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Pair of 1960s Bohemian/Czech Glass Optical Illusion Tall Orange Vases Space Age
Located in Torquay, GB
Pair of 1960s Bohemian/Czech Glass Optical Illusion Tall Orange Vases Space Age.
Optical illusion
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Blown Glass
H 17.72 in Dm 7.09 in
Vintage Valentino 1980s Optical Illusion Gray + Black High Waisted Pencil Skirt
By Valentino
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage 80s VALENTINO high waisted grey and black wool optical illusion 3-D skirt
Category
1980s Italian Retro Optical Illusion
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1996 Vintage Cyberbaba Optical Illusion Jacket Blazer Top
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Naples, FL
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1996 Vintage Cyberbaba Optical Illusion Jacket Blazer Top IT 44
AS SEEN ON
Category
1990s Retro Optical Illusion
Vintage Halston 1970s Optical Illusion Black + Khaki 70s Trapeze Dress
By Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1970s HALSTON black and khaki optical illusion trapeze dress! Khaki top portion looks as if a
Category
1970s American Retro Optical Illusion
Rare 1990's Moschino Optical Illusion Fornasetti Torso style Waistcoat Jacket
By Moschino, Franco Moschino
Located in Sheffield, GB
Superb Vintage 1990's Moschino 'Optical Illusion' off white waist coat, featuring a Roman'esque
Category
1990s Italian Retro Optical Illusion
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Maille, 1997 S/S, Optical illusion dress with v-neck
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Kingston, NY
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Maille, 1997 S/S, Optical illusion dress with v-neck, long sleeves and banded
Category
1990s Italian Retro Optical Illusion
Optical wall sculptures
By Charles Hinman
Located in Greenwich, CT
play of optical illusion. Hinman is an important pioneer of exploration in the contemporary world
Category
1970s Hard-Edge Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vase Arzberg White Porcelain Optical Art OP Art
By Arzbeg Porcelain
Located in Munich, DE
half is indented. These intricate patterns create an optical illusion, also called Op Art. The vase is
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Porcelain
H 14.22 in W 6.86 in D 6.86 in
Hand-Carved Vintage Black Overdyed Persian Rug, 09'06 x 12'09
Located in Dallas, TX
80247 Vintage Overdyed Black Area Rug with Silhouette Optical Illusion. Some decorating and
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Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Wool, Cotton
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Maille, RARE, 1996 AW, Psychedelic Planetary Mesh Top
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Kingston, NY
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Maille, 1996 AW, Psychedelic Planetary Green and Red tone Blackhole, Optical
Category
1990s Italian Retro Optical Illusion
Vintage Freudian Erotic Brass Wall Plaque 'Whats on a Mans Mind', 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A whimsical interpretation of Sigmund Freud's 'Whats on a Mans Mind'. A wall plaque with an optical
Category
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Brass
H 5.71 in W 4.53 in D 1.38 in
Vintage Curly Round Maple Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raised sides offer a Beautiful Optical Illusion in the reflection. making the Mirror looks as if it
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1960s American Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Maple
Pair of Grey and Black Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
.
They grey body has a special texture giving the optical illusion of a rope being stacked on itself to
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Brass
Verner Panton Style Pop Op Art Diamond Wall Mirror Mid-Century Modern
By Verner Panton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sections coming together to form a sort of optical illusion. Probably made by Turner Decorative Arts in the
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Aluminum
SIGNED and Numbered Victor Vasarely Framed "Raura" VAS 630 Op Art
By Victor Vasarely
Located in North Miami, FL
his optical illusion artwork.
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1980s French Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
AK Kaiser Op Art White Bisque Porcelain Vase Flower Abstract Surface Pattern
By AK Kaiser
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
aesthetics of the Op Art movement, characterized by optical illusions, geometric patterns, and the
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.08 in W 5.52 in D 3.75 in
Victor Vasarely Limited Edition Op Art Lithograph, Signed and Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely (French-Hungarian 1908 - 1997) lithograph on paper, optical art illusion with cubes
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Aluminum
H 35.25 in W 34.75 in D 1.25 in
1990s Black and White Op Art 3 - D Print Sleeveless Vintage Knit Turtleneck Top
Located in San Diego, CA
optical illusion print throughout. Solid black neck, arm trim, and waist band. Simply slips over the head
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1990s Italian Retro Optical Illusion
Winterling Schwarzenbach Bavaria Vintage OP Art Bisque Vase
By Winterling
Located in New York, NY
polka-dot pattern creates a captivating optical illusion, and the matte porcelain surface reflects light
Category
1970s German Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Ceramic
Victor Vasarely Style Op Art Vintage Lucite Cube Paperweight Desk Accessories
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
and palette.
