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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
Mirroire d'Artiste
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005) Title: Mirroire d'Artiste Year: 2005 Medium: Mirrored Glass and Silkscreened Plexiglass Wall Sculpture, signature and number ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

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Metal

Energia 1, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Energia I Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, AP Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

"Hat B"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon for the "Vasarely Progressions 1...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Julio Le Parc (1928) - Coloured screen print on paper - 1997
Located in Varese, IT
Surface couleur (Colour surface) Coloured screen print on paper, edited in 1997.
 Limited edition of 50 copies , numbered as 32/50 in lower left corner. 
Hand-signed by artist in pe...
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1990s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Limited edition of 100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Limited edition of 100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Quasar Zett"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Cityscape Kinetic Optical Op Art Painting on Plexiglass by L.L. Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
American artist L. L. Long created this striking composition in 1980. The artwork features a kinetic optical Op Art geometric cityscape design using reverse spray paint on a Lucite o...
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1980s Op Art

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Lucite, Plexiglass, Spray Paint

Epicentrum Quantinum U/G/W
Located in OPOLE, PL
Jaremi Picz (1955) - Epicentrum Quantinum U/G/W Acrylic on canvas from 2024. The work is enhanced with UV paint. Dimensions of work: 120 x 120 cm. Hand signed and titled on the ba...
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2010s Op Art

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Acrylic

Jeux Enquête - Choisissez vos Ennemis (Choose your Enemies) silkscreen signed/N
Located in New York, NY
Julio Le Parc Jeux Enquête - Choisissez vos Ennemis, 1970-2014 Screenprint on wove paper Hand signed, dated and numbered 46/50 in graphite by the artist on the front Published by Serpentine Galleries, UK Accompanied by official certificate of authenticity from the Serpentine as well as gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee Unframed The long sold out Limited Edition produced on the occasion of Julio Le Parc’s exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in the UK is a silkscreen print of a dartboard, part of the playful installation Choisissez vos Ennemis (1970) from his Jeux Enquête series, which was featured in the show. This series was borne from the civil unrest in France and the events of May 1968. It depicts social archetypes of different ranks: the imperialist, the capitalist, the military, the intellectual neutral, the policeman, and the indifferent. Julio Le Parc was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1928 and currently lives and works in Paris where he has resided since the late 1950s. In 1964 he was awarded the Special Prize (acquisition) in the Premio Internacional Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in 1996, the International Painting Grand Prix at the XXXIII Venice Biennial, Italy. Following his expulsion from Paris in 1968, he travelled around various European countries only to return five months later when the restriction was revoked. Le Parc participated in Unofficial Latin America, held in Paris, and the Medellín Biennial in Colombia in 1970. Le Parc held his first solo exhibition at the Howard Wise Gallery, New York (1966), which was followed his first retrospective exhibition, held at the Instituto Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1967). Subsequently Le Parc has held numerous retrospective exhibitions in major museums in Havana, Düsseldorf, Montevideo, Caracas, Asunción, Mexico City, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Santiago de Chile, and Porto Alegre. His most recent solo exhibitions were held at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2013) and at the Daros Foundation (2014). Notable writings include: A propósito de arte espectáculo... (With regard to spectacle art...); Función social del arte en la sociedad contemporánea (The social function of art in contemporary society); Color 1959 (Colour 1959); and El artista en el context social actual (The artist in the present social context). He participated, with the Denuncia group, in the collective work Torture (1972) and joined the International Brigade...
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2010s Op Art

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Screen

Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition in a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Limited edition of 100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Midnight Suite (Blue with Black), Abstract Etching by Richard Anuszkiewicz
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 configurations. Each of his prints has its own rhythm and, therefore, its own energy as part of a lyrical composition. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz Title: Midnight Suite (Blue with Black) Year: 1979 Medium: Intaglio Etching with Aquatint on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 95, AP 15 Image Size: 21.6 x 21.6 inches Paper Size: 31.25 x 30.2 inches Printer: Deli Sacilotto...
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1970s Op Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Triptych for Munari is an print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Mixed colored screen print on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. E...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Five Faces of Dali #5, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Five Faces of Dali #5 Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 164/200, plus proofs Size: 34.75 x 24.375 inches ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

BI-RHOMBS, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: BI-RHOMBS Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 91/250, plus proofs Size: 43.5 x 26 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Si...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Doors opening #2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique, limited-edition 11x14 inch op art piece, meticulously rendered on fine paper using a gel pen and metal ruler, creates a captivating optical illusion. Its monochrome des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

