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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
Filtration
Filtration

Filtration

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Filtration Year: 1978-80 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 25.5 x 25.5 in

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Conferring Blue
Conferring Blue

Conferring Blue

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Conferring Blue Year: 1979 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 25 x 25 in

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Compounded Red
Compounded Red

Compounded Red

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Compounded Red Year: 1981 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 26 x 25.75 in

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Three Pattern Interference-  1960s Op Art Photograph, Geometric, Blue, Orange
Three Pattern Interference-  1960s Op Art Photograph, Geometric, Blue, Orange

Three Pattern Interference- 1960s Op Art Photograph, Geometric, Blue, Orange

Located in New York, NY

Limited edition of 5. Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325g Archival Paper. Dated and signed with the certificate of authenticity. This vibrant Op Art photograph from 1969 captures the essence of movement and color through its intricate, circular patterns created by three pattern interference. The pulsating gradients of orange, blue, and green add depth and energy, making it a perfect centerpiece for a contemporary interior. Inspired by the 1960s Op Art movement, this work by a pioneering photographer brings a geometric and modern aesthetic to any space, creating a dynamic focal point. Its vibrant composition adds both vibrancy and sophistication to living rooms, offices, or modern interiors. Enzo Ragazzini...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

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

Aftermath
Aftermath

Aftermath

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Aftermath" 1981 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/150in pencil b...

Category

Mid-20th Century 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

Grey tinted Rainbow, Geometric Abstract dazzling Op Art Framed assemblage Signed
Grey tinted Rainbow, Geometric Abstract dazzling Op Art Framed assemblage Signed

Grey tinted Rainbow, Geometric Abstract dazzling Op Art Framed assemblage Signed

By Richard Anuszkiewicz

Located in New York, NY

RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Grey Tinted Rainbow, 1992 Assemblage with 14 Color Silkscreen and Lithograph Pencil signed and numbered 11/40 on the front Frame included: elegantly framed in a ...

Category

1990s Op Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen

Victor Vasarely, Pamir, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Victor Vasarely, Pamir, from XXe Siecle, 1958

Victor Vasarely, Pamir, from XXe Siecle, 1958

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Victor Vasarely (1906–1997), titled Pamir (Pamir), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXe Annee, No. 10 (double), Mars 1958, originat...

Category

1950s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Caroni
Caroni

Caroni

By Jesús Rafael Soto

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint on heavy white wove paper, 1971. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 146/175 in pencil, lower left. Published by Denise René and Hans Meyer, Pa...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen, Color

USTEOK
USTEOK

Victor VasarelyUSTEOK, 1975

$2,370Sale Price|40% Off

USTEOK

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Aventura, FL

Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 36 x 18 inches. Frame size approx 49 x 30 inches. From the edition of 200. Certificate of authenticity i...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Double Metamorphosis IV, Yaacov Agam

Double Metamorphosis IV, Yaacov Agam

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Double Metamorphosis IV Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 62/180, plus proofs Size: 36 x 50 inches Condition: Good Inscription:...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Babel-3 (framed hand signed serigraph)
Babel-3 (framed hand signed serigraph)

Babel-3 (framed hand signed serigraph)

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Aventura, FL

Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by Victor Vasarely. Hand numbered 222/250 lower left. Sheet size: 36 x 27.5 inches. Custom vintage mirror and silver metal f...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Red to Green Portal
Red to Green Portal

Red to Green Portal

By Richard Anuszkiewicz

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Red to Green Portal Aquatint, 1979 Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 95 (84/95), see photo Provenance: U.S. Representative James A. Leach, retired Condition...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Aquatint

Untitled (from the Meta series)
Untitled (from the Meta series)

Untitled (from the Meta series)

By Victor Vasarely

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 225/225 in pencil, lower left. Published by Editions Denise René, Paris, with the blind stamp. Sheet siz...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen, Color

Square Variables XI

Square Variables XI

By Todd Smith

Located in Surfside, FL

Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

"splash" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
"splash" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

"splash" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

"splash" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract splatter composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of pa...

Category

Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Untitled, Op Art Screenprint by Russell Dunbar
Untitled, Op Art Screenprint by Russell Dunbar

Untitled, Op Art Screenprint by Russell Dunbar

Located in Long Island City, NY

Russell Dunbar, American (1927 - ) - Untitled, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Image Size: 23 x 23.25 inches, Size: 27 x 27.25 i...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Marc Koller

OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Marc Koller

By Marc Koller

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Marc Koller, American Title: Untitled Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Image Size: 24.5 x 24.5 inches Size: 30 in. x 38.5 in. ...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled (Geometric Composition, Vasarely, Op-Art) (~38% OFF)

Untitled (Geometric Composition, Vasarely, Op-Art) (~38% OFF)

Located in Kansas City, MO

Nikolaus von Georgi Untitled (Geometric Composition, Vasarely, Op-Art) Color Offset Lithograph Year: 1978 Size: 19.7×23.6 on 23.6×27.6in Edition: 180 Signed, numbered and dated by ...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Gull Point, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Gull Point, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Gull Point, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Gull Point Year: 1987 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 25.5 x 18 inches ...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Gull Point
Gull Point

Gull Point

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Gull Point" 1987 is a color serigraph by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 60/100 in pencil by the artis...

Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Thunder Bay" 1986 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/95 in penci...

Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon
Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon

Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Detroit, MI

Victor Vasarely born in 1906 was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op Art movement. Op Art is a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Victor Vasarely and Brigit Riley are its most famous exponents. In its visual balancing act of color and movement from a flat plane to developed continuous flow “Untitled” is a complex arrangement of squares and colors that visually expand and contract. It is one of Vasarely’s most successful Op Art abstract works. The piece is signed on the lower right and number 20/150 on the lower left. The print is behind glass and matted. Vasarely was born in Pecs and grew up in Slovakia and Budapest, where in 1925, he took up medical studies. Abandoning medicine he turned to traditional academic painting at the private Podolini-Volkmann Academy. In 1928/1929, he enrolled at Sandor Bortnyik’s private art school widely recognized as Budapest's centre of Bauhaus studies. His studies concentrated on applied graphic art and typographical design. In 1929, he painted his Blue Study and Green Study. In 1930, he married his fellow student Claire Spinner (1908–1990). Together they had two sons, Andre and Jean-Pierre. Vasarely became a graphic designer and a poster artist during the 1930s combining patterns and organic images with each other. Vasarely utilized geometric shapes and colorful graphics, the artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth, as seen in his work Vega-Nor (1969). Vasarely’s method of painting borrowed from a range of influences, including Bauhaus design principles, Wassily Kandinsky, and Constructivism. In the late 1920s, Vasarely enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest, where the syllabus was largely based on Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus school in Germany. After settling in Paris in 1930, Vasarely worked in advertising agencies to support himself as a graphic artist while creating many works including Zebra (1937), which is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op Art. The artist experimented in a style based in Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s, before arriving at his hallmark checkerboard...

Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Helios Blues - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition
Helios Blues - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition

Helios Blues - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition

Located in Manchester, GB

Piicasa, Helios Blues, 2023 Spray Paint on Wood Oil on Canvas 100 x 100 cm (39.37 x 39.37 in) Unsigned Callum Simmons, aka Piicasa creates a series of paintings with contrasting...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Extrinsic, Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Extrinsic, Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Extrinsic, Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Extrinsic Year: 1974 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. (5...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Victor Vasarely

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled" c.1980, is an original colors screen print on Arches paper by renown Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, 1906-1997. It is hand signed and numbered CXCIX/CCL in...

Category

Mid-20th Century 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.