Each side is a different color and has a different optical illusion.
Simply a beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Op Art Victor Vasarely Style Vintage Lucite Cube Paperweight Desk Accessories
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
and palette.
Each side is a different color and has a different optical illusion.
Simply a beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
H 2.88 in W 4 in D 4 in
Parallel Roads - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
By Mario Padovan
Located in Roma, IT
mesmerizing artworks through optical illusions!
Category
1970s Abstract Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Lithograph
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Black Vintage One Shoulder Cutout BodyCon Grecian Dress, 1990s
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy 1990s black cut-out one-shoulder BodyCon dress! Form fitting, with an optical illusion waist
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1990s Retro Optical Illusion
Victor Vasarely Signed and Numbered Silk Screen Lithograph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in North Miami, FL
sixties. Op Artist Victor Vasarely used the “Alphabet Plastique” to create optical illusions. Each color
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Glass, Paper
Alessandro Mendini Italian Cubosfera Table Lamp Fidenza Vetraria, circa 1960
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Chicago, IL
optical illusion.
Literature: Domus 467 (ottobre 1968), p. 35; Rosamaria Rinaldi, Alessandro Mendini
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Glass
H 6.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Parallel Roads - Lithograph by Mario Padovan - 1970s
By Mario Padovan
Located in Roma, IT
on Op Art, the artistic movement that created mesmerizing artworks through optical illusions!
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1970s Abstract Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Lithograph
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Vasarely Rug by Victor Vasarely Capella-4
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
is well observed in this rug theme. Optical illusion and three-dimensional effects are enhanced by
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Wool
Victor Vasarely, "Tennis Player", silkscreen
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Chatsworth, CA
visual art that uses optical illusions.
This piece is hand signed by the artist and numbered from the
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1970s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
Robert Morton Halter Maxi Dress and Jacket 1970s
By Robert David Morton
Located in Water Mill, NY
A great jersey halter dress in a turquoise, red, pink and white optical illusion print from Robert
Category
1970s American Retro Optical Illusion
1970 British oil on floating panel work by Patrick Hughes, pink on white
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
optical illusion on a 3 dimensional surface where parts which are physically closer seem further away. He
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Oil, Board
H 35.88 in W 47.88 in D 3 in
Zebra 3
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
creates optical illusions. Represented in full race, the animal echoes the pictorial studies of the
Category
1980s Abstract Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Lithograph
Postmodern Room Divider / Paravent, Nilla Rosa by Mario Botta for Alias, 1980s
By Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Renens, CH
an optical illusion that changes depending on the viewing angle (see the video).
Materials
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Metal
H 55.12 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Black and White Lithograph "L'echiquier" (the Chessboard) by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Pasadena, CA
integrating geometric abstraction and optical illusions in his artwork. The Chessboard, an original lithograph
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Lithograph
H 35 in W 28.5 in D 1.5 in
Thomas C. Strobel "Optical" Three-Dimensional Op Art
By Thomas C. Strobel
Located in Skokie, IL
.
