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
Beebop
By Teri Brudnak
Located in Boston, MA
Artist commentary:
Imagine the music behind the rhythm of these textural colors and shapes.
Words that describe the piece: colorful, rhythm, graphic, music, colorful, abstract,
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Shady Grove
By Teri Brudnak
Located in Boston, MA
Artist commentary:
It's Spring and time to get out into the landscape. These shapes and textures remind me of our recent hike in the California desert.
Words that describe the piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Moody Abstract Urban Blue and Grey Landscape with Architectural Sketches
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moody Abstract Urban Landscape
watercolor/gouache painting on artist paper
painting: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condit...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Gouache
Follow the pink rabbit - line drawing woman figure
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor. The work are 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Oil
The Colors of Happiness
Located in New York, NY
Friederike Oeser, a contemporary abstract painter, lives and works in Munich, Germany. For Oeser there is no hierarchy of visual value. It all has import—whether it be a trickle of w...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
In Nature
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
In Nature, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic ink on paper
14 x 10 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist British Original Pastel Roaring Red Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition (c.2022)
by Robert Somerton, British, born 1972.
pastel on art paper, unframed
size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: excellent
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Muller's Garden
Located in New York, NY
Friederike Oeser, a contemporary abstract painter, lives and works in Munich, Germany. For Oeser there is no hierarchy of visual value. It all has import—whether it be a trickle of w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Untitled 1980
Located in Columbia, MO
Grace Hartigan (American, 1922–2008)
Grace Hartigan’s work is defined by its bold color, gestural intensity, and a striking synthesis of abstraction and figuration. A central figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Hive Mantra
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Greenfield's versions are rendered in the Byzantine style of their art historical predecessors, with the black Virgin Mother and Baby Jesus as the central focus within circular compo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
In not so many words V : abstract work of art on paper
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art on paper by Iliyan Ivanov.
The artwork belongs to the series "In Not So Many Words," which consists of 12 acrylic on paper pieces created in 2022-23. All the wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor
Energetic modern abstract watercolor in blue and orange hues, by Erle Loran (Ame...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fin...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
City with Cars
Located in Fairfield, CT
Excerpt from Mark Segal, "An Artist at the Mercy of Her Subjects," The East Hampton Star, May 14, 2015
"Ms. Lynch paints recognizable things, and she alw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Oil
Horizon - abstract painting, made in black, grey, beige color, 2025
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
X Marks the Spot, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Vivid colors blend to create a sense of movement and transformation. Layers of fluid shapes suggest a cosmic map or a symbol of destiny, guiding the viewer towa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nancy Pantirer: Underwater Series. A Masterpiece of Colors and Emotions
Located in New York, NY
Nancy Pantirer
Untitled
Watercolor on paper
28 x 22 inches
Part of Nancy Pantirer’s UNDERWATER series
Pantirer’s UNDERWATER series features large watercolor and acrylic pieces on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Canvas, Acrylic
Series "Composition", 50 x 35 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Series "Composition", 50 x 35 cm, acrylic on paper
The work is sold without a frame and mat
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Series "Composition", 50 x 35 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Series "Composition", 50 x 35 cm, acrylic on paper
The work is sold without a frame and mat
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Last Hour 07" colorful abstract work on paper, texture, layered brush strokes
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and colour, Emma Godebska emphasizes the fluidity of the materials she uses in her clean and contemporary artworks. Finding...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment
Geometric Abstract Collage Flat Color "Old Lady with Spring Hat "
Located in Miami, FL
Famed graphic designer Ivan Chermayeff creates a portrait made from cut paper and magazine clippings. Chermayeff names it "Old Lady with Spring Hat " and as one views it "charming"...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Magazine Paper, Pencil
Does not see, does not hear, does not speak -line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Does not see, does not hear, does not speak. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 360g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Let’s play- Line Drawing Woman Body with red “Playboy” Bunny mask
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Let’s play- Line Drawing Woman Body with red “Playboy” Bunny mask, 2025. Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 15 by...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"The Adventure, " Archival Ink on Canvas, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how we as viewers negotiate our realities.
Entitled "The Adventure," this vibrant drawing depicts a still from the Italian classic film...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Canvas
"With Millions of Arms, Eyes, and Bodies" mixed media
Located in New York, NY
Meg Hitchcock
With Millions of Arms, Eyes, and Bodies, 2023
Text from the Bhagavad Gita, acrylic and graphite on paper
22 5/8 x 18 in.
frame size: 27 x 22.25 in.
(Hit001)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
Untitled-009 Abstraction in Reds mixed media painting by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
One of a group of over 100 works personally selected by the artist and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969, this work was never matted, framed, glued, taped or exposed to light...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Thomas Anderson Abstract Expressionist painting on paper, unique, signed, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Thomas Anderson
Abstract Expressionist painting on paper, ca. 1987
Mixed media watercolor, gouache and marker on paper
Signed in black marker lower right front
Unique
Frame included
...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker
"Blown Away 23" Abstract Expressionist Yellow Bright Colorful Mixed Media
By Nancy Berlin
Located in Wellesley, MA
Blown Away 23, 2010, Mixed Media on Paper, 17.5 x 14 Inches (Image), 29 x 22 Inches (Paper)
Playful geometric abstraction of multi-layered shapes and swirling linear elements in shades of yellow green, yellow, black, red and white. This is one of 6 works in this series
available which work well in conjunction with each other.
