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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
Untitled III, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting on 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 ho...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Desert Icon III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
This grid of squares and circles quickly folds in on itself and seems to warp the fabric of space around it. Perfectly symmetrical, this print gives the illusion of diving headfirst into an old computer...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Mobius - Brown, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Wladimir Zwaagstra
By Wladimir Zwaagstra
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wladimir Zwaagstra, Dutch (1937 - ) Title: Mobius - Brown Year: 1974 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 10/25 Size: 20 x 30 inches
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Red v. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Red v. 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 99 Image Size: 25 x 25 inches Size: 35 x 35 in. (88...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

Rainbow Waves, Op Art Screenprint by Jurgen Peters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jurgen Peters, German (1936 - ) Title: Rainbow Waves Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Image Size: 18.5 x 34 inches ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Three to Compare
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three to Compare From: Twelve Progressions Signed and numbered in pencil Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics Printer: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany Their drystamp lower right cor...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

TRIDIM Gris
Located in Fairlawn, OH
TRIDIM Gris Screen print, 1986 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 200 (76/200) From: portfolio enetitled "35 ans apres" Printed at Atelier Arcay, Paris, France Publisher: Park West Gallery...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Thornwood, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizon...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Architecture Kinetic Statue of Liberty Op Art Screen Print Lithograph Pol Bury
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) screen print of Statue of Liberty Hand signed and numbered 27/ 62 in pencil Dimensions: 24.25 X 17.5 inches. (sheet size) Provenance: Published by Lefebre Gallery, New York. lithographie en couleurs. Signées et numérotées 27/62. This is just for the print. the title sheet is just included for reference. Pol Bury (1922 – 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge (along with Willy Anthoons, James Ensor, Odette Collon, Pierre Alechinsky, Jo Delahaut and Jean Rets...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Architecture Kinetic New York Brooklyn Bridge Op Art Lithograph Pol Bury Ltd Ed
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) Screen print of Brooklyn Bridge Hand signed and numbered 27/ 62 in pencil Dimensions: 17.5 X 24.25 inches. (sheet size) Provenance: Published by Lefebre Gallery, New York. lithographie en couleurs. Signées et numérotées 27/62. This is just for the print. the title sheet is just included for reference. Pol Bury (1922 – 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge (along with Willy Anthoons, James Ensor, Odette Collon, Pierre Alechinsky, Jo Delahaut and Jean Rets...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Dawn of a New Era, Op Art Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Dawn of a New Era Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 145 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 22 x ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Safe Harbor, Signed Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Safe Harbor Year: 1988 Medium: Serigraph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil Edition: 11/100 Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Start -- Screen Print, Abstract, Bright Colors, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Start, 2000 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 200 Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove Image: 34.8 × 38 cm (13.7 × 1...
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Early 2000s Op Art

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Screen

Desert Icon VI, Geometric Abstract Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Desert Icon VI Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 ...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Sky Light XXIII, Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
This abstract screenprint was created in 1981 by American Optical artist Evelyn B. Johnson. It is signed and numbered 17/25 in pencil, and the plate size is 25.5 x 25.5 inches. It is...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Templos de la amistad
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
This striking serigraph by Pedro Friedeberg is a unique illustration of his rebellious architectural imagination. It is a dense grid of roughly 35 fantastical, stylized temples, kios...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

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

Materials

Paper

Rogelio Polesello(1939-2014) - Agata - Screen printing on BFK Rives paper - 1975
Located in Varese, IT
Screen printing on BFK Rives paper, edited in 1975. Limited edition of 200 copies , numbered as 42/200 in lower left corner.
 Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corne...
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Energetic Influence (Cut-out, Collage, Black White, Patterns, Negative Space)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Louise Marler Energetic Influence Archival Pigment Print Epson UltraChrome Archival Inks on White Metallic Archival Stock 2022 Edition: 10 Size: 20x16inches Signed and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1695 *Separate Edition of 10 in size 10x8in available. Please inquire within. ** Framing Options available. Please inquire within. Tags: Cut-out, collage, black and white, patterns, negative space, organic Louise Marler’s photo-based Mixed Media art, is iconic visual vocabulary. Au-thentic style has led to exhibits, art collections and events which integrate his-tory, education, and entertainment. Raised in a family that collected, sold and repaired typewriters. These and other analog, vintage machines are part of her personal history and led naturally to becoming part of the subject matter of her visual expression. Louise Marleris inspired by Americana and also influenced by pop art and technology. “I developed my unique art style in a Santa Monica Airport (former mechanic) hanger turned art studio. I currently live and work in St. Louis where antique row meets the most progressive art...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Moon Rays
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Moon Rays Graphic Construction (three sheets layered in a shadow box presentation), 1967 Signed lower right. Editioned lower left. (see photos) Edition: 60 f...
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1960s Op Art

