Influenced by his upbringing in Judaism as well as the teachings of the Bauhaus, Yaacov Agam is a pioneer of kinetic art as well as the Op art movement and is often credited with introducing geometric abstraction to his home country of Israel.
Born in Rishon LeZion, Palestine — now part of Israel — the son of a rabbi, Agam found that the spiritual world had a major influence on his art practice, as did the sand dunes he grew up watching as they constantly shifted with the wind. This perpetual movement would inform his work, whereby riveting, prismatic compositions that transform from different perspectives, patterns that generate optical effects and sculptures that move with a passing breeze all reflect the gradual changes in nature.
Agam studied with Israeli painter Mordecai Ardon at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem in the 1940s before traveling to Zurich where he trained with Swiss Expressionist painter Johannes Itten and was inspired by the abstract work of Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.
One of the innovative techniques Agam developed was the Agamograph, which uses lenticular printing so that multiple images, which are revealed as the viewer moves around the piece, can be seen on a single work. His art has regularly involved the spectator as a participant, whether it’s the 1972–74 room-size kinetic installation he created for the Elysée Palace that’s now in the Centre Pompidou in which a gleaming abstract sculpture is surrounded on all sides by polychromatic lines or it’s public art like the 1986 Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv with circles of vibrant panels that offer varying colors from every angle.
In 2018, the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art opened in Rishon LeZion, showcasing six decades of Agam’s influential work that engages with perception through color, shape and form, from paintings, prints and installations to new experiments in interactive digital art.
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Yaacov Agam - Colorful Polygraph 1970s Signed Serigraph on Paper 22/30 Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A dynamic serigraph titled "Colorful Polygraph" by pioneering kinetic and optical artist Yaacov Agam. Hand signed in pencil with an annotation of 22/30 along the lower margin. Compo...
Paper
Yaacov Agam Sparkling Night Rainbow 1981 Signed Op Art Serigraph 170/180 Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An modern serigraph on paper titled "Sparkling Night Rainbow" by Yaacov Agam. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right with an annotation of 170/180. Published in 1981. The compositi...
Paper
1981 Silk tapestry numbered 1/8 designed by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Abstract Silk tapestry by Yaacov Agam Name : Orchestration visuelle Numbered 1/8 Realized in Lyon France Dated 1981
Silk
Artist Yaacov Agam Agamograph Entitled Salune
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Tustin, CA
Item Description Title: "SALUNE AGAMOGRAPH” Limited Edition Print : Agamograph Lithograph; lithographic image viewed through a lenticul...
Plastic, Paper
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Post-Modern Geometric Serigraph Entitled "New Landscape" by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular signed limited edition post-modern geometric serigraph entitled "New Landscape" by Yaacov Agam, circa 1980. Edition HC 9/27. The piece is beautifully presented in a doubl...
Glass, Paper
Signed and Numbered Yaacov Agam Screenprint: Colors of Love
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and numbered Yaacov Agam, colors of love, Serigraph. Edition 41/144
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Unframed Infinity Yaacov Agam Signed Holograph Agamograph
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a hand signed Agamograph by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, known as the father of the Kinetic Art Movement. In excellent condition. Size is 12" x 12" unframed.
Paper
Yaacov Agam – "Purple Matrix
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Madrid, ES
"Yaacov Agam – "Purple Matrix"" Technique: Lithograph on paper Title: Purple Matrix, from the Union Triptych series Signature: Hand-signed by the artist Numbering: Limited edition, n...
Paper
Yaacov Agam Geometric Silkscreen Woman
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Toledo, OH
Geometric silkscreen serigraph "Woman" by Yaacov Agam, circa 1980s, edition L / LIV, very good condition, some toneing. Dimensions: image 10.25" x 11.75", frame 21" x 20".
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Yaacov Agam Geometric Silkscreen Man
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Toledo, OH
Geometric silkscreen serigraph "Man" by Yaacov Agam, circa 1980s, from an edition XL / LIV, very good condition, signed lower right in pencil. Dimensions: image 10.25" x 11.75", shee...
Paper
Time Change Suite Four Limited Edition Prints By Yaacov Agam 89 / 180
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Toledo, OH
Time Change Suite Four limited edition by Yaacov Agam all signed and numbered 89 / 180. Overall framed size is 13" x 33.5". Image size is 3.25" x 19.25".
Paper
1970 "Colors of Love" Abstract Signed Lithograph by Agam Yaacov, Framed. 41/144
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed Serigraph by Yaacov Agam, circa 1970 numbered and signed by the Artist. Title of the piece : Colors of Love. Edition 41/144
Paper
$3,500 / item
H 12 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Unframed Infinity Yaacov Agam Signed Holograph Agamograph
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a hand signed Agamograph by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, known as the father of the Kinetic Art Movement. In excellent condition. Size is 12" x 12" unframed.
Paper
$850
H 18.13 in W 16.94 in D 1.75 in
Op-Art Artist Anne Youkeles New Perspective Signed 3-D Serigraph Collage, 1971
By Anne Youkeles
Located in St. Louis, MO
Anne Youkeles (Austrian/American b. 1920) Op-Art Artist 3-D Geometric Serigraph Collage titled "New Perspective" signed, number 43/210 and dated 1971. In fine condition, not examined...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Yaacov Agam Geometric Silkscreen Woman
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Toledo, OH
Geometric silkscreen serigraph "Woman" by Yaacov Agam, circa 1980s, edition L / LIV, very good condition, some toneing. Dimensions: image 10.25" x 11.75", frame 21" x 20".
