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
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
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
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
Yaacov Agam Large Silkscreen Colors on Gold Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large hand signed serigraph silkscreen, pencil numbered in Roman numerals.
biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Agam can trace his ancestry back six generations to the f...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Untitled" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely
(1906-1997)
"Untitled"
Screenprint in color
Pencil signed lower right
Edition 128/200
Image Size: 10"h x 10"w
Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credi...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Rose Horizontal -- Screen Print, Stripes, Patterns, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
BRIDGET RILEY
Rose Horizontal, 2018
Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 paper
Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by A...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Doric Game VIII
Located in Long Island City, NY
Doric Game VIII
Evelyn B. Johnson
Date: circa 1980
Screenprint signed, numbered and titled in pencil
Edition of 9/27
Image Size: 36 x 24 inches
Size: 42 x 30 in. (106.68 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Scarlet Tesseract Corner
By Ben Cunningham
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Cunningham (American, 1904-1975)
Title: Scarlet Tesseract Corner
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Set of Two Silkscreens on Plastic Panel, signed and numbered verso
Edition: 125
...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen, Panel
Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Peano Curves is aì screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991.
Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on the lower margin. Edition 12/100.
Very Good condition.
Bru...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Papilion" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
VICTOR VASARELY
PAPILLON
Color Serigraph, 1981.
Image Size: 23 7/8x30 3/4 inches, full margins.
Signed and numbered 184/250 in pencil, lower margin.
Victor Vasarely was a Fre...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
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
Cinetic Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered - 100 copies
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Cinetic Composition
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition (onl...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Sylla 6 - Geometric Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Sylla-6
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition
REFERENCE : Ca...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled (La Lune en Rodage - Carlo Belloli)
Located in New York, NY
1965
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Image/sheet: 11 3/5 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition of 200
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed, excellent condition
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
"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
MAKK-S
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Vasarely
"MAKK-S"
Serigraph
Ed. HC 11/45
Signed and Numbered
Image Size: 25 x 25 inches
Framed Size: approx. 45 x 40.5 inches
Victor Vasarely was born in Hungary in 1906, as...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
IUSKA
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Vasarely
"IUSKA"
Serigraph
Ed. 48/300
Signed and Numbered
Framed Size: approx. 40 x 38.5 inches
Image Size: approx 25 x 25 inches
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
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. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Oil
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
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
Cardboard, Ink, Acrylic
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
Composition (green)
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
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pen
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
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
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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