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.
Style: Op Art
Color: Blue
Thunder Bay
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Thunder Bay" 1986 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/95 in penci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Josef Albers at the Met 1971 - 1972" Vintage Screen Print Poster Green
By Josef Albers
Located in Austin, TX
An screen print poster by Josef Albers that advertises his 1972 Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The print features a minimalist, op art design made up...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Galerie Denise Rene
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...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Android Eye
Located in Napoli, IT
Scultura metacrilato metacrilato (plexiglass 100% riciclato) assemblata a mano - design by Gio Schiano
edizione ex (LIMITED EDITIONS OF 50)
Misure: alto...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Plexiglass
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
...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Editions Lahumiere 88 bd. de Courceles" 1974 Vintage Op Art Lithograph Colorful
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage poster lithograph by Victor Vasarely advertising an exhibit Galerie Luhumiere in Paris. The print features a an Op Art composition featuring a grid pattern of repeated squar...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Desert Icon II
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Desert Icon II
Screen print, c. 1968
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition 100 (17/100)
Printed by the artist
This image is the most elaborate of three color var...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Midnight Suite (Blue with Black), Abstract Etching by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric configurations. Each of his prints has its own rhythm and, therefore, its own energy as part of a lyrical composition.
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Title: Midnight Suite (Blue with Black)
Year: 1979
Medium: Intaglio Etching with Aquatint on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 95, AP 15
Image Size: 21.6 x 21.6 inches
Paper Size: 31.25 x 30.2 inches
Printer: Deli Sacilotto...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Koshka-Rev
Located in Dallas, TX
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian 1908 - 1997)
Editions du Griffon, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
15 ⅝" x 15 ⅝ sight size
"Koska-Rev", 1974. Heliogravure, no sig...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Hommage a Bach I
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach I. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980. Edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 250 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper.
Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
50 Shades of Blue
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely Yvaral, French (1934 - 2002)
Title: 50 Shades of Blue
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in penci...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Laudis End
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Laudis End" 1981 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 90/99 in pencil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Helios, 1967
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This magnificent work by Victor Vasarely displays an intricate interplay of green optical figures against a clear background in a three-dimensional medium. It offers a fascinating vi...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Blue Target
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985)
Title: Blue Target
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 21.25 x 25 inches
Size: 23...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Space Cowboy II" Bright Teal, Neon Pink, and Dark Blue Circular Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful neon abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist, David Hardaker. This painting features various rings of shades of neon teal...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Resin, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1973 "Shatagma, Wargame" Op Art Abstract Silkscreen
By Judith Azur
Located in Arp, TX
Judith Azur
"Shatagma, Wargame"
1973
Silkscreen on Paper
24 1/2" x 24 1/2", unframed
Signed lower right in pencil
*Custom framing available for additional ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Conferring Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information:
Julian Stanczak
Conferring Blue
1981
Screenprint
25 x 25 in.
Edition of 175
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Trespass, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017)
Title: Trespass
Year: 1979
Edition: 106/175, plus proofs
Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper
Size: 26.75 x 22.5 inches
Condition: Good
Inscriptio...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Linienspiel (Line Game)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original Plexiglas with linen is numbered 5/20 in black pen in the lower left on one side.
An unexpected energy is conveyed by the broken black and white lines respectively por...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass, Screen
Procion
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997
Title: Procion
Year: 1968
Medium: Color serigraph
Edition: Numbered 140/300 in pencil
Paper: Wove
Image size: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Peano's Curves - Lithograph - 1993
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Peano's Curves is an original print realized by Bruno Munari in 1993.
Mixed colored lithograph.
Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition VII/XXX.
Printed by...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Celebrate New York, Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - )
Title: Celebrate New York
Year: 1973
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300
Image Size: 28.75 x 22.25 inches
...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Gull Point
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Gull Point" 1987 is a color serigraph by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 60/100 in pencil by the artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Blue Circles, from Eight Variants
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Julian Stanczak
Yellow One
1970
Silkscreen
28 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.
Edition of 165
Pencil Signed and Numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Co...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Exploded View
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Exploded View
Year: 1971
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
“Lozenge Land 2” Modern Abstract Blue, Green, and Orange Dimensional Op Art
By Jeremy Kidd
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue, green, and orange abstract op art landscape. Through using 3-dimensional elements and realistic shading techniques, Kidd is able to great an undulating, futuristic lands...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Resin, Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Digital
Azure Composition - Original Screen Print on Paper by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. On headed paper.
