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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Color: Gray
Pop Flower 49 - Green Blue Geometric Flower Contemporary Botanical Mandala, 2024
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 49 is a predominately light green man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Untitled (Wasserzeichnung / Water drawing)
Located in New York, NY
In her 1980s series of 'Wasserzeichnungen' (Water Drawings), Heidi Bucher used gestural marks in gouache on paper to create what can be described as "wate...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled (Wasserzeichnung / Water drawing)
Located in New York, NY
In her 1980s series of 'Wasserzeichnungen' (Water Drawings), Heidi Bucher used gestural marks in gouache on paper to create what can be described as "wate...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Arcs VI (Graphic, Abstract Drawing on Paper in Antique Wood Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract drawing on paper of graphic bold lines in an antique wood frame with gold detail
Graphite and pale blue colored pencil
28 x 21 inches framed
This vertical, black, white and light blue graphite and acrylic drawing was inspired by the Russian Constructivist art movement. The work is drawn in an abstracted cubist style where the artist composes bold white overlapping arcs on a black background with cross hatching details of light blue acrylic.
Through the continuous layering of the graphite pencil and acrylic the artist makes interesting thick, shard like shapes. The pale blue acrylic is concentrated at the center of the drawing and radiates outward, creating interesting depth and textural effects. The artist fit the original drawing to a mid century modern wood frame, measuring 28 x 21 inches. The frame exhibits some wear consistent with age, which is an intentional decision made by the artist.
About the artist:
A recent visit to David Dew Bruner’s train depot converted artist studio in Valatie, NY confirmed that the man does not sleep. Nor has he entirely put to rest the various series of graphite drawings on paper presented in a stunning array of mid-century and antique frames that were exhibited at the gallery last year. The still lives and figures inspired by artists like Velasquez, Morandi, and Lindner are morphing on a continuum of brilliance; the highly graphic influences of the Italian futurists like Giacomo Balla and Marcel du Champs, as well as the more obscure English Vortex movement have taken hold of Bruner’s intuitive approach to design as he channels it into his own drawings. The series of Infanta figures are emboldened with a new perspective and scaled up in size. A recent series of Arcs reference the gestural abstract shapes prevalent in the aesthetic of the Russian Constructivists. These works explore depth, movement, space and repetition that is more about design than reference. Bruner tastefully pairs drawings with a vintage frame from his collection, refashioning mirror frames from the 1960s or hand painting an antique Italian frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphite
Whimsical Illustration of a Couple With a Home Movie Projector by Maurice Freed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maurice Freed
(American, 1911 1981)
Home Movies (I), c. 1940
Gouache on board, 13 1/2 x 12 inches
FRAMED: 20 x 19 inches (approx.)
Signed at lower right: “MAURICE FREED”
Maurice F...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Thunderbolts - Contemporary Drawing Lightning Snowflake Branches Pattern, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary drawing in ink, colored pencil and graphite on archival Fabriano Artistico Paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with yellow, teal ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Gino Severini (1883- 1966) - hand signed lithograph - 1956
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph edited in 1956
Limited edition of 200 copies
Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist
Current copy numbered as: 81/200
Paper size: 65.5 x 40.5 cm
Publication cop...
Category
1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Charcoal Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, Circa 1935
Located in New Orleans, LA
Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill
English I 1874-1965
Charcoal on paper
Signed lower right (indiscernible)
This lifetime charcoal portrait of Winston Churchill, dating to around 19...
Category
20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Male and Female Nudes on a Sofa /// Philip Pearlstein Pencil Drawing Figurative
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Pearlstein (American, 1924-2022)
Title: "Male and Female Nudes on a Sofa"
*Signed and dated by Pearlstein in pencil lower left
Year: 1970
Medium: Original Graphite Pen...
Category
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Graphite, Board, Illustration Board
Red Bird Reef - Strong Woman Portrait NYC Subway Map Red Coral Reef, 2017
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary portrait of a woman in watercolor and graphite painting on a digital pigment print, an intricate depiction on the woman's skin delicately details a NYC subway ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite, Digital Pigment
Vernal Pool Three - Forest Landscape Black Sumi Ink White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods.
This ink drawi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Sumi Ink
Vernal Pool Two - Forest Landscape Black Sumi Ink White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods.
This ink drawi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Sumi Ink
Fallen Logs - Forest Landscape Black Sumi Ink White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods.
This ink drawi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Sumi Ink
Big Tree - Forest Landscape Black Sumi Ink White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods.
This ink drawi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Sumi Ink
Primavera Pop 29 - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Mandala Maroon, 2022
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary, geometric abstract drawing on paper has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 29 is a predominatel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Head of Woman (Drawing)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Head of Woman, 2016
Christopher Mudgett
Head of Woman (2016) is an original pencil drawing on paper that exemplifies Christopher Mudgett's remarkable command of line and abstractio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
"Drawing After The Horse Fair" Rosa Bonheur, post 1857 Metropolitan Museum Work
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in New York, NY
Rosa Bonheur
Drawing After The Horse Fair, after 1857
Signed lower right and inscribed in pencil upper right; additionally inscribed, in red ink, verso
Charcoal on paper
16 1/2 x 20 ...
