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EQUINOX, Painting, Oil on Canvas
EQUINOX, Painting, Oil on Canvas

EQUINOX, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Michele Morata

Located in Yardley, PA

Poetic Art Statement: Equinox - Illusion of Time. 60" x 30" Eco-Friendly Heavy Textured Oil Paintings - {2) 60" x 15" Gallery Wrap Canvases.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Timespace
Timespace

Timespace

Located in Austin, TX

I deal with abstractions that hint at spirituality and lush colors that create shifting illusions. For me art represents the timelessness of the human spirit, a never-ending spiral...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

New Bottega Veneta Black Silk Velvet Abstract Illusion Runway Dress – It 38 2012
New Bottega Veneta Black Silk Velvet Abstract Illusion Runway Dress – It 38 2012

New Bottega Veneta Black Silk Velvet Abstract Illusion Runway Dress – It 38 2012

By Bottega Veneta

Located in Tucson, AZ

Halfway between a Rorschach pattern and branch coral, the dress is a marvel and a walking piece of art. Sleeveless illusion dress with nude net shoulders and blooming coral pattern ...

Category

2010s Italian Cocktail Dresses

Circa 1915 Erbert Poster – Erna Aria Leipzig Mystical Design
Circa 1915 Erbert Poster – Erna Aria Leipzig Mystical Design

Circa 1915 Erbert Poster – Erna Aria Leipzig Mystical Design

Located in PARIS, FR

Today, Erna Aria – Leipzig stands as a rare and evocative example of early modern poster design—where art, illusion, and psychology converge to create a striking and unforgettable vi...

Category

1910s More Prints

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photo Card Tina Turner
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photo Card Tina Turner

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photo Card Tina Turner

Located in Surfside, FL

She had a major exhibit of her work in Paris. ORIGINAL PHOTO ART one of a kind - experimental & hand painted are in many private collections & museums HARD ROCK CAFE INTERNATIONAL e...

Category

1980s Feminist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Conversations Pieces
Conversations Pieces

Conversations Pieces

By Mark Kostabi

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artist is commonly associated with his painting Use Your Illusion, which was the cover art for Guns N’ Roses’s album of the same name.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Screen

Palm Springs E-Type (Californication) - Polaroid, Jaguar, vintage, contemporary

Palm Springs E-Type (Californication) - Polaroid, Jaguar, vintage, contemporary

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her unique approach to photography, using expired Polaroid film, creates dreamlike images that blur the line between reality and illusion. Schneider's art often focuses on themes of ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Leaving (Strange Love)

Leaving (Strange Love)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her unique approach to photography, using expired Polaroid film, creates dreamlike images that blur the line between reality and illusion. Schneider's art often focuses on themes of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Leaving (Strange Love)

Leaving (Strange Love)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her unique approach to photography, using expired Polaroid film, creates dreamlike images that blur the line between reality and illusion. Schneider's art often focuses on themes of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Oil Painting on Canvas by Yang Qian
Oil Painting on Canvas by Yang Qian

Oil Painting on Canvas by Yang Qian

Located in Atlanta, GA

Yang’s art shifts between illusion and reality, playing with his viewer’s sense of perception.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Panic in the Minefield
Panic in the Minefield

Panic in the Minefield

By Mark Kostabi

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artist is commonly associated with his painting Use Your Illusion, which was the cover art for Guns N’ Roses’s album of the same name.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Screen

Careful Whit That Ax, Eugene
Careful Whit That Ax, Eugene

Careful Whit That Ax, Eugene

By Mark Kostabi

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artist is commonly associated with his painting Use Your Illusion, which was the cover art for Guns N’ Roses’s album of the same name.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Screen

Sapath II, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Geometric, Circle, Black, White

Sapath II, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Geometric, Circle, Black, White

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

Drawing, Abstract, Contemporary, Black, White, Circle, Wave, Wavy, Chevron, Line, Linear, Geometric, 3-D, Optical Illusion, Op-Art, Illustration

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Large original wall art Rogellio Polisello Art Acrylic on Canvas Optic Art 1983
Large original wall art Rogellio Polisello Art Acrylic on Canvas Optic Art 1983

Large original wall art Rogellio Polisello Art Acrylic on Canvas Optic Art 1983

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Here’s an earlier and a later Polesello from the one above: Fragments seems like a transition between the hard-edge Op Art style and the Neo-Illusionism of the later work.

