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Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
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Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, glue, pencil & ink on paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Pencil, Glue, Ink

"Land, Sea, & Sky, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Land, Sea & Sky" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This gestural, abstract piece features two lightly washed color fields: yellow on th...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Tingel-tangel II - XXI Century, Ink drawing, Abstraction, Black & white
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 (...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Tingel-tangel - 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

"First Theme"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by: Burgoyne A Diller (1906 - 1965) Recognized as the first American painter to embrace the tenets of Neo-Plasticism, Burgoyne Diller mad...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Graphite

Untitled (ID 1298)
Located in London, GB
Ink and acrylic on paper - Unframed In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets intu...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Finite Field
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper. Unframed. As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn with pen or pencil and which so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Guna II
Located in London, GB
Encaustic on Okawara paper - Unframed The title, Guna (2016), is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘string, thread or strand’ and was inspired by Adams yoga practice. “It’s a key concept in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Encaustic

"Una Pata Arriba Revisted, " Original Ink, Watercolor, & Acrylic by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"first Impressions of Mexico City #1: Una Pata Arriba Revisited" is an original watercolor, ink, and iridescent acrylic piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The pieces d...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Thrust", Geometric Abstract painting by Ray Dougherty
By Ray Dougherty
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ray Dougherty, American Title: Thrust Year: 1992 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.l. Size: 22 x 28.5 in. (55.88 x 72.39 cm)
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Trace #14" Large, vibrant, watery colorful abstraction, blue, magenta, orange
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Trace #14 " Mixed Media on Denril Paper, 49 1/2 x 42 Inches. Lyrical, vivid abstraction in red, blue, orange, burgundy, yellow, white and purple. Denril paper is closely relate...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Iris-abstract painting, made in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with acrylic in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Manuscript, 1992
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract paper collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (b. 1926). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956-1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This piece is a collage on paper with an antique manuscript...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Other Medium

"Delaware Water Gap #2"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Lloyd R. Ney (1893 – 1964) Called “Bill” by his friends, Lloyd Ney was one of the pioneers of Modernist art in New Hope. Ne...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Microtelescopic Field of View I, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle
Located in New York, NY
"Microtelescopic Field of View I: Reflecting Neural Pools of Living Shadows Echoing Through Every Depth of Field" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop ac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Color stacks plural 4
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper. Unframed. As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn with pen or pencil and which so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Minimalist Mixed Media Drawing by Dahmen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Karl Fred Dahmen Title: Untitled 4 Year: 1980 Medium: Drawing with Mixed Media on Paper, signed Size: 31 x 24.5 in. (78.74 x 62.23 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Terra Incognita 2
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on 300lb. Arches hotpress paper - Unframed Snow sees her work as a constant play between order and chaos, logic and emotion. She combines playful shapes with bright colour, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Larry Zox "Untitled (Push)" Drawing
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of abstraction in American art of the 20th century. Raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Zox studied at the University of Okla...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Trace #12" Large fluid abstraction, colorful, purple, yellow, turquoise, green
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Trace #12 " Mixed Media on Denril Paper, 49 1/2 x 42 Inches. Lyrical, vivid abstraction in shades of yellow, blue, white and purple. Denril paper is closely related to tracing ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

English Purple-Hued Watercolor Painting - Abstract Leaf Impressions
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Softly-toned watercolor abstract painting by English artist Spe, featuring a variety of purple, fuchsia, and pink hues with pressings of leaves and flowers. Displayed on a white mat ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Untitled," Abstraction, Pop Sensibility, Flashe and Charcoal on Paper, 30 x 22 Inches. Framed in White Wood. This painting on paper has a very sophisticated sensibility in th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Blush, Rose and Pink / framed drawing calm and serene
Located in Burlingame, CA
Blush, rose and pink meditative, methodical, zen like calm drawing w/ repeated lines from Gloria Matuszewski who is inspired by the history of textile manufacturing and the anonymous...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Graphite

Sara Eichner, 16 Layers, 2016, Ink, Rag Paper, Pen
Located in Darien, CT
Sara Eichner wants to create a space where point of view cannot be fixed. Optical games stand in for her struggle to comprehend the complexities of seeing. Using simple drawing tools...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Rag Paper, Pen

