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
Color: Gray
The Thing Is, Suite 9 #2
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Tsakli 04-08-2022, abstract water media painting
By Ray Kass
Located in New York, NY
The latest watercolors from Ray Kass strike a balance between audacity and contemplation. Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the Tsakli - sets of miniature...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wax, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pigment, Mica
"Is There No End to This?" Jewel Toned Abstract Figurative Painting
By Ron Hoover
Located in Houston, TX
Jewel-toned abstract figurative watercolor painting by Texas artist Ron Hoover. This painting depicts a figure of a man wearing a suit against a split background. Signed and titled b...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Objet D'Art #2
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Objet D'Art #9
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Objet D'Art #3
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
1960s "Red Landing" Gouache and Oil Pastel Abstract SF Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield
Red Landing
1960s
Oil Pastel and Gouache on Paper
26.5"x36" unframed $1600
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 wee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Abstract drawing n°8 by Julien Dinou - A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame
Size A4
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Seeing the Past: Abstract Expressionist Painting in Blue, Silver and Gold
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract painting on paper with accents of blue, dark gray, and teal underneath silver and gold metallic powders
"Seeing the Past", made in 2022 by Hudson Valley painter, Br...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
Temptation in Blue & Gold: Abstract Expressionist Painting with Metallic Powders
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on paper in dark blue and forest green with accents of metallic gold and silver powders
"Temptation in Blue and Gold", made by Hudson Valley ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
"Untitled wp18" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp18" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Watercolor on archival paper
In search of silence, in search of the self.
Her work em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Organic Geometry (Fragrant Portals II) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Organic Geometry (Fragrant Portals II) (Abstract Painting)
Mixed media on paper - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
In this series, Michael Barringer wants to make deeply f...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
BluesPurple
Located in Westport, CT
Since 1974, Louise P. Sloane has been actively engaged in the studio as an abstract painter.
Her work focuses upon geometric forms, grids and patterns. These detail oriented pieces ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
ARIETTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
ARIATTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Pastel and acrylic on paper - Unframed.
Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Location #4
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil, Paper
Markers #4
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Markers #7
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Markers #6
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
The Thing is Suite 8 #4
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
The Thing is Suite 8 #3
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
The Thing Is, Suite 8 #1
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
The Thing is Suite 7 #2
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
The Thing is Suite 4 #1
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art. Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and acrylic on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Abstract Expressionist CoBrA Style Anthropomorphic Bird. Chalk on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract expressionist CoBrA style chalk on paper of an imaginary bird by French artist, A Nuchy. Signed to the bottom right.
Highly colourful and inventi...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Location #1 : contemporary abstract work of art
Located in New York, NY
Drawn from her imagination, Paula Elliott’s modern abstract works of art depict mysterious objects. In her works pastel has become the principal medium combined with charcoal, pencil...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Sketch for To Teach or Assume Authority
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Zapata
Sketch for To Teach or to Assume Authority, 2016
Watercolor and pencil on paper
15 x 12 inches (frame)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Stcf097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Stcmk097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Damier 20152 (Abstract painting)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Damier 20152 (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 mediu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"The Winter Valley" Purple and Brown Toned Winter Landscape Townscape
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, purple, and green toned winter landscape pastel drawing by German-American painter, Wolf Kahn. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a gold frame...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Shape 29 (2019)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 29 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only.
Abstract geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract green shape innovated by the artist.
Fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 338
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink on Archival paper
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Mark...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Archival Paper
Drawing n°23 by Julien Dinou - Pastel A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Jack Youngerman
Untitled, 1990
Pencil on paper
21 inches diameter (image)
25 x 25 inches (frame)
Signed and dated recto
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Abstract drawing n°14 by Julien Dinou - A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame
Size A4
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
1970 Sandra Blow abstract watercolour, signed
By Sandra Blow
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sandra Blow (British, 1925-2006)
Abstract, 1970
Watercolour
Signed with estate stamp (lower left)
11 x 7 in. (28 x 18 cm.)
The late British artist Sandra Betty Blow (1925-2006) came...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bach Cello Suite No.3 in C Major - III Courante
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bach Cello Suite No.3 in C Major - III Courante
Watercolor and mixed pigments on paper, c. 1960's
Signed and titled recto (see photos)
A masterful example of the artist's series of music inspired works of art. Haas had the condition known as synesthesia.
Condition: Excellent
Archival framing with OP3 acrylic
Image size: 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches
Frame size: 27 1/4 x 21 inches
Synesthesia: Throughout her lifetime Haas had a condition known as synesthesia. Synesthesia, as defined by Wikipedia, is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. Many famous artists, poets, musicians and authors throughout history have had synesthesia including Vincent Van Gough, Duke Ellington, Billy Joel, and Vladimir Nabokov. Haas' form of synesthesia is known as 'projective synesthesia'. With projective synesthesia Haas saw colors, shapes and/or forms when experiencing audio stimulation. Haas used...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
30 Moon Circles - intricate white 3D abstract geometric pulled paper drawing
Located in New York, NY
Finesse and delicacy are what characterize best Antonin Anzil’s artistic practice. Paper as a medium seems incompatible with the idea of engraving or sculpturing; and yet. Using a sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Never Ending Story
Located in New York, NY
Philip Wittmann work is based on signs. Signs are for him an intermediary between abstraction and writing. He started painting 32 years ago, at the age...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Estuary 1 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Estuary 1 (Abstract Drawing)
Graphite and acrylic on linen - Unframed
This fluid abstract painting is intuitively made with a loaded brush graphite and acrylic on linen.
