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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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Untitled (ID 1298) (Abstract painting)
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

Composition - Original China Ink and Watercolor by A. Peyrot - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Composizione is a beautiful mixed media (china ink and watercolor) on cream-colored paper, realized in the middle of the XX century by the Italian artist Arturo Peyrot (1908 - 1993)....
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Ink #5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ink #5 (Abstract painting) Ink, watercolor on Arches watercolor paper - Unframed. Image size: 12.25” x 8.25 - 31 x 21 cm. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Oberkampf 2 (Abstract painting)
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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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Untitled (ID 1295) (Abstract painting)
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

Clench (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Clench (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
Provenance: Norman Bluhm to current owner Trained as an architect under Mies van der Rohe, Norman Bluhm created paintings with an abiding sense of structure, balance, and compositio...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Ink

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.1
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Not yet 012 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Not yet 012 (Abstract painting) Pencil and acrylic on Canson-Montval paper - Unframed. This artwork conveys a color and emotional language and is inspired by the series Color as Ad...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Jacques Germain -Untitled - Original Signed Ink
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jacques GERMAIN (1915-2001) Untitled Circa 1970 Ink on Paper Signed J.G Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm Born in Paris in 1915, worked with Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Acadé...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

P3.15 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P3.15 (Abstract Painting) Gouache and collage on Japanese paper. Unframed. This gouache paint with collage on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled Quarantine #1 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled Quarantine #1 (Abstract Painting) Watercolour and ink on paper - Unframed. This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. The works of San Francisco Bay Area-based abstract paint...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Autumn Garden Porch Abstracted Landscape with Pumpkins
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstracted landscape of a garden porch in autumn with pumpkins by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" lower right. Unframed. Image siz...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

New York School Abstract Expressionist Drawing Watercolor Painting Carmen Cicero
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a stylized figurative abstract expressionist nude. This one is hand signed and dated. From the style we are estimating it to the 1970's They have abstract stylized erotic male and female nude elements to them some have a stylized American flag. Carmen Louis Cicero (born 1926) is an American figurative abstract painter from Newark, New Jersey. Cicero attended the New Jersey State Teachers College (now Kean University) from 1947 to 1951. Cicero studied painting under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell at Hunter College in 1953. He received an MFA from Montclair State University in 1991.Cicero started as an abstract painter and use automatism in his drawings of memories of places. In 1957, Cicero had his first solo show at the Peridot Gallery, New York, showing with fellow artists Louise Bourgeois and Philip Guston. In the early 1960s, Cicero’s canvases began to be populated with intense, expressionist figures. These works positioned him as one of the earliest figurative expressionist painters of his generation. In 1971 a studio fire destroyed the work still in his possession. He moved to New York to a studio loft on the Bowery and started over in a dramatically different figurative style. In the 1990s, Cicero's style changed again, from figurative expressionism to visionary realism/surrealism reminiscent of magic realism. His work spans three periods and styles Abstract Expressionism, Figurative Expressionism, and surrealist “visionary.” In the late 1970s and 1980s and produced a body of work that was well received both uptown on Madison Avenue and downtown during the heyday of the East Village art scene. He was represented by the Berta Walker Gallery. He lives in New York City and Truro on Cape Cod. He is also an accomplished jazz musician. Cicero taught painting at Sarah Lawrence College 1959 to 1968. Cicero was a professor of painting at Montclair State University from 1970 through 2001. A monograph, The Art of Carmen Cicero was published in 2013 by Schiffer Publishing in Atglen, PA. Awards Guggenheim Fellowship 1957-58 and 63-64 Ford Foundation, Purchase Prizes 1961 and 65 Jackson Pollock- Lee Krasner Foundation Grant, 2008 Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

P1.13 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.13 (Abstract painting) Gouache and collage on Japanese paper - Unframed This gouache paint with collage on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled (ID 1283) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1283) (Abstract Painting) Oil on paper. Unframed. In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Colby 10 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper - Unframed Peter Soriano is an abstract artist who divides his time between New York City and Penobscot, Maine. Although he began his c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Contemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful contemporary painting (Monotype) in primarily grey and black, with found object collage composition of stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauk...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Supple
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is chalk pastel on paper. These works on paper are an investigation of line and generative form. Through these drawings, I am exploring the tension between the flat line ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel

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

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Paper, Encaustic

"Domus Series" - Abstract Geometric Futuristic Neon Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A bright neon futuristic geometric landscape, depicting a detailed imaginative deconstructive dome structure in a polychrome world, titled "Domus Series" by Anita Margrill (American,...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

4th floor (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
4th floor (Abstract Painting) Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

P3.13 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
P3.13 (Abstract painting) Gouache on Japanese paper. Unframed. This gouache paint on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements of found colored papers ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Spring (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic and mixed media on paper - Unframed Werfel employs expressive, lyrical gestures that create bursts of movement and energy. Her color choices create a range of tones from the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

P1.15 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.15 (Abstract Painting) Gouache and collage on Japanese paper. Unframed. This gouache paint with collage on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Quarantaine 20089 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Quarantaine 20089 (Abstract painting) Mixed media on paper - Unframed. Reyna works with ink, acrylics and oils on canvas or paper. One of his signature techniques is to dilute his ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

'Thermogenesis 1' - Nature-based Abstract - Mixed Media - Cyanotype - Kapoor
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Thermogenesis 1," is an abstract work on paper featuring electric hues of pink, orange, purple, turquoise and white. This piece is framed in a simple white box frame behind Plexigla...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Untitled - Original China Ink and Watercolor by F. Canovas - 2002
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original color China ink drawing on paper, realized in 2002 by the French-Argentine artist Fernando Canovas (Buenos Aires, 1960). Signed by the artist on the front, o...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Moiré Indigo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Moiré Indigo (Abstract painting) Acrylic on paper and Netting - Framed. Image's dimensions: 32 x 29 cm/12.5 x 11.4". The Moiré project is an exercise in optical and formal aesthet...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Vintage Purple & Yellow Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage abstract watercolor with purple lines and yellow forms bleeding together by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" on verso. From the esta...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

0105: contemporary abstract gestural painting w/ green, red & pink lines on blue
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Free shipping with code ART2021SHIP through December! Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that mean...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper

Composition - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by G. Singer - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Gustave Singer in 1962, and dedicated to Nesto Jacometti. Hand signed and dated on the low...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

New York School Abstract Expressionist Drawing Watercolor Painting Carmen Cicero
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a stylized figurative abstract expressionist nude. This one is hand signed and dated. From the style we are estimating it to the 1970's They have abstract stylized erotic male and female nude elements to them some have a stylized American flag. Carmen Louis Cicero (born 1926) is an American figurative abstract painter from Newark, New Jersey. Cicero attended the New Jersey State Teachers College (now Kean University) from 1947 to 1951. Cicero studied painting under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell at Hunter College in 1953. He received an MFA from Montclair State University in 1991.Cicero started as an abstract painter and use automatism in his drawings of memories of places. In 1957, Cicero had his first solo show at the Peridot Gallery, New York, showing with fellow artists Louise Bourgeois and Philip Guston. In the early 1960s, Cicero’s canvases began to be populated with intense, expressionist figures. These works positioned him as one of the earliest figurative expressionist painters of his generation. In 1971 a studio fire destroyed the work still in his possession. He moved to New York to a studio loft on the Bowery and started over in a dramatically different figurative style. In the 1990s, Cicero's style changed again, from figurative expressionism to visionary realism/surrealism reminiscent of magic realism. His work spans three periods and styles Abstract Expressionism, Figurative Expressionism, and surrealist “visionary.” In the late 1970s and 1980s and produced a body of work that was well received both uptown on Madison Avenue and downtown during the heyday of the East Village art scene. He was represented by the Berta Walker Gallery. He lives in New York City and Truro on Cape Cod. He is also an accomplished jazz musician. Cicero taught painting at Sarah Lawrence College 1959 to 1968. Cicero was a professor of painting at Montclair State University from 1970 through 2001. A monograph, The Art of Carmen Cicero was published in 2013 by Schiffer Publishing in Atglen, PA. Awards Guggenheim Fellowship 1957-58 and 63-64 Ford Foundation, Purchase Prizes 1961 and 65 Jackson Pollock- Lee Krasner Foundation Grant, 2008 Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Ink #8 (Fraying) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ink #8 (Fraying) (Abstract painting) Ink, watercolor on Arches watercolor paper - Unframed. Image size: 11” x 8.25 - 28 x 21 cm. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths fr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Delight - mythical, spiritual, abstract patterns, colorful, watercolor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media The energy of this work is only possible painting with both hands, standing and working with music. The underlying structure is created with oil pastel using...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Heinrich Neuy Watercolor "comodo", 1986
Located in Berlin, DE
Watercolor on paper, 1986, by Heinrich Neuy ( 1911 - 2003 ) Monogramed, titled and dated lower in the middle. Framed. Measurements: 17.72 x 13.78 x 0.91 in ( 45 x 35 x 2,3 cm ) He...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Pink & Blue Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Pink and blue mix abstract with linear shapes and dots by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Signed "Les An...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Composition - Original Mixed Media by Edgar Stoebel - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in a mix media, oil and tempera on cardboard, realized by Edgar Stoebel (1909–2001). Very good conditions. Hand-sig...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Oil, Tempera, Cardboard