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Other Medium

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 r...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Sanctuary
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 (80/150) 15 color silk screen 12" round Provenance: Estate of the Artist By decent
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1980s Op Art

Materials

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

“Lozenge Land 2” Modern Abstract Blue, Green, and Orange Dimensional Op Art
By Jeremy Kidd
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue, green, and orange abstract op art landscape. Through using 3-dimensional elements and realistic shading techniques, Kidd is able to great an undulating, futuristic lands...
Category

Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Resin, Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Digital

Agam Silkscreen Jerusalem 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 ...
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, 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.
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Let It Be Orange
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right Published by Eugene Schuster, London Art Printer: Vistec, Rochester, New York Regular edition unrealized per Stanczak web site This annotated "H.C." ...
Category

1880s Op Art

Materials

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.
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Oscillation
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 color screen print Signed, dated, titled and numberedin pencil Edition: 150 (9/150) Provenance: Estate of the Artist By Decent
Category

1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Günter Fruhtrunk, Farbbewegungen - Portfolio of 6 Screenprints, Abstract Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982) Farbbewegungen, 1970 Medium: Portfolio of 6 screenprints on cardstock Dimensions: each 65 x 90 cm Edition of 125: Each hand-signed and numbered i...
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Blue Study, from: The Discourse on Method - Op Art Illusion Hungarian Descartes
Located in London, GB
This original screenprint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Vasarely” in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 138, at the l...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Screen

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...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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

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

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Aztec
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition: 150 Serigraph on paper Sheet: 22 1/4 x 30"
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Vilag, 1978
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This original color serigraph is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 - Paris, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 275, this piece was publi...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Frieze -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Frieze, 2000 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 200 (plus 20 artist's proof) Printed by Sally Gimson Artizan ...
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Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Gull Point, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Gull Point Year: 1987 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 25.5 x 18 inches ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

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
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Awakening
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Awakening" 1981 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 70/150 in pencil...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Terrestrial Decade
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Terrestrial Decade" 1982 is a color serigraph on wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 65/130 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Sunspot
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sunspot" c.1980 is an original color aquatint by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed, titled, and numbered 3/30 in pencil by the ...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

Materials

Aquatint

"Denise Rene" Yellow Screen Print Poster
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage screen print poster after minimalist, op artist Joseph Albers from 1968. The piece advertises and exhibit of paintings and graphic works at Denise Rene, a Paris Art Galler...
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Michael Dal Cerro, Stepped Cubes, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Soviet Tower City, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern Art
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1989, this acrylic and silkscreen sculpture is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Pécs, 1906 – Paris, 1997) in black ink in the lower right. Numbered from the edition of 75 i...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Glass, Lucite, Screen

FAITH
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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 11/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Edition 21/100 Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple is a screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Edition 20/100. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excellent conditions.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Rose Horizontal -- Screen Print, Stripes, Patterns, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Rose Horizontal, 2018 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 Printed by A...
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2010s Op Art

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Screen

Tri-Vega
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Victor Vasarely Tri-Vega 1975 Silkscreen on Arches paper 33 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. Edition of 250 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienb...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Purple Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower rig...
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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 is an original contemporary artwork realized by Victor Debach in the 1970s. Mixed colored screen print on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered o...
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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

Disconnected Circles - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Disconnected Circles is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Hidden Flowers - Original Screen Print by Mario Padovan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hidden Flowers is an original colored serigraph realized by Mario Padovan in the 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left. Edition 20/50...
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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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