Untitled #2 - Emmanuelle Messika, 21st Century, Abstract drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Coloured inks and pastel on paper Signed Gestural abstraction Outsider art Artist’s statement : "Painting, for me, is an expressive endeavor in which one depicts the evolution of the various facets of the artistic self. There is, on each canvas, a tension where violence and stillness naturally coexist. By playing with different materials, I seek to establish a sort of unexpected dialogue between these states, and aspire to express this tension through profusion of color. The canvas is the stage that allows me to unite narration with the action of painting the fantastic—even the outrageous---and the everyday. I develop scenarios borrowed from the imagination, which join fantasy, even fables, with the everyday. Pulling threads from each domain, I bring together the mythical and the quotidian, so that the worlds of reality and fantasy merge. I rely on “creatures,” improbable little characters that could exist in some other realm or dimension. They materialize, issuing forth from the surprising, unbelievable and wondrous world of childhood. Human or animal, both find themselves entangled in inextricable and melancholic situations. These inextricable situations create distance; the humor comes through this breach. It is the absurdity of their predicaments that manifests the humor in the work. In each of my paintings, the sentiments are heightened by an intentional, provocative tone that transforms the work. An Otherness is attributed to objects; objects become personified, and by their very presence, they become witnesses or guinea pigs torn between and bound to their dilemma. The titles of my paintings, whether invented or quotations taken out of context, come from literature, theater, or song lyrics. Accident and chance are often major actors in my work.” Emmanuelle Messika BIOGRAPHY : Emmanuelle Messika was born in France in 1979. She works and lives in Paris. STUDIES 1999-2005 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Diplômée en Juin 2005 2004 Échange universitaire à Hunter College, New York NY, USA 1993-1999 Ateliers des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Montparnasse PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS : 2019 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris 2018 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris Outsider Art Fair, Paris 2012 Art Contemporain Sèvres, "La Chartreuse", Sèvres 2011 Espace Seven, Galerie De Vos, Paris 2010 Les Trois Baudets, Paris Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Galerie Crous -Beaux-Arts, Paris L'Apparemment Café, Paris 2009 Espace Rachi, Paris 2008 Galerie Console, Paris 2007 Exposition Place du Québec, Mairie du sixième, Paris 2006 Galerie Eonnet-Dupuis, Paris 2005 Galerie Crous Beaux Arts, Paris 2004 The Mark Bar, "Bring your own flashlight", Brooklin, New York 2003 Le Glaz’art, Paris 2002 9 rue Dauphine, Paris 2001 Galerie Gauche, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris 2000 La grosse caisse, Paris La liberté, Paris GROUP SHOWS 2011 Chic Art Fair, Galerie Mariska Hammoudi Galerie De Vos, Espace Seven 2010 Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Chic Dessin, avec Cherry Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

'Rainbow Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hourian Hamid' (Iranian-American, 20th century) and dated 1985. A large, flowing abstract by the brother of the artist, Mohammed Hourian.
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Trace #13" Large colorful watery abstraction yellow, purple, blue, red, purple
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Trace #13 " Mixed Media on Denril Paper, 49 1/2 x 42 Inches. Lyrical, vivid abstraction in red, yellow, blue, pink, white and purple. Denril paper is closely related to tracing...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Nancy Baker, Fan Dance, 2017, paint, paper, digital pigment print
Located in Darien, CT
Nancy Baker creates paper constructions by combining digitally printed, hand and laser cut geometric forms loosely based on machine parts. Over time, the hardware imagery has evolved...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Paper, Digital Pigment

Wave Cry Series #10, Colorful Abstract Painting by Jeff Hoare
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jeff Hoare Title: Wave Cry Series #10 Year: 1977 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 22 x 30 inches Frame: 33.5 x 40 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Backyard Abstractions, " Landscape Watercolor on paper signed by Craig Lueck
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Backyard Abstractions" is an original watercolor on Holbein watercolor paper by Craig Lueck. These petite watercolors that make up Lueck's portfolio serve as windows into the artist...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Treasury Edition: Spidey Spectacular #3
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼx̱w of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his home ancestral home on Vancouver Island. Having been raised as your ev...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

The Treasury Edition: Spidey Spectacular #1
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼx̱w of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his home ancestral home on Vancouver Island. Having been raised as your ev...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Colorful Abstract Acrylic Painting by David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Roth, American (1942 - ) Title: Untitled VI Year: 1974 Medium: Acrylic Painting on Arches Paper, signed and dated Image Size: 15.5 x 45.5 inches Size: 22.5 in. x 53.5 i...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Geologies Series 9045
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nancy Charak Title: Geologies Series 9045 Materials: Drawing on 140# Fabriano Artistico Date: 2018 Dimensions: 22"x30" Nancy Charak makes paintings and drawings in her studio in Tuc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Color Pencil

Rocio Rodriguez "5-Apr-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez April 5, 2013, 2013 pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rectang...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel, Pencil

