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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
Original Op Art silkscreen poster, Homage to the Square: Galerie Melki, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers original silkscreen poster, Homage to the Square: Galerie Melki, Paris, 1973 Offset lettering and silkscreen on heavy wove paper 33 × 22 inches Unframed, unsigned and un...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Offset, Screen

Rear Window View, Purple Pastel Tones, Mauve Hue Abstract Diptych, Aurora Print
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Rubin from Album Lapidaire - Op Art
Located in London, GB
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997) Rubin, 1964 Screenprint in Colours from the Lapidaire portfolio signed in pencil lower right with blind stamp, numbered edition "41/15...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Paralax VI, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paralax VI Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1980 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of 28/30 Image Size: 20.25 x 29.5 in...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Sun Keyed, OP Art Silkscreen by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - ) Title: Sun Keyed Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Edition: 3000 Image Size: 12 x 14 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

"Babel 3"
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

OB-Bleu
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - OB-Bleu Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 28 x 22.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art poster
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Richard Feigen Gallery 1965 Op Art poster, 1965 Offset lithograph poster 21 × 17 inches Unframed Very rare early Bridget Riley poster...
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1960s Op Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Sequential I - X
Located in London, GB
Richard Anuszkiewicz Sequential Prints: Sequential I - X 1972 Screenprint on paper, Edition of 200 71.1 x 53.3 cms (28 x 21 ins)
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Thunder Bay
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Thunder Bay" 1986 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/95 in penci...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Temple of Evening Reds, 1983 Acrylic OpArt by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930-2020) Temple of Evening Reds, 1983 Acrylic on canvas Signed verso 36 x 36 inches 36.75 x 36.75 inches, framed Richard Anuszkiewicz was born in E...
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1980s Op Art

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Acrylic

Peano Curves - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Peano Curves is an original Serigraph realized by Bruno Munari in 1991. Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on the lower margin. Excellent condition. Bruno Munari (...
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1990s Op Art

Materials

Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Ceramic

Agam Lenticular Kinetic Agamograph Hand Signed numbered Israeli Kinetic Op Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam, Israeli (b. 1928) Hand signed, and numbered. Limited edition lenticular lens kinetic Agamograph Titled 'Sea Fathom'. Hand-signed and numbered edition 24/99, size of w...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lenticular, Screen

Fuchsine Composition - Original Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. On headed paper.
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Winter Suite (Light Blue with Blue), 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 ...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Kinetic Composition - Silkscreen by Alvin Mavignier da Silva - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Kinetic Composition is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Alvin Mavignier da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, 1925; Hamburg, 2018) in 1969. Original colored Silkscreen. Hand signed on the lower right with white pencil by the artist, dated on the lower left, stamped on the reverse with "HBK. Hamburg Edition Griffelkunst". Good conditions: lightly wave. Brazilian artist Almir da Silva Mavignier...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Island Jewel, Unique Cut Glass OP Art Sculpture by Jon Kuhn
Located in Long Island City, NY
A polished glass sculpture by Joh Kuhn from 1992. A spectacular sculpture of crystal clear glass that forms a complicated prism in which light is reflected in a multitude of optical ...
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1990s Op Art

Materials

Glass

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

Ringling, Signed Geometric Abstract Screenprint by David Simpson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Simpson Title: Ringling Year: c. 1969 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 80 Size: 30 x 22.5 inches
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Spiral, Signed Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Spiral Kyohei Inukai (aka Earle Goodenow), American (1913–1985) Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 50 Image Size: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Size: 23 x 29.75 in. (58.42 x ...
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1990s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Original Op Art Abstract Color Screenprint "Planetary Folklore" Signed #2/250
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...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Handmade Paper, Color, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Chromography on PVC and steel Edition: 75 Size: 52 x 12 x 12 cm Condition: In perfect conditions, brand new...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op Art Spiral) - Original Screen Print, 1971
Located in Paris, IDF
Victor Vasarely Olympia : Sky and Sun (Op art spiral), 1971 Original 15 colors screenprint Printed signature in the plate On paper 100 x 78 cm (c. 40 x 31 in) REFERENCES : Catalog...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

1970's Enamel Metal Vasarely Silkscreen Screenprint Axo Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Axo This piece is hand signed and numbered circa 1972-1977 I have seen it described as enamel on steel and enamel on aluminium. it is a serigraph on meta...
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1970s Op Art

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Metal, Enamel

Facade 1
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Facade I Screen print, 1970 Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (44/100) Provenance: Estate of the artist By decent Condition: Excellent Image: 24 x 29" Sheet:...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Kabba III
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Kabba III Medium: Silkscreen Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 15/250 Measurements: 40.5" x 23" Condition: Excellent
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES VI - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works VI Year: 1973 Not signed or numbered, as published Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition Publisher:...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Teatro Microbiotico, Geometric Op Art Screenprint 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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly precise op-art composition by an unknown artist. A grid of colored squares has been created with various colors, divided by occasional diagonal lines that give the feel of ove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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...
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1970s Op Art

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Marble

Color and Space, Agamograph by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yaacov Agam, Israeli (1928 - ) Title: Color and Space Medium: Agamograph, signed and numbered in ink Year: circa 2000 Edition: 99 Size: 15 in. x 14 in. (38.1 cm x 35.56 cm) F...
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Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Lenticular

VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works Year: 1973 Not signed or numbered, as published Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition Publisher: Ed...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE NOVA. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE NOVA Date of creation: 2012 Medium: Chromography on PVC and steel Edition: 75 Size: 52 x 12 x 12 cm Condition: In perfect conditions, brand new ...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art

