BRIDGET RILEY "COLOURED GREYS" SCREENPRINT, 1972Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is an influential British abstract painter who came to prominence in the 1960's as the Op Art movement emerged. Riley first gained international recognition in 1965 when her work was exhibited in the MoMA group exhibition "The Responsive Eye." Her artwork creates illusions of movement from strict graphic patterns. She was one of the only women working in this genre and her practice evolved alongsideVictor Vasarely, Richard

evoking the feeling of dizziness that comes with spinning around in circles

The result is a striking illusion of depth that simultaneously camouflages the hearts and accelerates them to the foreground of the work

"Jacob's Blessing" transforms a familiar biblical story into a vision of universal resonance

and Crawford statuesquely standing over her

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) was a leading figure in British Modernism

20"H 28"W (work)

swathes of black ink twist across the center of the work

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while the toaster’s casing

5"H 14"W (image)

Part of "In a dream

Printer's stamp on verso