Nancy Berlin was born in New York City. After graduating from Barnard College, Berlin received her MA in painting and printmaking from Hunter College. She has received grants for her drawings from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. She has had residencies at the American Academy in Rome, at Centrum in Port Townsend...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
The Bull - abstract painting, made in black, grey color, 2025
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Sans titre
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil pastels and acrylics on paper
unique piece
H 61.5 x L 76 x P 3 cm (framed)
7900
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Squiggle no.8
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Sandi Gehring (1957), American artist living and working in Amsterdam. Education; Art Students League, NY and Wackers Academie, Amsterdam. Currently repr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Untitled /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Pop Art Rolling Stones Pastel Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Kazuhide Yamazaki (Japanese-American, 1951-2023)
Title: "Untitled"
*Titled, signed, and dated by Yamazaki in pencil lower right
Year: 1981
Medium: Original Watercolor and Oil...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Pastel, Watercolor
Unique signed gouache on linen painting (Framed) by renowned Provincetown artist
Located in New York, NY
James Balla
Untitled gouache painting, 1992
Mixed Media Oil on Linen
Signed and dated on the front of the work; the verso of the frame bears the UFO (Albert Merola) gallery label.
F...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Pencil
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 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Untitled," Flashe on Paper, 30 x 22 Inches
A highly sophisticated series of large and small paintings, drawings and monoprints by Margo Margolis, NY artist who recently retired as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Other Medium
Silent All These Years, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Emily Redd
Located in Yardley, PA
Image is 20" x 20" paper size is 22" x 22". Scratches and marks on the paper are intentional :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Red Abstract Aquatint
By Lilly McElroy
Located in Houston, TX
Bright abstract French aquatint in red tones by artist Lilly Elroy, titled "Hamed", 1990. Numbered 1/1 HC lower left. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper display...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
Does not see - line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Part of the triptych “Does not see. Does not hear. Does not speak”. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 360g. The works are 14 by 11 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
#45
Located in Fairlawn, OH
#45
Ink on paper, 1970
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist
One of a series of drawings, all made in 1970, which stemmed from Hogue's interest in Persian calligraphy. H...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #15
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original hand-cut, layered paper and ink on illustration board by Charles Clary measuring 15"h x 12"w. This piece ships in the pictured black frame.
Charles Clary was born in 1980 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Illustration Board
"The Nine Eyes Widely Opened" mixed media
Located in New York, NY
Meg Hitchcock
The Nine Eyes Widely Opened, 2022
Text from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, acrylic graphite, ink,
embroidery thread
14 x 11 in.
frame size: 17.75 x 14.75 in.
(Hit005)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Thread, Ink, Graphite
Black and White III and II, Line Drawing, Diptych. Abstract Works on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Clemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object. The guided coincidence plays a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Red Girl&forest 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 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Framed Watercolor -- Landscape in Brown
Located in Troy, NY
This serene watercolor is a wonderful example of of an abstract landscape. The colors used in this piece create a calm and quiet atmosphere. The landscape itself consists of browns ranging from light beige and soft oranges to deeper browns. Using rich blues, the landscape expands into the brighter hues in the sky which mixed together give a sense of mist. This watercolor is signed by the artist, and will be sold framed.
Patricia Kerr Ross...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Josette Urso "After the Rain" Water Color on Paper
By Josette Urso
Located in New York, NY
Of her recent works, Urso states, "I make exploratory paintings, working in response to my immediate environment. My approach involves moment-to-moment extrapolation governed by intu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Josette Urso "Climb" Water Color on Paper
By Josette Urso
Located in New York, NY
Of her recent works, Urso states, "I make exploratory paintings, working in response to my immediate environment. My approach involves moment-to-moment extrapolation governed by intu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Orchid & Red, unique signed work on handmade hand dyed paper ex Tupperware Coll.
Located in New York, NY
Margie Hughto
Orchid & Red, 1983
Dyed Handmade paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right front. Titled on the back.
Unique
Frame Inclu...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Dye, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Nancy Cohen "Topography of the Body" Paper Pulp and Handmade Paper
By Nancy Cohen
Located in New York, NY
Line is the operative formal element in the work shown here, but there are many other lines in play. Pieces walk a line between drawings that might be tapestries or sculptures or pa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Beyond the Veil, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Color and energy flow together in this mesmerizing alcohol ink painting, evoking a sense of movement beyond the physical world. Swirling layers of deep indigos,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Time Warp
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Time Warp" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, colored pencil & acrylic paint on paper. The piece measures 15”h by 15”w framed.
K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Marilla Palmer "Waiting for Iris" - Watercolor and Pressed Flowers on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Marilla Palmer
Waiting for Iris, 2022
watercolor, pressed petals, foil, velvet, sequin, Durabrite print on Arches Hot Press paper
15 x 11 in.
(pal212)
This original artwork by Maril...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fabric, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Venice - Pastel Drawing by Zoran Mušic - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an original modern artwork realized by Zoran Mušic in 1959.
Mixed colored pastel drawing.
Includes frame.
Hand signed and dated on the lower m...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Searching (II), 2021
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Drawing / Geometric Abstraction / Mythology and Religion / Bright and Vivid Colors / Black and White
Enamel, ink, colored pencil and alcohol ink on paper....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
Abstract Lilac Turquoise Red Pink & Green Canvas Art by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Lilac Turquoise Red Pink & Green Canvas Art by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed in the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas
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 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Josette Urso "Lake and Sky" Water Color on Paper
By Josette Urso
Located in New York, NY
Josette Urso
Lake and Sky, 2022
watercolor on paper
6 x 6 in.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"The Gathering" Theresa Bernstein, Abstracted Figures Ashcan School Artist
Located in New York, NY
Theresa Bernstein
The Gathering, circa 1990
Signed lower right
Mixed media on paper
9 x 10 3/4 inches
Theresa F. Bernstein was born in Philadelphia in 1895 to cultured, middle-clas...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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