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Ceramic

"Procion" 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

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

" Vega Mir " OP ART
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY ( 1906 -1997 ) VEGA MIR Sérigraphie sur verre signée au recto et au verso . Edition sur 200. Extrait de l'album BACH 1973. 50 X 50 X 7cm .
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1970s Op Art

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Glass, Mirror, Resin

Olla II
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Olla II 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

Materials

Screen

Vasarely, Pamir, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condion. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°10, 1958. Published and printed under the direction of...
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1950s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Malyva " Op Art Collage "
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY ( 1906 -1997 ) " MALYVA " collage de papiers de couleurs collés sur carton . 1956 . Signé et Daté 1956 . " UNIQUE WORK " 67 X 51 cm Framed vintage : 88 x 75 cm fa...
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1950s Op Art

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Archival Paper

Soft Lime, Signed/N 1970s geometric abstraction by renowned Op Artist 38" x 46"
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Soft Lime, 1976 8 Color silkscreen on Lenox 100% Cotton paper 38 × 46 inches Pencil signed and numbered 41/75 on the front; bears printers blind stamp from NYIT ...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen, Pencil

1920 League of Women Voters, 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

physichromie № 1.021
Located in Miami, FL
The Physichromie is a structure designed to reveal certain circumstances and conditions related to color, changing according to the movement of the viewer and the intensity of the li...
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1970s Op Art

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Metal

Bagatelle 2
Located in London, GB
Bridget Riley Bagatelle 2, 2015 Screenprint on wove paper, framed Signed, titled and numbered by the artist in pencil Sheet: 52.8 × 82 cm Edition 34 of 75 Bridget Riley is a pioneer...
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2010s Op Art

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Screen

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...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Classic Blue Silk Movement, Abstract Fabric Gestures, Contemporary Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Classic Blue Silk Movement nº1 + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 100 + Medium: Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...
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2010s Op Art

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Lithograph

A Grid like Marilyn
Located in Belfast, GB
A Grid like Marilyn Mixed Media 113 x 113 cm 44 1/2 x 44 1/2 in "I have always been fascinated by motion. What fascinates me with this craft is to capture the viewers attention. But...
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2010s Op Art

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Mixed Media

Vasarely, Beryll, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes, 1972. Published by Fernand Mourlot, ...
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition
Located in Firenze, IT
Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition Date: Approximately 1970 Medium: Gouache on cardboard with embossed stamp Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx. A stylized o...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Gouache, Illustration Board, Cardboard

VICTOR VASARELY - OEUVRES PROFONDES CINETIQUES I - 1973
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Victor Vasarely Title: Profound Works I Year: 1973 Not signed or numbered, as published Dimensions: 12 in. by 12 in. Framed Edition: From the Rare Limited Edition Publisher: Editions du Griffon Neuchatel Suite: Profound Works Medium: 3D, Serigraph on Acitate Over Serigraph on Paper Condition: Excellent Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) is known as the father of the Op Art movement. As a painter, he created intricate abstractions that suggested depth and dimensionality using a variety of optical illusions, with surfaces seeming to bulge out of the canvas. His works present color, form, and pattern as a single interconnected element—a concept that was critical to the foundation of the Op Art movement and the focus of his mature works. Vasarely initially studied medicine at the Budapest University in his early 20s, only to abandon his medical studies to attend to the Muhely Academy, the center of the Bauhaus movement in Budapest. While there, he was profoundly influenced by the work of color theorist and artist Josef Albers, as well as the Constructivist methods promoted by artists such as Wassily Kandinsky. While Vasarely’s earlier work was concerned more with color theory, during the 1950s and 1960s his work became more focused on the optical potential of the two-dimensional surface. He began to use complex and colorful patterns to actively engage the viewer’s eye, and to convey a sense of kinetic energy across the two-dimensional surface. Vasarely’s work was heavily influenced by his time spent at Breton Beach of Belle Isle...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

Agam Silkscreen Judaica Kiddush Cup Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a revolving colorful kiddush cup with a signed and numbered Agam op art print in it. this includes the base tray. There is no cup insert so it is more of a sculptural piece ...
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1990s Op Art

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Metal

Red to Green Portal
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Red to Green Portal Aquatint, 1979 Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 95 (84/95), see photo Provenance: U.S. Representative James A. Leach, retired Condition...
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1970s Op Art

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Aquatint

"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

Harlequin, OP Art Silkscreen by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harlequin by Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908–1997) Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 78/250 Image Size: 25.75 x 16 inches Size: 30.5 x 19.75 in....
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Serie Sintesis, Mixed Media Op Art Sculpture by Jesus Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Serie Sintesis Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923–2005) Date: 1979 Screenprint on Plexiglass and Metal Rods Edition of 36/110 Size: 11.8 x 27.5 x 5 in. (29.97 x 69.85 x 12.7 cm) Pub...
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1970s Op Art

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Metal

16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
16 Green Circles from the Eight Variants series, 1970 This work is number 51 from the edition of 165 printed by Hans Mayer, Krefeld, Germany. screenprint 28"x28" Julian Stanczak American/Polish, 1928-2017. explores the visual, psychological, and emotional resonance of color in his Op art paintings, through which he aims to induce a “color meltdown,” as he describes: “I want to fuse many colorants and their gradations into a single color experience.” Influenced by Josef Albers and Russian...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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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