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.
$9,000
Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness, Signed Op Art Mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bottle with Lemon in the Darkness by Yozo Hamaguchi, (1909 - 2000) Date: 1989 Medium: Mezzotint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 144/180 Size: 24.63 in. x 18.75 in. (62.55 cm ...
Mezzotint
Teatro Microbiotico, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph print by Pedro Friedeberg from 1987. An optical abstract image of a surrealist interior. Artist: Pedro Friedeberg, Mexican (1936 - ) Title: Teatro Microbiotico Year: 1...
Screen
Untitled (from the Meta series)
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...
Screen, Color
Michael Dal Cerro, Entryway, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
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...
Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut
Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Triptych for Munari is an print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Mixed colored screen print on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. E...
Screen
Untitled, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by David Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Shapiro (American, b. 1944) Title: Untitled Year: 1978 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.l. Size: 12 in. x 95 in. (30.48 cm x 241.3 cm)
Canvas, Acrylic
Orion, Geometric OP Art Serigraph by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Orion Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 26 x 19 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (...
Screen
Quasar-Gelb-Grun, Op Art Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Quasar-Gelb-Grun, Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25/40, Size: 35.5 x 35 in. (90.17 x 88.9 cm)
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
Zarch III, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Babe Shapiro
By Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Zarch III Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Size: 33 x 25 in. (83.82 x 63.5 cm)
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
Gamut, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Mark Rowland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mark Rowland (American, 1953 - ) Title: Gamut Medium: Screenprint, signed, dated, and titled in pencil Edition 214/300 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x ...
Screen
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...
Screen
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
THEZ, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: THEZ Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 248/250, plus proofs Size: 36.5 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
Screen
Blue and Red Spirals, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Getulio Alviani
Located in Long Island City, NY
While you might not have heard of Getulio Alviani, he was very popular among the other Op Artists of his time. Jesus Rafael Soto asked Alviani to be th...
Screen
Prince Donuts
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
The gallery just received this newly completed exciting work of art by Candice CMC. The Queen of Donut Art has created The Prince of Donuts! You have read about the extraordinary don...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
USA, Op Art Screenprint by Jack Brusca
By Jack Brusca
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993) - USA, Year: 1978, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 30, Image Size: 24 x 24 inches, Size: 28 in. x 26 in....
Screen
Silver Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
Screen
Grey tinted Rainbow, Geometric Abstract dazzling Op Art Framed assemblage Signed
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 ...
Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen
Victor Vasarely "The Door" Signed Serigraph c.1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Vasarely (French, 1906-1997) Titled "The Door" c.1982 Bright and bold serigraph from an edition of 325. Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Serigraph dimensions 13"...
Screen
Our MC, Abstract Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
This optical screenprint was created by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely. Vasarely is by far one of the world's most influential Optical artists, pushing the boundaries of art and pl...
Screen
Red II, OP Art Screenprint on Panel by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Untitled - Red Year: 1991 Medium: Silkscreen on Panel mounted to Silkscreened Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 6...
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
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Limited edition of 100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent condition.
Screen
Untitled
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...
Screen
Optical Composition - Painting by Carlo Montesi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary master, Carlo Montesi in the 1970s. In good conditions. Tempera, oil p...
Oil, Tempera, Cardboard
Abstract Geometric Composition in White, Red and Blue Original Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition in White, Red and Blue Original Acrylic on Board Bold abstract composition by Robert William Hinds (American, b. 1926). This composition is brushed wh...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Zeta, Original Serigraph, Op Art , 1969, Signed
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Zeta Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1969. Edition III/VIII. Dimensions of work: 46 x 40 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro...
Screen
$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
$750
Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica 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 r...
Lithograph, Screen
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
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
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe), Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe) Year: 1990 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 12/100, plus proofs Size: 31 x 23.5 inches C...
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
Diamonds, Large Geometric Painting by Arthur Boden c1970
By Arthur Boden
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)
Canvas, Acrylic
Optical Composition - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in 1973. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition 71/10...
Lithograph
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Five Visual Orchestrations, Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Five Visual Orchestrations Year: 1990 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 12/72, plus proofs Size: 30.25 x 42 inches Condition: Good Inscrip...
Screen
$350Sale Price|36% Off
Saeule HK (Detail), 1967 (~36% OFF LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Victor Vasarely Saeule HK (Detail), 1967 Silkscreen on thick glazed paper (after a painting from 1964) Image Size: 10.4 x 4.7 in. Sheet size: 10.6 x 10.6 in. Unsigned as issued Print...
Screen
$360Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Paper, Watercolor
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
$3,450Sale Price|40% Off
"Olympic Star" Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
"Olympic Star", Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran Vibrant hard edge painting of a surfer "Olympic Star," a bold and bright figurative piece by Erle Loran (American,...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$413Sale Price|24% Off
Roy Ahlgren 'Embryo' Signed, Limited Edition Op-Art Serigraph Print
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in San Rafael, CA
Roy Ahlgren (American, 1927 - 2011) Embryo, 1982 Serigraph on wove paper Signed, title and edition in pencil in lower margin Edition 8/130 Sheet: 22 1/4in H x 29 3/4in L (unframed) ...
Archival Paper, Screen
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Faces of Dali #3, Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Faces of Dali #3 Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: IV/XX, 200, plus proofs Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches Co...
Screen
$1,000
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...
Offset
Summer, Rainbow OP Art Screenprint by James Norman
By James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Summer Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 39/50 Image Size: 22 x 32 inches Size: 25 x 38 in. (...
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
Helios Blues - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition
By Piicasa
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...
Canvas, Oil
Square Variables VI
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.
Lithograph
Atmosphère Chromoplastique N.246 - Acrylic on Wood by L. Tomasello -
Located in Roma, IT
This great work is a part of the Collection ‘Atmosphères chromoplastiques’ which was realized by Tomasello in the mid-1970s, during his stay in Paris and at the very center of the OP...
Wood, Acrylic
$50,000
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 ...
Glass
Victor Vasarely sculpture: Ter-A
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely Ter-A Acrylic on wood Ed. 13 of 100 18 x 10 x 2 in
Wood, Acrylic
Joan Grubin, Partial Inventory of Totally Useless Objects, 2009-15, Paper, Mylar
By Joan Grubin
Located in Darien, CT
Weaving is a form of drawing, of plotting and connecting lines. Fabricating a three-dimensional, transparent object using thin strips of paper with differing colors on either side re...
Paper, Acrylic, Mylar
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. Edition 18/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excell...
Screen
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Pink Composition, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: Pink Composition Year: Circa 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 217/300, plus proofs Size: 27.5 x 20.25 inches Condition: Goo...
Screen
Julio Le Parc original painting: Modulation 349
Located in Miami, FL
Julio Le Parc “Modulation 349” 1979 Acrylic on canvas 11 x 8 in Includes a Certificate of Authenticity by Le Parc Studio, Paris. Signed on verso
Canvas, Acrylic
$27,517
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
$950
II from the Aquarius Suite, Op Art Screenprint by Stanley William Hayter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988) Title: II from the Aquarius Suite Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XXX Paper Size: 27 x ...
Screen
Andreas Nottebohm, "KN- 2094, " unique oil painting on aluminum
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique original oil painting on aluminum by Andreas Nottebohm, created in 2015. Andreas Nottebohm is a German artist that came to America circa 1979. Nottebohm's work...
Oil
Miércoles from the Serie Semana Portfolio, Op Art Lithograph by Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Miércoles Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan (1923–2019) Portfolio: Serie Semana Date: 2013 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 75 Size: 23 x 23 in. (58.42 x 58.42 cm) Fra...
Lithograph