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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
Color:  Gray
C - 1 2021
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

C - 5
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Untitled 2310 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2310 (Abstract Drawing) Oil on paper - Unframed. In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge wh...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Untitled 2308 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2308 (Abstract Drawing) Oil and paper on paper - Unframed. In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Gestural Ink Drawing #50, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragains portrays an abstraction of a nude woman with gestural brushwork. The direct and unfiltered application of ink washes creates a sense of spon...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Untitled 2302 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2302 (Abstract Drawing) Oil and paper on paper - Unframed. In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Soft red 3 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Soft red 3 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Power Are My Words #18 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

C - 6
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', 2009 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Cuaderno de Bitácora, n° 83
Located in Madrid, ES
This series of drawings entitled Notebook of Bitácora are almost traces of ink, traces that emerge as the paper dries and that transmit the memory of the shapes left by the tides in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflectiv...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Cuaderno de Bitácora, n° 86
Located in Madrid, ES
This series of drawings entitled Notebook of Bitácora are almost traces of ink, traces that emerge as the paper dries and that transmit the memory of the shapes left by the tides in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Cuaderno de Bitácora, n° 82
Located in Madrid, ES
This series of drawings entitled Notebook of Bitácora are almost traces of ink, traces that emerge as the paper dries and that transmit the memory of the shapes left by the tides in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Odds 4 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Odds 4 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective of n...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Gestural Ink Drawing #56, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragains displays a figurative abstract of a nude woman. Gail approaches the composition with spontaneous bursts of expression, followed by thoughtfu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Le jour se lève
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual levels, Philippe Huart lets one visit his intim...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen, Graphite

Gestural Ink Drawing #55, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragain displays a nude woman with her leg elegantly raised, standing on her tiptoes. Gail infuses the piece with spontaneous bursts of expression, f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Au bout, la lumière
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 100x70 cm Frame size 116x86 cm Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen, Graphite

Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflectiv...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Odds 9 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Odds 9 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective of n...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Power Are My Words #3 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Soft red 1 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Soft red 1 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', 2022 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Power Are My Words #6 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

C - 12
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Power Are My Words #16 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Power Are My Words #11 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Power Are My Words #15 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Power Are My Words #19 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Power Are My Words #2 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Marshland, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint landscapes mostly from imagination. This watercolor comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of auth...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', C. 2005 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Power Are My Words #8 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Linda Turner, Art Meditation 7, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', 2011 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencil, Oil Pastels on Paper in Hues of Black and White
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 28" x 22" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Elle Decor, the New York Times, Tradi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Glaze, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Carbon Pencil

Power Are My Words #1 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Figure 8s.3- abstract geometric black and white ink drawing on paper
Located in New York, NY
Dana Piazza's creates abstract black and white drawings, full of the illusion of depth, movement, and three-dimensionality. His highly obsessive ink drawings on paper are built upon ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Abstract organic drawing titled “Drift”
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
An expressive watercolor and mixed media painting with bold brush strokes and earth tone colors. It is signed on the front and back and coated with a semi gloss archival varnish for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels on Paper in Neutral Hues of Taupe
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 25" x 31" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Elle Decor, the New York Times, Tradi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Abstract minimalism. Black and silver color. Up.
Located in Sempach, LU
This spontaneous gestural drawing is made with Chinese ink and silver pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Synesthesia original drawing on paper
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
This is an original drawing in ink and mixed media in neutral tones. Expressive drawing with shades of grey and marks in graphite. This drawing comes matted in a white mat. 11x14 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Singing by Annemarie Ambrosoli, color pencil, 21x22cm, Abstract
Located in Kiens, BZ
Singing (2023) cm 21x22,5, by Italian artist Annemarie Ambrosoli, is a colored drawing with color pencil on a black cardboard, that measures 29x26,5 cm. This work is a one-of-a-kind ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Orange and Yellow by Annemarie Ambrosoli, watercolor, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Orange and Yellow is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 39x50 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. This painting is part of a series of watercolors painted between 2000 and 2015. The painting is signed in the lower right corner. In this watercolor painting Annemarie Ambrosoli made several sketches of the calla flower. Transparent color overlays give depth to the flower. It consists of three calla lilies of different colors and in the background the various shades of blue sky. The study of flowers and landscape have long been favorite themes of artist Annemarie Ambrosoli. The watercolor Orange and Yellow comes with a certificate of authenticity. About the artist Annemarie Ambrosoli is an award-winning artist, below are the latest awards: - Collectors Art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

L'enigme
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
André MASSON (1896-1987) The enigma, 1975 ink drawing Dimensions: 47.8 x 35cm Signed lower right Provenance: Louise Leiris Gallery, Paris Paper in perfect condition. FREE period ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Strelizia by Annemarie Ambrosoli, watercolor, 34x46cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Strelizia is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 34 x 46 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. The painting is pa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Impression of Autumn by Annemarie Ambrosoli, 50x30cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Impression of Autumn is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 50 x 30 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. The pai...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist , Blue Waves
Located in Carballo, ES
Blue Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this works is "F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Abstraction of a Castle by Annemarie Ambrosoli, 31x38cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Abstraction of a Castle is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 30.5 x 37.5 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gold and Blue by Annemarie Ambrosoli, watercolor, 35x55cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Gold and Blue is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 35 x 55 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. The painting i...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Thousand and One Night by Annemarie Ambrosoli, 34x46cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
The Thousand and One Night is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 34 x...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Light and Shadow by Annemarie Ambrosoli, 34x46cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Light and Shadow is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 34 x 46 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. The paintin...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled II -- Make an Offer!
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Interesting abstract watercolor with nicely matted with light colored suibstantial wood frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Plum Blossom Trees - Spring by Annemarie Ambrosoli, 58x42cm, abstract geometric
Located in Kiens, BZ
Plum Blossom Trees - Spring is a watercolor by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli painted on 600 gsm Fabriano paperboard, measuring 58 x 42 cm. Cardboard surface: coarse grain. ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Monument
Located in Paris, FR
Ink , 1960 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 30.00 cm. x 24.00 cm. 11.81 in. x 9.45 in. (paper) A drawing in Indian ink and wash by the French artist singled out for his architec...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Contemporary blue painting on paper, Seascape, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
This is an original artwork unframed realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. Dimensions: 65 x 50 cm Original and unique piece 1/1. Includes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache marine morden on White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

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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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