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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
Artist: Victor Vasarely
"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...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

"VAAR" Op Art Offset Lithograph Print
Located in Austin, TX
Offset lithograph print by Victor Vasarely 16 ⅛ x 16 inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his grou...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Offset

Hat-VI Op Art Print
Located in Austin, TX
Victor Vasarely offset lithograph print 16 ⅛ x 16 inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundb...
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20th Century Op Art

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Offset

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...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

BI-VEGA
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 39.75 x 25.75 inches. Frame size approx 50 x 35 inches. From the main edition of 250. Additional images avai...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Untitled
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Untitled. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1980. Edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced b...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Album Meta: Seven Plates 2
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Victor Vasarely Seven Plates 2 from Album Meta; 1976 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper 45 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 225 in pencil Published by Editions Denise René...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Composition Ionau, Op Art print by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bright and psychedelic lithograph by Vasarely can be oriented both vertically and horizontally. It features a signature and dedication in pencil by the artist. Composition Iona...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
Located in Surfside, FL
Screen print square, inscribed 'Vasarely' at bottom, hung diagonally, sides of the square 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 (59.5 x 59.5); as hung, 33 x 33 (84 x 84). VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) In...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Black and White Lithograph "L'echiquier" (the Chessboard) by Victor Vasarely
Located in Pasadena, CA
Victor Vasarely, the Hungarian-French artist and pioneer of the Op Art movement, is renowned for integrating geometric abstraction and optical illusions in his artwork. The Chessboar...
Category

Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Album Meta: Seven Plates 1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Victor Vasarely Seven Plates I from Album Meta; 1976 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper 45 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 225 in pencil Published by Editions Denise René...
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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

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Hommage a Bach II
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach II. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980. Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by Bauhaus design principles, Kandinsky's and Malev...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

"Composition" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Composition Screenprint in color Pencil signed lower right Edition 234/275 Image Size: 26"h x 26"w, Sheet (unframed): 31"h x 30"w Victor Vasarely...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

PAPILLON
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and numbered by Victor Vasarely. From the edition of 250. Image size 23.25 x 30.25 inches. Sheet size 31 x 37.25 inches. Frame size approx 36 x 42 inches. Additional images available upon request. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Victor Vasarely ((French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) was credited as the grandfather and leader of the Op Art movement. Utilizing geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard paintings...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Tecoma - 1972 - Victor Vasarely - Lithograph
Located in Roma, IT
Tecoma is a wonderful colored lithograph with a black, blue, pink abstract composition realized by Victor Vasarely in 1972. The plate is from the portfolio Octal edited by Bruckmann...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

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...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Kandahar - Screen Print by Victor Vasarely - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Kandahar is a contemporary artwork realized by Victor Vasarely in 1955. Screen print on wove paper after a painting of 1951. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin. Edition ...
Category

1950s 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

Hommage a Bach III
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Hommage a Bach III. Original etching and aquatint, cca. 1980. Edition H.C. (horse commerce/exhibition copy). Victor Vasarely was a French painter of Hungarian origin. Influenced by B...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Lattice - Screen Print by V. Vasarely - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Lattice is a contemporary artwork realized by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) in 1978. Silkscreen in colors on wove paper. Hand signed on the lower right. Includes frame.
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Cubic Relationship (Op Art, Kinetic Composition)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Victor Vasarely Cubic Relationship Medium: Serigraph on Arches Paper Year: 1982 Edition: 325 Image Size: 21.5 H x 19.125 W inches Visible Sheet Size: 23.5 H x 21.5 W inches Frame Size: 34.5 H x 31.5 W inches Signed and numbered by hand Framed COA provided ---------------------------------------- Victor Vasarely (French, 9 April 1906– 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. His work entitled Zebra, created in 1937, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op art. Vasarely was born in Pécs and grew up in Pöstyén (now Piešťany, Slovakia) and Budapest, where, in 1925, he took up medical studies at Eötvös Loránd University. In 1927, he abandoned medicine to learn traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sándor Bortnyik's private art school called Műhely (lit. "Workshop", in existence until 1938), then widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

FILLE FLEUR
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper.. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 16 inches. Sheet size 30.5 x 19.5 inches. Frame size approx 37 x 26 inches. From the main edition of...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

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...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Metal

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...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Untitled
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Combining patterns reminiscent of tessellation and a large grid-like system, Vasarely turns a plain hexagon into a concave surface. Shades of light and dark play across the 'facets' ...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa - Original Screen Print, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa, 1975 Original Screen Print Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 300 On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 30 x 22 in) REFERENCE : C...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Vilag, 1978
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 275, this piece was publi...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Tokyo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997 Title: Tokyo Year: 1982 Medium: Color serigraph Edition: Numbered 180/250 in pencil Paper: Wove Image size: 25.5 x 25.5 inches Framed s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

COMPOSITION
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 35.5 x 20 inches. Frame size approx 49 x 32 inches. From the edition of 250. Certificate of authenticity i...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