Category

Vintage 1980s Argentine Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Old cut diamond marquise art deco cocktail ring platinum
Old cut diamond marquise art deco cocktail ring platinum

Old cut diamond marquise art deco cocktail ring platinum

Located in London, GB

Old cut diamond marquise art deco cocktail ring platinum Composed of one old cut round brilliant diamond illusion set marquise shaped art deco cocktail ring in platinum Centre diamon...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Vintage Mid Century Modern Vase Arzberg White Porcelain Optical Art OP Art
Vintage Mid Century Modern Vase Arzberg White Porcelain Optical Art OP Art

Vintage Mid Century Modern Vase Arzberg White Porcelain Optical Art OP Art

By Arzbeg Porcelain

Located in Munich, DE

These intricate patterns create an optical illusion, also called Op Art. The vase is in good order throughout.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Christian Lacroix Jeans Vintage Op Art Print Cotton Jacket US Size 8
Christian Lacroix Jeans Vintage Op Art Print Cotton Jacket US Size 8

Christian Lacroix Jeans Vintage Op Art Print Cotton Jacket US Size 8

By Christian Lacroix

Located in Nice, FR

CHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage colourful Op Art print cotton jacket. This jacket features : - Multicolor polka dot print in yellow/white/grey on a pink background. - Op art illusion feat...

Category

20th Century French Jackets

Vintage Turkish Wool Runner with Mosaic Design by Rug & Kilim, 1950-1959
Vintage Turkish Wool Runner with Mosaic Design by Rug & Kilim, 1950-1959

Vintage Turkish Wool Runner with Mosaic Design by Rug & Kilim, 1950-1959

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rather than relying on traditional Anatolian medallions, the weaver constructed a dense, shifting grid that flows organically across the field, heavily evoking the rhythmic optical i...

Category

Vintage 1950s Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Gufram Broken Mirror by Snarkitecture, Sculptural Luxury Italian Wall Mirror
Gufram Broken Mirror by Snarkitecture, Sculptural Luxury Italian Wall Mirror

Gufram Broken Mirror by Snarkitecture, Sculptural Luxury Italian Wall Mirror

By Gufram Furniture, Snarkitecture

Located in Varedo, Lombardia

Handmade in Italy and finished with Gufram's signature Guflac® coating, Broken Mirror is a collectible design piece where art, architecture, and illusion converge to create one of th...

Category

2010s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Other

Large Duggie Fields Oil on Canvas Surrealist Painting, 'E=MC SQUARE' 1976
Large Duggie Fields Oil on Canvas Surrealist Painting, 'E=MC SQUARE' 1976

Large Duggie Fields Oil on Canvas Surrealist Painting, 'E=MC SQUARE' 1976

By Duggie Fields

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

UK. 60h x 86w on stretcher. Optical Illusion, Pop Art and Maximalist Art. Unframed. Signed and dated on stretcher.

Category

Vintage 1970s British Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989

Victor Vasarely White “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989

By Victor Vasarely, Atelier Pinton

Located in Chicago, IL

Vasarely’s complex paintings, prints, and sculptures helped define the visual language of the Op Art movement. His compositions often combine rigid geometry with more fluid forms, us...

Category

Vintage 1980s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989
Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989

Victor Vasarely Black “Zebra” Lithograph / Relief, Edition of 150, 1989

By Victor Vasarely, Atelier Pinton

Located in Chicago, IL

Vasarely’s complex paintings, prints, and sculptures helped define the visual language of the Op Art movement. His compositions often combine rigid geometry with more fluid forms, us...

Category

Vintage 1980s Prints

Materials

Paper

Jeweled Singing Bird Box
Jeweled Singing Bird Box

Jeweled Singing Bird Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Marked with the maker’s mark “KT,” this example continues that lineage of fine mechanical craftsmanship, representing the enduring fascination with objects that blur the boundaries b...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass, Enamel

Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking original oil painting is a masterclass in Postmodern geometric abstraction and Op-Art illusion. Drawing inspiration from the architectural precision of Victor Vasarely,...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Duk x Reishi Wall-Mounted Side Table
Duk x Reishi Wall-Mounted Side Table

Duk x Reishi Wall-Mounted Side Table

By Wilén-Jong

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Inspired by surrealism and the art of illusion, it appears to float effortlessly in space—weightless, fluid, and impossibly poised.

Category

2010s Side Tables

Materials

Natural Fiber

Fine Hand-Painted English Trompe-l'Oeil "Bookstack" Chest & Secret Drawer
Fine Hand-Painted English Trompe-l'Oeil "Bookstack" Chest & Secret Drawer

Fine Hand-Painted English Trompe-l'Oeil "Bookstack" Chest & Secret Drawer

By Arthur Brett, Trowbridge

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

This piece is an exquisite exercise in the art of illusion, masterfully crafted to resemble a casual stack of five antique, leather-bound volumes.

Category

Vintage 1980s English Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Rosenthal Fornasetti Porcelain Paperweight, Rosenthal Classic, Libreria Pattern
Rosenthal Fornasetti Porcelain Paperweight, Rosenthal Classic, Libreria Pattern

Rosenthal Fornasetti Porcelain Paperweight, Rosenthal Classic, Libreria Pattern

Located in Downingtown, PA

It represents the enduring legacy of Fornasetti's artistic vision, which blended classical motifs, surrealism, and witty deception. Piero Fornasetti's Art of Illusion Piero Fornase...

Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Waterfall Lucite & Chrome Coffee Table by Amparo Calderon Tapia
Waterfall Lucite & Chrome Coffee Table by Amparo Calderon Tapia

Waterfall Lucite & Chrome Coffee Table by Amparo Calderon Tapia

By Amparo Calderon Tapia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The concept was like a photographic illusion where a piece of art is encased in a frame to preserve, present and enhance.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite
18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Each detail looks as though it had organically grown from the fragment artifact — perfecting the art of illusion and evoking man-made evolution.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.

By Daniel Douke

Located in Long Island City, NY

Daniel Douke, Jerald Melberg Gallery Inc., Charlotte, NC; Essay: Michael Laurence, 1987. Art and Illusion, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska; Introduction: Stephen A.

Category

20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Piero Fornasetti Pottery Fish Plate, Passata De Pesce- Passage of Fish
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Fish Plate, Passata De Pesce- Passage of Fish

Piero Fornasetti Pottery Fish Plate, Passata De Pesce- Passage of Fish

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

Numbered #6, this earthenware pottery plate dates to the Circa 1960s and represents the designer's ingenious way of turning a simple, functional object into a piece of graphic art. ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Optical Print of Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife, 1770 – Dramatic Bible Scene
Optical Print of Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife, 1770 – Dramatic Bible Scene

Optical Print of Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife, 1770 – Dramatic Bible Scene

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, vue d’optique, Georg Balthasar Probst, Augsburg print, hand-colored biblical engraving, Joseph Genesis temptation, optical illusion print, 18th-...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Moonlight Ring in 18ct White Gold with Tsavorites & Sapphires Towards the Star
Moonlight Ring in 18ct White Gold with Tsavorites & Sapphires Towards the Star

Moonlight Ring in 18ct White Gold with Tsavorites & Sapphires Towards the Star

By Sybarite Jewellery

Located in London, GB

Handcrafted in 18ct white gold (19.06g, TW 19.66g), this extraordinary piece reveals Sybarite’s hallmark design philosophy the art of optical illusion in fine jewelry. From one angl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Sapphire, Tsavorite, Diamond, Blue Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphir...

Moonlight Heart Ring in 18ct White Gold with Diamonds, Sapphires & Rubies
Moonlight Heart Ring in 18ct White Gold with Diamonds, Sapphires & Rubies

Moonlight Heart Ring in 18ct White Gold with Diamonds, Sapphires & Rubies

By Sybarite Jewellery

Located in London, GB

Moonlight Heart Ring in 18ct White Gold with Diamonds, Sapphires & Rubies Towards the Stars Collection The Moonlight Heart Ring from Sybarite’s Towards the Stars Collection is a brea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18...

Obssedia Dining Table
Obssedia Dining Table

Obssedia Dining Table

$16,780 / item

Obssedia Dining Table

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

Soon enough, the simplicity of the dining table disappears, leaving only an intoxicating illusion of art coming to life.

Category

2010s Portuguese Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Victor Vasarely "Tridim" 1968 Lithograph, Signed, 56/300
Victor Vasarely "Tridim" 1968 Lithograph, Signed, 56/300

Victor Vasarely "Tridim" 1968 Lithograph, Signed, 56/300

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Toledo, OH

Victor Vasarely’s complex paintings and sculptures helped define the ethos of the Op art movement. The artist’s vibrant compositions feature a mix of rigidly geometric and more fluid...

Category

Vintage 1960s Prints

Materials

Paper

Obssedia Console
Obssedia Console

Obssedia Console

$15,350 / item

Obssedia Console

By Koket

Located in Manassas, VA

Soon enough, the simplicity of the console disappears, leaving only an intoxicating illusion of art coming to life. Materials & Finishes: Top: Smoked Glass (Tempered Glass) Bas...

Category

2010s Portuguese Console Tables

Materials

Chrome

Triptych Color Field Painting by Henry Kallem, circa 1960s
Triptych Color Field Painting by Henry Kallem, circa 1960s

Triptych Color Field Painting by Henry Kallem, circa 1960s

By Henry Kallem

Located in Peabody, MA

The dimensions also play with the illusions of op art, creating depth and movement. This painting, titled "The Seven Pillars of Hercules" is affixed with hinges to reveal separate pa...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Mark Kostabi 1986 Benefit Poster
Mark Kostabi 1986 Benefit Poster

Mark Kostabi 1986 Benefit Poster

By Mark Kostabi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The artist is commonly associated with his painting Use Your Illusion, which was the cover art for Guns N’ Roses’s album of the same name.

Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

18 Karat Gold Dangle Earring White Gold Baguette Emerald Cut Illusion Diamond
18 Karat Gold Dangle Earring White Gold Baguette Emerald Cut Illusion Diamond

18 Karat Gold Dangle Earring White Gold Baguette Emerald Cut Illusion Diamond

By Oshi Jewels

Located in Bangkok, TH

18karat Gold Dangle Earring White Gold Baguette Emerald Cut Illusion Diamond Earring Elégance rectangle dangle earring in 18K White gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds, illu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings

Materials

Emerald, Diamond, Gold, White Gold

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