British painter Bridget Riley’s visually spectacular abstractions seem far removed from natural forms. Riley, however, claims she draws inspiration for her paintings and prints largely from nature, which she defines as a “dynamism of visual forces — an event rather than an appearance.”
Indeed, dynamism characterizes her work, which explores how simple geometric forms can create illusions of movement.
Born in 1931, Riley first came to worldwide attention in 1965, when she was included, alongside such other prominent figures as Victor Vasarely and Frank Stella, in the exhibition “The Responsive Eye” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The catalogue cover featured one of her paintings, Current (1964), composed of wavy black and white lines that seem to vibrate as they move from the top to the bottom of the canvas.
Since the 1970s, Riley has been experimenting with color, creating works like Nataraja (1993), made up of columns of brightly hued diagonal stripes that seem to pulse rhythmically. By instilling life, movement and energy into flat, geometric forms, she helped pioneer kinetic art.
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$2,800
Bridget Riley - broadside of "Final Study for Halcyon" 1972 (Hand Signed) Framed
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley - magazine page (broadside) of "Final Study for Halcyon", 1972 (Hand signed by Bridget Riley), ca. 1988 Magazine page on paper (Hand Signed by Bridget Riley) Provenance...
Magazine Paper
$8,000
Bridget Riley Hand Signed Offset lithograph print UK, Abstraction British Op Art
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Flashback (Hand Signed), 2009 Offset Lithograph (hand signed by Bridget Riley) 27 × 27 inches Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Bridget Riley Unframed Signe...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,800
Bridget Riley - Scarce vintage Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition print
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster This is a scarce vintage offset lithograph exhibition poster for a 1980 Bridget Riley touring show of silkscreen prints created between 1965 and 1978.sponsor...
Lithograph, Offset
Firebird -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Firebird, 1971 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 15 artist's proofs) Printed by Kelpra Studio, London Image...
Screen
$3,850
Bridget Riley - Original Hand signed note on stationery to UACC member Framed
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Hand signed letter from Bridget Riley, written on her private stationery with her personal address Signed in blue ink This letter is addressed to Paul Amery, her corrspondent: From t...
Paper
Frieze -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Frieze, 2000 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 200 (plus 20 artist's proof) Printed by Sally Gimson Artizan ...
Screen
$17,656
Going Across Contemporary Silkscreen Print, AP 10/10, Framed, 21st Century
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen on Somerset Satin paper AP 10 of 10 aside from the main edition of 90 Signed and numbered on the front Condition upon request Framed with acrylic Framed 68.5 x 98 cm, 27 x 38.6 in Published by Parkett magazine...
Screen
Sylvan Bridget Riley Abstract bright pattern fragment screenprint signed
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in 4 colours plus white under print on paper Edition 28 of 75 88.8 x 61 cm (35 x 24 in) Frame: 94.7 x 66.5 x 3.7 cm, 37.3 x 26.2 x 1.5 in Signed, numbered, dated and titl...
Paper, Screen
About Lilac, 2007, Screenprint in 3 colours plus white, Limited Edition
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in 3 colours plus white under print on Fabiano 5 paper Edition 26 of 75 48.9 x 80 cm (19.2 x 31.5 in) Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Artwork in excellent...
Screen
Vista Bridget Riley abstract pattern striped limited edition screenprint
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in 5 colours on Fabriano 5 paper Edition 24 of 150 50.9 x 49.5 cm (20 x 19.5 in) (56 x 54.4 x 4 cm, 22.1 x 21.4 x 8.7 in) Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front ...
Screen
Measure for Measure Screenprint, Contemporary, Signed, 21st Century
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in 3 colours on Fabriano 5 paper Edition 81 of 175 Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Artwork in mint condition. Frame has minor scratches Float-mounted with...
Screen
Magenta and Green
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Magenta and Green 2002 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Sheet size: 108.5 x 74.9 cm Framed size: 118.1 x 83.8 x 5.1 cm Edition of 75 Hand-Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pen...
Paper, Screen
Start Silkscreen Print, Contemporary Abstract, Signed, Edition 72/200
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen printed in colours Edition 72 of 200 47.5 x 49 cm (18.7 x 19.3 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front Condition on request Published by the artist Catalog Raisonne KS...
Screen
$33,955
Rose Rose
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2011 Screenprint on paper 87 x 69 cm 34.3 x 23.7 inches Edition of 250 Signed and dated in pencil Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebr...
Paper, Screen
$10,186
Cherub
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2020 Screenprint on paper 40 x 50 cm Edition 23 of 125 Hand-signed, titled and numbered by Bridget Riley Mint condition Bridget Riley (b.1931) is a British artist, internationally a...
Paper, Screen
Vista -- Screen Print, Horizontal Lines, Op Art by Bridget Riley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Vista, 2017 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 wove Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 150 Printed by Artizan Editions, Forest of Dean Image: 17...
