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.
Undulating Units
By Francis Celentano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract, Op Art painting by Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a black and white, abstract Op Art painting from seminal Op Artist Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a large format, black and white, acrylic on canvas painting. Signed verso, “F. Celentano 1968” Provenance: Jacobsen Howard Gallery, New York, New York Loretta Howard...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,595
YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue - Original Screen Print, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue, 1989 Original screenprint Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 54 cm (c.24 x 22 in) REFRENCE : Catalog rai...
Screen
$7,000Sale Price|30% Off
Linienspiel (Line Game)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original Plexiglas with linen is numbered 5/20 in black pen in the lower left on one side. An unexpected energy is conveyed by the broken black and white lines respectively por...
Lucite, Plexiglass, 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...
Screen
$2,500
John Grillo - Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction Op silkscreen Signed 6/9
By John Grillo
Located in New York, NY
John Grillo Untitled Op Art Mid Century Modern, 1969 Color silkscreen on art paper with deckled edges Signed and dated lower right; numbered 6/9 lower left Limited Edition of only 9...
Screen
Nine Squares, Abstract Geometric Op Art Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Untitled - Nine Squares Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Year: circa 2000 Edition: appears to be 37/99 Size: 12 x 12 in. ...
Lenticular
Hexagone
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely (9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a grandfather and leader of the Op art movement. In 1928, he enrolled at Sán...
Plexiglass
Limited Edition Architecture Kinetic Op Art Screen Print Lithograph Pol Bury
By Pol Bury
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) screen print Hand signed and numbered 27/ 62 in pencil Dimensions: 17.5 X 24.25 inches. (sheet size) Provenance: Published by Lefebre Gallery, New York. lithographie en couleurs. Signées et numérotées 27/62. This is just for the print. the title sheet is just included for reference. Pol Bury (1922 – 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge (along with Willy Anthoons, James Ensor, Odette Collon, Pierre Alechinsky, Jo Delahaut and Jean Rets...
Lithograph, Screen
$525
VASARELY CENTER NY 1978 Vintage Op-Art Poster, Geometric Abstract, Gold Black
Located in Union City, NJ
VICTOR VASARELY VASARELY CENTER NY Vintage original vintage Op-art poster published by VCNY (Vasarely Center New York), New York, 1978. Poster size - 32 x 24 inches, unframed, unsi...
Offset, Lithograph
Jimi H
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Portrait en clair-obscure, dont les aplats clairs sont constitués par un texte qui relate le parcourt et la biographie de l’artiste Jimi Hendrix. Impression directe sur Plexiglass, c...
Digital
"Babel 3"
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...
Offset
"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...
Screen
$15,673
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 19. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 19 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
Ceramic
Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Screen
$26,502
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 20. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 20 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
Ceramic
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Veiled (from Twelve Progressions), Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Title: Veiled (from Twelve Progressions) Year: 1971 Edition: 53/90, plus proofs Medium: Three color silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 32.25 x 26 ...
Screen
Negative - Positive - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Screen
$26,502
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
Ceramic
Aperture, Op Art Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Aperture Year: 1976 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Oil
Erebus Op Art Glass Sculpture, Signed & Numbered, Edition of 2000
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY 1906 - 1997 EREBUS - 1982 Verre et bois Signature gravée sur le verre et numérotation sous la base "431 /2000" Edition Rosenthal studio-linie, Allemagne Dans sa b...
Glass
Denfert, Original Lithograph, Op Art , 1985, Framed, Signed
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Denfert Lithograph from 1985. Edition of 110/250. Dimensions of work: 65 x 79 cm Publisher: Galerie Lahumière, Paris. The work is in Excellent cond...
Lithograph
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...
Screen
Ailho, Original Lithograph, Op Art , 1971, Excellent
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Ailho Lithograph from 1971. Dimensions of work: 48 x 40 cm. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n°185. The work is in Excellent ...
Lithograph
$6,000Sale Price|50% Off
The Edge V (Op Art plexiglass box wall sculpture)
By Mon Levinson
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mon Levinson (1926-2014). The Edge V, 1965. Plexiglass, acetate and paper. 24 x 24 x 3 inches. Minor scuffing on surface of plexiglass. Original gallery label affixed en verso. Unsig...
Plexiglass, Paper
Composition IX - Screen Print by Franco Cannilla - 1970ca
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper. Hand signed with pen. Edition of 40 prints. From the collection "Structures". Serigraphs by Franco Cannilla. Edited by Polymnia Gallery of Rapallo and print...
Screen
"The Interaction of Color Plate XX-1", Screenprint in Colors, 1973
By Josef Albers
Located in Astoria, NY
Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976), "The Interaction of Color Plate XX-1", Screenprint in Colors on Paper, 1973, published by Josef Keller Verlag Starnberg, black frame. Ima...
Screen
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 Condition: This work is in excelle...
Screen
Fifty Years 2, Original Serigraph, Op Art, 1989, Signed
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - The Fifty Years 2 Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 100. Dimensions of work: 70 x 57 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and sec...
Screen
Reverse Sunsets, Abstract Blurry Gradient, Mauve to Yellow, Giclée Print Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
Reverse Sunsets is a vibrant Giclée print that explores the emotional resonance of color through soft, seamless transitions of mauve, purple, and yellow tones. This abstract diptych ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Faces of Dali #4, Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Faces of Dali #4 Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: IX/XX, 200, plus proofs Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches Co...