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Archival Paper, Gel Pen

MOSTRA Abstract chromatism in round shape
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ferruccio Gard (Italy, 1940) is one of the pioneers and leading artist representatives of the Neo-Constructivist art, Programmed Art and Optical Art, which he has practiced since 196...
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2010s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph (after the painting). Printed in 1968 and published by the (op)art galerie of Esslingen, Germany for a rare portfolio. Size: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (240 x 200 mm). No...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Negative-Positive - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Negative-Positive is an original screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on the lower margin. Good condition. Bruno Muna...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue - Original Screen Print, HANDSIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor VASARELY YKA : Cinetic Composition in Red end Blue, 1989 Original screenprint Signed in pencil Numbered /75 On Arches vellum 61 x 54 cm (c.24 x 22 in) REFRENCE : Catalog rai...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

South Shore, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: South Shore Year: 1986 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 66/100 Image Size: 18 x...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Markab, from Album I, OP Art Serigraph by Vasarely 1955
Located in Long Island City, NY
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908–1997) Date: 1955 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 124/150 Image Size: 16 x 22 inches Size: 20 x 25.75 in. (50.8 x 65.41 cm)
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1950s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1960s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Agam, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°51, 1978. Published and printed under the direction of Gualtieri ...
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

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

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Screen

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)
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Julio Le Parc (1928) - Pochoir on paper - 1992
Located in Varese, IT
Pochoir on paper, edited in 1992. 
Limited edition of 50 copies, numbered as 23/50 in lower corner.
 Hand-signed by artist in pencil. Paper size: 70 x 70 cm
 Framed size: 70,7 x 70,...
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1990s Op Art

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Paper

Agamograph no. 17, Abstract Geometric Op Art Lenticular by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Agamograph no. 17 Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Edition: 99 Size: 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 cm) Frame Size: 20.5 x 2...
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Early 2000s Op Art

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Lenticular

Purple v. 1, OP Art Silkscreen by Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Purple v. 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 28 x 28 inches Size: 35 x 3...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Cheyt MC-4"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Salvador Dali, OP Art Portrait by Yvaral Jean-Pierre Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral", French (1934 - 2002) Title: Salvador Dali Year: 1977 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Size: 35 in. x 24.5 in. ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Patrick Hughes - Jazz, contemporary, op art, optical, reverspective, matisse
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939) Jazz 2016 hand painted multiple with archival inkjet 43.5 x 91.5 x 18.5 cm edition of 50 plus 10 AP Price: £7,200 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Direct f...
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2010s Op Art

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Paint, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Balaton
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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

1920 League of Women Voters, Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
The 50th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters Screenprint Poster from 1970, designed by Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930 - 2020) printed in 1969,...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Double-Six, Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Double-Six Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen on museum board Edition: 10/200, plus proofs Size: 26 x 26 inches Condition: Good Ins...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Herim
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Herim Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Brutalist Op Art Abstract Charcoal Drawing by Dordevic Miodrag
Located in Atlanta, GA
Serbian artist Dordevic (or Djordjevic) Miodrag (1936 -), known as "Miodrag," designed this stunning abstract drawing. This work is a charcoal on paper depicting a brutalist abstract...
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1960s Op Art

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Charcoal

Untitled II, Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper 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...
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1970s Op Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Gull Point
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Gull Point" 1987 is a color serigraph by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 60/100 in pencil by the artis...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Horizon Original Op Art Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Horizon Original Op Art Painting 1978 Artist signed and dated. Marko Spalatin (American, Born 1945). An original Modern Abstract Op-Art oil painting on canvas. Titled "Horizon". Featuring colors of white, yellow, orange, green, purple, and blue. Signed and dated 1978 with title on verso. Mounted on wood stretcher. Provenance: 11/10/2007 Ivey-Selkirk Auction, LOT 775. PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Musée d'Art Moderne — Paris, France Museum of Modern Art — New York, New York Tate Gallery — London, England Bibliothèque National — Paris, France Victoria & Albert Museum — London, England Library of Congress — Washington, D.C. Museum of Contemporary Art — Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Museum — Manila, Philippines Philadelphia Museum of Art — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Butler Institute of American Art — Youngstown, Ohio Museum of Modern Art — Belgrade, Yugoslavia Milwaukee Art Museum...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Split Infinity #B15, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen 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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Zara "Cristal"
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Zara ""Cristal"" Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1969. Edition of 138. Dimensions of work: 46 x 40 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Land's End, Op Art Landscape by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Roy Ahlgren entered the art world somewhat in reverse. While most artists start by recordin...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Homage to the Cross II, Op Art Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Homage to the Cross II Year: circa 1970 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Si...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Graphic Tectonic: Seclusion - P1, F33, I1, Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Portfolio I, Folio 33 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Edition Size:1000 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol pa...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Oscillation I, Rainbow OP Screenprint by James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Oscillation I Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 35/95 Image Size: 10 x 33 inches Size: 25 x 3...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