"Untitled" Black and White Linear, Calligraphic Drawing on Cream Paper
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Untitled," Flashe on Paper, 30 x 22 Inches A highly sophisticated series of large and small paintings, drawings and monoprints by Margo Margolis, NY artist who recently retired as ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Other Medium, Mixed Media

The Treasury Edition: Spidey Spectacular #2
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼx̱w of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his home ancestral home on Vancouver Island. Having been raised as your ev...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Edge Space
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper. Unframed. As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn with pen or pencil and which so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Ice blossoms
Located in London, GB
Oil on paper - Unframed Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between them as each begins to form...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Rocio Rodriguez "3-Dec-11" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez December 3, 2011, 2011 pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rect...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #13
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original hand-cut paper and ink on illustration board layered paper sculpture by Charles Clary measuring 15"h x 9"w. This piece ships in the pictured black frame. Charles Clary was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Illustration Board

Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon

"Wired, Out of Time", abstract, charcoal, yellow, sepia, watercolor painting
Located in Natick, MA
"Wired, Out of Time" by Sarah Alexander is a 30 x 22 inch abstract watercolor and charcoal painting on panel in warm yellow and sepia tones. In this signature piece from Alexander’s ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Panel

Untitled (ID 1295)
Located in London, GB
Oil on paper - Unframed In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets intuition. Her v...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

MAGIC CASEMENT, Abstract Non-Objective Mid-Century Pastel Color Field Drawing
Located in New York, NY
MAGIC CASEMENT, Abstract Non-Objective Mid-Century Pastel Color Field Drawing "Magic Casement," 16 x 20 ¾ inches, Initialed JD and dated February 22, 1967 lower left, Titled lower right. Pastel on paper. The framed work measure 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: James Daugherty...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Daisy Craddock, Cantaloupe Study (Flesh), Abstract oil pastel, 2017
Located in New York, NY
As both an artist and a seasoned painting conservator, Craddock spends much time examining surfaces under magnification. Her eye for detail is translated here with her keen rendering...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Long color stack 1
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper - Unframed As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn with pen or pencil and which so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

French Abstract Contemporary Art - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic paint on paper if framed 50 x 50 x 3 cm
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled (ID 1290)
Located in London, GB
Pastel and acrylic on paper - Unframed In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

"Aerial #2" Vivid abstraction in white, red, electric chartreuse, orange, blue
Located in Wellesley, MA
Aerial #2, Gouache on Watercolor Paper, 22 x 29 3/4 Inches. Vivid abstraction in white, bright orange, shades of blue, electric chartreuse, yellow ochre, black, and yellow/green. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