Screen
Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow), Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Twenty-Two Cherries (Yellow) by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1990 Medium: Mezzotint, signed in pencil Edition: HC Image Size: 21.5 x 9.38 inches Frame Size: 35 x 21.5 inches
Mezzotint
$2,500
Midnight Suite (Blue with Black), OP Art Etching by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the Op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Let It Be Orange Screen Print, Op Art Style, Circa 1880, Signed H.C.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right Published by Eugene Schuster, London Art Printer: Vistec, Rochester, New York Regular edition unrealized per Stanczak web site This annotated "H.C." ...
Screen
Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
Located in Surfside, FL
Screen print square, inscribed 'Vasarely' at bottom, hung diagonally, sides of the square 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 (59.5 x 59.5); as hung, 33 x 33 (84 x 84). VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) In...
Screen
Ascension
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ascension" 1978 is a color serigraph on paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 34/65 in pencil by th...
Screen
Comb 21, Op Art Screenprint by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tony Bechara’s abstract composition in red, blue, and green with the issue of visibility and representation in art. Abstracted and hazy, this rendering is emblematic of his works tha...
Screen
Diptych of Silks, Classic Blue Organic Shapes, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Late Night Adventurous Duo (of Silks) + Year: 2022 + Edition Size: 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Auth...
Lithograph, Rag Paper
$1,367
Jumping Zebra (Op Art) - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED (Benavides #985)
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY Jumping Zebra (Op Art) , 1984 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 47 cm (c. 24 x 19 in) REFRENCE : Catalog raisonne Vasarely Pri...
Lithograph
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Pieces Falling into Place - Geometric Op-Art in Acrylic on Canvas (Triptych)
Located in Soquel, CA
Pieces Falling into Place - Geometric Op-Art in Acrylic on Canvas (Triptych) This geometric triptych by Ralph Berko (American, b. 1950) features vividly colored prisms suspended ove...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$649
Kinetic Composition - Silkscreen by Alvin Mavignier da Silva - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Kinetic Composition is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Alvin Mavignier da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, 1925; Hamburg, 2018) in 1969. Original colored Silkscreen. Hand signed on the lower right with white pencil by the artist, dated on the lower left, stamped on the reverse with "HBK. Hamburg Edition Griffelkunst". Good conditions: lightly wave. Brazilian artist Almir da Silva Mavignier...
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 ...
Screen
Split Infinity #B2S, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
By Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is...
Screen
Untitled - Optical silkscreen print by GetulioAlviani signed and numbered
Located in Napoli, IT
"Untitled" work by Getulio Alviani of programmed and kinetic art, which plays on the visual perception of lines and colors, Signed and numbered (Exemplar 140/180) in pencil on the fr...
Screen
Peano Curves - Lithograph by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Lithograph
Michael Dal Cerro, Soviet Tower City, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern Art
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact, architecture, and transforming ...
Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut
$435
Michael Dal Cerro, Metropolis in Symmetry, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact, architecture, and transforming ...
Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut
Sequential Chroma, Op Art Screenprint by Julian Stanczak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful OP Art silkscreen by Poland-born American OP Artist, Julian Stanczak. Artist: Julian Stanczak, American (1928 - 2017) Title: Sequential Chroma Year: 1981 Medium: Screen...
Screen
Opticals, OP Art Geometric Screenprint by Sue Gollifer 1969
By Sue Gollifer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sue Gollifer, British (1944 - ) Title: Opticals Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 5/75 Image Size: 18 x 18 inches Size: 28 in. x 22 in. (7...
Screen
Young Artists From Around The World, OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Young Artists From Around The World by Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930–2020) Date: 1969 Screenprint, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil Edition of 67/200 Image Size: 29.5 x 1...
Screen
Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Screen
Agam Silkscreen Jerusalem Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam, Israeli (b. 1928) Hand signed, not individually numbered but from edition of 180. I can include a copy of the title sheet with the edition size and his signature if you ...
Lithograph, Screen
Peano's Curves - Lithograph by Bruno Munari - 1993
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Peano's Curves is an original print realized by Bruno Munari in 1993 . Mixed colored lithograph. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition VII/XXX. Beau...
Lithograph
Tokyo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian, 1906-1997 Title: Tokyo Year: 1982 Medium: Color serigraph Edition: Numbered 180/250 in pencil Paper: Wove Image size: 25.5 x 25.5 inches Framed s...
Screen
Peano Curves - Lithograph by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 in Milan – September 30, 1...
Lithograph
Inward Eye, #8 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
Screen
Rare 1960s Victor Vasarely offset lithograph poster, Op Art print
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely Rare 1960s Victor Vasarely poster, 1967 Offset lithograph 35 × 19 1/4 inches Unframed, unsigned Published by London Arts Group Rare 1967 offset lithograph The work...
Lithograph, Offset
Ravenia, 3-D OP Art Screenprint Collage by Anne Youkeles
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ravenia by Anne Youkeles, Austrian (1920) Date: circa 1971 3D screenprint collage, signed, numbered and titled in pencil lower right Edition of 8/100 Size: 39.25 x 13.25 in. (99.7 x ...
Screen
Solar Calendar I, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Solar Calendar I, Portfolio: Solar Calendar (Sonnenzyklus Kalender), Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint on heavy stock, signed and numbered in p...
Screen
Ringling, Signed Geometric Abstract Screenprint by David Simpson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Simpson Title: Ringling Year: c. 1969 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 80 Size: 30 x 22.5 inches
Screen
$1,750
Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink & Watercolor Drawing C.1990
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink & Watercolor Drawing C.1990 Dimensions 8" wide x 11" high Housed in a simple frame - Dimensions 15" wide...
Ink, Watercolor