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Neige (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illust...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache

"Frozen Lake" Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative abstract landscape by Martin Kallman (American, 1925-1992). This piece has large sections of light and shadow that overlap each other, as if c...
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Ink, Monotype

Futurist Composition - Original Pastel Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Futurist Composition is an original pastel drawing realized in the beginning of XX century by Anonymous futurist artist Mixed colored pastels on plywood. Includes a very beautiful...
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Early 20th Century Futurist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Dream: framed abstract Persian calligraphy ink drawing/painting on paper
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Framed in a white wood painted frame with white mat. Wired with all hanging hardware, ready to install. Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

HK1906YP (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
HK1906YP (Abstract work on paper) Ink, enamel, collage on paper - Unframed. This work is part of one of 4 on-going series of large works on paper...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Enamel

Magic Carpet Ride 3 - 9"x12" Original Art, Geometric Pattern, Black White Brown
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. Using pencil, colour pencil and ink, a Navajo inspired rug motif is created using traditional design elements....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil, Ink

Transformation (Surrealist Black Philadelphia Artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Transformation, 1977. Ink on paper, 23 × 29 inches. Measuring 24 × 32 inches in custom matting. Signed and dated. Exhibited: Woodmere Art Museum, 1967...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

universe 02
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have used acrylic and enamel to capture the vast and mysterious beauty of the universe. Abstract swirls and galaxies represent constant evolution and cosmic dynamism....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Time Shelters Memories: Doors (Surrealist Black Philadelphia Artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Time Shelters Memories: Doors, 1975 Ink on paper, 23 × 29 inches. Measuring 29 × 35 inches in acid free matting. Signed and dated. Exhibited: Woodmere ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Abstract Composition - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a Pastel and Color Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white paper. No signature. Reynold Arnou...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

"This Place is a Dream (Jungle)" - botanical - cyanotype - green - plants
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of green. It is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. The unframed work measures 60 by 88 inches. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Glitter, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Untitled" Hans Hofmann, circa 1943 Navy Blue Olive Green Early Abstract Work
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann Untitled, circa 1943 Signed lower right Oil and watercolor on paper 22 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches The only artist of the New York school to participate directly in European m...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Ichtios - XX Century, Contemporary Abstract Watercolor Painting, Bright Colors
Located in Warsaw, PL
WOJCIECH SADLEY (born in 1932) Painter, graphic and fabric artist. He studied at the Music Academy in Lublin, then at the Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw (where he works as a profess...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Reflections on a North Shore, Figural Abstract Seascape, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kenneth Marcus Hugh (American, 1916-2011) Reflections on a North Shore, 2009 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated ’09 lower right 20.5 x 28.5 inches 30 x 37.5 inches, framed Kenneth...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern. Signed with a "Ramstonev" stamp lower right. RAMSTONEV Cooperative Art Project (1937-1939). In the late 1930s, Charles Ramsey became close friends with Charles Evans and Louis Stone. He persuaded them to join him teaching his New Hope summer classes in non-objective painting. Soon, a history-making collaboration began. In 1937, meeting in Evans' studio at the rear of Cryer's Hardware store on Main Street in New Hope, a decision was made to establish the Co-Operative Painting Project. They were intrigued by the cooperative ad-lib process by which jazz musicians created their music. Believing this to be the quintessential American contribution to music, they theorized that a similar result might be obtainable with art, a "visual jam session." This particlarly fascinated Ramsey, who was a jazz buff and had a large collection of jazz records. The objective was to jointly collaborate in the creation of a painting as well as applying collective criticism during its creation. By creating forward movement by general consent, they believed they could produce a higher level of beauty. By consensus it was decided that subject matter would be non-objective. Up to eight people would participate and stop when the painting "felt" finished by common agreement. These co-operative works were done in several different mediums- the majority in pastel, but some in watercolor, gouache, graphite or cut paper collage. On occasion, the group would create a series, as opposed to a single work, created in steps by three or four artists. One of the occasional participants was famed New Hope poet, Stanley Kunitz. These series could range in number from four to sixteen paintings in each. The first of a series would be very basic and the last a fully finished work. In the scope of importance among the New Hope Modernist...
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1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Green Square #14" Diana Kurz, Vibrant Color Abstract Expressionist Work
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Green Square #14 Gouache on paper 11 x 14 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Abstract Composition T1, 1982 - gouache-mixed media, 73x102 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Gouache on paper and technic mixed, signed lower left.
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Malibu
Located in New York, NY
Saul Steinberg Malibu, 1984 Pencil and colored pencil on paper 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (sheet) 23 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches (frame) Signed recto Silver metal frame, float mount with window...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Color Pencil

