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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
The Edge V (Op Art plexiglass box wall sculpture)
The Edge V (Op Art plexiglass box wall sculpture)

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...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Paper

Someone-Somewhere, Op Art Screenprint by Lev Moross
Someone-Somewhere, Op Art Screenprint by Lev Moross

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

Michael Dal Cerro, Stepped Cubes, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape

Michael Dal Cerro, Stepped Cubes, 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 ...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Stars, Yaacov Agam

Yaacov AgamStars, Yaacov Agam, 1989

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

Stars, Yaacov Agam

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Stars Year: 1989 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: P.P. 3/14, 180, plus proofs Size: 26.5 x 19 inches Inscription: Signed and numbered by ...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Wifredo Lam, Totem, from XXe siecle, 1979
Wifredo Lam, Totem, from XXe siecle, 1979

Wifredo Lam, Totem, from XXe siecle, 1979

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Wifredo Lam (1902–1982), titled Totem, from the album XXe siecle, Numero special, Wifredo Lam, Nouvelle serie, XLIe Annee, No. 52, originates from the 19...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition
Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition

Located in Firenze, IT

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition Date: Approximately 1970 Medium: Gouache on cardboard with embossed stamp Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx. A stylized o...

Category

Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Cardboard

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

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

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

Let It Be Orange

Let It Be Orange

By Julian Stanczak

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." ...

Category

1880s 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

Metagalaxie, Victor Vasarely
Metagalaxie, Victor Vasarely

Metagalaxie, Victor Vasarely

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: Metagalaxie Year: 1989 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 103/250, plus proofs Size: 32 x 27.55 inches Condition: Good Inscription...

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

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

Zebra

Zebra

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Miami, FL

Victor Vasarely “Zebra” 1977 Porcelain Rosenthal Ed. 2761 of 3000 14 x 12 in

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Porcelain

DOOR-MC
DOOR-MC

DOOR-MC

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairlawn, OH

DOOR-MC Screen print, 1982 Signed and numbered in pencil Printed on Arches wove paper Published by Atelier Arcay, Paris Edition: 325 (47/325) Reference Benavides & Vasarely No. 894 C...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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

Life (limited edition, hand signed and numbered Op Art First Day Cover (framed)
Life (limited edition, hand signed and numbered Op Art First Day Cover (framed)

Life (limited edition, hand signed and numbered Op Art First Day Cover (framed)

By Yaacov Agam

Located in New York, NY

Yaacov Agam "Life", (Hand Signed and numbered), 1980 Hand Signed, Stamped Gallery Art Center Envelope with French postage stamp & numbered Triple signature "Agam" and number 46/54 on the front Frame Included: floated in original vintage frame This very special vintage limited edition work features the “Agam” design by Yaacov Agam, a pioneer of Op Art. It is the first artist...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Roberto Lucchetta

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 hand can be sometime mistaken to a work of a machine, a printer. But if you look close enough you are able to see that it is a work of a line master!! This piece comes framed in a white wooden frame. The measurements of the work with the frame is 24/24". Op art masters from the 20's century that are inspiration to Lucchetta's pieces are Victor Vasarely, Brigit Riley...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Yaacov Agam "One and Another Deluxe VII", 1977
Yaacov Agam "One and Another Deluxe VII", 1977

Yaacov Agam "One and Another Deluxe VII", 1977

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Astoria, NY

Yaacov Agam (Israeli, b. 1928), "One and Another Deluxe VII", Screenprint in Colors, 1977, signed in pencil lower right, marked "B.A.T." and dated "10/6/77" lower left, white frame. ...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Exploded view
Exploded view

Exploded view

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Exploded View" 1971 is a color serigraph by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pen...

Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art

Materials

Screen

Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition
Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition

Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly precise op-art composition by an unknown artist. A grid of colored squares has been created with various colors, divided by occasional diagonal lines that give the feel of ove...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lenk Series B, Kaspar Thomas Lenk
Lenk Series B, Kaspar Thomas Lenk

Lenk Series B, Kaspar Thomas Lenk

By Kaspar Thomas Lenk

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Walasse Ting (1929-2010) Title: Lenk Series B Year: 1971 Edition: EA;100 Medium: Silkscreen, metallic ink in colors on wove paper Size: 26.5 x 26.5 inches Inscription: Signed...

Category

1970s 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.