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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Post-War
Coast
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Ink, Paper

The Tree of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Dreamland (Large Charcoal Landscape Drawing with Light Blue Sky by Sue Bryan)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, charcoal and acrylic landscape painting on canvas featuring a detailed countryside wooded field and light blue sky "Dreamland" by Sue Bryan acrylic and charcoal on canvas 34 x...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas

Poli Negri III, Poli Negri and Louise Brooks II, Triptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poli Negri III, Poli Negri and Louise Brooks Triptych, 2016 From The Dis-enchanted series Ink on paper Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 48 in. W x 1 in D Individual size: Image size:...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

BLACK JAWS - Contemporary Abstract Expressive Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

On Human Relations - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique
Located in Vienna, AT
On Human Relations (d’après Adolph Freiherr Knigge) - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique Title: "About dealing with adventurers and drifters" (Original: Ueb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Blue Curaçao - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

History of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Contemporary still life blue floral nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang _________________ The camellia, symbolic of unity, love and devotion, blooms radiantly from within the prote...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Chalk, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photogram

"Thorns". Ink On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Archival Paper

Silence in Africa
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Five Morandi Bottles (Abstract Black-and-White Still Life Drawing in Graphite)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract black-and-white still life drawing of bottles on a surface by David Dew Bruner graphite on paper 19.5 x 38.5 x 1.75 inches Framed in vintage frame, hangs flush to the wall ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Poli Negri I and Vilma Banky Diptych. Drawing From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poli Negri I and Vilma Banky Diptych, 2016 From The Dis-enchanted series Ink on paper Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 32 in. W x 1 in D Individual size: Image size: 16.5 in. H x 11....
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6 Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print. Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Red Door
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

LeRoy Neiman 'Femling - Happy New Year 1992' Original ink & watercolor
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Leroy Neiman (1921 - 2012) Title: Femling - Happy New Years Type: Original Material: Ink & Paper Year Produced: 1992 Medium: ink on paper Size: 8.25" x 13" Framed approx.: 20...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

"Five Generations" Watercolor, gouache, and ink, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Five Generations" is an original artwork by Al San Valentin and is made from watercolor, gouache, ink, and marker on watercolor paper. This piece measures 24”h x 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Gouache, Ink, Paper

Sea Fan - Cobblestone - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an ext...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Face of fear
Located in New York, NY
Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Pencil, Color Pencil

Pencil Skirt - 6.5"x8.5", Original Artwork On Paper, Black And White, Fashion
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This original artwork on paper features the classic black pencil skirt, a quintessential fashion staple. Using paint and pencil, deliberate emphasis is placed on simplified compositi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Textile, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Rojo
Located in New York, NY
Rojo, 2014 Pencil on paper 79h x 59.10w in Unframed Valeria Vilar received her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires in 2009. In 2011, Vilar was selected to be part of the Artist Program of the University of Torcuato Di Tella, which was led by the artist Jorge Macchi. Vilar has attended multiple visual arts workshops, and in 2013, Vilar worked with the artists Elisa Estrada and Florencia Lenzi to co-found CasaPlaza – a visual arts school for children. Among her solo exhibitions are the "Fairies' Powder" at Central Gallery of Bs As Projects, 2012; “Pinopark” at Central Gallery of Projects, 2010. She has participated in several group exhibitions including “Pictorial Fantasies” at Artemisa Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Gate - Capri
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Ink, Paper

Magnolia branche II
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Jardin Imprévu, Original Painting and Drawing, Garden, Cactus
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Painting and Drawing - Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. The work has been treated with an anti-UV varnish Medium : Oil painting and oil-based coloured pencils on Canson Archival paper 270 Gsm. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Jardin imprévu (Title) Signature : The work is signed, titled and dated verso. It will be supplied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Size : H29,7 cm x W21 cm. Not Framed (Without frame, image is just to give an example) . Museum matting & backing included, ready to be framed in a standard A4 frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper, Oil Crayon

"San Diego, California" Crystal Pier Balboa 2021 watercolor ink pencil on paper
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Alexander Befelein "San Diego" 2021 Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper 8 ¼ x 4 ¾ Inches Signed, titled, and dated in pencil in the lower margin
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil, Cardboard, Watercolor

"Under the Magnolia" - pastel drawing, nature, figurative, surreal, dream, dark
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 53.5 by 39 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Magnolia
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Dream's Way
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper, Ink

Songs of Prisoners - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Songs of Prisoners is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellent conditions. From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals" The artwork is expressively poetic, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrkes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood and women fighting for freedom.  Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding layers of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, she with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures by applying the same metaphorical limited colors of alchemical metals. What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, represented in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, as raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.  Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

Les villes éffilées II
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative drawing
Located in London, GB
Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro (b. 1937) Pencil on paper 56 x 76 cm (22 x 30 inches) Signed below left end of stick, Yvon Vey Executed 1982 Provenance Studio of the Artist, Montpellier ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Les villes éffilées
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Tropique II
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Les égarées III
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Les villes éffilées III
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Jungle urbaine IV
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Les égarées II
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Né à Strasbourg le 19 novembre 1965 Diplômé de sculpture de l’Ecole Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg avec Patrick Lang “Toutes ces silhouettes qui habitent mon travail so...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Suite of four works on paper "Exploding Faces"
Located in New York, NY
This is a suite of 4 works of "exploding faces" Taking a leap from Ms. Bovasso's signature "explosion" drawings, here a figurative element is added.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Self Love - Blue Nude original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Self Love, nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual body. ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Archival Paper