TRIDIM Gris
Located in Fairlawn, OH
TRIDIM Gris Screen print, 1986 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 200 (76/200) From: portfolio enetitled "35 ans apres" Printed at Atelier Arcay, Paris, France Publisher: Park West Gallery...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Olkia-1
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Olkia-1 Color lithograph, 1962 Signed dated and numbered in lower margin Edition: 80 (32/80) Condition: Very good. White pigment appears to have been added along the border of the oval shape by the artist. Framed with matting in a metal section frame. Image: 20 x 17 3/4" Frame: 31 1/2 x 24" Reference: Benavides & Vasarely 529 Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, NY Anderson Gallery...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Kettes, 1984
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1984, this hand painted acrylic on wood sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in ink in the lower right. This work is also numbered 48/175...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Vintage Chokk Mini C Original Op Art Vasarely Collage Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) CHOKK-MINI C, 1988. Colored paper collage, signed in black ink lower right Titled, signed, dated and numbered 'VAS-440' on the verso; Frame: 24.75" x 18" ...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Cosca II “VP 100”
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cosca II “VP 100” Screen print, 1982 Signed and numbered by the artist (see photo of signature) Edition: 325 plus 65 Vasarely Foundation (127/325) Editor: no editor/publisher is prov...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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...
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1990s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credited as the grandfather and leader of the Op Art movement. Utilizing geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. Born Győző Vásárhelyi on April 9, 1906 in Pécs, Hungary, he briefly studied medicine, but after two years he dedicated himself to learn academic painting. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard paintings...
Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

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 ...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Glass

Our M.C.-2
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Our M.C.-2 Screen print, 1970 Signed in pencil lower right Chop stamp: Denise Rene Editeur, on lower left margin From: Album Charities Edition: 300 (35/300) Catalog raisonne states e...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Image-miroir (Mirror Image), 1965
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997) in black ink on one of the aluminum panels in the lower right (nearest to the center cross-section); f...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Metal

TER-UR
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Sheet size 39 x 30 inches. Image size 24.25 x 24.25 inches. Custom framed as pictured. From the edition of 250. Additio...
Category

Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

FILLE FLEUR (SILVER)
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper.. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 16 inches. Sheet size 29.75 x 19.5 inches. Rare silver version. From the roman numeral edition of 15...
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1980s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

Kris-Bille, from Ion Album
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Victor Vasarely Kris-Bille, from Ion Album 1989 Screenprint 14 x 11 in. Epreuve D'Artist (E.A.) Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shie...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

DOOR-MC
Located in Fairlawn, OH
DOOR-MC Screen print, 1982 Signed and numbered in pencil Printed on Arches wove paper Published by Atelier Arcay, Paris Edition: 325 (47/325) Reference Benavides & Vasarely No. 894 C...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon
Located in Detroit, MI
Victor Vasarely born in 1906 was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op Art movement. Op Art is a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Victor Vasarely and Brigit Riley are its most famous exponents. In its visual balancing act of color and movement from a flat plane to developed continuous flow “Untitled” is a complex arrangement of squares and colors that visually expand and contract. It is one of Vasarely’s most successful Op Art abstract works. The piece is signed on the lower right and number 20/150 on the lower left. The print is behind glass and matted. Vasarely was born in Pecs and grew up in Slovakia and Budapest, where in 1925, he took up medical studies. Abandoning medicine he turned to traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sandor Bortnyik’s private art school widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies. His studies concentrated on applied graphic art and typographical design. In 1929, he painted his Blue Study and Green Study. In 1930, he married his fellow student Claire Spinner (1908–1990). Together they had two sons, Andre and Jean-Pierre. Vasarely became a graphic designer and a poster artist during the 1930s combining patterns and organic images with each other. Vasarely utilized geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard...
Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Paper, 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...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled #4 (black w/ green square in center)
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Untitled #4 (black w/ green square in center) c.1980 Screenprint 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. Edition of 50 F.V. Pencil signed & numbered Accompa...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1989, this acrylic and silkscreen sculpture is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 – Paris, 1997) in black ink in the lower right. Numbered from the edition of 75 i...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Glass, Lucite, Screen

"L’échiquier" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
The Exchequer - Victor Vasarely - 1935 Lithography Inscribed on the back "L'échiquier - Lithog (1935)". Paper size: 40x46cm Size of the work: 33x23cm Signature at bottom right in p...
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1930s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Iboya, NBC 35 and NBC 36
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The Hungarian word, Iboya, meaning a small forest violet, has been chosen by Vasarely to identify his astonishing series of vertical sculptures for interior use. The Iboya consist o...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Polystyrene, Wood

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

Iboya, NBC 36
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The Hungarian word, Iboya, meaning a small forest violet, has been chosen by Vasarely to identify his astonishing series of vertical sculptures for intereior use. The Iboya consist ...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Polystyrene, Wood

Victor Vasarely, Door, 1982
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian / French 1906 – 1997) Door, 1982 Numbered ‘E.A. 7/9’ (lower left) and signed Vasarely (lower right) Artist’s proof Silkscreen print 43 x 23.1/2 in. (109.3 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Iboya, NBC 35
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The Hungarian word, Iboya, meaning a small forest violet, has been chosen by Vasarely to identify his astonishing series of vertical sculptures for intereior use. The Iboya consist ...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Polystyrene, Wood

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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