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.
Optical Green Composition - Original Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical green composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored serigraph on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Num...
Screen
Optical Green Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical green composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. ...
Screen
Transection I, Silkscreen by Clarence Carter 1971
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Transection I Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size:...
Screen
Spur, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Spur Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP Image Size: 20 x 31.5 inches Size: 24 in. x ...
Screen
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Lenk Series A, Kaspar Thomas Lenk
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Walasse Ting (1929-2010) Title: Lenk Series A Year: 1971 Edition: EA;100 Medium: Silkscreen, metallic ink in colors on wove paper Size: 26.5 x 26.5 inches Inscription: Signed...
Screen
Precious Reflections - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Precious Reflections is a beautiful colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition...
Screen
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Lenk Series B, 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...
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...
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
Target, Large Geometric Painting by Kyohei Inukai 1968
Located in Long Island City, NY
An large acrylic painting by Kyohei Inukai from 1968. An abstract optical image with contrasting blue and red hues. Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Target Yea...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Sequential Chroma, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Title: Sequential Chroma Year: 1978 Edition: 2/175, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper Size: 30.25 x 25.75 inches Condition: Good In...
Screen
Relations Couleur III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Hugo Demarco
By Hugo Demarco
Located in Long Island City, NY
Op art screenprint In a mesmerizing pattern of soft greens and mauves by Argentine artist Hugo Demarco. Title: Relations Couleur III Medium: Screenprint...
Screen
Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Inward Eye #4, 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
Blue Composition - Original Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
Screen
Entraphy, Abstract Op Art Screenprint by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Entraphy Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Image Size: 27.5 x 20 inches ...
Screen
Top Square, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Top Square Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP Image Size: 31.5 x 21.5 inches Size...
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
Unique White Marble OP Art Sculpture by Domenico Casanta
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique carved marble sculpture by well-known Italian/Venezuelan Kinetic Artist, Domenico Casasanta (1935 - ). It is signed and dated 1972. Artist: Domenico Casasanta, Italian (1...
Marble
V from Double Metamorphosis Series, Op Art Screenprint by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
V from Double Metamorphosis Series Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928) Date: Circa 1979 Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 180 Image Size: 27.5 x 42 inches Size:...
Screen
Rhythm 15 - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Rhythm 15 is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in 1969. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition 26/50. Original...
Lithograph
$950
IV from the Aquarius Suite, OP Art Screenprint by Stanley William Hayter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Hayter, British (1901 - 1988) Title: IV from the Aquarius Suite Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XXX Paper Size: 27 x ...
Screen
Abstract Totem - Original Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Totem is an original colored lithograph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil o...
Lithograph
Computer, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Computer Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 198 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
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: 99 Size: 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 c...
Lenticular
Cracked Shell, Op Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Patrice Breteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrice Breteau, French (1942 - ) Title: Cracked Shell Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 31.5 x 31.5 inches
Canvas, Acrylic
Sixties, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Sixties Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 68 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
Screen
Marginal
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Marginal Screen print, 1971 Signed and numbered in pencil From: Twelve Progressions, 1970-1971 Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics Printed: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany Edition:...
Screen
Infinitive, Geometric Abstract Serigraph by Jurgen Peters, 1981
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German artist Jurgen Peters. Peters was a very well known optical artist in the 1970s, he was a contemporary of Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam and Briget Riley...
Screen
Andreas Nottebohm, "KN-1839, " unique oil painting on aluminum
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original oil painting on aluminum by Andreas Nottebohm, created in 2015. Andreas Nottebohm is an American-German artist whose work is associated with Op Art, Visiona...
Oil
Hat-VI Op Art Print
Located in Austin, TX
Victor Vasarely offset lithograph print 16 ⅛ x 16 inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundb...
Offset
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 ...
Screen
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Screen
Cosca II “VP 100”
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cosca II “VP 100” Screen print, 1982 Signed and numbered by the artist (see photo of signature) Edition: 325 plus 65 Vasarely Foundation (127/325) Editor: no editor/publisher is prov...
Screen
Ovalo Verde, OP Art Kinetic Screenprint by Jesus Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005) Title: Ovalo Verde Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP 25 Paper Size: 22 in. ...
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
$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
Sun in Clouds, Large Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) Title: Untitled Year: 1973 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 67 x 67 inches Frame Size: 68 x 68 in. (172.72 x 172.72...
Acrylic
Christian Roeckenschuss, Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme - Portfolio of Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christian Roeckenschuss (German, 1929-2011) Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme, 1973 Medium: Portfolio of 5 screenprints on paper (two with folds, as issued), 1 screenprint on plexiglass...
Screen
Limited Edition Architecture Kinetic Art Op Art Screenprint Lithograph Pol Bury
By Pol Bury
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) Screen print of raised bridge 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
Skylight XXX, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Skylight XXX Evelyn B. Johnson Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered, and titled in pencil Edition of 14/30 Image Size: 38 x 28.5 inches Size: 41.5 x 29.5 in. (105.41 x 74.9...
Screen
$672Sale Price|20% Off
Mangata 3 (small scale grid pastel painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Our M.C.-2
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...
Screen
Rainbow Waves, Op Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Rainbow Waves Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Image Size: 18.5 x 34 inches ...
Screen
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Vega Blue, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: Vega Blue Year: Circa 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 190/300, plus proofs Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Good Inscriptio...
Screen
Pulsar
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 value silkscreen print Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 150, plus 20 AP's as is here AP XV/XX. Provenance: Estate of the Artist By dece...
Screen
Sequential Chroma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Sequential Chroma Year: 1978 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 35.25 x 25.75 in
Screen
Let It Be Orange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Let It Be Orange Year: 1981 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 25.75 x 25.82 in
Screen
Conferring Blue
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
Screen
Interchange, Geometric Abstract Serigraph by Jurgen Peters, 1982
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German artist Jurgen Peters. Peters was a very well known optical artist in the 1970s, he was a contemporary of Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam and Briget Riley...
Screen
Compounded Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Julian Stanczak Title: Compounded Red Year: 1981 Medium: Screen print Signature: Hand signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 26 x 25.75 in
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
Paralax V, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
By Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paralax V Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1980 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of 22/30 Image Size: 20.25 x 29.5 inc...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled 14, Abstract Geometric OP Art Screenprint by David Roth
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizon...
Screen
Concentric Space (White), Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Concentric Space (White) Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Size: 29 x 22 inches
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
Fan Figuration, Op Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by German artist Jurgen Peters. Peters was a very well known optical artist in the 1970s, he was a contemporary of Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam and Bridg...
Screen
Untitled 23, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by David Roth
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Luminous Op Art print by David Roth. Nicely matted and framed in black. Untitled 23 David Roth, American (1942) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbere...
Screen
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...
Screen
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Faces of Dali #2, Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Faces of Dali #2 Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 104/200, plus proofs Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches Condi...
Screen