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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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Untitled #267
Located in Westport, CT
Brazilian artist, Clara Fialho, is based in New York. Her abstract work with bright and exuberant colors is inspired by her Latin heritage. She received her BFA from the prestigious...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Paysages premiers VI (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Paysages premiers VI (Abstract painting) Watercolor on Arches paper — Unframed Paper's dimensons: 41 x 31 cm / 16.1 x 12.2 inch Image's dimensions: 21 x 15 cm / 8.3 x 5.9 inch An...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Remembrance Drawing #6
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series of drawings deals with memories. I use a somewhat random but purposeful fluidity to create these fantastical images that are partly derived from nature. I work intuitivel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Remembrance Drawing #4
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series of drawings deals with memories. I use a somewhat random but purposeful fluidity to create these fantastical images that are partly derived from nature. I work intuitivel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden 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

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical style 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

American (1917-2000) Abstract Drawing, Marker on Paper, Signed & Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny (American 1917 - 2000) Abstract Drawing. Marker on Paper, Signed and Dated 71, lower right. Size: 14 x 17 Titled: "Tyler Reflection" Series #5935 Aubrey Penny (Amer...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Emotional Color Chart 178 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Emotional Color Chart 178 (Abstract painting) Pencil and Acrylic on Fabriano-Pittura paper - Unframed. This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is ins...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Shape 28 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, chartreuse on white paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 28 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Shape 35 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, bright chartreuse & white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 35 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral palette. Yellow-green...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden 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

American (1917-2000) Abstract Drawing On Paper, Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny, American (1917 - 2000) Marker Drawing on Paper, Mounted on Paper. Signed and Dated 62 (1962), Lower Right. Untitled. Size 11 x4 Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical style 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

White sculpture - One day in the end of summer - Sculpture in the sun
Located in Milano, IT
White sculpture - One day in the end of summer - Sculpture in the sun 2019 Acrylic, pastels and cementite on paper CM 77x56 With hand and with fire, on metal. With hand and thoug...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic, Crayon

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract 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

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden 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

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract 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

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical Style 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

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache a botanical Style 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

Aubrey Penny Collage Laws of Chance "Mind-Line" Series 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny Collage Laws of Chance "Mind-Line" Series 2831, 1968 Size: 14" x 17" Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract artist who worked in a vari...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tape, Archival Paper

"Glacial Evening" Acrylic Painting on Paper wabi-sabi, natural neutral curves
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of small works on paper created in 2021 by Amanda Andersen. This painting has a solid neutral cream background with simple asymmetric shapes in black and grey; each ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

The Sole Letter of Freedom - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The Sole Letter of Freedom is a drawing realised by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellent co...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Soft Light S 02 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Soft Light S 02 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Hahnemühle paper - Unframed Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Bach Suite No. 4 in E flat major- Archival Pigment Print
Located in New York, NY
This is a Archival Pigment Print. Paper Size: 24 in x 19.5 in Frame Size: 28 in x 23.5 in  Artwork priced unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options. About the Artwork:   Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Archival Pigment

Because You Are Dead - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
"Because You Are Dead" is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellent co...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

United with Victorious Rose - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
United with Victorious Rose is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Ha...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Shape 16 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, orange yellow
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 16 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Bright oran...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Shape 6 (2018) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, golden yellow
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 6 (2018) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

MARKINGS SKETCH #1
Located in Detroit, MI
Oil Pastel on Paper, Framed
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

