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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Cool August - Abstract Pattern Lines Drawing Fruit Blue Green, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this meticulously detailed contemporary drawing in ink and watercolor on paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in blue, green, red, orange and pink create an intricate composition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Early 20th Century French Gouache on Paper, The Frog and The Fisherman
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century French gouache and watercolour on paper of a fisherman by Louis Henri Magnat, The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a carved and gilt wood frame und...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Riverside - Original Abstract Colorful Urban Still Life Collage Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Aix en Provence Town Square with Clock Tower and Market Umbrellas Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Aix en Provence Town Square with Clock Tower and Market Umbrellas Watercolour
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W):...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Drawing on Paper Colored Pencils and Pastel on Fuchsia. "Journey to Bolivia
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing on paper with colored pencils and ink on a layer of dyes extracted from plants. Created before taking a flight in Bolivia, infused with the magic of the Andes. Shipped unfram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States.
The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...
Category
1920s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
French Impressionist Interior Scene with Desk, Doll, & Sunflowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming and brightly colored French Impressionist watercolor, depicting an interior scene in great detail with an antique desk full of books, a bouquet of sunflowers, and a doll by ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining Woman II, Impressionist Watercolor and Gouache by Wayne Ensrud
By Wayne Ensrud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wayne Ensrud, American (1934 - ) - Reclining Woman II, Year: 1980, Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 30 x 22.5 in. (76.2 x 57.15 cm)
Category
1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England — British Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
An early 20th-century Hayley Lever watercolor depicting fishing boats docked at the St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England. A fine, spontaneous rendering on watercolor paper, with fresh ...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Dexter's Choice State II, signed mixed media watercolor (unique variant), Framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox
Dexter's Choice, State II, ca. 1990
Mixed media, Watercolor pochoir, and Oil stick Wax, Water-Based Crayons, on heavy Arches museum watercolor rag paper with deckled edges
...
Category
1990s Color-Field Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Monoprint
$6,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Menton Mediterranean Stone House Steps Sunlit Garden Terracotta Roof Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Mediterranean Stone House Steps Sunlit Garden Terracotta Roof Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Woman- Original Watercolor by Madeleine Sellier - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a beautiful artwork realized by Madeleine Sellier.
Blue watercolors. In very good condition.
Hand signed on the lower margin of the plate.
Mounted on a card...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
By Tiffanie Mang
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (Ameri...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Cardboard
Siiting Man - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Siiting man is a modern artwork realized by Pierre- Georges Jeanniot in the Late 19th Century
Pencil drawing.
Includes frame: 30.5 x 3 x...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
The temptation is always to believe in the stability. Abstract mixed media
By On Hansen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Traces of lived experiences appear in On Hansen's works, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction and seeking an organic experience between space and time through painting a...
Category
2010s Minimalist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite
Horse Racing on Tramore Beach in Southern Ireland with Mountains in the Distance
Located in Preston, GB
Horse Racing on Tramore Beach in Southern Ireland with Mountains in the Distance, an Original Watercolour by Irish Artist, Sean Lorinyenko.
Art measures 15 x 7 inches
Frame measures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Board
Snowflake Crime XIX, ACE Gallery Collection, unique signed acrylic painting
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg
'Snowflake Crime XIX', from the ACE Gallery Collection, 1981
Solvent transfer, acrylic and fabric collage on handmade paper with deckled edges
Signed and dated '8...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Permanent Marker
Original Drawing Salom, Herod & Head John Baptist Secret Life of Salvador Dali
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Salom, Herod, and The Head of John The Baptist Original Drawing in "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali" Book
MEDIUM: Original Drawing
SIGNED: Hand Signe...
Category
1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Pastel on paper Shtetl Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Pastel or Tempera on paper. Judaica Shtetl scene of village.
Anatoli Lwowitch Kaplan was a Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins.
his...
Category
20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category
18th Century Rajput Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolored Etching
Antique Birds, from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Di...
Category
17th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Cubist Landscape And Architectural Scene With Figures And Arches
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Landscape And Architectural Scene With Figures And Arches
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 14.5 x 21.5 inches (height x width)
Pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$623 Sale Price
30% Off
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Series of Small Paintings in Graphite & Pencil
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Series of Small Paintings in Graphite &
Pencil
2009
Medium: Graphite, pencil & white oil on paper
Image: 13.0 x 9.2 cm
Mount: 27.0 x 23.3 cm
Reference...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Pencil, Graphite
Wheat Field and House, Signed Pastel on Paper by Oliviero Masi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wheat Field and House
Oliviero Masi
Italian (1948)
Date: 1987
Pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right
Size: 12 x 19 in. (30.48 x 48.26 cm)
Category
1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Constellation, Dazzling unique signed geometric abstraction painting, 1970s art
Located in New York, NY
Allan D'Arcangelo
Constellation, 1971
Acrylic on paper, mounted to canvas
Hand signed and dated 1971 lower front
Frame included
Measurements:
Framed:
23.75 x 23.75 x 1.25 inches
Artw...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Paul Delvaux.
Belgian ( b.1897 - d.1994 ).
La Belle Anna, La Port De Cannes, 1930.
Watercolor, Bodycolor & Pastel On Woven Paper.
