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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
Period: 1970s
Relation Couleur
Located in New York, NY
Hugo Demarco Relation Couleur, 1973 Silkscreen on velincarton Hand signed and numbered 63/200 on lower front. Bears the publisher's blind stamp on the fro...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Chiapas I
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Chiapas I. Original color silkscreen, cca. 1970. Edition of 70 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Marko Spalatin was a modern and contemporary artist from Croatia, who ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Anthea Galleria D'arte poster, limited edition Italian poster mid century modern
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely Anthea Galleria D'arte Poster, ca. 1971 Offset lithograph poster Limited edition of 400 (unnumbered) 28 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches Unframed This historic offset lithograph p...
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Jesús Rafael Soto ( 1923 – 2005 ) – hand-signed Screenprint – 1971
Located in Varese, IT
Screenprint in colors on paper, edited in 1971 limited edition of 175 copies signed in pencil by artist in lower right Edition: Denise Rene , with blindstamp image size: 39 × 39 cm s...
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1970s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

Op Art, Kinetic 1970s Original Vintage Silkscreen Lithograph Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and numbered limited edition print. David Roth studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design and was twice the recipient of the Moholy-Nagy Scholarship in visual design. It was Roth's initial work as a designer at fine art for commercial use that brought him interesting positions as art director for Lanvin, Charles at the Ritz, and Germain Monteil. . The strings are tied in bunches and closely hung tram a wooden bar. The size and shape of the string is similar to that at a canvas painting. Each bundle is represented by a vertical row at squares on the graph and the groupings at string are lined up along the wall according to the horizontal rows at the program. The six primary and secondary colors are used in their full intensity along with black, grey, and white. As a painter Roth works to formulate with color. Some painters regard color as a concomitant of form, hence a subordinate, but Roth's color is the chief medium of his pictorial language. A programmed juxtaposition at primary color allows Roth and the viewer to play upon various combinations. The graphs Roth executes are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are Composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper. The optical quality of color, deliberately sought, has its roots in the Bauhaus investigations of illusion, and thus has a direct relationship to the Op art produced in postwar Europe. Roth has arranged his hues so as to persuade the planes to separate from the ground on which they are planted, and float free in space. It is almost as if Roth is giving us a "readout" on his creative process. Although the graphs appear to vary in their use of color the same colors are used throughout, also the same amount of color. Roth's work illustrates the sophistication of the human eye-brain relationship that has developed and invites the viewer to participate in the evolution at visionary ideas. One Man Shows 1966 The Gallery Upstairs, Buffalo, New York 1967 The Gallery Upstairs, Buffalo, New York 1969 The House of Graphics, New York 1969 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 1972 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1973 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1974 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1975 Michael Wyman Gallery, Chicago 1975 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1976 G.W. Einstein, New York 1976 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1977 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1977 G.W. Einstein, New York 1978 Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1978 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1979 Nancy Roth Gallery, Katonah, New York Group Exhibitions 1967 State University of New York, Buffalo 1970 Ronald Feldman Gallery 1970 The Everyman Gallery 1971 Robert Elkon Gallery, New York 1972 The Brooklyn Museum, New York 1972 The Newark Museum, New Jersey 1972 Art...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Turquoise Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Turquoise 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 lowe...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970 This work is number 51 from the edition of 165 printed by Hans Mayer, Krefeld, Germany. screenprint 28"x28" Julian Stanczak American/Polish, 1928-2017. explores the visual, psychological, and emotional resonance of color in his Op art paintings, through which he aims to induce a “color meltdown,” as he describes: “I want to fuse many colorants and their gradations into a single color experience.” Influenced by Josef Albers and Russian...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Album Meta: Seven Plates 2
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Victor Vasarely Seven Plates 2 from Album Meta; 1976 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper 45 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 225 in pencil Published by Editions Denise René...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Composition Cinétique"
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997) Composition Cinétique Serigraph in colors on wove paper, 1970 29 x...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Israeli 1970s OP Art Kabbala Painting "Jerusalem, 5732" (Star of David) Judaica
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...
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1970s Op Art