THEZ, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: THEZ Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 248/250, plus proofs Size: 36.5 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Cube within Cube (Red and Blue), Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Yturralde
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jose Maria Yturralde, Spanish (1942 - ) Title: Cube within Cube (Red and Blue) Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 61/125 Size: 19 x 19 in....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Zeta
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Zeta Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1969. Edition III/VIII. Dimensions of work: 46 x 40 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Pulsar
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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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Mobius, Signed Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Mobius Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 80 Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.8...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Enterieur (Outside)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Enterieur (Outside) Screen print, 1973 Signed lower right in pencil (see photo) Edition: A.P., annotated lower left corner Published by Edition Ltd., Indianapolis Image size: 21 3/4 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Relations Couleur III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint 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...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Diamonds, Large Geometric Painting by Arthur Boden c1970
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)
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"VAAR" Op Art Offset Lithograph Print
Located in Austin, TX
Offset lithograph print by Victor Vasarely 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 grou...
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20th Century Op Art

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Offset

Karen, OP Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Levi, American (1938 - ) Title: Karen Year: 1972 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; AP XII Image Size: 12 x 12 inches Size: 14 x 18 in...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Composition Cinétique"
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997) Composition Cinétique Serigraph in colors on wove paper, 1970 29 x...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
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 request. sheet: 13.5 X 13.5 inches Some of these works have beautiful Hebrew calligraphy and mod imagery, animals, children and such that are not usually found in his work. This is a masterpiece of bold, graphic, mod design. Along with Reuven Rubin and Menashe Kadishman he is among Israel's best known artists internationally. Biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Yaacov Agam can trace his ancestry back six generations to the founder of the Chabad movement in Judaism. in 1946, he entered the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Studying with Mordecai Ardon, a former student at the Weimar Bauhaus. Yaakov Agam has been associated h with “abstract” artists, “hard edge” artists, and artists such as Josef Albers and Max Bill. Others find in Agam’s work an indebtedness to the masters of the Bauhaus. Agam’s approach to art, being conceptual in nature, has been likened to Marcel Duchamp’s, who expressed the need to put art “at the service of the spirit.” And, because of Agam’s employment of color and motion in his art, he has been compared to Alexander Calder, the artist who put sculpture into motion. (Motion is not an end, but a means for Agam. Calder’s mobiles are structures that are fixed, revolving at the whim of the wind. In a work by Agam, the viewer must intervene.) Agam has also been classified as an “op art” artist because he excels in playing with our visual sensitivities. Agam went to Zurich to study with Johannes Itten at the Kunstgewerbeschule. There, he met Frank Lloyd Wright and Siegfried Giedion, whose ideas on the element of time in art and architecture impressed him. In 1955, Galerie Denise René hosted a major group exhibition in connection with Vasarely's painting experiments with movement. in addition to art by Vasarely, it included works by Yaacov Agam, Pol Bury, Soto and Jean Tinguely, among others. Most Americans were first introduced to Vasarely by the groundbreaking exhibition, "The Responsive Eye," at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1965. Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz. The show confirmed Vasarely's international reputation as the father of Op art. Agam has sought to express his ideas in a non-static form of art. In his abstract Kinetic works, which range from paintings and graphics to sculptural installations and building facades. Agam continually seeks to explore new possibilities in form and color and to involve the viewer in all aspects of the artistic process. Thus, for the past 40 years, Yaacov Agam’s pioneering ideas have impacted developments in art, (painting, monoprint, lithograph and agamograph) architecture, theatre, and public sculpture. Reflecting both his Israeli Jewish...
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1980s Op Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Autoportrait
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Autoportrait Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
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1980s Op Art

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Lithograph

K-GRBB, Op Art Screen Print by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Josef Levi, American (1938 - ) - K-GRBB, Year: 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, titled and dated, Edition: 1/2, Image Size: 28 x 28 inches, Size: 32 x 32 in. (81.28 x 81....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Ilile D
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:...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Carden, OP Art Screenprint by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997) Title: Carden Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 36.5 x 28 in. (92.71 x 71.12 cm)
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Winter Suite (Green with Silver), OP Art Etching by Anuszkiewicz
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 ...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Gamut, 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 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Op Art Bowl for Hirshhorn Museum, Limited Edition 1970s glazed enamel and metal
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Op Art Bowl for Hirshhorn Museum, 1976 Glazed Enamel on Metal Bowl. Artists Signature Fired in Plate Anuszkiewicz' signature fired ont...
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1970s Op Art

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Metal, Enamel

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.

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