Category
1860s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Preparatory Drawing
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) is an important contributor to minimalism and conceptual art.
Many of his works were created from elaborate and detailed instructions rather than his own han...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
"FREE PARKING" WATERCOLOR TEXAS ARTIST JOSEPHINE MAHAFFEY (1903-1982)
Located in San Antonio, TX
Josephine Mahaffey
(1903-1982)
Texas
Image Size: 5 x 3.75
Frame Size: 8.75 x 7
Medium: Watercolor
"Free Parking"
Biography
Josephine Mahaffey (1903-1982)
In 1968, she was honored at ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Chapter Fine Focus - Contemporary Pencil Drawing Moths on Braid of Hair, 2017
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary pencil drawing by Francine Fox of two meticulously detailed moths on a knotted braid of hair is inspired by the mystical animal and natural world. At 6 x 4 inches, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park 2003
Located in New York, NY
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamorphosis. The city is his muse and his primary s...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Sailing in the Golden Glow of Early Morning with Kraken - Embellished Print
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Using a print of a sailing vessel from times gone by, artist Jeff Conroy adds some fun by embellishing the print with a hand painted kraken (aka a mythological giant sea monster) cli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Color Pencil
Nude with Bracelet Nu au bracelet - Art Deco Polish French American
Located in London, GB
This pencil drawing by Tamara de Lempicka is signed in pencil by the artist
“Lempicka” in the lower right image. It was realised in the 1920's.
Provenance:
Arlette Boucard (1915...
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Painter's Orange Rooster - French Russian Self Portrait Artist Bird Romantic
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This ink drawing is signed by the artist in ink “Marc Chagall” in the lower left image.
It is also inscribed and dated “Vence. 1963”, in the lower left image.
The artist has playfull...
Category
1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Wolves with Bunnies
By Adonna Khare
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Young Love: Walking to School, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustrated for the 1949 Four Seasons Calendar, published by Brown and Bigelow.
A young girl holds a freshly-picked bouquet of flowers as she strolls alongside a boy who carries he...
Category
1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Torero
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Botero
Torero, 1989
Colored markers on paper
12 x 8 1/2 in
Provenance:
Allegrini Piero, Brescia.
Galleria Panantu Casa de'Aste. Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.
August 5 - Sep...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
Gamut - Graphite Wave Drawing on Canvas Undulating Line Waves Pattern, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
Through layered undulations in gray on a white background, Margaret Neill investigates the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of her surroundi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Untitled (Pastel #2), Pastel with Ducks
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance
The artist;
Estate of the artist, until 2018
Exhibitions
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, The Art of John Pierce Barnes (1893–1954), June 28–August 30, 2009.
A native ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Tulips, May
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Titled lower left. Signed lower right: S. Headley Van Campen
Susan Van Campen’s plein-air oil paintings are painted with the confident brushwork of a watercolorist, achieving bold i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Northern Island, March 31st, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Titled lower left. Signed lower right: S. Headley Van Campen
Susan Van Campen’s plein-air oil paintings are painted with the confident brushwork of a watercolorist, achieving bold i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Pastel #25), Pastel of Artist at Work
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
A native of Philadelphia, John Pierce Barnes began his artistic training at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Design. He then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Elsa
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Signed and dated lower left: Daniel Garber / 1915
Provenance
The artist;
Estate of the artist, 1958;
Tanis Garber Page, by 1978;
By descent to a private collection, before 1990;
Bia...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"UNTITLED ABSTRACT" FRAMED 40.75 X 33.25
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charles Schorre
1925-1996
Texas
Image Size: 30 x 22
Frame Size: 40.75 x 33.25
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
"Untitled Abstract"
Biography
Charles Schorre 1925-1996
Charles Schorre (192...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"DALLAS CITYSCAPE" SKETCH MID-CENTURY ARTIST BUCK SCHIWETZ DIED 1984
Located in San Antonio, TX
Buck Schiwetz
(1898-1984)
Houston Artist
Size: 13.75 x 17.5
Frame: 20.25 x 24.25
Medium: Charcoal on Draft Paper
"Dallas" Cityscape
Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984)
Edward Muegge Schiwetz w...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Paysage de l'Aven by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour, Coastal scene
Located in London, GB
Paysage de l'Aven by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
27 x 38 cm (10 ⅝ x 15 inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1904
This work ...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Soul Flowers 61 The Plan, Spiral, Staircase, Black and White Flower Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
A surreal scene with spirals, floral shapes and meticulously rendered black and white patterns. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper.