'Abstract Composition', New York Jewish Museum, ASL, Woman Artist, Smithsonian
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Beth Ames Swartz' (American, born 1936) and dated 1967. Primarily working in the idioms of abstraction and semi-abstraction, Beth's paintings and mixed-media works are commonly informed by philosophical and spiritual concepts shared by people of different cultural worldviews, and incorporate both symbols and words in the vocabulary of their visual language. Her art practice has been guided by aesthetic philosophies including Wassily Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in Art and Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, and inspired by various religious and philosophical systems including Native American Healing practices, Buddhism, Jewish Mysticism, and Christianity in order to facilitate communication with viewers on both the conscious and unconscious level. Swartz synthesizes these spiritual traditions in her work with the purpose of revealing the commonality between them. Beth was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan, and by her mid-teens was studying at the Art Students League in New York in the late 1940s. Her education continued at The High School of Music & Art in New York City, and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a Master of Arts degree in 1959 from New York University. Beth Ames Swartz exhibited nationwide including at over seventy solo exhibitions including a solo show at The Jewish Museum in New York. In addition, she participated in three major traveling museum exhibitions and her work is held in the permanent collections of numerous major museums including the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian. She received the Governor's Individual Artist Award in 2001 in Arizona, and a retrospective of her work was mounted in 2002 at The Phoenix Art Museum, with a monograph about her work co-published by The Phoenix Art Museum and Hudson Hills Press. Swartz explores systems of knowledge by translating philosophical concepts into aesthetic visual experiences. Fellowships, Awards, Grants and Honors: New York, NY - 2003 Veteran Feminists of America, Medal of Honor Phoenix, AZ - 2001 Recipient, Governor's Arts Award, the highest honor in Arizona for one individual who may be a visual or performing artist or a writer. Snowmass Village, CO - 2000 Anderson Ranch, Artist in Residence Phoenix, AZ - 1994 Founder, Culture Care , an international, non-profit organization sponsoring The Sacred Souls Project, to identify, support and honor individuals who demonstrate positive human societal values New York, NY - 1994 Awarded Flow Fund grant for discretionary philanthropic use for non-personal benefit New York, NY - 1994 Panelist, College Art Association, Art, Earth and Medicine: A Healing Approach New York, NY - 1993 Panelist, The Sacred in the Arts Conference New York, NY - 1992 Speaker, MedArts Conference, Research Study on A Moving Point of Balance Stinson Beach, CA - 1991 Speaker, Symposium, Art as a Healing Force New Harmony, IN - 1990 Keynote Speaker, Art and Healing Conference Phoenix, AZ - 1988 Co-Founder, International Friends of Transformative Art (IFTA), an international, non-profit organization for positive global change Payson, AZ - 1988, '87 Project Coordinator, Rim Institute, Transformative Artist's Conference and Workshop Phoenix, AZ - 1985 Governor's Award, Outstanding Women of Arizona - Women Who Create Sun Valley, ID - 1980 Sun Valley Center for the Arts & Humanities, Artist in Residence, The Awesome Space: The Inner and Outer Landscape Hawaii National Park, HI - 1979 Volcano Art Center, Artist in Residence Phoenix, AZ - 1978, '77 Named Master Teacher by State Department of Public Instruction Phoenix, AZ - 1978, '77 Educational Grant for Inquiry Into Fire, Arizona Commission on Arts and Humanities Selected Bibliography and Reference: Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p.2468; Arizona/Women '75 (exhibition catalogue). Tucson, AZ: Tucson Art Museum, 1975; Baigell, Matthew. "Art and Spirit: Kabbalah and Jewish-American Artists." Tikkun vol. 14, no.4, (July-August 1999): 59-61 (illus. in b&w of Shen Qi Series: the Cabalistic Scheme of the Four Worlds #5); Beth Ames Swartz, Inquiry Into Fire (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 1978. Introduction by Melinda Wortz; Beth Ames Swartz, 1982-1988: A Moving Point of Balance (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: A Moving Point of Balance, Inc., 1988. Introduction by John Perreault; Biennial 1979 (exhibition catalog). Phoenix: Phoenix Art Museum, March 9-April 8, 1979, 35-37, 64 (illus. in color Sedona, #23; illus. in b&w, Torah Scroll, #5); Body and Soul: Contemporary Art and Healing (exhibition catalog). Lincoln, MA: DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 1994. Introduction by Rachel Rosenfeld Lafo, Nicholas Capasso, and Sara Rehm Roberts; Cembalest, Robin. "The Ecological Art Explosion." ARTnews vol. 90, no. 6 (summer 1991): 96-105; The First Western States Biennial Exhibition (exhibition catalog). Denver: Western States Art Foundation, 1979. Introduction by Joshua C. Taylor (with illus. in color of Torah Scroll #4); Gablik, Suzi. The Reenchantment of Art. Thames and Hudson: New York, 1991, 155-57; Gadon, Elinor W. The Once and Future Goddess: A Symbol for Our Time. New York: Harper and Row, 1989, 245-46; 248; Henderson, Barbara. "Beth Ames Swartz," A Magazine of Fine Arts vol. 2, no. 15 (April 1976): 34-41; Israel Revisited: Beth Ames Swartz (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: Beth Ames Swartz, 1981: 40 pp. Introduction by Harry Rand...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, India Ink

Indian Ocean II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist's Statement: My paintings are an attempt to synthesize and enlighten pursuits of eastern and western art and their traditions. Using the full visual language of abstraction – ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pigment, Mixed Media

Untitled (Woman In Dress)
Located in New York, NY
J.Rennell, "Untitled: Woman in Dress", Figurative Pen and Ink Drawing signed on Paper, 6 x 4 (13.50 x 10.50 Framed), Mid to Late 20th C...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Untitled
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Untitled," Flashe on Paper, 30 x 22 Inches A highly sophisticated series of large and small paintings, drawings and monoprints by Margo Margolis, NY artist who recently retired as ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Other Medium

WOP 2-00602 (H)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper Image size: 12.75 x 24 inches Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated wi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Sara Eichner, Orange_16 Layers, 2016, Ink, Rag Paper, Pen
Located in Darien, CT
Sara Eichner wants to create a space where point of view can not be fixed. Optical games stand in for the struggle to comprehend the complexities of seeing. Using simple drawing tool...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Rag Paper, Pen

Abstract Composition T1
Located in Nice, FR
Gouache on paper, signed lower right.
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Draft Design
By Anna Schuster
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Schuster Title: Draft Design Medium: Gouache Year: 1992 Signed by hand, dated and inscribed Edition: Unique Size: 22.6 × 23.4 on 23.8 × 33.5 inches COA provided
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Martin Reyna , Mila Akopova, Jaanika Peerna, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $400,000, while the average work sells for $1,502.

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