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
Couleur Additive Perseus, Portfolio of 3
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Couleur Additive Perseus, Portfolio of 3
2017
Screenprint
39 3/8 x 27 9/16 in. each
ED'A
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA ...
Category
2010s 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...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Composition Gold
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Composition Gold
1980
Screenprint
13 x 10 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Radau
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Radau
Silkscreen on white wove paper
22 x 17 1/4 in.
E.A./B.A.T. from an edition of 300
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gr...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Color
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...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
SPECTRUM (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reason...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,400 Sale Price
50% Off
LINES (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasona...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
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
$15,000
Spatial Order
By Ron Agam
Located in Rye, NY
Born in Paris, painter Ron Agam only took up the paintbrush later in life, following a long and successful career as a fine art photographer. Yet, the robustness and sheer prolificac...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Price Upon Request
Infinite Circular Motion (25/90)
By Ron Agam
Located in Rye, NY
Born in Paris, painter Ron Agam only took up the paintbrush later in life, following a long and successful career as a fine art photographer. Yet, the robustness and sheer prolificac...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
Symphonic Disruption
By Ron Agam
Located in Rye, NY
Born in Paris, painter Ron Agam only took up the paintbrush later in life, following a long and successful career as a fine art photographer. Yet, the robustness and sheer prolificac...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Panel
Price Upon Request
Dance in Movement
By Ron Agam
Located in Rye, NY
Born in Paris, painter Ron Agam only took up the paintbrush later in life, following a long and successful career as a fine art photographer. Yet, the robustness and sheer prolificac...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Price Upon Request
Sous les aster
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Flamingo Flamenco
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Birds everywhere
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Crossed Love
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Love Gold and Butterflies
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Les Papillons D'opale
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Les Papillons D'automne
Located in Rye, NY
This striking kinetic artwork boldly presents the word "LOVE". It displays a distinct yet harmonious background featuring vibrant, butterfly motifs in rich, warm hues. The vivid inte...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Face to Face
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Face to Face by Nemo Jantzen is a meticulously handmade artwork, crafted from over 2,000 images of film photography, iconic movie scenes, classic movie posters, and Hollywood legends...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood, Photographic Film
Price Upon Request
Song
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Song, 1970 is a painted wood relief that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) on verso. Numbered from the edition of 55 on verso.
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Price Upon Request
Bellatrix
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Bellatrix, 1970 is a painted wooden relief on aluminum that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) and is inscribed ' VASARELY E.A. VII' on ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Price Upon Request
Fuji V, Op Art Oil Painting
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by Tony Bechara from 2001. An abstract, optical painting representative of the artists conceptual principles of color usage, organization and randomness.
Artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Bianco, Op Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Victor Vasarely’s Op Art painting generates a sense of movement as it appears to warp into a sphere that is overlaid with stripes in a geometric pattern.
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
"Couleur Additive Perseus" by Carlos Cruz-Diez, 21st Century, Optical Art
Located in Köln, DE
"Couleur Additive Perseus" has a stunning appearance and an optical effect, which catches the beholder's attention from the very first time. Carlos Cruz-Diez from Venezuela was one o...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Operenccia, Large OP Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Operenccia
Year: 1954/1986
Medium: Acrylic on Board, signed, dated and titled in marker verso
Size: 40 in. x 66 in. (101.6 cm ...
Category
1950s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic
Electric Tulip II
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993)
Title: Electric Tulip II
Year: 1980
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 84 x 60 in....
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Struttura
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...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
City - Lithograph, Print, Reverspective, Contemporary Art, Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted multiple with lithography.
Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Proof', a proof aside from the edition of 40.
In a perspex presentation box.
Published by Flowers Gallery, Lon...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Superficie Rossa
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
Bianco Nero
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
Lacerazioni
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard.
With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen
Price Upon Request
Light Magenta Square
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Title: Light Magenta Square
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 60 x 60 inches
Referenced as 1978.9, pg 184 in "Anuszkiew...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Thunder, Abstract OP Art Oil Painting on Canvas by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by Tony Bechara from 1984. An abstract, optical painting representative of Bechara's conceptual principles of color usage, organization and randomness.
Artist...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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