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
A Grid like Marilyn
Located in Belfast, GB
A Grid like Marilyn
Mixed Media
113 x 113 cm
44 1/2 x 44 1/2 in
"I have always been fascinated by motion. What fascinates me with this craft is to capture the viewers attention. But...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Solitude, OP Art Seascape by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Solitude
Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011)
Date: 1987
Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil
Edition of 95
Image Size: 18 x 26 inches
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 7...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op Art Spiral) - Original Screen Print, 1971
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor Vasarely
Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op art spiral), 1971
Original 15 colors screenprint
Printed signature in the plate
On paper 100 x 78 cm (c. 40 x 31 in)
REFERENCES : Catalog...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Biface, Mixed Media Kinetic Op Art Sculpture by Jesus Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biface
Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Year: 1973
Medium: Color screenprint on black and blue painted metal panel, in front of this black and blue painted metal rods atta...
Category
1970s 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
$2,212 Sale Price
43% Off
"Cheyt MC-4"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Offset
Almir Mavignier: 9 Abstract Screenprints from the "48 Serigraphien" Portfolio
By Almir Mavignier
Located in Hamburg, DE
Almir Mavignier
Untitled (from 48 Serigraphien), 1961
Medium: 9 abstract screen prints on paper
Dimensions: 15 7/10 × 11 7/10 in 39.8 × 29.7 cm
Edition of 50: Each Hand-signed in pe...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Sun in Clouds, Large Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1973
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 67 x 67 inches
Frame Size: 68 x 68 in. (172.72 x 172.72...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic
Facade 1
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Facade I
Screen print, 1970
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100 (44/100)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
By decent
Condition: Excellent
Image: 24 x 29"
Sheet:...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
II from the Aquarius Suite, Op Art Screenprint by Stanley William Hayter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988)
Title: II from the Aquarius Suite
Year: 1970
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150; AP XXX
Paper Size: 27 x ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Procion" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph (after the painting). Printed in 1968 and published by the (op)art galerie of Esslingen, Germany for a rare portfolio. Size: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (240 x 200 mm). No...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Spacescape II, Surrealist Screenprint by Rita Simon
By Rita Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rita Simon, American (1938 - )
Title: Spacescape II
Year: 1978
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300, AP 30
Size: 25.5 in. x 36 in. (64.77 cm ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph (after the painting). Printed in 1968 and published by the (op)art galerie of Esslingen, Germany for a rare portfolio. Size: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (240 x 200 mm). No...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Procion" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph (after the painting). Printed in 1968 and published by the (op)art galerie of Esslingen, Germany for a rare portfolio. Size: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (240 x 200 mm). No...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Test 2"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon for the "Vasarely Progressions 1...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Offset
Zebra
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely
“Zebra” 1977
Porcelain Rosenthal
Ed. 2761 of 3000
14 x 12 in
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Anusziewicz, Soft Satellite Red, Op Art Silkscreen, signed/N orig. frame
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Soft Satellite Red, 1981
Silkscreen on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 53 from the edition of 100 in pencil by the artist on the front. Bears label from Me...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Alom-I Yellow/Yellow (large hand signed BASF Luran mounted on aluminum)
Located in Aventura, FL
BASF Luran mounted on aluminum. Hand signed lower front by Victor Vasarely; Signed, titled, dated and numbered on label to verso. From the edition of 8.
Additional images availa...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Mixed Media
$33,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Vertigo, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Vertigo
Year: 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 88/325, plus proofs
Size: 26.75 x 22.75 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL
Date of creation: 2011
Medium: Chromography on PVC and steel
Edition: 75
Size: 52 x 12 x 12 cm
Condition: In perfect conditions, brand new...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Patrick Hughes - Maeght, contemporary, op art, optical, reverspective, fondation
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
Maeght
2019
hand painted multiple with archival inkjet
45 x 90 x 18 cm
edition of 75 plus 10 AP
Price:
£7,200 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT)
Provenance:
Direct from...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Paint, Archival Ink, Inkjet
Malyva " Op Art Collage "
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY ( 1906 -1997 )
" MALYVA " collage de papiers de couleurs collés sur carton .
1956 . Signé et Daté 1956 .
" UNIQUE WORK "
67 X 51 cm
Framed vintage : 88 x 75 cm
fa...
Category
1950s Op Art
Materials
Archival Paper
1970's Op Art Cintique Geometric Abstract Color Gradations Silkscreen Domberger
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen serigraph Op art print.
Luitpold Domberger (1912-2005 ) was a pioneer of artistic screen printing in Germany.
Luitpold (Poldi) Domberger...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Bagatelle 2
Located in London, GB
Bridget Riley
Bagatelle 2, 2015
Screenprint on wove paper, framed
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist in pencil
Sheet: 52.8 × 82 cm
Edition 34 of 75
Bridget Riley is a pioneer...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Yellow Composition is a screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. On headed paper.
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Vega Blue, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)
Title: Vega Blue
Year: Circa 1982
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 190/300, plus proofs
Size: 30 x 22 inches
Condition: Good
Inscriptio...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Pastel Mirrors, Turquoise and Pink Geometric Tiles Patterns, Symmetry
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art Deco shapes of the 30's, 40's and 50's. The subtle but chic color combinations will combine beautifully with both vintage and modern furniture without overtaking spaces that are carefully crafted by designers.
Natalia Roman was born in 1984 in Girona, Spain. She has exhibited in galleries across Europe and her colorful, abstract paintings are part of private collections all over the world.
