board Signed, dated and titled verso 30 x 29.75 inches Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century. Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965. Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Timemagazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses. With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction. His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleidoscopic colors, and alluring juxtapositions of hue and tone, to playfully and seductively present new challenges for the viewer's eyes. The desired result is an optical effect of perpetual motion, harmonics and rhythm. . . . Along with Frank Hewitt and Ernst Benkert, Mieczkowski was a co-founder in 1959 of the Anonima* group that worked together in Cleveland and New York and declared itself free from the pressures of the art market and the pursuit of personal fame. Members of Anonima often left their works unsigned and vowed to shun the usual art market venues such as commercial galleries, biennials and competitions. Instead, they engaged in a rigorous, self-imposed program of painting exercises to explore the effects of geometry and color on visual perception. Although Mieczkowski's work hung side-by-side in the MOMA "Responsive Eye" exhibition with such colleagues as Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Carlos Cruz...
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1960s Op Art

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Acrylic

Soft Lime, Signed/N 1970s geometric abstraction by renowned Op Artist 38" x 46"
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Soft Lime, 1976 8 Color silkscreen on Lenox 100% Cotton paper 38 × 46 inches Pencil signed and numbered 41/75 on the front; bears printers blind stamp from NYIT (New York Institute of Technology) Unframed We have not seen another example of this gorgeous mid century silkscreen...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen, Pencil

Doug Ohlson 1960s Op Art Silkscreen Signed/N Geometric Abstraction Op Art Framed
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...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Ailho
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Ailho Lithograph from 1971. Dimensions of work: 48 x 40 cm. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n°185. The work is in Excellent ...
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works Year: 1973 Not signed or numbered, as published Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition Publisher: Ed...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Continuation 20, Op Art Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Aijiro Wakita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aijiro Wakita, Japanese (1942 - 2006) - Continuation 20, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 29.75 x 37....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1950s Op Art

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Lithograph

Revolution, Op Art Screenprint by Jack Brusca
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jack Brusca, Peruvian (1927 - ) - Revolution, Year: 1978, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 30, Image Size: 24 x 24 inches, Size: 27 in. x 26 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Erebus Sculpture OP ART
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY 1906 - 1997 EREBUS - 1982 Verre et bois Signature gravée sur le verre et numérotation sous la base "/2000" Edition Rosenthal studio-linie, Allemagne Dans sa boîte...
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1980s Op Art

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Glass

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Enterieur (Outside)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Enterieur (Outside) Screen print, 1973 Signed lower right in pencil (see photo) Edition: A.P., annotated lower left corner Published by Edition Ltd., Indianapolis Image size: 21 3/4 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Fiesta
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fiesta" 1982 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 66/130 in pencil by...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Polarization, OP Art Screenprint 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 ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Split Infinity #9BS, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint 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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Warm Gradient Lights Diptych, Ethereal Glow Limited Edition Giclée, Abstract Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Warm Gradient Lights is a vibrant Giclée print that explores the emotional resonance of color through soft, seamless transitions of pink, peach, lavender, and coral tones. This abstr...
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2010s Op Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

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 ...
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2010s Op Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

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...
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2010s Op Art

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Lithograph

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition
Located in Firenze, IT
Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition Date: Approximately 1970 Medium: Gouache on cardboard with embossed stamp Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx. A stylized o...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Gouache, Illustration Board, Cardboard

Split Infinity #4BS, Colorful Geometric Screenprint 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

