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.
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
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
Summer Suite (Red with Gold IV)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
$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
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...
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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...
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Purple Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Edition pf 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil in the lower margin. Excellent condition.
Screen
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
Imaginary Triangle, OP Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Imaginary Triangle Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 23.5 x 23.5 inches Size...
Screen
Olkia-1
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...
Lithograph
Portals, Geometric Abstract OP Art Acrylic Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren from 1971. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed. Artist: Roy Ahlgre...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Conceptual Perspective II", 1969, Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Conceptual Perspective II Year: 1969 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size:...
Screen
Splice -- Print, Geometrical, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Splice, 1975 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove Signed, dated, titled and, numbered from the edition of 45 Printed by Graham Henderson, London Sheet: 75.3 × 54 cm (29.6 ×...
Screen
Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Brown Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: ...
Screen
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...
Screen
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
Desert Icon III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
This grid of squares and circles quickly folds in on itself and seems to warp the fabric of space around it. Perfectly symmetrical, this print gives the illusion of diving headfirst into an old computer...
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
World, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. World Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 54 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
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
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
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Untitled 25, Framed 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 25 David Roth, American (1942) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 150 ...
Screen
Doric Game IV, Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Evelyn B. Johnson was an American Optical artist. Her work specialized in striking geometric abstract forms in bright colors whose shading mimics the effects of neon lighting. These ...
Screen
Untitled I, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting on Graph Paper by David Roth
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 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...
Paper, Acrylic
Sun Dial, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Patrice Breteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrice Breteau, French (1942 - ) Title: Sundial Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: A/P Image Size: 27.25 x 27.25 in. (69.22 x 69.22 cm) Frame: 32...
Screen
"Pinwheel, " Op Art Serigraph by Jurgen Peters, 1980
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
Harlequin Sportif, Op Art Screenprint by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Victor Vasarely's style is a unique take on the op art movement. Rather than only gear towards the solely geometric and abstract, he also often ventures into representation. Using co...
Screen
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Faces of Dali #4, Yvaral
By Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Faces of Dali #4 Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: IX/XX, 200, plus proofs Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches Co...
Screen
Three to Compare
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three to Compare From: Twelve Progressions Signed and numbered in pencil Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics Printer: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany Their drystamp lower right cor...
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
Cloud, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Cloud Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 125 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
Screen
Galerie Denise Rene
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...
Lithograph
Split Infinity #8B5, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
By Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
Screen
Skylight XVII, Op Art Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Skylight XVII Evelyn B. Johnson Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil Edition of 19/25 Image Size: 26 x 38 inches Size: 30 x 42 ...
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Doric Game XX, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Doric Game XX Evelyn B. Johnson Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered and titled in pencil Edition of 7/25 Image Size: 38 x 28.5 inches Size: 41.5 x 29.5 in. (105.41 x 74.93...
Screen
"Editions Lahumiere 88 bd. de Courceles" 1974 Vintage Op Art Lithograph Colorful
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage poster lithograph by Victor Vasarely advertising an exhibit Galerie Luhumiere in Paris. The print features a an Op Art composition featuring a grid pattern of repeated squar...
Lithograph
"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. ...
Screen
K-3B, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi, 1971
By Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
Screen
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
Screen
Karen, Abstract Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
By Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Levi, American (1938 - ) Title: Karen Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XII Image Size: 12 x 12 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (3...
Screen
$1,200
Fifth Dimension, 3-D Geometric Abstract Screenprint Collage by Anne Youkeles
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by Austrian-American artist Anne Youkeles. She has said that her work has benefited from the permissiveness that has encouraged artists to follow their cre...
Screen
$2,630
Victor Vasarely, Untitled (Spiegel 70) - Signed Screenprint, Op Art, 1970
Located in Hamburg, DE
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian-French, 1906–1997) Untitled (Spiegel 70), 1970 Medium: Screenprint on paper Dimensions: 83 x 62 cm Edition of 150: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil
Screen
Thornwood, 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
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
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...
Paper, Acrylic
"Metamorphosis", Op Art Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Metamorphosis Year: 1974 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60 Image Size: 24.5 x 18 inches Size: 26 x 20 i...
Screen
Red Mandala, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Red Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint on Japon, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: 30 in. x 22...
Screen
Annual Edition, 1994
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Annual Edition, 1994 Screen print, 1994 Signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Small edition Dedicated in pencil by the artist "For Bart and Ann" Created as a gift to the artist'...
Screen
Split Infinity #B15, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Herbert Aach
By Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
Screen
DOOR-MC
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...
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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 Size: ...
Screen
Passage, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Op Art Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Passage Year: 1976 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Acrylic
$560Sale Price|20% Off
Embryo, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Embryo Year: 1982 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 130 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 22 x 29.5 in. (5...
Screen
Dawn of a New Era, Op Art Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Dawn of a New Era Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 145 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 22 x ...
Screen
Ascension, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Ascension Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 65 Image Size: 24 x 18 inches Size: 26 x 20 in. (6...
Screen
Untitled V, Op Art Abstract Geometric Pencil Drawing David Roth
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This colored pencil drawing was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according...
Paper, Color Pencil
Split Infinity #B6S, Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
By Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
Screen
$760
Ezinor (Crystal): The Discourse on Method - Op Art Illusion Hungarian Descartes
Located in London, GB
This original screenprint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Vasarely” in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 138, at the l...
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