Screen
$39,116
Rose Horizontal -- Screen Print, Stripes, Patterns, Op Art by Bridget Riley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Rose Horizontal, 2018 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 Printed by A...
Screen
Start -- Screen Print, Abstract, Bright Colors, Op Art by Bridget Riley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Start, 2000 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 200 Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove Image: 34.8 × 38 cm (13.7 × 1...
Screen
$85,907
New Day
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
1992 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 94.0 x 134.5 cm Signed by Riley on front of the sheet Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebrat...
Paper, Screen
Coloured Greys
By Bridget Riley
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is an influential British abstract painter who came to prominence in the 1960's as the Op Art movement emerged. Riley first gained international recognition ...
Screen
Going Across
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2001 Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins Edition of 90 I. 41.7 x 72.7 cm ( 16.4 x 28.6 inches) S. 61.5 x 91.3 cm ( 24.2 x 35.9 inches) Signed, dated and numbered ...
Paper, Screen
Magenta and Yellow
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2002 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins. I. 86.6 x 56.9 cm (34 1/8 x 22 3/8 in.) S. 108.6 x 74.8 cm (42 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) Edition of 75 Signed, dated and number...
Paper, Screen
Carnival -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Carnival, 2000 Bridget Riley Sscreenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 10 artist's proof) Printed and published by Artiz...
Screen
Magenta and Blue
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2002 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins. 109 x 75 cm 43 x 29.6 inches Edition of 75 Signed, dated and numbered by Riley Bridget Riley is one of the most influe...
Paper, Screen
Untitled #1, 1964 from New York Ten
By Mon Levinson
Located in New York, NY
This dynamic work was realized by the esteemed 20th Century modern artist Mon Levinson in 1964. The work was realized in 1964, and printed in 1965 by Chiron Press in New York- the same year that Levinson was included in the seminal Op-Art exhibition "The Responsive Eye", alongside contemporary luminaries such as Bridget Riley. An identical work from this edition resides in the permanent collection of the New York MoMA. This mixed media work consists of an translucent vinyl sheet layered over a print- part etching, part lithograph. The clear vinyl sheet is embossed with a tight pattern of sinuously curved repeating black lines and is subtly raised in places- creating a subtle three dimensionality and dynamic sense of movement. The paper is inscribed with the same recurring pattern of snaking black lines, like a fine filigree, with two weighty black geometric forms that appear to crowd the composition. Smaller geometric forms reside within creating the apparition of negative space in the bone hued paper. The juxtaposition of the delicate texture and colossal feeling forms imbues the piece with a stunning dynamism and tension, helping to explain why Levinson is among the most influential and important artist to come out of the Op Art movement. His work is in the permanent collections of important institutions around the world including the Museum of Modern Art as well as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Signed by the artist and marked 18/200. The work comes presented in a custom walnut and white gilt frame...
Mixed Media
Bhutan Abstraction PF-1 and PF-2
By Ricardo Mazal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The image is printed at full bleed to the edge of the paper. Bo...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled
By Carlos Cruz Diez
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Cruz Diez "Untitled", 1994 Serigraph on paper. Framed Ed. AP Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist at the bottom of the paper 39 x 27 in
Lithograph
$3,600
H 27 in W 27 in
Agam Silkscreen Abstract Monotype 1971 Monoprint Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right, Dated 1971 lower left This is not editioned and is a unique piece. 15 x 16 inches without mat Biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Yaacov Agam can trace ...
Screen, Paper
$1,895
H 25.5 in W 26 in D 2 in
Original Op Art Abstract Color Screenprint "Planetary Folklore" Signed #2/250
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Portland, OR
A Op Art abstract color screenprint, "Planetary Folklore" 1968, by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997). This very striking work by Vasarely is comprised of various colorful geometric shapes, the work is signed lower right "Vasarely" and numbered lower left "2/250. This is an early and crisp impression in excellent condition and housed under glass in a gilt & silvered hardwood frame. This very eye-catching work by one of the 20th century's leading Op artists is ready to hang on your wall. 14" x 14.50" at sight without frame Numered 2/250 A Franco-Hungarian painter, Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) first studied medicine before turning to art. In Budapest, he frequented artists from the Hungarian Bauhaus...
Lithograph, Handmade Paper, Color, Screen
$4,350
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in
Red Clairvoyance, Digital Print, 80 x 110 cm , Mexican Op Art, 2023
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Red Clairvoyance, by Pedro Friedeberg - Digital Print - 80 x 110 cm - Op Art, c. 2023 The piece, by Pedro Friedeberg is unique and special because it powerfully executes the ill...
Digital
$279
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Parallel Roads - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
By Mario Padovan
Located in Roma, IT
Parallel Roads is a beautiful colored lithograph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition of 1...