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Screen

CSW 2024.4 (Aquatic whisper of emerald artichoke turquoise green grid painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "CSW" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting and hard-edge techniques on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Quasar Zett"
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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Op Art 1971 Kinetic Oil Painting Pop Art Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Josef Alan Levi (1938) is an American artist whose works range over a number of different styles, but which are unified by certain themes consistently present among them. Josef Levi began his artistic career in the 1960s and early '70s, producing highly abstract and very modernist pieces: these employing exotic materials such as light fixtures and metallic parts. By 1975, Levy had transitioned to painting and drawing still lifes. At first these were, traditionally, of mundane subjects. Later, he would depict images from art history, including figures originally created by the Old Masters. Around 1980, he made another important shift, this time toward creating highly precise, though subtly altered reproductions of pairs of female faces which were originally produced by other artists. It is perhaps this work for which he is most well known. Since around 2000, Josef Levi has changed the style of his work yet again: now he works entirely with computers, using digital techniques to abstract greatly from art history, and also from other sources. Levi's works of art in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, the National Gallery of Art, and the Albright-Knox Museum, among many others. Levi's art has been featured on the cover of Harper's Magazine twice, once in June 1987, and once in May 1997. Josef Levi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from the University of Connecticut, where he majored in fine arts and minored in literature. From 1959 to 1960, he served to a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and from 1960 through 1967 he was in the U.S. Army Reserves. In 1966, he received the Purchase Award from the University of Illinois in 1966, and he was featured in New Talent U.S.A. by Art in America. He was an artist in residence at Appalachian State University in 1969, taught at Farleigh Dickenson University in 1971 and was a visiting professor of art at Pennsylvania State University in 1977. From 1975 to 2007, Levi resided in New York City. He now lives in an apartment in Rome, where he is able to paint with natural light as he was unable in New York. From 1959 to 1960, Josef took some courses of Howard McParlin Davis and Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University which initiated him into the techniques of reproducing the works of the Old Masters. His first works, created in the 1960s, were wood and stone sculptures of women. His first mature works were abstract pieces, constructed of electric lights and steel. In 1970, Levi's materials included fluorescent light bulbs, Rust-Oleum and perforated metal in addition to paint and canvas. By 1980, Josef Levi's art had transformed into a very specific form: a combination of reproductions of female faces which were originally depicted by other artists. The faces which he reproduces may be derived from either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from paintings of the Old Masters, Japanese ukiyo-e, and 20th-century art. Artists from whom he has borrowed include: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Piero della Francesca, Botero, Matisse, Utamaro, Correggio, Da Vinci, Picasso, Chuck Close, Max Beckmann, Pisanello, Lichtenstein. The creation of these works is informed by Levi's knowledge and study of art history. Josef Levi's paintings from this period are drawn, then painted on fine linen canvas on wooden stretchers. The canvas is coated with twenty-five layers of gesso in order to produce a smooth surface on which to work. The drawing phase takes at least one month. Levi seals the drawing with acrylic varnish, and then he may apply layers of transparent acrylic in order to approximate the look of old paintings. After the last paint is applied, another layer of acrylic varnish is sprayed on to protect the work. Most of the figures in his contemporary pieces are not paired with any others. SELECTED COLLECTIONS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, NY ALBRIGHT- KNOX GALLERY, BUFFALO, NY ALDRICH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, RIDGEFIELD, CT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, DC BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART, BROOKLYN, NY SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, WASHINGTON, DC CORCORAN GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ART...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Classic Blue Silk Movement, Abstract Fabric Gestures, Contemporary Cyanotype
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...
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2010s Op Art

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Lithograph

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 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Energia 1, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Energia I Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, AP Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Red II, OP Art Screenprint on Panel by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Untitled - Red Year: 1991 Medium: Silkscreen on Panel mounted to Silkscreened Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 6...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled 8, Abstract Geometric Screenprint 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

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Screen

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...
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2010s Op Art

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Acrylic, Paper

II from the Aquarius Suite, Op Art Screenprint by Stanley William Hayter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988) Title: II from the Aquarius Suite Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XXX Paper Size: 27 x ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Skyscrapers, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Skyscrapers Roy Ahlgren American (1927–2011) Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, estate stamp on verso Image Size: 10 x 10 inches Size: 13 x 13 in. (33.02 x 33.02 cm)
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

"Procion" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph (after the painting). Printed in 1968 and published by the (op)art galerie of Esslingen, Germany for a rare portfolio. Size: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (240 x 200 mm). No...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern Op Art painting, historic exhibit
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Near and Far Acuity, 1957 Gouache and watercolor painting on board Hand signed and dated 1957 by Richard Anuszkiewicz on the right front Frame included Anuszkie...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s
Located in Norwich, GB
A fabulous example of 1960s geometric/op art, displaying all the fun, playfulness and vibrancy of the style. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images and vibrating patterns. Its roots can be traced back to Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism and Dada. The maker of this stunning piece is Tony Gonnet (1909-2004) an artist close to those who shaped modern art and its history. Working in Casablanca in 1940 he met André Breton and Saint-Exupéry, who were both on their way to America. Unable to obtain a visa for himself, Gonnet returned to Paris in January of 1942. Living on Rue de Seine, he became one of the figures of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and numbered amongst his many friends Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Genet – who prefaced his first Parisian exhibition in 1952 – as well as Albert Camus, Simone Signoret, Boris Vian, Jacques and Pierre Prévert and many others. In 1941, in the ennui of Casablanca, Tony Gonnet had started to draw, and then paint, in a Surrealist style. In 1946 he abandoned figurative surrealism in favour of abstraction, making sole use from then on of geometric forms and shaded tones, in his own unique style. His works aim to achieve harmony of shapes and colours, and thus to bring joy. Tony Gonnet loved life, and said that each of his works was an offering made to it. With solo shows in major Paris galleries...
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1960s Op Art

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Oil, Board

VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES I - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works I 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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Rogelio Polesello(1939-2014) - Agata - Screen printing on BFK Rives paper - 1975
Located in Varese, IT
Screen printing on BFK Rives paper, edited in 1975. Limited edition of 200 copies , numbered as 42/200 in lower left corner.
 Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corne...
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1970s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

Julian Stanczak Blue Op Art Screen Print
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Julian Stanczak Blue Op Art Screen Print screenprint Pencil signed (lower right) edition numbered 20/165, measures 28" x 28". Black frame under Plexiglas. Julian Stanczak American/Polish, 1928-2017. Julian Stanczak 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 Suprematism...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art), 1984 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 78 cm (c.24 x 31 in) REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely ...
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1980s Op Art

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Lithograph

Continual, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Title: Continual Year: 1979 Edition: 41/175, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper Size: 25 x 25 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Si...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Op Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Op art 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 art 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 Paint 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, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $350,000, while the average work sells for $1,616.