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Carden, OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Carden
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: AP
Size: 36.5 x 28 in. (92.71 x 71.12 cm)
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Michael Dal Cerro, Triumph of the Grid, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Linocut
Michael Dal Cerro, End of the Line, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern Art
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Linocut
Michael Dal Cerro, Metropolis in Symmetry, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Linocut
Galaxy VI, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Galaxy V
Year: 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil
Edition: AP
Image Size: 17 x 17 inches
Size: 20 x 20 in. (51.44 x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
The Red Line - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Red Line is an original colored lithograph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s.
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition 2/100....
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Oscillation
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 color screen print
Signed, dated, titled and numberedin pencil
Edition: 150 (9/150)
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
By Decent
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Negative - Positive - Lithograph - 1993
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Negative - Positive is an original print realized by Bruno Munari in 1993.
Mixed colored lithograph
Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition VII/XXX
Printed...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
CURVES OF LIFE
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inside the energy of color 18-3
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ferruccio Gard (Italy, 1940) is one of the pioneers and leading artist representatives of the Neo-Constructivist art, Programmed Art and Optical Art, which he has practiced since 196...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue and Red Spirals
Located in Long Island City, NY
While you might not have heard of Getulio Alviani, he was very popular among the other Op Artists of his time. Jesus Rafael Soto asked Alviani to be th...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Oscillation
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Oscillation
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Image Size: 18.25 x 25.75 inches
Size: 2...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Exploded view
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Exploded View" 1971 is a color serigraph by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Spacescape
By Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rita Simon, American (1938 - )
Title: Spacescape
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300, AP 30
Image Size: 32 x 24 inches
Size: 36 i...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
South Shore, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: South Shore
Year: 1986
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 66/100
Image Size: 18 x...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Convolution, OP Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Convolution
Year: 1978
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 19/80
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Size: 20 x 26 in....
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Marginal
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and numbered in pencil
From: Twelve Progressions, 1970-1971
Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics
Printed: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany
Edition: 90 (51/90)
Provenance:...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Environment (Blue), OP Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Environment (Blue)
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: AP
Image Size: 18 x 18 inches
Size: 2...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Puzzle, Abstract Pop Serigraph by Arthur Boden
By Arthur Boden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arthur Boden, American
Title: Puzzle
Year: 1970
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 8/75
Size: 21.5 in. x 21.5 in. (54.61 cm x 54.61 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Space Sounds No. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint on Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Evelyn B. Johnson
Title: Space Sounds No. 2
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 2/25
Image: 27 x 21 inches
Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Concatenation" OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Concatination
Year: 1970
Medium: Silkscreen, signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Image Size: 18 x 18 inches
Size: 2...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral" French (1934 - 2002)
Title: John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 145/...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
I from the Aquarius Suite
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988)
Title: I from the Aquarius Suite
Year: 1970
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150; AP XXX
Paper Size: 27 x 23...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
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: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250, AP 30
Image Size: 27.5 x 20 inches
Size: ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Landscape, Screenprint by Allan D'Arcangelo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Allan D'Arcangelo (American, 1930-1998)
Title: Landscape
Year: 1968
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 75
Size: 28 in. x 22 in. (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm)
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Night Nurse, Large Magritte-like Surreal Painting by Backstrom aka Beck o Jung
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Holger Bäckström from 1979. A mixed media collage and oil painting produced by the company Beck & Jung, a collaborative duo between Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg in the 1960's-70's. Their emphasis on highly designed optical art-style is eminent in the objects produced from Beck & Jung.
Artist: Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg (aka Beck & Jung), Scandanavian (1939 - 1997 and 2007)
Title: Night Nurse...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portals, OP Art Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren from 1971. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed.
Artist: Roy Ahlgre...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Tutankhamon
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered.
Image 26" x 18"
Category
1980s Op Art
The Dusty Doorknob
Located in Tallinn, EE
”The Dusty Doorknob”. 2000
Titled, signed and dated on the reverse in black felt-tip pen: The Dusty Doorknob Patrick Hughes 2000.
Oil on panel, relief. 64,8 × 160 × 16 cm (82,5 × 17...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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.
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