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

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Screen

Yaacov Agam Large Silkscreen Colors on Gold Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large hand signed serigraph silkscreen, pencil numbered in Roman numerals. biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Agam can trace his ancestry back six generations to the f...
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE. Op Art. Limited
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect cond...
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2010s Op Art

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Plexiglass, Screen

Solar Calendar VI, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Lothar Quinte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lothar Quinte, Polish (1923 - 2000) - Solar Calendar VI, Portfolio: Solar Calendar (Sonnenzyklus Kalender), Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint on heavy stock, signed and numbered in ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Desert Icon II
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Desert Icon II Screen print, c. 1968 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition 100 (17/100) Printed by the artist This image is the most elaborate of three color var...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Blue Knight, Optical Art Screenprint by Thomas W. Benton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Thomas W. Benton, American (1930 - 2007) - Blue Knight, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Image Size: 32 x 32 inches, Size: 35 in. x ...
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1980s 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 in an original screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Numbered edition. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excelle...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Risir
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Risir Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n° ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Green Composition - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Green Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower ma...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Great American Perspective, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Great American Perspective Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition Size: 60 Size: 20.5 x 20.5 in. (52....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Mercurial, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Image Size: 25 x 18 inches Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Aftermath
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Aftermath" 1981 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/150in pencil b...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Square Variables VI
Located in Surfside, FL
Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.
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1970s Op Art

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Lithograph

Inward Eye #10, Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe), Yvaral
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yvaral, Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934-2002) Title: Le Legende (Marilyn Monroe) Year: 1990 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 12/100, plus proofs Size: 31 x 23.5 inches C...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Diamond, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Diamond Year: 1970 Edition: AP Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

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Screen

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

Abstract Green Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Green Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower ma...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink Watercolor Drawing C.1990
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink & Watercolor Drawing C.1990 Dimensions 8" wide x 11" high Housed in a simple frame - Dimensions 15" wide...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Ink, Watercolor

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

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Screen

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Cruz Diez "Untitled", 1994 Serigraph on paper. Framed Ed. AP Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist at the bottom of the paper 39 x 27 in
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1990s Op Art

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Lithograph

Inward Eye, #5 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Sunburst, Acrylic on Paper by Jules Engel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sunburst Jules Engel Hungarian/American (1909–2003) Date: 1970 Acrylic on Paper Size: 18 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Acrylic

Colorful Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by David Roth 9
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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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Compounded Red, Op Art Screenprint by Julian Stanczak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful OP Art silkscreen by Poland-born American OP Artist, Julian Stanczak. Artist: Julian Stanczak, American (1928 - 2017) Title: Compounded Red Year: 1981 Medium: Screenpri...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

OP ART “Emanations: O_EM 18 24” Blue Black CONTEMPORARY POLISH FEMALE ARTIST
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Emanations: O_EM 18 24” is a stunning, contemporary, Op Art painting created by Polish, female artist, Pi Square Milena Kornacka. Signed, titled and dated v...
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2010s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sixteen Sunsets Tiles, Abstract Geometric Painting in Warm Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sixteen Sunset" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and 70'...
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2010s Op Art

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Acrylic, Paper

Abstract Turquoise Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Turquoise Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lowe...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Force Field (Purple), Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Force Field (Purple) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 21 x 25 inches S...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

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Screen

FELIPE PANTONE - SUBTRACTIVE VARIABILITY MANIPULABLE IV Sculpture Modern Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone - SUBTRACTIVE VARIABILITY MANIPULABLE IV Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Acrylic and aluminium Edition number: 40/50 Size: 33 x 13 x 21 cm Condition: New, in mint condi...
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2010s Op Art

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Metal

Aztec, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Aztec Year: 1983 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Victor Vasarely "Axo-Charga" Hand-Signed Limited Edition Serigraph, Framed
Located in Miami, FL
"AXO-CHARGA" BY VICTOR VASARELY (1906-1997) Serigraph on Black Paper ⚜ Signed ⚜ Numbered ⚜ Framed A VISIONARY MASTERWORK OF OP ART "Axo-Charga" is a striking original serigraph by V...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen, Paper

Double Metamorphosis V, Yaacov Agam
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Double Metamorphosis V Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 69/180, plus proofs Size: 36 x 50 inches Condition: Good Inscription: ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Egg (Orange), Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Egg (Orange) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 35 x...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

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Acrylic

Egg (Red), Geometric Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Egg (Red) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 35 x 23...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Four Green Shapes in Continuous Space, Surrealist Screenprint by Frank Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Frank Roth, American (1936 - ) Title: Untitled - Four Green Shapes in Continuous Space Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125, AP 30 Image...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Alom-I Yellow/Yellow (large hand signed BASF Luran mounted on aluminum)
Located in Aventura, FL
BASF Luran mounted on aluminum. Hand signed lower front by Victor Vasarely; Signed, titled, dated and numbered on label to verso. From the edition of 8. Additional images availa...
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1970s Op Art

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Mixed Media

Victor Vasarely, Xexa Domb Offset Print, Bruckmann Series
Located in Cotignac, FR
Offset print, 'Xexa Domb' after Victor Vasarely (Bruckmann Series 1974) , signed in the plate (covered by the passepartout). Presented in a silver metal frame under glass. This mesm...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Offset

TR-UR, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: TR-UR Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 116/250, plus proofs Size: 39.25 x 30.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: S...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Balaton
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Balaton Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm Reference: Catalogue Raisonné Vol I par Pedro Benavides n...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Luna, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Luna Year: 1977 Edition: AP Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 17.5 x 17.5 inches Size: 20 x 20 inches
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Midnight Suite (Blue with Black), OP Art Etching by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the Op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
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1970s Op Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Split Infinity #4BS, Colorful Geometric Screenprint by Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Color and Space, Abstract Geometric 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

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Lenticular

In the Cannon s Mouth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Mack Title: In the Cannon's Mouth Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Acrylic

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

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Screen

2 +3 = 4, 1981
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Yaacov Agam 2 +3 = 4, 1981 offers another excellent example of the artist’s ability to induce the illusion of movement through color and pattern. By combining a multicolor palette wi...
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1980s Op Art

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Mixed Media

Night Nurse, Large Magritte-like Surreal Painting by Backstrom aka Beck o Jung
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Holger Bäckström from 1979. A mixed media collage and oil painting produced by the company Beck & Jung, a collaborative duo between Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg in the 1960's-70's. Their emphasis on highly designed optical art-style is eminent in the objects produced from Beck & Jung. Artist: Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg (aka Beck & Jung), Scandanavian (1939 - 1997 and 2007) Title: Night Nurse...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Oil

Firebird -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Firebird, 1971 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 15 artist's proofs) Printed by Kelpra Studio, London Image...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

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

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Screen

Yellow, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bright yellow geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Yellow Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 89 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60....
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled II, Signed Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Yves Millecamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yves Millecamps (French, b. 1930) Title: Untitled II Year: circa 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed in pencil Image Size: 23.5 x 23.5 inches Paper Size: 31 x 31 in. (78.74...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

USTEOK
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 36 x 18 inches. Frame size approx 49 x 30 inches. From the edition of 200. Certificate of authenticity i...
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1970s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

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FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #4 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #4 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition: 30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Lithograph o...
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2010s Op Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Doric Game XX, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Doric Game XX Evelyn B. Johnson Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered and titled in pencil Edition of 7/25 Image Size: 38 x 28.5 inches Size: 41.5 x 29.5 in. (105.41 x 74.93...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral" French (1934 - 2002) Title: John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln Year: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 14...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Si...
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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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