Duo Triptych 03 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Duo Triptych 03 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Hahnemühle paper - Unframed Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
By Phyllis Ciment
Located in San Francisco, CA
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s Red, white and blue - Fine colorful abstract painting 24" wide x 18" high The frame measures 33" wide x 28" high Signed by the art...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Purple and Yellow Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract composition with soft lavender and yellow watercolor tones by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, Cal...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Modern Light Blue, Brown, and Black Geometric Abstract Circle Pattern Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern light blue, brown, and black geometric abstract circle pattern painting by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 32.75 in. x W 35.63 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
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Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Joyful Connection and Brilliance, Diptych. Works on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Neerja Chandna Peters enjoys navigating harmony through the play of lines with their symmetrical synchrony and rhythmic interplay, manipulating the nuances, their saturation and thei...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled (Ref 19008)
Located in London, GB
Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings delight the eye and activate the mind with the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Dorothy Dehner, (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
This large scale drawing is signed and dated ink and closely relates to her sculptures of this period. The dimensions of 23 x 31 inches are the siz...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Rainbow Field, Abstract Expressionist Pastel on Paper by Souleymane Keita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Souleymane Keita - Rainbow Field, Year: 1983, Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 22.25 x 30 in. (56.52 x 76.2 cm), Descript...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Vue des Invalides
Located in PARIS, FR
Watercolor on charcoal lines Signed L.V lower right Provenance: - Belgium, Private collection.
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Flowering Roses On Snow - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Flowering Roses On Snow is an original painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink and acrylic on framed canvas. H...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract Coposition - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Coposition is a Black Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was bo...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Orange Composition
Located in Wien, 9
Hermann Kremsmayer, born in Salzburg in 1954, lives and works in Vienna. This work, entitled ‘Orange Composition’ by Hermann Kremsmayer, shows a play between colours, complementary ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Cosmic Lavender Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A softly colored watercolor abstract in lavender, blue and green by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned. From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, Califo...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Original Dora Maar, (Picasso's muse) fine ink drawing of abstract forms, 1998
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is a beautiful and fine avant-garde finished drawing of abstract forms by the French female artist, Dora Maar. Dora Maar was a distinctive artist in her own right marked by str...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Sowing Revolutionary Flowers - Drawing by Parimah Avani-2022
Located in Roma, IT
Sowing Revolutionary Flowers is a painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored Canson ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Tingel-tangel III - XXI Century, Mixed media drawing, Abstraction, Colorful
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (later: Academy of Fine Arts)...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Ink

Liz Sweibel, All Fall Down 7, 2019, Thread, vellum, Abstract Drawing
Located in Darien, CT
The drawings in this series are from photos of marine accidents, and made of thread, knots, and vellum. All were completed in 2019. At sea, stacks of containers topple from a load...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Wate...

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Thread, Vellum

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction Graphite on paper. c. 1946 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver Condition: Staining at corners ...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Pool - Watercolor - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pool is an original watercolor drawing, realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Sheet dimension: 8.5 x 39.5 cm. Passep...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Paese in estate - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Paese in estate is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera on...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Cardboard

Berlin
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally ar...
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Titled, signed, and dated on verso. Presented in a painted metal frame, without glass. Image, 23"H x 31"L. Measures: 30"H x 37"W. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Stripes, Watercolor by Kenneth Noland circa 1965
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kenneth Noland, American (1924 - 2010) Title: Stripes Year: circa 1965 Medium: Watercolor Size: 4.5 in. x 6.75 in. (11.43 cm x 17.15 cm) Frame Size: 11.5 x 13.5 inches
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lyric Suite
Located in London, GB
Brown ink with orange bleed on rice paper 22.9 x 27.9 cms (9 x 11 ins)
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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Contemporary Painting "No Boundaries"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 40" x 28" x 2". It is unframed. A certificate of a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Castello - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Castello is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera on ivory-...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Cardboard

1980s "Olive Green and Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen "Olive Green and Black" 1980s 19.75"x12.5" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Initialed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

The Masks - Drawing in Mixed Media on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The Masks is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in mixed media on paper. Hand-signed in pencil n b...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

In the Countryside - Watercolor by Antonio Vangelli - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
In the Countryside is an original watercolor, realized by Antonio Vangelli in 1944. Fair conditions with repaired riping. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and s...
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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi industrial drawings, (2 drawings), 20th Century, Scottish
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi CBE RA (Scottish, 1924 – 2005) Industrial abstract; and another similar Pencil, crayon and ink on paper 8 x 11.1/2 in. (20.3 x 29 cm.) (both)
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Ink, Pencil