Details:
Title: Art Deco Pastel...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Agam, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; with bifold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°37, 1971. Published and prin...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Tri-Vega
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Victor Vasarely
Tri-Vega
1975
Silkscreen on Arches paper
33 1/4 x 30 1/8 in.
Edition of 250
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienb...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Space Cowboy II" Bright Teal, Neon Pink, and Dark Blue Circular Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful neon abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist, David Hardaker. This painting features various rings of shades of neon teal...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Resin, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Israeli 1970s OP Art Kabbala Painting "Jerusalem, 5732" (Star of David) Judaica
By Yakov Kaszemacher
Located in Surfside, FL
Ya'acov Kaszemacher, well-known artist and photographer whose unique images of Hassidic festivities are fascinating to view, and offer one an opportunity to peek into the community...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Oil
Orom "Denfert"
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Orom ""Denfert""
Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1969.
Dimensions of work: 46 x 40 cm.
Hand signed.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Olla II
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Olla II
Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989.
Edition of 250.
Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm
Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n...
Category
1980s 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
$2,962 Sale Price
25% Off
Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam
Israeli (b. 1928)
Hommage aux Prix Nobel (1974) Serigraph
signed lower right, numbered 85/100
sheet: 22 x 29 3/4 inches
frame dimensions: 28 x 35 1/2 x 1 inches, wood fra...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
Vasarely, Pamir, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condion. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°10, 1958. Published and printed under the direction of...
Category
1950s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
38% Off
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...
Category
1970s 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
JALONS VI
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper from Jalons portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 24.5 inches. Sheet size 33.25 x 29.75 inches. From the main edition of 250.
Add...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
$2,212 Sale Price
25% Off
Patrick Hughes - Walls Have Ears, optical art, reverspective, op art, illusion
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
Walls have ears
2020
oil on board construction
66.5 x 80.5 x 16 cm
Price:
£66,000 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT)
Provenance:
Direct from the artist's studio
Notes:
...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Oil, Board
1920 League of Women Voters, by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
The 50th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters Screenprint Poster from 1970, designed by Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930 - 2020) printed in 1969,...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Optical Composition - Painting by Carlo Montesi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary master, Carlo Montesi in the 1970s.
In good conditions.
Tempera, oil p...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Oil, Tempera, Cardboard
Vasarely, Beryll, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes, 1972. Published by Fernand Mourlot, ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Bridget Riley Book: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley)
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley), 2001
Hardback monograph (book) with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed and...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Meta
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Meta" c.1990, is an original colors screen print on wove paper by noted French artist Yvaral AKA Jean Pierre Vasarely, 1934-2002. It is hand signed and numbered ...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
CURVES OF LIFE
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
50% Off
Sequential I - X
Located in London, GB
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Sequential Prints: Sequential I - X
1972
Screenprint on paper, Edition of 200
71.1 x 53.3 cms (28 x 21 ins)
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY
Zebra on a Rainbow (Op Art), 1984
Original lithograph
Signed in pencil
Numbered /75
On Arches vellum 61 x 78 cm (c.24 x 31 in)
REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Julio Le Parc (1928) - Coloured screen print on paper - 1997
Located in Varese, IT
Surface couleur (Colour surface)
Coloured screen print on paper, edited in 1997.
Limited edition of 50 copies , numbered as 32/50 in lower left corner.
Hand-signed by artist in pe...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Blue Knight, Optical Art Screenprint by Thomas W. Benton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Thomas W. Benton, American (1930 - 2007) - Blue Knight, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Image Size: 32 x 32 inches, Size: 35 in. x ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Doug Ohlson 1960s Op Art Silkscreen Signed/N Geometric Abstraction Op Art Framed
By Doug Ohlson
Located in New York, NY
Doug Ohlson
Untitled 1960s Op Art Silkscreen, 1968
Color silkscreen on wove paper
22. × 18 1/5 inches x .5 inches
Hand signed, dated and numbered 15/50 on the front
Frame included: h...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s.
50x70 cm.
Limited edition of 100.
Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Someone-Somewhere, Op Art Screenprint by Lev Moross
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lev Moross - Someone-Somewhere, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 77/200, Image Size: 38 x 26 inches, Size: 41 x 28 in. (104.14 x ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Mid-Tone Diagonal Transparency, Geometric Patchwork, Pink, Purple, Black Circles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of paintings by Natalia Roman gathers its inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art Deco...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES VII
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely
Title: Profound Works VII
Year: 1973
Not signed or numbered, as published
Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed
Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition
Publisher...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Entraphy, Abstract Op Art Screenprint by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - )
Title: Entraphy
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250, AP 30
Image Size: 27.5 x 20 inches
...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Dedicated, from Twelve Progressions
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Julian Stanczak
Dedicated, from Twelve Progressions
1971
26 1/8 x 31 3/4 in.
Edition of 90
Pencil Signed and Numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Continual, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017)
Title: Continual
Year: 1979
Edition: 41/175, plus proofs
Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper
Size: 25 x 25 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Si...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Message of Peace, Op Art Geometric Screenprint by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam
Title: Message of Peace
Year: 1988
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300
Paper Size: 40 x 31 inches
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
The Fifty Years 3 "Zillah - Al"
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - The Fifty Years 3, Zillah - Al
Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989.
Edition of 100.
Dimensions of work: 70 x 57 cm
Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
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.