Lithograph
$850
H 13.5 in W 13.5 in
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
$250
H 16.125 in W 16 in
"Hat-VI 1971" Op Art Cube Off Set Lithograph Glossy Poster, black blue red green
By Victor Vasarely
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
$5,800
H 51 in W 44.5 in D 2 in
Robert Rauschenberg "Broken Harp" Pencil Signed Lithograph 24/500 executed 1989
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed and numbered lithograph on woven paper designed by Robert Rauschenberg titled "Broken Harp". An early edition, number 24 of only 500 prints ever made. Executed on woven paper ...
Paper
$1,600
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Teatro Microbiotico, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Pedro Friedeberg
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
Caroni
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on heavy white wove paper, 1971. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 146/175 in pencil, lower left. Published by Denise René and Hans Meyer, Pa...
Screen, Color
Print for Chicago 8
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Bridget Riley Print for Chicago 8, 1971 Signed and dated in pencil Screenprint in three colours on Arches paper 61 x 46 cm 24 x 18 1/8 inches Edition of 75 Bridget Riley is one of t...
Paper, Screen
Fete
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
1989 Screenprint on paper 66.1 x 87.3 cm Signed, dated and numbered by Riley on the front Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebrated for...
Paper, Screen
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H 21 in W 17 in
Bridget Riley - Rare historic LT Ed Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art print
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art poster, 1965 Offset lithograph poster Limited Edition of approx. 300 (unnumbered) 21 × 17 inches Unframed Very rare early Bridget Riley poster...
Lithograph, Offset
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H 25.75 in W 19.75 in D 2 in
Silkscreen for Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness, iconic 1970s, signed/N Framed
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Print for The Chicago 8, from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness (Schubert, 15), 1971 Silkscreen on 100% handmade rag paper Signed and numbered 110/150 and dated i1971 n graphite on the front also bears the printer's distinctive blind stamp Frame included: Work is elegantly floated and framed in a handmade white wood museum frame with Tru-vue Optium acrylic glazed plexi (the highest quality). Measurements: Framed: 25.75 inches vertical by 19.75 inches horizontal by 2 inches Artwork: 24 inches vertical by 18 inches horizontal This is one of the most celebrated and coveted silkscreens Bridget Riley ever made. Not too many Bridget Riley graphic works from this period are on the market. Original Op Art three color silkscreen on 100% handmade rag paper from the early 1970s -- the most desirable and collectible era -- by internationally renowned British abstract Op artist Bridget Riley, one of the leading artists of her generation - and one of the most bankable living female artists in the world. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the lower recto from the limited edition of 150. Also, the verso lower left features printed copyright stamp of the artist, with date: Copyright © 1971 and Bridget Riley Printer's distinctive blindstamp (Kelpra Studios London)with unique inventory number, verso lower right. Riley burst onto the international art scene in the mid Sixties, after being chosen to participate in the groundbreaking “Responsive Eye” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, alongside artists like Richard Anuszkiewicz, Yaacov Agam and Victor Vasarely - announcing the the ‘arrival’ of Op Art to the world. This stunning work was proofed under the supervision of the artist and printed by hand at Kelpra Studio Ltd., London, England. "Print for Chicago 8" was created for the legendary portfolio "CONSPIRACY: the Artist as Witness", to raise money for the legal defense of the Chicago 8 (who later became the Chicago 7) a group of anti...
Pencil, Screen
About lilac
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Screen print. Produced in 2007. Edition of 75. Hand signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil by Bridget Riley. Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove. Schubert 65.
Screen
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H 29.65 in W 21.26 in
Splice -- Print, Geometrical, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
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
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H 9.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Bridget Riley Book: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley)
By Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance (hand signed and inscribed by Bridget Riley), 2001 Hardback monograph (book) with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed and...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Sold
H 20.67 in W 32.29 in
Bagatelle 1 Bridget Riley abstract Black and White Pattern Signed Print
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print on wove paper Edition of 75 52.5 x 82 cm (20.7 x 32.3 in) Signed, numbered, titled and dated on the front Pristine Published by Karsten Schubert Gallery Catalog raisonné...
Paper, Black and White, Screen
Blue and Pink
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print in 2 colours plus white under print on Somerset Tub Sized Satin 410 gsm paper Edition of 90 Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Condition on request This art...
Screen
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H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Places For Change -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Places For Change, 2009 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 75 Printed by Angus Wade Published by Artizan Edit...
Screen
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H 19 in W 38.25 in D 1 in
Untitled (Fragments 7) Important OP ART from 1965 - Black & White
By Bridget Riley
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Screenprint on Perspex (plexiglass), 1965, with the incised signature and date. Printed by Kelpra Studio. Published by Robert Fraser Gallery, London. In the original Kulicke Plexigla...
Plexiglass, Screen
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H 30.08 in W 40.08 in
Firebird -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Firebird, 1971 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 15 artist's proofs) Printed by Kelpra Studio, London Image...
Screen