Signed & Dated 1930 Lower Left.
Image size 15.7 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Old master drawing with figure and putti
Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame
Drawing dimensions 4...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a British Military Officer
Located in Corsham, GB
This finely detailed watercolour depicts an early 19th-century British military officer. He wears the standard red coat of an infantry regiment. His epaulettes and a sash distinguish...
Category
Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century California Mission Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Cardboard
Whilton
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and pencil on watercolor paper, painted along the top portion of a sheet measuring 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 inches (235 x 302 mm), the full sheet. Titled in pencil in the lower left...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Coastline, Dorset / A plein air watercolor sketch of row boats beached along Eng
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on heavy gauge watercolor paper, 6 x 9 1/2 inches (152 x 241 mm), the full sheet. Scattered light foxing, otherwise in good condition.
Sophia Beale was born...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Decomposition, Surrealist Pencil Drawing by Charles Pfahl
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Pfahl, American (1946 - 2013) - Decomposition, Medium: Pencil drawing, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 8 x 8 inches, Frame Size: 19.75 x 21.25 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
We Love You, drawing on engraving signed & inscribed unique variant X/X, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois
We Love You, 2000
Engraving and watercolor with unique Ink drawing on Fabriano Paper
Unique Variant with original hand coloring)
Signed by the artist, inscribed "X" ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Graphite, Engraving
Road at the Edge of Town, Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of a village by Artemis Wilhelm (American, 20th Century). Bold pastel outlines create solid shapes, filled with watercolor to create tone an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Unknown - abstract painting, made in blue, grey, brown color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue, grey, brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene fac...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Courtyard in Provence
Located in London, GB
'Courtyard in Provence', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of a tree...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$374 Sale Price
44% Off
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Stamped Barret 148 Holborn London
6.75"H x 5.5"W x 1"D
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
British Chalk Pencil Sketches of Four Sheep In Different Positions
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) The River Seine, 1906 pastel signed dated
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908)
The River Seine, 1906
Signed and dated lower right
Pastel on paper
25 x 39 cm
in good condition, very fresh,
Framed under glass : 33 x 47 cm
...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Lush Countryside Landscape
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19 (height) x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Mediterranean Village Houses Terracotta Roofs Mountain View Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Village Houses Terracotta Roofs Mountain View Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 8.25 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with fruit by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Several pieces of fruit appear to be sitting on a table with a purple cloth. The scene is highly abstracted, straddling the line between impressionism and non-representational. The background is brightly colored, adding vibrancy to the scene.
Signed on verso and acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California.
Unframed.
Paper size: 14"H x 20"W
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson(American, 1928-2009) owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Boy in a Chair
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Boy in a Chair', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). Here the artist paints a young boy, very probably his son, Vincent, sitting in a chair posing fo...
Category
1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$1,959 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait
French School, late 18th/ early 19th century
framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
board: 2 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal Town with Hills Overlooking the Sea
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Early 20th Century Watercolour - Tulip Study II
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a red and yellow tulip. This piece was acquired alongside another tulip study, which is also listed on our website (qd708). Presented in a vintage black frame. Un...
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Expressionist Gouache and Watercolour Study for 'Alexander and His Army'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 20th century watercolour and gouache study for the series 'Alexander and His Army' by Stephane Lovighi-Bourgogne. Presented in plain wood frame.
A strong and forceful de...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Fig. 9 BASE VERDE and NARANJA, Diptych. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Tangerines
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tangerines - sill life composition - exquisite highly contemporary still life drawing / mixed media work, created with watercolor and dry pigment and conte crayon on paper that is 30...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pigment
Couple - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 33.5 x 39 cm.
In very good conditions with small tearing ...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor
$290 Sale Price
30% Off
Trotting Horses Harnessed To A Lightweight Four Wheel Cart Trap Framed Original
By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, R.B.A.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin.
English ( b.1870 - d.1935 ).
Trotting Horses Harnessed To A Lightweight Four Wheel Cart Trap.
Chalk On Paper.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 19.3 inche...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog
By John Russell
Located in Yardley, PA
“Hon. George King, 1788” by John Russell (1745-1806)
Regarded as Britain’s foremost pastellist, John Russell is well known for his portraits of the wealthy middle class. In particul...
Category
1780s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emerson Hay...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Antique American Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting Alameda California
Located in Portland, OR
Antique California Impressionist landscape pastel painting on paper, by Edwin C. Siegfried (1889-1955), most likely a scene in Alameda circa 1930.
A beautiful Impressionistic paintin...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Frank Richards, Newlyn School, English Watercolor of figures on a Cornish beach
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderfully fluid watercolour capturing the end of the day on a Cornish beach, most probably Newlyn where Richards was painting from the 1890s onwards.
Frank Richards (1863-1935)
...
Category
1890s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Abstracted Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking British School abstract landscape in charcoal and coloured chalk. The drawing is unsigned and presented in a simple gilt frame with card mount. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$487 Sale Price
20% Off
"Chimneys at Dusk", Small Pastel San Francisco Abstract Urban Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Bay Area skyline against a pink sunset creates beautiful and soft geometries in this small pastel urban landscape by San Francisco artist Chris...
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
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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