Stem #229 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Yupo - Unframed. Baribeau constructs his paintings layer upon layer, building color, form and texture into viscous, impasto compositions, on supports that are themselves ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

'Wayfinding (Fusion)' - Nature-based Abstract - Cyanotype - Kapoor
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wayfinding (Fusion)," is an abstract work on paper featuring hues of blue, purple, orange, yellow, tan and gold. This piece is framed in a simple white box frame behind Plexiglas me...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled 561, 2002
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Birdwalk', Royal Society of Artists, Edinburgh Academy, Scotland, Palo Alto
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'T.G.M. Guise' for Thomas Gladstone Middleton Guise (Scottish, 1916-1984) and dated 1963; titled verso, 'Birdwalk'. Thomas Guise studied art at Edinburgh College...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

At the End of the Story - Watercolor on Paper - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
At the end of the history is a beautiful original watercolor on paper, realized in 1975. Signed and dated in black ink on the lower margin at the center, covered by the yellow car...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Warren 85. 18
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 Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

"#56 – BOTH WOUNDED A LITTLE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, found text, poetry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#56 – BOTH WOUNDED A LITTLE" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 56 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache

Ink #5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ink, watercolor on Arches watercolor paper - Unframed. Image size: 12.25” x 8.25 - 31 x 21 cm. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left to right, stacking the hori...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Coaxist 10819 - Soft pastel color abstract geometric circle watercolor on paper
Located in New York, NY
Evan Venegas works primarily in watercolor, a delicate medium through which he is best able to convey subtle meanings and emotions. Using geometric shapes in general and circles in p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

1967 "Abstract 1" Ink Brush Drawing NYC Artist Michael Knigin Mid Century
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin Abstract 1 1967 Ink brush drawing on paper 10.5"x14" unframed Signed and dated in ink lower right Came from artist's estate
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Oil, Enamel on Wood - Ganymede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Enamel

M-0048, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"M-0048" is my new drawing series, watercolor marker pen & mixed media on 260g "Bristol" paper. 17x14" Thanks! :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Moiré Prussian Blue (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper and Netting - Framed. Image's dimensions: 32 x 29 cm/12.5 x 11.4". The Moiré project is an exercise in optical and formal aesthetics. Each individual artwork is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

"Residuum" Series - Wave Hill
Located in New York, NY
Tessa Grundon's work often references to the topography and history of a place and its ever-changing environment. To create her pieces, Grundon uses an array of materials and artifac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pigment, Thread, Wax

