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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
"Quasar Paal 2"

"Quasar Paal 2"

By (After) Victor Vasarely

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

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Victor Vasarely Untitled, c. 1970-79 is a glazed porcelain multiple that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) and is numbered from the edition of 50 on ve...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Porcelain

Oltar-Zoeld

Oltar-Zoeld

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Miami, FL

Victor Vasarely “Oltar-Zoeld” 1985/86 Silkscreen on paper Edition 57 of 295 42 x 68 in Victor Vasarely (9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely a...

Category

20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Richard Anuszkiewicz, Soft Blue
Richard Anuszkiewicz, Soft Blue

Richard Anuszkiewicz, Soft Blue

By Richard Anuszkiewicz

Located in Madrid, ES

RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ American, 1930 - 2020 SOFT BLUE signed, dated and numbered “© RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ / 1984 / 737” (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 48 x 60 inches (122 x 152.5 c...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled #7 (blue, red and purple)
Untitled #7 (blue, red and purple)

Untitled #7 (blue, red and purple)

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Untitled #7 (blue, red and purple) Screenprint 13 x 10 in. Edition of 50 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shien...

Category

Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Helios, 1967
Helios, 1967

Helios, 1967

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

This magnificent work by Victor Vasarely displays an intricate interplay of green optical figures against a clear background in a three-dimensional medium. It offers a fascinating vi...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Quadrato
Quadrato

Quadrato

By Jesús Rafael Soto

Located in Miami, FL

Jesus Rafael Soto (1923-2005) Quadrato 1974 Editions Denise Rene 46 of 75 Acrylic/aluminum with painted metal rods 17,5 x 15,7 x 12,5 in Signed and dated Provenance: Editions Galeri...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Metal

Untitled

Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Combining patterns reminiscent of tessellation and a large grid-like system, Vasarely turns a plain hexagon into a concave surface. Shades of light and dark play across the 'facets' ...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Heuristic #05
Heuristic #05

Heuristic #05

By Sungyong Hong

Located in Mc Lean, VA

3-d lenticulary photography

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Lenticular

Abstract Expressionism Painting Sunset Op Art Kinetic Metamorphic Modernist
Abstract Expressionism Painting Sunset Op Art Kinetic Metamorphic Modernist

Abstract Expressionism Painting Sunset Op Art Kinetic Metamorphic Modernist

Located in Buffalo, NY

A one of a kind signed original painting . Now you see it ... Now you don't! Excellent condition as pictured and framed ..Signed on the verso and monogram initials on the front by ...

Category

Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionism Painting Eclipse Color Shifting Metamorphic Modernist
Abstract Expressionism Painting Eclipse Color Shifting Metamorphic Modernist

Abstract Expressionism Painting Eclipse Color Shifting Metamorphic Modernist

Located in Buffalo, NY

A one of a kind signed original painting . Now you see it ... Now you don't! Excellent condition as pictured and framed ..Signed on the verso and monogram initials on the front by ...

Category

Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Titan A

Titan A

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Titan A 1985 Screenprint 22 x 23 1/2 in. Edition of 300 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art ...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

5 Blue Boxes Illusion Sculpture
5 Blue Boxes Illusion Sculpture

5 Blue Boxes Illusion Sculpture

By Sanseviero

Located in Southampton, NY

Sanseviero's metal sculptures fool the eye. His "illusion sculptures" are amazingly only 1/16th of an inch thick and yet they appear to be 3 dimensional boxes with open centers that ...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Island Jewel
Island Jewel

Island Jewel

By Jon Kuhn

Located in Long Island City, NY

A polished glass sculpture by Joh Kuhn from 1992. A spectacular sculpture of crystal clear glass that forms a complicated prism in which light is reflected in a multitude of optical ...

Category

1990s Op Art

Materials

Glass

serigraph

serigraph

By (After) Victor Vasarely

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

Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions
Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions

Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Miami, FL

Technical Information: Julian Stanczak Centered Rings, from Twelve Progressions 1971 Screenprint 26 1/8 x 31 3/4 in. Edition of 90 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA b...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Curved Dimensions, Abstract OpArt Geometrical, Mid-Century Cleveland Artist
Curved Dimensions, Abstract OpArt Geometrical, Mid-Century Cleveland Artist

Curved Dimensions, Abstract OpArt Geometrical, Mid-Century Cleveland Artist

By Edwin Mieczkowski

Located in Beachwood, OH

Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017) Curved Dimensions, 1965 Acrylic on board Signed, dated and titled verso 30 x 29.75 inches Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century. Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965. Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Timemagazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses. With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction. His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleidoscopic colors, and alluring juxtapositions of hue and tone, to playfully and seductively present new challenges for the viewer's eyes. The desired result is an optical effect of perpetual motion, harmonics and rhythm. . . . Along with Frank Hewitt and Ernst Benkert, Mieczkowski was a co-founder in 1959 of the Anonima* group that worked together in Cleveland and New York and declared itself free from the pressures of the art market and the pursuit of personal fame. Members of Anonima often left their works unsigned and vowed to shun the usual art market venues such as commercial galleries, biennials and competitions. Instead, they engaged in a rigorous, self-imposed program of painting exercises to explore the effects of geometry and color on visual perception. Although Mieczkowski's work hung side-by-side in the MOMA "Responsive Eye" exhibition with such colleagues as Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Carlos Cruz...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Acrylic

Golfer Variant #1
Golfer Variant #1

Golfer Variant #1

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Victor Vasarely TITLE: Golfer Variant 1 MEDIUM: Serigraph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Victor Vasarely EDITION NUMBER: From the edition of 300 MEASUREMENTS: 18" x 14.5" FRAM...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Serigraph

"Quasar Zett"

"Quasar Zett"

By (After) Victor Vasarely

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

B-139
B-139

B-139

By Tadasky / Tadasuke Kuwayama

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A painting by Tadasky (Tadasuke) Kuwayama. "B-139" is an abstract painting executed in circles of red, blue and yellow by Op Artist Tadasky (Tadasuke) Kuwayama. Signed, verso, "Tadas...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled Op Art Drawing, Pantone Ink on Archival Paper, 1999, Unframed
Untitled Op Art Drawing, Pantone Ink on Archival Paper, 1999, Unframed

Untitled Op Art Drawing, Pantone Ink on Archival Paper, 1999, Unframed

By John Kalymnios

Located in White Plains, NY

'Untitled' by John Kalymnios, 1999. Pantone ink on paper, 78.5 x 51.25 in. (framed). This geometric op art drawing features bands of concentric circles with the full spectrum colors ...

Category

1990s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled (Geometric Structure), Victor Vasarely

Untitled (Geometric Structure), Victor Vasarely

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: Untitled (Geometric Structure) Year: 1975 Medium: Silkscreen on handmade paper Edition: E.A.; 250 Size: 21.65 x 22.83 inches Condition: Exc...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Vintage Hardback Monograph: Planetary Folklore (Hand signed by Victor Vasarely)
Vintage Hardback Monograph: Planetary Folklore (Hand signed by Victor Vasarely)

Vintage Hardback Monograph: Planetary Folklore (Hand signed by Victor Vasarely)

By Victor Vasarely

Located in New York, NY

Victor Vasarely Planetary Folklore (Hand signed by Victor Vasarely), 1973 Hardback monograph with dust jacket Hand signed by Victor Vasarely on the first front end page 9 1/2 × 9 7/...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

"Cheyt MC-4"

"Cheyt MC-4"

By (After) Victor Vasarely

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

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.