Op Art Abstract Paintings
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
Sun in Clouds, Large Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1973
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 67 x 67 inches
Frame Size: 68 x 68 in. (172.72 x 172.72...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Exit - Original Painting
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Step into the mesmerizing world of EXIT, the original acrylic painting on canvas meticulously crafted and shaped by the divine proportions of the golden rectangle. Inspired by the Re...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$47,519 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled II, Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper by David Roth
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...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Andreas Nottebohm, "KN- 2094, " unique oil painting on aluminum
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique original oil painting on aluminum by Andreas Nottebohm, created in 2015. Andreas Nottebohm is a German artist that came to America circa 1979. Nottebohm's work...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diamonds, Large Geometric Painting by Arthur Boden c1970
By Arthur Boden
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)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andreas Nottebohm, "KN-1839, " unique oil painting on aluminum
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original oil painting on aluminum by Andreas Nottebohm, created in 2015. Andreas Nottebohm is an American-German artist whose work is associated with Op Art, Visiona...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
White black structure 2025 - Geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful abstract painting by Lucchetta comes framed in a wooden white frame.
Its frame size is 92X92 cm and It will ship in a custom wooden crate.
This hand painted piece by ...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Board
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Passage, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Op Art Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Passage
Year: 1976
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Helios Blues - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition
Located in Manchester, GB
Piicasa, Helios Blues, 2023
Spray Paint on Wood
Oil on Canvas
100 x 100 cm (39.37 x 39.37 in)
Unsigned
Callum Simmons, aka Piicasa creates a series of paintings with contrasting...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iquitos - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition
Located in Manchester, GB
Piicasa, Iquitos, 2023
Oil on Canvas
40 x 40 cm (15.75 x 15.75 in)
Original Artwork
Unsigned
Callum Simmons, aka Piicasa creates a series of paintings with contrasting colours, ...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Blue Variations, OP Art Acrylic Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren circa 1970. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed.
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Red Blue Variations...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Estructuras Espacio - Temporales Shetam, OP Art Painting by Enrique Careaga
By Enrique Careaga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Enrique Careaga, Paraguay (1944 - )
Title: Estructuras Espacio - Temporales Shetam 8120137
Date: October 27th, 1981
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, titled and dated ver...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled III, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting on Paper by David Roth
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 ho...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Portals, Geometric Abstract OP Art Acrylic Painting by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren from 1971. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed.
Artist: Roy Ahlgre...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Rain", Blue striped geometric abstract oil painting from optical art series
Located in Dallas, TX
Bill Komodore - Optical Art Series - Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
An electrifying example of Bill Komodore’s masterful engagement with Op Art, this geometric abstraction pu...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mangata 20 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mangata 44 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood floral op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Meat Helmet 3"
Located in Astoria, NY
Peter Christian Petersen (Danish, b. 1973), "Meat Helmet 3", Mixed Media on Canvas, 2000, acrylic and enamel, signed, dated, titled, and with fragment of American-European Art Associ...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Undulating Units
By Francis Celentano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract, Op Art painting by Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a black and white, abstract Op Art painting from seminal Op Artist Francis Celentano. "Undulating Units" is a large format, black and white, acrylic on canvas painting. Signed verso, “F. Celentano 1968”
Provenance:
Jacobsen Howard Gallery, New York, New York
Loretta Howard...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$92,000 Sale Price
38% Off
Mangata 31 (small scale gold grid painting abstract flora wood op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mangata 28 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Acid-Wave
By Omar Rayo
Located in New York, NY
Striking 3-dimensional acrylic and wood on canvas sculpture by renowned Colombian painter an sculptor, Omar Rayo. Signed, titled, inscribed "New Yo...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
$25,000
Cracked Shell, Op Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Patrice Breteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrice Breteau, French (1942 - )
Title: Cracked Shell
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 31.5 x 31.5 inches
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soft Blue
Located in Madrid, ES
RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ
American, 1930 - 2020
SOFT BLUE
signed, dated and numbered “© RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ / 1984 / 737” (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 inches (122 x 152.5 c...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Princess Snow White Op Art
By Pawel Wasowski
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Princess Snow White Op Art acrylic on canvas. Size 39x39x1
In 1999 artist Pawel Wasowski got his diploma and in 2008, doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Architecture at the Uni...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
FAITH
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,950 Sale Price
50% Off
LINEAR WEAVING (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reason...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
BOX I (PAINTING ON WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on wood giving appearance of 3D and movement. Hand signed on verso by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All re...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,100 Sale Price
50% Off
STAGES
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
Mangata 3 (small scale grid pastel painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mangata 29 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
RADIANCE (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reason...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
SOPHISTICATED
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity in...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
50% Off
DREAM WEAVER (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offer...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,400 Sale Price
50% Off
SPHERE (CIRCULAR SHAPED)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched in a circular shape as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent co...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,100 Sale Price
50% Off
CURVES OF LIFE
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
50% Off
Bianco Nero 2018 - Geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Board
JALAPENO (OCTAGON SHAPED)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched in an octagon shape as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
50% Off
PERSPECTIVE (CUSTOM WOOD PAINTING)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on custom cut wood. Hand signed on verso by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be co...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
50% Off
UNTITLED (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasona...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
PEACE III (HEXAGON SHAPED)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched in a hexagon shape as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
SPIRAL RAINBOW (CIRCULAR PAINTING ON WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on circular shaped wood. Hand signed on front and verso by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable of...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
RAINBOW (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offer...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
SPECTRUM (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted, custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reason...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,400 Sale Price
50% Off
LINES (DIMENSIONAL HAND PAINTED WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original dimensional hand painted custom cut and mounted wood. Hand signed on front and verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasona...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
QUADRAPLEX (CUSTOM WOOD PAINTING)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on custom cut wood. Hand signed on verso by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be co...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
HEXAGON (HEXAGON SHAPED)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Custom framed as pictured in a hexagon shape.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
FRAN (CIRCULAR SHAPED)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched in circular shape.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,450 Sale Price
50% Off
Fuji V, Op Art Oil Painting
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by Tony Bechara from 2001. An abstract, optical painting representative of the artists conceptual principles of color usage, organization and randomness.
Artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Bianco, Op Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Victor Vasarely’s Op Art painting generates a sense of movement as it appears to warp into a sphere that is overlaid with stripes in a geometric pattern.
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian ...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Operenccia, Large OP Art Painting by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Operenccia
Year: 1954/1986
Medium: Acrylic on Board, signed, dated and titled in marker verso
Size: 40 in. x 66 in. (101.6 cm ...
Category
1950s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Electric Tulip II
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993)
Title: Electric Tulip II
Year: 1980
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 84 x 60 in....
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Struttura
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
Superficie Rossa
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
Bianco Nero
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard. With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Price Upon Request
Lacerazioni
Located in New York, NY
This piece is delicately hand painted with a pen over cardboard.
With his unique style and technique, Roberto transfers movement to his art works, making his individual lines connect...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen
Price Upon Request
Light Magenta Square
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Title: Light Magenta Square
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 60 x 60 inches
Referenced as 1978.9, pg 184 in "Anuszkiew...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Thunder, Abstract OP Art Oil Painting on Canvas by Tony Bechara
By Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by Tony Bechara from 1984. An abstract, optical painting representative of Bechara's conceptual principles of color usage, organization and randomness.
Artist...
Category
1980s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Op Art abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art abstract paintings 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 abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stan Slutsky, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Ferruccio Gard, and Roberto Lucchetta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 4.73 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings 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 $340 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $3,675.