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Oil

Julian Stanczak Blue Op Art Screen Print
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Julian Stanczak Blue Op Art Screen Print screenprint Pencil signed (lower right) edition numbered 20/165, measures 28" x 28". Julian Stanczak American/Polish, 1928-2017. Julian Stanczak explores the visual, psychological, and emotional resonance of color in his Op art paintings, through which he aims to induce a “color meltdown,” as he describes: “I want to fuse many colorants and their gradations into a single color experience.” Influenced by Josef Albers and Russian Suprematism...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

I from Double Metamorphosis Series, OP Art Silkscreen by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: I from Double Metamorphosis Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 180 Image Size: 27.5...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Koshka-Rev
Located in Dallas, TX
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian 1908 - 1997) Editions du Griffon, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 15 ⅝" x 15 ⅝ sight size "Koska-Rev", 1974. Heliogravure, no sig...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is an screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 14/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 23/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Diamonds, Large Geometric Painting by Arthur Boden c1970
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arthur Boden, American Title: Untitled (Diamonds) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 48 x 48 x 2 in. (121.92 x 121.92 x 5.08 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 15/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in an original screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Numbered edition. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excelle...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 16/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 7/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Inward Eye, #9 OP Art Screenprint by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Inward Eye 9 Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930–2020) Date: 1970 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 34/100 Size: 25.5 x 19.75 in. (64.77 x 50.17 cm) Printer: Dom...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Sun Keyed, OP Art Silkscreen by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Sun Keyed Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Edition: 3000 Image Size: 12 x 14 inches Size:...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 11/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 22/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Album Meta: Seven Plates 1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Victor Vasarely Seven Plates I from Album Meta; 1976 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper 45 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 225 in pencil Published by Editions Denise René...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 21/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Edition 20/100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Inward Eye #8, OP Art Silkscreen by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 19/100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

"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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

"Koska Quemer"
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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

"Hat B"
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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Inward Eye, #5 OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited-edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publisher's stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Zarch" Babe Shapiro, Optical Art, Hard-Edge Silver Hexagons Stripes Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Babe Shapiro Zarch, 1970 Signed, titled and dated on the stretcher Acrylic on canvas 30 x 22 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Long Island Babe Shapiro was born, in 1927 in Newark, New Jersey. He received his MFA from Hunter College where he studied under Robert Motherwell. His work was first recognized in 1958 by James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Guggenheim Museum at the time, who brought it to the attention of the Stable Gallery in New York City, where he was included in a group show, and where he had his first major solo show in 1962. His work has been exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, and is included in private collections, as well as in over 50 public and museum collections. Shapiro’s work is in the permanent collections of The Albright-Knox Gallery...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Yellow Composition is an original screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. On headed paper.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

"Quasar Zett"
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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

"Quasar Paal 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...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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. Hand-signed. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil o...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Pink Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Pink 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 mar...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Green Composition - Screen Print by Victor 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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Purple Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower rig...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Inward Eye #10, OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, Americ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Red to Green Portal
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 Condition: Excelle...
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1970s Op Art

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Aquatint

Abstract Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Yellow 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 m...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Square Variables VI
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.
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa - Original Screen Print, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Kinetic Composition Bi-Hexa, 1975 Original Screen Print Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 300 On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 30 x 22 in) REFERENCE : C...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Square Variables XI
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.
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Square Variables IX
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.
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Structure Cubique B
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A three dimensional quadratic figure composed of staggered cubes floats amidst a sea of two dimensional squares. In this stunning original acrylic painting, Yvaral plays with the pur...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

50 Shades of Blue
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely Yvaral, French (1934 - 2002) Title: 50 Shades of Blue Year: circa 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in penci...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian, 1906-1997) Untitled, 1974 Hand-signed in pencil Screenprint 27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in 69.5 x 67.0 cm Ed. 250
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Violet Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Violet 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 m...
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1970s Op Art

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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.

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