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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"Extrusive" Abstract Op-Art Serigraph
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful multi color serigraph by Roy Ahlgren (American, 1927-2011). This piece transitions from a dark magenta to a silvery blue, passing through warm grey shades in between. The s...
Ink, Laid Paper, 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...
Lithograph
Abstract Pink Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Pink Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower mar...
Screen
Vista -- Screen Print, Horizontal Lines, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Vista, 2017 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 wove Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 150 Printed by Artizan Editions, Forest of Dean Image: 17...
Screen
Abstract Turquoise Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Turquoise Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lowe...
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 16/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 11/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 23/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 22/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 21/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Edition 20/100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 19/100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
Screen
Abstract Green Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Green Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower ma...
Screen
Purple Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower rig...
Screen
Abstract Pink Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Pink Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower mar...
Screen
Abstract Pink Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Pink Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower mar...
Screen
Abstract Pink Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Pink Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower mar...
Screen
Abstract Violet Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Violet Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower m...
Screen
Abstract Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Yellow Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower m...
Screen
Bianco Nero 2018 - Geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Paper, Acrylic, Board
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Solar Calendar III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Solar Calendar III, Portfolio: Solar Calendar (Sonnenzyklus Kalender), Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint on heavy stock, signed and numbered in...
Screen
Solar Calendar IV, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Solar Calendar IV, Portfolio: Solar Calendar (Sonnenzyklus Kalender), Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint on heavy stock, signed and numbered in ...
Screen
Solar Calendar V, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Solar Calendar V, Portfolio: Solar Calendar (Sonnenzyklus Kalender), Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint on heavy stock, signed and numbered in p...
Screen
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Optical Green Composition - Original Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical green composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored serigraph on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Num...
Screen
Blue Composition - Original Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Hidden Flowers - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hidden Flowers is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition 20/50...
Screen
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.
Screen
BI-OKTA B Screenprint, Op Art, Signed, 36/250, Framed, 1973-75
Located in Astoria, NY
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997), "BI-OKTA B", Screenprint in Colors, 1973-1975, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "36/250" lower left, black frame. Image:...
Paper, Screen
Complex Geometries - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Complex Geometries is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition o...
Screen
Emerged Land - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Emerged Land 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 of 50 ...
Lithograph
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....
Lithograph
Fluo Composition - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fluo Composition 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 13...
Lithograph
Complex Geometries - Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Complex Geometries is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition o...
Screen
Emerged Land - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Emerged Land is a 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 of 50 prints num...
Lithograph
Optical Composition - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition ...
Lithograph
Sinuous Geometries - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sinuous Geometries 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 ...
Lithograph
Parallel Roads - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Parallel Roads is a beautiful 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 of 1...
Lithograph
Abstract Totem - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Totem is an original colored lithograph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil o...
Lithograph
Untitled Sculpture, 1987
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1987, this original acrylic on wood sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997)in black ink in the lower centerand numbered from the edition of ...
Wood, Acrylic
$950
IV from the Aquarius Suite, OP Art Screenprint by Stanley William Hayter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988) Title: IV from the Aquarius Suite Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XXX Paper Size: 27 x ...
Screen
Diamonds Floating in Orange
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Diamonds Floating in Orange 1970 Silkscreen 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. Edition of 135 Pencil Signed and Numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shien...
Screen
Gift From the Sun (black)
By Eric Ernst
Located in East Hampton, NY
Gift from the Sun 15"x15" $1150 8 color ultra chrome HD archival digital ink on archival paper. Editions of 25 Print to Order About the Artist: Eric Ernst was born in Norwal...
Archival Pigment
Baronian, 1983, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
By Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Baronian Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1983 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 29.5 x 20.25 inches ...
Etching, Aquatint
Narguissian, 1983, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
By Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Narguissian Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1983 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 29.5 x 20.25 inch...
Etching, Aquatint
Egg (Red), Geometric Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Egg (Red) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 35 x 23...
Screen
Egg (Orange), Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Egg (Orange) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 35 x...
Screen
Faces of Dali #1
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Faces of Dalí #1 is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 26 x 18 inches, signed 'Yvaral' lower right and numbered 91/200 lower left. From the edition of 263 (there were also 20...
Paper, Screen
Refracted Light, Op Art Screenprint by Bruce Tippett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bruce Tippett, American (1933 - 2017) - Refracted Light, Year: 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 25.5 x 20 inches, Size: 28.5 x 22.5 in. (72.39 x 57...
Screen
Günter Fruhtrunk, Farbbewegungen - Portfolio of 6 Screenprints, Abstract Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982) Farbbewegungen, 1970 Medium: Portfolio of 6 screenprints on cardstock Dimensions: each 65 x 90 cm Edition of 125: Each hand-signed and numbered i...
Screen
Faces of Dali #4
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Faces of Dalí #4 is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 25 x 17 inches, signed 'Yvaral' lower right and numbered 160/200 lower left. From the edition of 263 (there were also 2...
Paper, Screen
Christian Roeckenschuss, Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme - Portfolio of Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christian Roeckenschuss (German, 1929-2011) Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme, 1973 Medium: Portfolio of 5 screenprints on paper (two with folds, as issued), 1 screenprint on plexiglass...
Screen
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...
Wood, Acrylic
Imaginary Triangle, OP Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Imaginary Triangle Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 23.5 x 23.5 inches Size...
Screen
K-BGB, Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
By Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
Screen
K-PBMB, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
By Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
Screen
Latorça, Original Serigraph, Op Art , 1969, Signed
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Latorça Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1969. Edition of 138. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent condition.
Screen