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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 Fifty Years 8 "Chillán"

The Fifty Years 8 "Chillán"

By Victor Vasarely

Located in OPOLE, PL

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Olla II Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Circuitous, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
Circuitous, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren

Circuitous, Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Circuitous Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Image Size: 20 x 20 inches Size: 22 x 22 inches

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

"Extrusive" Abstract Op-Art Serigraph
"Extrusive" Abstract Op-Art Serigraph

"Extrusive" Abstract Op-Art Serigraph

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful multi color serigraph by Roy Ahlgren (American, 1927-2011). This piece transitions from a dark magenta to a silvery blue, passing through warm grey shades in between. The s...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Screen

Balaton
Balaton

Balaton

By Victor Vasarely

Located in OPOLE, PL

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Balaton Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Dark Matter Halo
Dark Matter Halo

Dark Matter Halo

Located in OPOLE, PL

Jaremi Picz (1955) - Dark Matter Halo Giclée from 2025. The edition of 10. Dimensions of work: 50 x 50 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Dell'Arte Foundatio...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Giclée

Infinite warm, hands, analog photography, natural light, cave, shelter
Infinite warm, hands, analog photography, natural light, cave, shelter

Infinite warm, hands, analog photography, natural light, cave, shelter

Located in Carballo, ES

Color photography printed in high quality on matte photographic paper. The dimensions are 21 x 30cm. Claudia Ferreiro (Santiago de Compostela, 1996) explores memory and identity li...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Kris Bille
Kris Bille

Kris Bille

By Victor Vasarely

Located in OPOLE, PL

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Kris Bille Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavide...

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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

TRIDIM Gris
TRIDIM Gris

TRIDIM Gris

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairlawn, OH

TRIDIM Gris Screen print, 1986 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 200 (76/200) From: portfolio enetitled "35 ans apres" Printed at Atelier Arcay, Paris, France Publisher: Park West Gallery...

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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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 ...

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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Our M.C.-2
Our M.C.-2

Our M.C.-2

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Our M.C.-2 Screen print, 1970 Signed in pencil lower right Chop stamp: Denise Rene Editeur, on lower left margin From: Album Charities Edition: 300 (35/300) Catalog raisonne states e...

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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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...

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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Ilile D
Ilile D

Ilile D

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Ilile D Screen print, 1990 Signed lower right (see photo) Numbered lower left (see photo) Edition: 300 plus 50 EA Published by Circle Art Gallery Reference: Benavides 1116 Condition:...

Category

1990s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Galerie Denise Rene
Galerie Denise Rene

Galerie Denise Rene

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Austin, TX

Screen print by Victor Vasarely 29 ⅛ x 24 ⅜ inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundbreakin...

Category

20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled II, Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper by David Roth
Untitled II, Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper by David Roth

Untitled II, Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper by David Roth

By David Roth

Located in Long Island City, NY

This acrylic painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper...

Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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
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

Fall, Signed Colorful Rainbow OP Art by James Norman
Fall, Signed Colorful Rainbow OP Art by James Norman

Fall, Signed Colorful Rainbow OP Art by James Norman

By James Norman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Fall Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 34/50 Image Size: 22 x 32 inches Size: 25 x 38 in. (63...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

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

Op Art, Kinetic 1970s Original Vintage Silkscreen Lithograph Print

Op Art, Kinetic 1970s Original Vintage Silkscreen Lithograph Print

By David Roth

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

Materials

Screen

Wash Art 1978, Yaacov Agam
Wash Art 1978, Yaacov Agam

Wash Art 1978, Yaacov Agam

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Wash Art Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 38.5 x 23.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in colored ink Notes: Publis...

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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

Tutankhamen, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Tutankhamen Year: 1983 Edition: 150 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 25.5 x 18 inches Size: 30 x 22.5 ...

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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Refracted Light, Op Art Screenprint by Bruce Tippett
Refracted Light, Op Art Screenprint by Bruce Tippett

Refracted Light, Op Art Screenprint by Bruce Tippett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bruce Tippett, American (1933 - 2017) - Refracted Light, Year: 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 25.5 x 20 inches, Size: 28.5 x 22.5 in. (72.39 x 57...

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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Summer, Rainbow OP Art Screenprint by James Norman
Summer, Rainbow OP Art Screenprint by James Norman

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. (...

Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Olkia-1
Olkia-1

Olkia-1

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Olkia-1 Color lithograph, 1962 Signed dated and numbered in lower margin Edition: 80 (32/80) Condition: Very good. White pigment appears to have been added along the border of the ov...

Category

1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gift From the Sun (black)
Gift From the Sun (black)

Gift From the Sun (black)

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

Gift from the Sun 15"x15" $1150 8 color ultra chrome HD archival digital ink on archival paper. Editions of 25 Print to Order About the Artist: Eric Ernst was born in Norwal...

Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Stereopsis I", 1973, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
"Stereopsis I", 1973, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren

"Stereopsis I", 1973, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren

By Roy Ahlgren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Stereopsis I Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 18 x 18 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. ...

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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Compounded Red

Compounded Red

By Julian Stanczak

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed and numbered in pencil Publisher: Eugene Shuster, London Arts Printer: Vistec Graphics, Rochester, New York Stamp verso: London Arts Copyright 1980 Edition: 175 (85/175)

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1980s 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.