Prise De Possession Du Tout, 1960 - mixed media, 33x34 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Gouche and technic mixte on paper.signed in the text. Benjamin Vautier was born July 18, 1935 in Naples, Italy to a French family. He is the great-grandson of the Swiss painter Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier [fr] (1829-1898). He discovered Yves Klein and the Nouveau Réalisme in the 1950s, but he became quickly interested in the French dada artist Marcel Duchamp and the music of John Cage. In 1959, Vautier founded the journal Ben Dieu.[2] In 1960, he had his first one-man show, Rien et tout in Laboratoire 32. Ben joined George Maciunas...
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1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Arietta series 2 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Arietta series 2 (Abstract drawing) Charcoal ink and pastel on paper - Unframed. Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal mater...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Abstract Splashes of Yellow, Red, and Purple
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted composition by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Presented in a new grey...
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1980s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Carol Diehl, Alexandrinus, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9x12 in, Abstract
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each drawer in the cabinet presents one in a series of pastel drawings that the artist beg...
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2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

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Pastel, Board

La Casa delle Cose (House of the Things) - Watercolor on Paper - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
La casa delle cose is an original watercolor on paper realized by the Italian artist Giuseppe Uncini in 1980. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Mixed colored waterco...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 1
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper Abstract Expressionism Contour Drawing 1 c.1950s Ink and Pastel Contour Drawing 18" x 12", Unframed Signed in ink lo...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pastel

Neon II, Line Drawing. Abstract Works on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Clemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object. The guided coincidence plays a ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Epoxy Resin, Paper

Abstract Composition - Watercolor - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by a Chinese artist of the late 20th Century. Watercolor on paper mounted on wood board. Signature on the back.
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sleeping Female Nude
Located in New York, NY
Nathan Oliveira's "Female Sleeping Nude" is a captivating artwork that elegantly combines style, technique, and layered interpretation, offering a rich and multifaceted experience to...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Miniature Abstract Study on White Canvas by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Abstract Study on White Canvas by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 7 x 5 inches Frame measures 12 x 10 inches Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board

untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Acrylic on paper, c. 1975 Signed by the artist in ink lower right (see photo) An early Modernist Abstraction, created shortly after the death of her husband, Adolf Dehn in 1968. Condition: Excellent Archival framing Image size: 18 x 24 Provenance: Estate of the artist Dehn Heirs Virginia Dehn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Dehn Virginia Dehn in her studio in Santa Fe Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (October 26, 1922 – July 28, 2005) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms. She exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the U.S. Her paintings are included in many public collections. Life Dehn was born in Nevada, Missouri on October 26, 1922.] Raised in Hamden, Connecticut, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri before moving to New York City. She met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League. They married in November 1947. The two artists worked side by side for many years, part of a group of artists who influenced the history of 20th century American art. Their Chelsea brownstone was a place where artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered. Early career Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City. In the mid-1940s while working at the Associated American Artists gallery, she met lithographer and watercolorist Adolf Dehn. Adolf was older than Virginia, and he already enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The two were married in 1947 in a private ceremony at Virginia's parents house in Wallingford, Connecticut. Virginia and Adolf Dehn The Dehns lived in a Chelsea brownstone on West 21st Street where they worked side by side. They often hosted gatherings of other influential artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Among their closest friends were sculptor Federico Castellón and his wife Hilda; writer Sidney Alexander and his wife Frances; artists Sally and Milton Avery; Ferol and Bill Smith, also an artist; and Lily and Georges Schreiber, an artist and writer. Bob Steed and his wife Gittel, an anthropologist, were also good friends of the Dehns. According to friend Gretchen Marple Pracht, "Virginia was a glamorous and sophisticated hostess who welcomed visitors to their home and always invited a diverse crowd of guests..." Despite their active social life, the two were disciplined artists, working at their easels nearly daily and taking Saturdays to visit galleries and view new work. The Dehns made annual trips to France to work on lithographs at the Atelier Desjobert in Paris. Virginia used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes. The Dehns' other travels included visits to Key West, Colorado, Mexico, and countries such as Greece, Haiti, Afghanistan, and India. Dehn's style of art differend greatly from that of her husband, though the two sometimes exhibited together. A friend of the couple remarked, "Adolf paints landscapes; Virginia paints inscapes." Virginia Dehn generally painted an interior vision based on her feelings for a subject, rather than a literal rendition of it.] Many of her paintings consist of several layers, with earlier layers showing through. She found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s. Some of her favorite artists included Adolf Gottileb, Rothko, William Baziotes, Pomodoro, and Antonio Tapies. Dehn most often worked with bold, vibrant colors in large formats. Her subjects were not literal, but intuitive. She learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints. Texture was very important to her in her work. Her art was influenced by a variety of sources. In the late 1960s she came across a book that included photographs of organic patterns of life as revealed under a microscope. These images inspired her to change the direction of some of her paintings. Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

1980's Cubist "Yellow, Blue, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen "Yellow,Blue, Black" 1980s 12.75"x10" period frame 17.75"x16.75 Soft pastel and pencil on paper Initialed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

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