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Suh Se Ok (서세옥). An Untitled, abstract ink wash on paper painting by South Korean artist Suh Se Ok (서세옥), executed in a palette of pink and bla...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Watercolor on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit at Meyer's favorite hotel in Amsterdam. Melissa...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Moon (Graphic Abstract Painting in Red, Dark Teal & Yellow)
Located in Hudson, NY
Graphic abstract painting on paper in in complementary hues of red-orange, dark teal and yellow "Duo" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2020 acrylic on linen over panel 14 x 11 inches Signed, verso Jenny Kemp’s abstract paintings are inspired by the artist’s desire to represent unseen phenomenon. With intricate and calculated line-work, the artist builds parallel layers against opaque backgrounds, while shifts in color and shape call attention to organic forms that give reference to the human body or atomic structures. Precise lines in light green arc over a layer of opaque moss green before colliding with forms of bright red-orange. A serene layer of dark teal complements these contrasting colliding forms, allowing a visual reprieve. The gouache painting on paper is complimented with a light wood frame, protected by non-glare glass. Wire is installed on the back for seamless hanging. About the artist: Jenny Kemp received a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MFA in Painting from the University at Albany. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently at Gold/Scopophilia* in Montclair, NJ and the Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Schenectady, NY. She has been featured in publications such as 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames & Hudson, New American Paintings, The Huffington Post, Seattle’s City Arts, New York Times, and The New England Review. Kemp is also a recipient of the 2015 NYFA fellowship in painting and the 2015 Emerging Artist Award recipient from the Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy, NY. She sits on the board of Collar Works, an art space dedicated to the support of emerging and under-represented artists exhibiting challenging and culturally relevant contemporary artworks in Troy, NY where she lives and works. EDUCATION MFA - Painting, University at Albany, SUNY 2012 BS - Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2002 EXHIBITIONS 2019 Gold / Scopophilia* Art on Paper, Pier 36, NYC Steady Curve Gold / Scopophilia*, Montclair, NJ (solo) 2018 Slow Grow Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY (solo) FENCE + ECHO, Far x Wide, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Jes Cannon) Crazy Beautiful III, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Three Square, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) 2017 When We Were Young: Rethinking Abstraction from the University at Albany Art Collections (1967-present) University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY Surface 4, ARENA at Brooklyn Dermatology, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renée Riccardo) The Whitney Houston Biennial: Greatest Love of All, Chashama, NYC (curated by Christine Finely) 2016 Reality is Wrong, Dreams are Real, David&Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Phil and Sue Knoll) Squared, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Something Else, The Painting Center, New York, NY (curated by Dee Shapiro and Miriam Brumer) Living Color, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (2 person) 2015 Howdy Doody, Collar Works, Troy, NY (curated by Leona Christie) Remains to be Seen, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Painting Parallels, GRIDSPACE, Brooklyn, NY (solo) Double Vision, Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY (2 person) Mohawk Hudson Invitational Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY Snowbirds Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Valentine’s Day Cardiovascular, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Variations in Paint (invitational), The Painting Center, New York, NY 2014 100 Painters of Tomorrow: New York Exhibition, One Art Space, New York, NY Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art (juror: Stephen Westfall) Tracery, PS209 Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY Connections Todd Art Gallery at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2 person) Perceptions Opalka Gallery at Sage College, Albany, NY Modern Artists Carrie Haddad Gallery, Husdson, NY 2013 Second Nature Albany Airport Gallery, Albany, NY Admit One Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Works by Jenny Kemp and Richard Harrington Gallery 105, curated by MCLA Gallery 51, N. Adams, MA An Early Spring Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2012 Recent work and new paintings on paper Fulton Street Gallery (solo) FISSURE GalleryEll online exhibition, curated by Amanda Kates In Orbit Little Gallery at Sage College of Albany. Albany, NY. Works on Paper Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY MFA National Competition First Street Gallery, NYC. Juror: John Yau BioLogical Salem Art Works Carry House Gallery, Salem, NY MFA Thesis Exhibition University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY 2011 Back to School Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Fence Select The Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Juror: Carrie Haddad Honorable Mention Chain Letter Samson Projects, Boston, MA SUNY Best of Show New York State Museum, Albany, NY Members Only Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Fountain Art Fair Pier 66, New York, NY Nathan Meltz with Jenny Kemp and Doug Holst...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Acrylic, Panel

Damier 20153 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Mixed media on paper - Unframed. Reyna works with ink, acrylics and oils on canvas or paper. One of his signature techniques is to dilute his mediums so the colors will dissipate an...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled 546, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

P1.13 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Gouache and collage on Japanese paper - Unframed This gouache paint with collage on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements of found colored papers th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, 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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