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
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 20
Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ceramic
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 20
Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ceramic
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 11. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 11
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 20
Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ceramic
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 8
Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This beautiful sculpture con...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ceramic
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 8
Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This beautiful sculpture con...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE. Op Art Limited edition
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE
Date of creation: 2014
Medium: Screen print on plexiglass
Edition: 99
Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm
Condition: In perfect conditions,...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY. Limited edition sculpture. Kinetic Op Art
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Madrid, Madrid
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY
Date of creation: 2017
Medium: Colored acrylic panels and wood
Edition: 45
Size: 63 x 14,4 x 12,6 cm
Condition: In mint conditions
Infinity Trans...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer
Deimos Black, OP Art Silkscreen by Victor Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deimos Black by Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908–1997)
Date: 1981
Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 63/75
Image Size: 12.25 x 11.75 inches
Size: 17.25 x 15 in. (4...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Splice -- Print, Geometrical, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Splice, 1975
Bridget Riley
Screenprint in colours, on wove
Signed, dated, titled and, numbered from the edition of 45
Printed by Graham Henderson, London
Sheet: 75.3 × 54 cm (29.6 ×...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
RA 2 -- Print, Coloured Lines, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
RA 2, 1981
Bridget Riley
Screenprint in colours, on wove
Signed, dated, titled, annotated, numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove
Image: 87.2 × 76.4 cm (3...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled [Winged Curve] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Untitled [Winged Curve], 1966
Bridget Riley
Screenprint in black, on wove
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Kelpra Studio, London
Image: 36.9 × 40.9 cm (1...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
![Untitled [Winged Curve] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/bridget-riley-prints-works-on-paper-untitled-winged-curve-print-abstract-op-art-by-bridget-riley-for-sale/a_8091/a_138364821706179451110/bridget_riley_screenprint_untitled_winged_curve_full_sheet_master.jpg?width=240 "Bridget Riley - Untitled [Winged Curve] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley")
Untitled [Elongated Triangles 1] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Untitled [Elongated Triangles 1], 1971
Bridget Riley
Screenprint in colours, on wove
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Kelpra Studio, London
Image: 97 × 2...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
![Untitled [Elongated Triangles 1] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/bridget-riley-prints-works-on-paper-untitled-elongated-triangles-1-print-abstract-op-art-by-bridget-riley-for-sale/a_8091/a_137891421706175831526/bridget_riley_untitled_elongated_triangles_1_screenprint_full_sheet_master.jpg?width=240 "Bridget Riley - Untitled [Elongated Triangles 1] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley")
Metallic Color Magnetic Continuum. Moon Gold
By Pablo Griss
Located in Berlin, DE
Metallic Color Magnetic Continuum. Moon Gold.
Gold 22-karat gold leaf and acrylic on linen with oil patina. 106 x 122 x 8 cm
The carefully researched colour palette, the strict line...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Waste Paper
Located in Tallinn, EE
Waste Paper
1991. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 45/75 in pencil. .
Screenprint in colours on wove. 71 x 49 cm.
«When the principles of perspective are reversed and solidified ...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Good Morning
Located in Tallinn, EE
Good Morning
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'AP' in pencil. 1990.
An artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 75.
Screenprint in colourson wove. 71 x 49 cm.
«When...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Multi Colored" Silk screen print on paper
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Victor Vasarely
(1906-1997)
Purple and blue geometric
Silk screen print on paperEdition: 190/250
Signed and numbered in pencil at the lower right and left, respectively: Vasarely
Ima...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
The Dusty Doorknob
Located in Tallinn, EE
”The Dusty Doorknob”. 2000
Titled, signed and dated on the reverse in black felt-tip pen: The Dusty Doorknob Patrick Hughes 2000.
Oil on panel, relief. 64,8 × 160 × 16 cm (82,5 × 17...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Song
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Song, 1970 is a painted wood relief that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) on verso. Numbered from the edition of 55 on verso.
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bellatrix
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Bellatrix, 1970 is a painted wooden relief on aluminum that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) and is inscribed ' VASARELY E.A. VII' on ...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Zebra Zambo
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vibrant serigraph by Victor Vasarely shows two zebras with their necks entwined in front of a disco-style grid of various colors. The style of warping figures and skewed shapes ...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Black Dots on Orange - Screen Print by V. Vasarely - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Black dots on orange is an original artwork realized by Victor Vasarely in 1965.
Color silkscreen on paper, signed in the lower right and number...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Rose Horizontal -- Screen Print, Stripes, Patterns, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
BRIDGET RILEY
Rose Horizontal, 2018
Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano 5 paper
Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by A...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Agam 1971 Kinetic Op Art Print signed and dated
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Kinetic
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Print
Surface: Paper
Image Dimensions: 14 x 16
Overall Dimensions: 26 3/4" x 26 3/4"
This artwork epitomizes Yaacov Agam's kinetic style. Hi...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Vega Linear Blue, OP Art Silkscreen by Vasarely
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Vasarely, Hungarian (1908 - 1997)
Title: Vega Linear Blue
Year: 1978
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: FV 63/70
Image Size: 12 x 12 inches
Fr...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Negative-Positive - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Negative-Positive is an original screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991.
Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on the lower margin.
Good condition.
Bruno Muna...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Negative-Positive - Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1991
By Bruno Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Negative-Positive is an original screen print realized by Bruno Munari in 1991.
Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on the lower margin.
Good condition.
Bruno Munar...
Category
1990s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Papilion" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
VICTOR VASARELY
PAPILLON
Color Serigraph, 1981.
Image Size: 23 7/8x30 3/4 inches, full margins.
Signed and numbered 184/250 in pencil, lower margin.
Victor Vasarely was a Fre...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
"Oktoqou III" 1974 OpArt Silkscreen Jürgen Peters
Located in Arp, TX
Jürgen Peters
Oktoqou III
1974
Silkscreen 59/125
28.25"x28.25" unframed
Signed, dated, titled, and print number across bottom in pencil.
*Custom framing available for additional cha...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
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
Materials
Oil
"Untitled" by Victor Vasarely
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Victor Vasarely
(1906-1997)
"Untitled"
Screenprint in color
Pencil signed lower right
Edition 128/200
Image Size: 10"h x 10"w
Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credi...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Cinetic Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered - 100 copies
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Cinetic Composition
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition (onl...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Sylla 6 - Geometric Composition - Screen Print Hand Signed and Numbered
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
Sylla-6
Screen print
Handsigned in pen by the artist
Numbered in pencil on /100 copies
On vellum size 49 x 69 cm (c. 19 x 27 in)
Very good condition
REFERENCE : Ca...
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled (La Lune en Rodage - Carlo Belloli)
Located in New York, NY
1965
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Image/sheet: 11 3/5 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition of 200
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed, excellent condition
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
INFERNO (PAINTING ON WOOD)
By Stan Slutsky
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on wood giving 3D appearance. Hand signed on verso by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity i...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Couleur Additive Perseus" by Carlos Cruz-Diez, 21st Century, Optical Art
Located in Köln, DE
"Couleur Additive Perseus" has a stunning appearance and an optical effect, which catches the beholder's attention from the very first time. Carlos Cruz-Diez from Venezuela was one o...
Category
2010s Op Art
Materials
Screen
MAKK-S
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Vasarely
"MAKK-S"
Serigraph
Ed. HC 11/45
Signed and Numbered
Image Size: 25 x 25 inches
Framed Size: approx. 45 x 40.5 inches
Victor Vasarely was born in Hungary in 1906, as...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
IUSKA
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Vasarely
"IUSKA"
Serigraph
Ed. 48/300
Signed and Numbered
Framed Size: approx. 40 x 38.5 inches
Image Size: approx 25 x 25 inches
Category
1980s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Laminated Cast Acrylic Block c.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vasa Velizar Mihich Mid Century Laminated Cast Acrylic Block c.1970s
Vintage 1970s Acrylic Block
Every Angle Reveals A Different Optic
Dimensions 2.25...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Six Mile Bottom
By Frank Stella
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This fantastic minimal and mesmerizing Frank Stella print relates to one his most famous works, now in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern (London).
The hypnotic form was fi...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
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
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. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Oil
Puerto Rican Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Kinetic Art
By Tony Bechara
Located in Surfside, FL
Color Grid. Ziggurat form. Hand signed and numbered silkscreen.
Tony Bechara, Artist born in Puerto Rico in 1942. Painter, printmaker. Bechara attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and the School of Jurisprudence and Diplomacy at that same university. He spent one year at the Sorbonne in Paris and, finally, entered New York University. Later, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Since 1977 he has taken part in numerous group and solo exhibits in Puerto Rico, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. An acrylic painter known for pointillism, meaning many vibrant, mulit-colored small dots and grids, Tony Bechara is also an appointee of Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City to the City's Latin Media and Entertainment Commission, whose purpose is to promote Latin American media culture. Bechara is also Chairman of the Board of El Museo del Barrio...
Category
1970s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Certain Quantity 2, Op Art Screenprint by Miroslav Sutej
By Miroslav Sutej
Located in Long Island City, NY
Miroslav Sutej was perhaps best known for designing the current flag of Croatia. This print is a great example of his bold abstract style.
Edition: 22/...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Screen
Yaacov Agam Large Silkscreen Colors on Gold Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
By Yaacov Agam
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...
Category
20th Century Op Art
Materials
Screen
Boglar VI
Located in Paris, FR
Victor VASARELY
(1906-1997)
Boglar VI, 1966
Acrylic on panel
Signed lower in the center. Titled, dated and countersigned on the reverse.
Origin: Collection Abraham Moles (french i...
Category
1960s Op Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
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
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
City - Lithograph, Print, Reverspective, Contemporary Art, Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted multiple with lithography.
Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Proof', a proof aside from the edition of 40.
In a perspex presentation box.
Published by Flowers Gallery, Lon...
Category
Early 2000s Op Art
Materials
Lithograph
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
Materials
Cardboard, Ink, Acrylic
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
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Composition (green)
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
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pen
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
Materials
Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen
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
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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.