However, he was best known for his “Op Art” of the mid-1960s and 1970s, which produced optical illusions
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Metal
Prisms (Ed. 1/1 - Silkscreen on Paper)
By Vera Neumann
Located in Dallas, TX
of intersecting triangles and diamond shapes, creating a mesmerizing optical illusion that draws the
Category
1960s Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Silk, Screen
1966 Patrick Hughes 'House Bricks' collage on board, inscribed and titled
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
creator of reverspective , an optical illusion on a 3 dimensional surface where parts which are physically
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Magic Circle Festival Scala Theatre Mystery
Located in London, GB
an optical illusion with zodiac symbols / horoscope signs on them forming cubes on the shaded green
Category
1950s British Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Paper
H 20.08 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Paris, FR
frontiers of abstraction and optical illusion. The assemblage of shapes forces the viewer's field of vision
Category
1970s Abstract Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Silk
Victor Vasarely "Hexa 5" Serigraph 160/200, Sonora Collage Collection
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Toledo, OH
(French/Hungarian 1906-1997), Op Art Movement, Mixed Media Innovations in color and optical illusion have
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Mid-20th Century Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Paper
1960s Vintage Deco Rug in Beige-Brown and Red Geometric Patterns, by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
with tangerine accents. There’s a skillful, while subtle optical illusion created by the play of
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1960s Turkish Art Deco Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Distressed Rug in Red, Blue, Beige Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
casting an optical illusion for a visually arresting appeal in the celebrated mid century style. A subtly
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1950s Turkish Art Nouveau Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Beige Pink Red Floral Medallion by Rug & Kilim
By Zeki Müren
Located in Long Island City, NY
scintillating optical illusion with the refined repetition of patterns. A deco piece bearing mild distress
Category
1960s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Wool
Membrane table lamp - Toni Zuccheri
Located in Antwerpen, BE
glass and the outer of crystalline glass, he creates an optical illusion. This is how the membrane is
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Murano Glass
Model D-2045 Cylindrical table lamp with globe for Raak Amsterdam, The Netherlan
By RAAK
Located in Steenwijk, NL
height by replacing the metal pins at the small holes in the tube, that gives the optical illusion the
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Metal
H 15.56 in Dm 7.88 in
Rick Tunkel Postmodern Op Art Abstract Geometric 3D Serigraph 35/250 Framed 1981
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
visual perception to create optical illusions in their art, contributing to a movement called Op Art
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1980s Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Paper
H 31.25 in W 37.25 in D 1.5 in
Sheet Corner
By Gerhard Richter
Located in London, GB
reflections of the artistic paradigms of the optical illusions is not constrained to the 20th century, but
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1960s Realist Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Geometric Structure), Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many modern artists. Vasarely devoted himself
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1970s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
Alessandro Mendini Cubosfera Table Lamp Design Italy 1968s Mid-Century
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Palermo, IT
, which houses two E14 lights. The glass is very thick and creates an incredible optical illusion
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Aluminum
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Widdicomb Boomerang Dining Table with Leaf Extension
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
"Boomerang" as the design features a subtle silhouette on the lateral that gives an optical illusion as being
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Brass
Multiple on Metal by Victor Vasarely Geometric Composition Signed, France, 1980
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
genius of optical illusion, Victor VASARELY (1906-1997) invented a whole part of the artistic creation of
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Metal
H 44.49 in W 27.17 in D 0.4 in
Tafel 16 by Eduardo Paolozzi colorful geometric collage pop art striped optical
By Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in New York, NY
elements of optical illusion and even psychedelia. The edition of 80 was printed in pairs, i.e. there were
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1960s Pop Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
James Wille Faust Signed 1990 “Mysterious Magnetism” Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Indianapolis, IN
vibrant work depicts a layering of shapes and designs painted in such a way to create an optical illusion
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 48 in W 56.5 in D 1.5 in
Victor Vasarely "Tridim" 1968 Lithograph, Signed, 56/300
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Toledo, OH
, when combined with monochromatic or diverse color palettes, produce the optical illusions that give Op
Category
1960s Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Paper
Bronze Erotica Portrait Plaque of Freud- 'What’s on Man’s Mind'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
bronze portrait plaque. At further inspection, one will notice its an erotic depiction /optical illusion
Category
Mid-20th Century European Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Bronze
Bi-Hexa
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
optical illusions. The colorful cubes, composed of bright, contrasting hues, appear to float in a three
Category
1970s Abstract Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Silk
Vega Blue, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many
Category
1980s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
TR-UR, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many
Category
1980s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
THEZ, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many
Category
1980s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
BI-RHOMBS, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many
Category
1980s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
DOR-OR, Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many
Category
1980s Op Art Retro Optical Illusion
Materials
Screen
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Retro Optical Illusion For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary retro optical illusion for your needs in our varied inventory. Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Gray, Red, Beige and more in stock now. You’re likely to find the perfect retro optical illusion among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Making an accessory such as this has likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston and Jean Pail Gaultier are consistently popular. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.
How Much is a Retro Optical Illusion?
Prices for a retro optical illusion can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $593 and can go as high as $7,500, while, on average they fetch $1,987.
Questions About Retro Optical Illusion
- Which artist is known for the black-and-white optical illusion art called Movement in Squares?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024The artist known for the black-and-white optical illusion art called Movement in Squares is Bridget Riley. Riley states that she draws inspiration for her spectacular abstractions expressed in paintings and prints largely from nature, which she defines as a “dynamism of visual forces — an event rather than an appearance.” The British artist produced her iconic piece, Movement in Squares, in 1961. Find a wide range of Bridget Riley art on 1stDibs.