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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
K-PBMB, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
K-PBMB, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi

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....

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Diamonds Floating in Orange
Diamonds Floating in Orange

Diamonds Floating in Orange

By Julian Stanczak

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...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989
Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989

Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989

By Victor Vasarely

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...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Glass, Lucite, Screen

Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren

Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Probe Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 in. x 20...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Purple/Yellow, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1970
Purple/Yellow, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1970

Purple/Yellow, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1970

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....

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Convolution, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Convolution, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Convolution, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Convolution Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 19/80 Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Size: 20 x 26 i...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Eternal Vigilance, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Eternal Vigilance, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Eternal Vigilance, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Eternal Vigilance Year: 1975 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60 Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

"Metamorphosis", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
"Metamorphosis", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren

"Metamorphosis", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Metamorphosis Year: 1974 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60 Image Size: 24.5 x 18 inches Size: 26 x 20 i...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Tutankhamen Year: 1983 Edition: 150 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 25.5 x 18 inches Size: 30 x 22.5 ...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Picasso: "I do not seek, I find" -- 2021
Picasso: "I do not seek, I find" -- 2021

Picasso: "I do not seek, I find" -- 2021

By Doug Powell

Located in Mc Lean, VA

* Youth has no age * Action is the foundational key to all success * It takes a long time to become young * The chief enemy of creativity is good sense * Learn the rules like a pro,...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Kettes, 1984
Kettes, 1984

Kettes, 1984

By Victor Vasarely

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

Iboya, NBC 36
Iboya, NBC 36

Iboya, NBC 36

By Victor Vasarely

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

CSW 2024.2  (coral orange vibrant grid painting on wood optical fine lines)
CSW 2024.2  (coral orange vibrant grid painting on wood optical fine lines)

CSW 2024.2 (coral orange vibrant grid painting on wood optical fine lines)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Iboya, NBC 35
Iboya, NBC 35

Iboya, NBC 35

By Victor Vasarely

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

Mangata 3 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Mangata 3 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

Mangata 3 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mangata 20 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Mangata 20 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

Mangata 20 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mangata 29 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Mangata 29 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

Mangata 29 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Emerging Orange
Emerging Orange

Emerging Orange

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Julian Stanczak Emerging Orange 1970 Screenprint 28 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. Edition of 165 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Optisk komposition
Optisk komposition

Optisk komposition

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Victor Vasarely Optisk komposition, 1970 is a Studio Line Rosenthal Porcelain relief with aluminum and is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) on verso. Numb...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Cascadia 4 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary vivid colors optical art)
Cascadia 4 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary vivid colors optical art)

Cascadia 4 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary vivid colors optical art)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

In Melisa’s optical and pulsating compositions, the natural world acts as blue-print while she explores the notion of the sublime through blur and precision. The artist develops an a...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Blue Circles, from Eight Variants
Blue Circles, from Eight Variants

Blue Circles, from Eight Variants

By Julian Stanczak

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

Undulating Units
Undulating Units

Undulating Units

By Francis Celentano

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An abstract, Op Art painting by Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a black and white, abstract Op Art painting from seminal Op Artist Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a large format, black and white, acrylic on canvas painting. Signed verso, “F. Celentano 1968” Provenance: Jacobsen Howard Gallery, New York, New York Loretta Howard...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Truncate
Truncate

Truncate

By Ronald Davis

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Ronald Davis (b.1937) is an American abstract artist best known for his multi-dimensional geometric creations. Born in California, Davis' work embodies the West Coast aesthetic and s...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fractions, from Twelve Progressions
Fractions, from Twelve Progressions

Fractions, from Twelve Progressions

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Miami, FL

Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Fractions, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gre...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled Relief
Untitled Relief

Untitled Relief

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Vasarely's skill in creating a sense of the three-dimensional through the use of visual effects is apparent in this work with a combination of recessed and protruding geometrical shapes. Bold black, white, and blue hues accentuate the feeling of volume and space apparent in this marvelous relief. The geometric shapes of circles, squares, and diamonds guide our eye throughout the composition, encouraging us to explore the three dimensional optical effect before us. The total effect of this play on color and shape is visually stunning and impressive in the amount of thought and skill put into the arrangement of design elements. This porcelain Rosenthal relief...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Porcelain

Yaacov Agam, Color Composition, from XXe siecle, 1978
Yaacov Agam, Color Composition, from XXe siecle, 1978

Yaacov Agam, Color Composition, from XXe siecle, 1978

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Yaacov Agam (1928-2026), titled Composition coloree (Color Composition), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XL Annee, No. 51, originates from the...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Yaacov Agam, Progression, from XXe siecle, 1971
Yaacov Agam, Progression, from XXe siecle, 1971

Yaacov Agam, Progression, from XXe siecle, 1971

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Yaacov Agam (1928-2026), titled Progression, from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIIIe Annee, No. 37, Decembre 1971, originates from the 1971 ed...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled from: The Skin of Things - Op Art Illusion Hungarian
Untitled from: The Skin of Things - Op Art Illusion Hungarian

Untitled from: The Skin of Things - Op Art Illusion Hungarian

By Victor Vasarely

Located in London, GB

This original screenprint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Vasarely” in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 114, at the lower left margin. This screenprint was and published in a limited edition of 114 signed and numbered impressions by Jean-Robert Arnaud, Paris. Note: This subject is one of ten published in the folio ‘La peau des choses’ [The Skin of Things] in 1968. The folio also included works by Huguette-Arthur Bertrand, Cesar, Émile Gilioli, James Guitet...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Compounded Red
Compounded Red

Compounded Red

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Miami, FL

Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Compounded Red 1981 Screenprint 26 x 26 in. Edition of 175 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Bubbles
Bubbles

Bubbles

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In “Bubbles” the artist skillfully employs color theory alongside a meticulous and repetitive layering technique on wooden panels. This deliberate approach not only captures viewer’s...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Aurora
Aurora

Aurora

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In Didem Yagci’s artwork “Aurora,” she intricately layers cut wood panels on plaster, creating a mesmerizing symmetrical design. The wall sculpture is anim...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Plaster, Wood Panel

Iboya, NBC 35 and NBC 36
Iboya, NBC 35 and NBC 36

Iboya, NBC 35 and NBC 36

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

NBC 35 and NBC 36 Edition 33/50 and 16/50, respectively Signed to label The Hungarian word, Iboya, meaning a small forest violet, has been chosen by Vasarely to identify his astonis...

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.