MARKINGS SKETCH #4
Located in Detroit, MI
Oil Pastel on Paper, Framed
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Untitled
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Paul Jenkins Untitled, 1971 conveys a strong sense of movement through a bold central composition dominated by shades of yellow, purple and black...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Mirror 3
Located in Wien, 9
“I have been living in Berlin as a painter for 45 years and since then a lot of water has flowed down the Spree, many ‘big’ and little names, many art scenes, a lot of noise and lots of hope have come along. There was the great period of 1920-1933, when Berlin was a real and free art city, when the public still visited the exhibitions and the painters had not yet invented the publicity. There was the ’12th Reich’, which eliminated art. And there came the laborious new beginnings after 1945. When I was a beginner, around 1925, I plunged rather carelessly into the lively art scene: first exhibition in the then very turbulent jury-free show. In 1927, for the first time, I succeeded in conquering a wall space in the academy on Pariser Platz, where Liebermann led a strict regiment. Many young exhibitions were organized and critically acclaimed (Paul Westheim). Paul Cassirer showed three generations in two beautiful exhibitions, I was one of the youngest. My first collective exhibition was in the Galerie Möller in 1928, after which I received a master studio in the ‘Akademie der Künste’ for three years. In the printing workshop on the Steinplatz I learned the etchings on the same press, on which I still create the plates at our university today. This was followed by further exhibitions, again at Möller in 1931, etchings in the gallery Gurlitt in 1932, in the Szczecin Museum, whose director Riezler acquired several pictures that were destroyed during the Nazi era. The Kronprinzenpalais had also bought a picture and the Kupferstichkabinett some etchings. Everything went ahead, and then, with one hit, it was over. In 1934, all free, progressive exhibitions were closed and the associations liquidated (Künstlerbund, Sezession). The end of painting. I learned ceramics and painted tiles and tiled stoves; The war...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Wigwam rouge et jaune
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Wigwam rouge et jaune" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The unique work is signed in the lower right, “Calder 65”. Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

1970s Two Figures, Black Pen Ink Drawing , American Modern Semi-Abstract Figures
Located in Denver, CO
Untitled (Two Figures) is a pen on paper drawing by Edgar Britton (1901-1982). Presented in a custom black frame, outer dimensions measure 13 ⅝ x 16 ⅝ x 1 inches. Image size is 9 x 1...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Original Drawing, Biological Information Series Genetic Code DNA 10-1836
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original drawing signed and dated by Aubrey Penny. Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract artist who worked in a variety of mediums. Owner of the No...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Original Drawing, Biological Information Series Genetic Code DNA 10-1834
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original drawing signed and dated by Aubrey Penny. Biological Information Series Genetic Code DNA 10-1834 Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract art...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Abstract drawing n°16 by Julien Dinou - A4 size
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame Size A4
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

"Frozen Tracks in Snow", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic & crayon, paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and caran d'ache abstract drawing of the moment in the season when it is so crips and quiet that your shoes make clear tracks frozen in the snow. This drawing was produce...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper

P1.14 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.14 (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

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

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Paper, Acrylic

"Purple Fall", contemporary abstract winter landscape acrylic & crayon on paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and caran d'ache abstract drawing of that special, soft purple light that shimmers on the snow at sunset in winter. This drawing was produced during my November 2017 resi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper

The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and ric...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

M228 (Abstract new media)
Located in London, GB
M228 (Abstract new media) Digital creation, printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag de 308 gr - Unframed. Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Digital

"Frozen Cattails", contemporary abstract landscape, acrylic & spray on paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and spray paint abstract drawing of dancing cattails along the frozen Gihon River bank of Johnson, Vermont. This drawing was produced during my November 2017 residency at...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Snow Blanket", contemporary abstract winter landscape, spray & crayon on paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A spray paint and caran d'ache abstract drawing of the blanket of snow that gently lays upon the leaves and sticks in Johnson, Vermont. This drawing was produced during my November ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Spray Paint, Archival Paper, Oil Crayon

Untitled (Ref 19005) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 19005) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting) Aquatint made with oil based Charbonnel Etching Ink, printed on 100% rag paper Copperplate Warm White. Unframed. "Edition 5/20 This piece is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Rollerskate
Located in Boston, MA
About the piece: - Mixed aqueous media on Yupo synthetic paper. Pairs well with 'Skateboard'. - Single white mat 14H X 18W Words that describe this piece:abstract, primary, dynamic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Synthetic Paper

Survey 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Survey 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Fabriano paper - Unframed. This work is part of an ongoing series started in 2012 and titled Survey. McGlynn is interested in how a minimal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Weeds (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Weeds (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

P1.14 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.14 (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

Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and ric...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting) Ink and acrylic on arches watercolor paper - Unframed Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric de...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

M228 (Abstract new media)
Located in London, GB
M228 (Abstract new media) Digital creation, printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag de 308 gr - Unframed. Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Digital

M228 (Abstract new media)
Located in London, GB
M228 (Abstract new media) Digital creation, printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag de 308 gr - Unframed. Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Digital

Survey 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Survey 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Fabriano paper - Unframed. This work is part of an ongoing series started in 2012 and titled Survey. McGlynn is interested in how a minimal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

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