Neapolitan - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus on Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard) graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Con...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Little Church
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Mediterranean Sea
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

On Human Relations - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique
Located in Vienna, AT
On Human Relations (d’après Adolph Freiherr Knigge) - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique Title: "On the relation between writer and reader" (Original: Ueber...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"the wind telling stories", Abstract, Collaged Monoprints, Ink, Botanicals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "the wind telling stories" is an original piece by Cassie Normandy White and is made from fabric monotypes and ink. This piece ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Monotype

Strength - Tattooed Shirtless Man Holding a Purple Plastic Squirt Gun, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A muscular male torso with tattooed arms, holds a gun while gazing up towards the sky. The face is obscured but the viewer is drawn toward the taut, defined muscles. This piece is floated and framed in a simple black frame measuring 18.25h x 15.25w inches. Bruno Surdo Strength charcoal on paper 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm BRS113 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section, Chicago Sun Times, 2002 Review by Dennis Raverty, Art Papers Magazine, July 2001 WTTW Channel 11...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

"Liberation." Contemporary Figurative Watercolour
By T Welby
Located in Brecon, Powys
A dream landscape, this piece is ethereal and subtle. It would make a lovely addition to a bedroom or study. A figurative piece that's currently very on trend; the technique hints at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

Chuck
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, signed (lower right), 50cm x 74cm (70cm x 92cm framed). The picture is good condition and the work comes directly from the artist. Painter, draughtsman and teacher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

"Buttercup Days" floral motif in watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Buttercup Days" is an original artwork by Jackie Small and is made of watercolor and gouache on paper. This piece measures 30”h x 22”w. About Space 1026...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Composition by Arikha Avigdor - Post-war and Contemporary gouache, c. 1955
Located in London, GB
Composition by Arikha Avigdor (1929-2010) Gouache on paper 39 x 75 cm (15 ³/₈ x 29 ¹/₂ inches) Signed lower right Executed circa 1955 This work is an fine example of the Avigdor’s a...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Female Portrait - Drawing - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized in 1965. Mixed colored drawing on paper. Signature and date on the lower margin. 
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

“Place du Tertre”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and ink drawing on paper mounted to heavy cardstock of the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, Paris by the French artist , Jeanne Felicia Simon. Signed lower right ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Songs of Moon, Sun, Sunset - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Songs of Moon, Sun, Sunset is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. Sumi and traditional Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper. Hand-signed and da...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

Nude with green accents
Located in Columbus, OH
"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

The Relic
Located in Columbus, OH
"The Relic" is an original gouache and ink painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Old machinery in washes of red/maroon, b...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Ink

"Mariposa VIII (Hand-Embellished Cristina Print)", Butterfly, food, illustration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Mariposa VIII (Hand-Embellished "Cristina" Print)" is a hand-embellished* print by Sean Lugo printed on archival paper. The print depicts a portrait of South Philly Barbacoa Owner Cristina Martinez...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Archival Pigment

Poland (Glider) (Illustration of Glacial Landscape Around Vintage Stamp, Pencil)
Located in Hudson, NY
Poland (Glider) by Andrea Moreau colored pencil and postage stamp on paper 22 x 30 inches 25.25 x 32.5 inches framed To create her mixed-media artworks, Andrea Moreau selects a postage stamp to serve as the starting point for a piece on paper, then “completes” the image with colored pencil. This artwork, "Poland (Glider)," centers on a stamp that depicts an aircraft flying above a glacial horizon. Building on the style and environment established by the stamp art, Moreau extended this scene across land and sea in vibrant blue pencil. A statement by the artist: My drawings function as personal interpretations of political or commercial propaganda. I begin with imagery found on postage stamps or printed advertisements and, using the visual logic and graphic language of the image, I attempt to tease out a larger framework from which to consider it. Finished pieces often incorporate printed matter and cultural detritus, which gives them an immediate and tactile connection to the world of objects. I am particularly interested in the postage stamp as a geographical artifact, and through my drawing process I attempt to learn something about a place by studying its official imagery and then creating a world beyond the borders of its fragmentary scenes. The finished drawings and paintings are a record of this study; they are a dialogue between the printed and the drawn, the official and the personal, the real and the imaginary. They are a metaphor for the way in which we conjure the places we hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces of information to construct a reality that most likely bears little resemblance to any actual place. Andrea Moreau’s mixed-media works, on the other hand, walk a tightrope between context and isolation. Moreau selects a postage stamp to serve as the starting point for a piece on paper, then “completes” the image with colored pencil. These stamps may become lost in a frenzy of Moreau’s mark-making, as with “Mexico (Flowers) #15,” or left comically obvious, like in “USA (Barbershop...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white puppies. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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