Paper
1969 Victor Vasarely Signed Op Art Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century vintage op art serigraph by artist Victor Vasarely. Features a bright orange-red design of overlapping squares composed of small circles. Pencil signed on the lower rig...
Metal
Design Wall Tapestry
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s - Perfect condition.
Wool
Framed Thai Painted Silk Tapestry
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand painted black silk tapestry of twin Thai Buddhist goddess Parvati. Framed in a double faux bamboo frame in black lacquer and parcel gilt with a gras...
Grasscloth
$5,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 66.15 in W 31.89 in D 0.3 in
Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Green Wool & Silk 3x6 Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent antique French tapestry with Rococo style, featuring a rare and elegant composition of floral elements, vases, animals, and birds, dating to circa 1920. It has very rar...
Wool, Silk
$6,322Sale Price|20% Off
H 98.04 in W 62.21 in D 0.48 in
1870 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Tapestry Beige Handmade Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a very fine Authentic Antique French Tapestry in Wool & Silk. This piece is truly a magnificent work of art featuring a lady feeding birds while a dog watches nearby. It is a...
Silk
Art Deco Erté Framed Signed Serigraph of a Women Dressed as Dracula
By Erté
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 42"H x 32"W x 1 1/4inD This vintage Art Deco Erte (1892-1990) print "Soiree" is perfect for you and your home! Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), kno...
Wood, Paper
Midcentury Design Handmade Tapestry, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Handmade - Czechoslovakia - Very good condition - circa 1960s.
Textile
$8,850
H 42.25 in W 30.25 in D 2 in
Louise Nevelson Serigraph Collage, Signed and Numbered 147/150, Archival Frame
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled, 1980 Original five screen serigraph collage Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. 147 of an edition of 150. See details in...
Aluminum
Tapestry, French Design Very Fine
Located in Evanston, IL
Tapestry, French design very fine, 9'3" x 6'8". This magnificent tapestry was handcrafted by skilled artists using the exact same method of weaving used in 16th century. It was woven...
Wool
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H 18.25 in W 47 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Abstract Kinetic Art Triptych Agamograph Yardlong Print 47"
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 20th century Yaacov Agam framed kinetic Agamograph triptych - expressive abstract geometric panels in pink, purple, blue and white. Black plastic frame; black linen mat....
Paper
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H 23.75 in W 23.75 in D 3 in
Yaacov Agam " Ancient Battle " Agamograph Kinectic OP-Art Signed LTD. ED. #28/99
By Yaacov Agam
Located in St. Louis, MO
Israeli kinetic art master Yaacov Agam (1928-), named this beautiful piece “Ancient Battle,” as it certainly carries the pointed and multi-perspective chaos of such a conflict. Obser...
Plastic, Wood
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H 18.75 in W 20.75 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Vision Integration Signed Kinetic Art Agamograph 22/25 H.C. Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An op art Agamograph titled “Vision Integration” by the Father of Kinetic Art, Yaacov Agam. Signed on the bottom right with an annotation of 22/25 H.C. on the bottom left. The artwor...
Paper
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H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
Yaacov Agam Double Metamorphosis V Signed Op Art Lithograph HC 9/9 Framed 1970s
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A graphic modern op art serigraph on paper titled "Double Metamorphosis V" by the Father of Kinetic Art, Yaacov Agam. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right with an annotation of ...
Paper
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H 34.25 in W 29.25 in D 2.5 in
Yaacov Agam Circular Star of Love Signed Op Art Serigraph 92/99 Framed 1983
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An Op Art serigraph titled "Circular Star of Love" by Yaacov Agam. Signed mid bottom right with an annotation of 92/99 on the bottom left. Published in 1983 to commemorate "Israel 35...
Paper
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H 12 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
Yaacov Agam Signed Agamograph with Yellow Border Contemporary Op Art Unframed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An Op Art lenticular serigraph with a yellow border known as an "Agamograph" by Yaacov Agam. Signed bottom right with an annotation bottom left. Circa early 2000s. An extraordinary e...
Paper
Yaacov Agam Signed and Numbered Agamograph 3D with COA
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Kingston, NY
Yaacov Agam Signed and Numbered Agamograph 3D with COA Big-Bang: Black Hole Vision Published by Artra Diverse Dimensions. Marker Signed Lower Right and Num...
Plastic
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H 35.25 in W 42.25 in D 1.5 in
Yaacov Agam Signed Op Art Modern Serigraph on Paper EA Aveny Framed 1980s
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A showstopping Op Art Serigraph on paper by the Father of Kinetic Art, Yaacov Agam. Signed in white on the bottom right with an EA annotation Aveny bottom left. "EA" means "épreuve d...
Paper
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H 30 in W 33 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Sparkling Night Rainbow Circle Gallery Modern Poster 1985 Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A fantastic vintage Circle Gallery 1985 poster featuring art by the Father of Kinetic Art, Yaacov Agam. The artwork featured on the poster is titled "Sp...
Paper
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H 20 in W 25 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Visual Orchestration Signed Agamograph 38/99 Kinetic Art Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spiritual op art Agamograph titled “Visual Orchestration” by the Father of Kinetic Art, Yaacov Agam. Signed on the bottom right with an annotation of 38/99 on the bottom left. The ...
Paper
Painting by Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Astoria, NY
Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: ???? ???) (born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.
Paper
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H 15.25 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Swirls from the Swirl Suite Signed Serigraph Hc 1984 Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A fantastic op art serigraph on paper titled Swirls from the Swirl Suite 1984 by Yaacov Agam. Signed on the bottom right with a HC annotation on the bottom left. The interlocking lin...
Paper