The inter...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Graphite
Firmamento (Boots and Sticks)
Located in New York, NY
Firmamento (Boots and Sticks), 2021
Acrylics and oil pencil on paper
10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in
27 x 27 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
Balancing Act 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Tracey Adams
Located in London, GB
Balancing Act 3 (Abstract Painting)
Gouache, graphite and ink on Rives paper. Unframed.
Balancing Act 3 is part of a series of works on paper started in 2016.
They are created in the evenings and aptly named after busy days of teaching and other responsibilities.
The artist establishes parameters involving the use of a particular palette, certain mark-making gestures and amount of time spent on each drawing.
This work incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition-based and planned execution.
Tracey Adams is an American abstract painter and printmaker. Her artworks reflect a strong interest in musical patterns, rhythms, lyrical compositional elements and what she calls a sense of performance. She lives and works in Carmel, California.
Work by Adams is part of the permanent collections of several museums, including the Bakersfield Art Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Fresno Art Museum, the Tucson Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Graphite
Balancing Act 1 (Abstract painting)
By Tracey Adams
Located in London, GB
Gouache, graphite and ink on Rives paper - Unframed
This work (unframed) incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition-based and planned execution.
Ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Gouache, Graphite
"Séparer" by Gilbert Pauli - Watercolor on paper 36x36 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on rice texturized paper with wooden frame and glass, size: 53x53x2 cm
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Pinks and the Blues
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Pinks and the Blues
Watercolor, pen and ink on paper, 1954
Signed and dated in ink lower left, titled in pencil verso.
Provenance: Gift of the Artist
Privat...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Graphite on paper, c. 1950
Unsigned
Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo)
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver
Condition: Excellent
Soft fold on top edge, not visible from front
Image/Sheet size: 14 x 11 1/16 inches
Medard Klein was born in Appleton Wisconsin on January 6th, 1905. At the age of 21, Klein left his rural hometown and moved to Chicago where he began studying art. During the late 1920’s Klein...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Nodus (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Nodus
Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and graphite on polypropylene paper - Unframed.
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a profound sense of drama and emoti...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Drawing n°19 by Julien Dinou - A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Abstract drawing n°4 - Oiseaux migrateurs by Julien Dinou - A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame
Size A4
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Ana Zanic "Blush Nebula (W-2021-12-13)" - Abstract Watercolor Painting on Paper
By Ana Zanic
Located in New York, NY
Ana Zanic
Blush Nebula (W-2021-12-13), 2021
watercolor on paper
22 x 30 in.
(zan239)
This contemporary abstract watercolor painting features large, gestural strokes of pink, grey, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 335
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink on Archival paper
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Mark...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper, Ink
20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding pencil on paper Abstract drawing.
Marcel Dumont was a Liège artist who painted in oils and gouache, also produced collages and was an illustrator and engraver, doing so in a number of different styles. Early on in his career, he tended to produce paintings displaying a poetic realism but this changed over time until, in 1957, he was employing geometric abstraction and later still, the influence of pop art could be discerned. His geometric style has strong linear structure which occasionally veers to expressionism and the effect of this is an interesting sense of detachment that the viewer of the work can feel and one engages with the subject on a different level than one would normally expect. A critic wrote of him," Sometimes expressionist, sometimes linear, the abstraction forms itself willingly, in Marcel Dumont's world, to leave the rectangular structure to connect to carefully prepared tones. He retains also, in his abundant output, a few poetic pop-art collages together with a number of drawings and engravings illustrating Stefan Zweig...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 328
Located in Paris, IDF
Tryptich
16 x 11 inches each
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Mark...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Abstract drawing n°9 by Julien Dinou - A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame
Size A4
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Rembrandt Later Danae, " Alan Fenton, Abstract Expressionism
Located in New York, NY
Alan Fenton (1927 - 2000)
Rembrandt Later Danae, 1975
Watercolor on paper
23 x 17 inches
Signed and dated lower right; titled lower left
Fenton's quiet an...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
U 125 - grey abstract geometric minimalist 3D composition with folded paper
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that startle in their intricacy an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Storm Horizontal 82 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Storm Horizontal 82 (Abstract drawing)
Graphite and color pencil on Mylar. Unframed.
So many different storms, so hard to capture.
Beginning in the wake of hurricanes Irene and S...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Color Pencil, Graphite
Drawing n°22 by Julien Dinou - Pastel A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Tiny Travelers, " Alan Fenton, Abstract Expressionism, New York School, Stripes
Located in New York, NY
Alan Fenton (1927 - 2000)
Tiny Travelers II, 1975
Watercolor on paper
23 x 17 inches
Signed and dated lower right; titled lower left
Fenton's quiet and co...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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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