Framed in a solid black...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Soul Flowers 50 Return, Spaceship, Black and White Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
A ladder extends down to a platform from a patterned flying saucer while ringed planets float in the distance overhead in the sky, a surreal scene detailed with meticulously rendered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Soul Flowers 47 Floating Land, Forest Life, Tree, Roots, Windows Black and White
Located in Kent, CT
Through a window, a small outlined figure can be seen walking up a staircase in a meticulously rendered tree with tiny leaves and windows and doorway portals peeking out from the bra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Soul Flowers 26 My Axis, Tree, Roots, Figure, Sunflower, Black and White
Located in Kent, CT
A small outlined figure floats in midair beneath the roots of a suspended tree. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper.
Framed in a solid black wood frame with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Soul Flowers 39 Symbiosis, Forest Life, Trees, Doorways, Windows Black and White
Located in Kent, CT
A small outlined figure walks on a bridge looking up at a meticulously rendered forest with trees with tiny leaves and windows and doorway portals peeking out from the branches and t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Soul Flowers 57 Donna's Portal, Staircase, Doorway, Black and White Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
A tiny black figure ascends a stairway to a portal surrounded by meticulously rendered patterns. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper.
Framed in a solid blac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pen
Snowflakes 152 Trance Fusion, Ying and Yang, Planets, Pencil Mandala
Located in Kent, CT
Meticulously intricate patterns and little vignettes with tiny ringed planets and galactic cosmos reach outward from the center of this circular mandala. Two perfectly balanced Ying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Snowflakes 155 Awareness, Skull and Planets, Mandala Pencil Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
A meticulously rendered skull surrounded by intricate patterns and tiny planets is at the center of this mandala. This drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pencil and paper.
Fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Snowflakes 150 Be, Planets, Spiritual Theme, Nature Mandala Pencil Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
Meticulously intricate patterns and little ringed planets surround the edges and reach outward from the center of this circular mandala. Vignettes with tiny landscapes and endless ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Femme Oiseau - original Miro drawing
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
Original drawing in pencil with green coloured crayon, on light brown
coloured centrally indentured paper.
This is a typical surrealistic piece by this artist showing the recognisab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Color Pencil
Snowflakes 114 Response, Mandala Pencil Drawing, Desert Landscape, Moon, Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully rendered cosmic symbols, delicate patterns, and four small circular vignettes of desert landscapes are perfectly balanced in this intricately detailed mandala drawing. Cele...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Boogie Woogie I
Located in Missouri, MO
Boogie Woogie I, 1993
Peter Ambrose (American, b. 1953)
Charcoal on Paper
Signed and Dated Lower Right
Titled Lower Left
41 x 29 inches
46.25 x 34.25 inches with frame
BORN
1953
New York, NY
EDUCATION
1977
MFA, The School of Art Institute of Chicago
1975
BFA, Carnegie Mellon University
1974
Yale University, Summer School of Art and Music
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1983
Visiting Artist, 2-D, 3-D Design and Graduate Advisor, Carnegie Mellon University
1995-96
Independent Study in Exhibition installation, art handling, restoration, Saint Louis University
1998
Adjunct faculty, Sculpture, Saint Louis University
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999
Elliott Smith...
Category
1990s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Bonaparte Bride I, Woman Queen Portrait with Gold Tiara and Blue, Grey Dress
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
A powerful depiction of a regal woman wearing a gold crown and ornate blue/gray dress. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Francine Fox works in many mediums including oil paint, wat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Primavera Pop 27, Blue, Green, Orange, Red Geometric Abstract Mandala
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 27 is a predominately blue and green mandala shap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Snowflakes 108 Matrix, Planet and Crescent Moon Mandala Pencil Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
In this meticulously detailed mandala, a delicate crescent moon at the top, planets and intricate patterns suggest the cosmos and infinite continuity of time, a theme alluded to in t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Snowflakes 84 Forester, Mandala Pencil Drawing, Owl, Cosmic Imagery, Landscapes
Located in Kent, CT
A meticulously rendered owl at the center of this graphite drawing is the prominent feature of this mandala. Many cultures associate owls with wisdom, intuition and good judgment, a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Snowflakes 154 Inward Harmony, Mandala Drawing, Nature, Ram Head, OM, Aries
Located in Kent, CT
The meticulously rendered symbol for OM and the Ram's head are prominent features of this mandala. In many ancient societies, the ram was a long held symbol of: determination, action...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Snowflakes 125 Oneness, Planets, Crescent Moon, Patterns Mandala Pencil Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
A meticulously detailed mandala containing tiny vignettes of celestial bodies, planets and miniature landscapes with endless horizons is depicted in carefully applied graphite on pap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Cluster, Indigo Blue, Pink, Peach Orange, Dark Cobalt Detailed Pattern Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink and dark cobalt details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This drawing in ink, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Dirty Fall, Cobalt Blue Detailed Drawing, Pink Botanical Flowers, Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with light pink flowers, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This drawing in ink, watercolor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Fall, Bethesda Fountain
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN '23
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Summer, Belvedere Castle
Located in New York, NY
Signed at dated (at lower right): BROSEN 23
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamorp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.
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