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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
"Seascape II" Abstract Inc & Watercolor Painting 10" x 14" inch by Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seascape II" Abstract Inc & Watercolor Painting 10" x 14" inch by Amal Nasr watercolor & ink on paper “New Horizon” series There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Polarity #3 - unique, signed watercolor on paper abstract geometric color field
Located in New York, NY
Jay Rosenblum Polarity #3, 1981 Acrylic on paper 6 × 9 1/2 inches Signed and titled in graphite pencil on the front Unframed This gem of a work is an acrylic painting on paper by ren...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Warren St 8 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Warren St 8 (Abstract Painting) Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work fr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Gold with Quadrants
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geometric and serene in its complexity - abstract contemporary painting created with impeccable attention to detail by deconstructing original watercolors into dime sized triangular cut outs and then affixing them to a wooden panel. Artist Irene Zweig rearranges the media into a new and unique design, where the eye interprets the original message as subliminal; with the components of it still present, and the result is one of contemplative balance and harmony. Fine art, science and mathematics blend in Zweig's intellectually curious and aesthetically sound works that beautifully relate to other eclectic works. 'Gold with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Venusian Tree Of Hope - Drawing by Parimah Avani-2022
Located in Roma, IT
Venusian Tree Of Hope is an original painting realized by Iranian artist and poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored Cans...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Study for Abstract Expressionist sculpture Atman, hand signed twice by di Suvero
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero Study for Atman (hand signed twice), ca. 1978 Marker wash on paper (hand signed twice by Mark di Suvero) Signed twice by Mark di Suvero on the lower front center and again on the right 15 × 20 inches Unframed This original, hand signed marker on wash drawing is a study for di Suvero's sculpture Atman, 1978-1979, in the Cincinnati Art Museum Collection. About Mark di Suvero: Internationally renowned sculptor Mark di Suvero was born in Shanghai, China, in 1933. He immigrated to the United States in 1941 and received a BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. Di Suvero began showing his sculpture in the late 1950's and is one of the most important American artists to emerge from the Abstract Expressionist era. A pioneer in the use of steel, di Suvero is without peer in the exhibition of public sculpture worldwide. Mark di Suvero's architectural-scale sculptures - many with moving elements that invite viewer participation - have been exhibited in the United States, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. Di Suvero is the first living artist to exhibit in Le Jardin de Tuileries and Les Esplanades des Invalides in Paris and at Millennium Park-Chicago. His work is in over 100 museums and public collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, and Storm King Art Center where he has had three major exhibitions. Mark di Suvero is a lifelong activist for peace and social justice, and has demonstrated a generous commitment to helping artists. In 1962, he co-founded Park Place Gallery, the first artists' cooperative in New York City. In 1977, he established the Athena Foundation to assist artists to realize their ambitions. In 1986, he established Socrates Sculpture Park at the site of a landfill on the East River in Queens, New York. Through his leadership, a 4.5 acre parcel was transformed by a coalition of artists and community members into an open studio and exhibition space. To date, the park has hosted the work of over 900 artists. Di Suvero received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture from the International Sculpture Center in 2000 and the Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities in 2005. In 2010, di Suvero was a recipient of the Smithonian Archives of American Art Medal...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

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

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

'Abstract Composition', New York Jewish Museum, ASL, Woman Artist, Smithsonian
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Beth Ames Swartz' (American, born 1936) and dated 1967. Primarily working in the idioms of abstraction and semi-abstraction, Beth's paintings and mixed-media works are commonly informed by philosophical and spiritual concepts shared by people of different cultural worldviews, and incorporate both symbols and words in the vocabulary of their visual language. Her art practice has been guided by aesthetic philosophies including Wassily Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in Art and Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, and inspired by various religious and philosophical systems including Native American Healing practices, Buddhism, Jewish Mysticism, and Christianity in order to facilitate communication with viewers on both the conscious and unconscious level. Swartz synthesizes these spiritual traditions in her work with the purpose of revealing the commonality between them. Beth was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan, and by her mid-teens was studying at the Art Students League in New York in the late 1940s. Her education continued at The High School of Music & Art in New York City, and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a Master of Arts degree in 1959 from New York University. Beth Ames Swartz exhibited nationwide including at over seventy solo exhibitions including a solo show at The Jewish Museum in New York. In addition, she participated in three major traveling museum exhibitions and her work is held in the permanent collections of numerous major museums including the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian. She received the Governor's Individual Artist Award in 2001 in Arizona, and a retrospective of her work was mounted in 2002 at The Phoenix Art Museum, with a monograph about her work co-published by The Phoenix Art Museum and Hudson Hills Press. Swartz explores systems of knowledge by translating philosophical concepts into aesthetic visual experiences. Fellowships, Awards, Grants and Honors: New York, NY - 2003 Veteran Feminists of America, Medal of Honor Phoenix, AZ - 2001 Recipient, Governor's Arts Award, the highest honor in Arizona for one individual who may be a visual or performing artist or a writer. Snowmass Village, CO - 2000 Anderson Ranch, Artist in Residence Phoenix, AZ - 1994 Founder, Culture Care , an international, non-profit organization sponsoring The Sacred Souls Project, to identify, support and honor individuals who demonstrate positive human societal values New York, NY - 1994 Awarded Flow Fund grant for discretionary philanthropic use for non-personal benefit New York, NY - 1994 Panelist, College Art Association, Art, Earth and Medicine: A Healing Approach New York, NY - 1993 Panelist, The Sacred in the Arts Conference New York, NY - 1992 Speaker, MedArts Conference, Research Study on A Moving Point of Balance Stinson Beach, CA - 1991 Speaker, Symposium, Art as a Healing Force New Harmony, IN - 1990 Keynote Speaker, Art and Healing Conference Phoenix, AZ - 1988 Co-Founder, International Friends of Transformative Art (IFTA), an international, non-profit organization for positive global change Payson, AZ - 1988, '87 Project Coordinator, Rim Institute, Transformative Artist's Conference and Workshop Phoenix, AZ - 1985 Governor's Award, Outstanding Women of Arizona - Women Who Create Sun Valley, ID - 1980 Sun Valley Center for the Arts & Humanities, Artist in Residence, The Awesome Space: The Inner and Outer Landscape Hawaii National Park, HI - 1979 Volcano Art Center, Artist in Residence Phoenix, AZ - 1978, '77 Named Master Teacher by State Department of Public Instruction Phoenix, AZ - 1978, '77 Educational Grant for Inquiry Into Fire, Arizona Commission on Arts and Humanities Selected Bibliography and Reference: Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p.2468; Arizona/Women '75 (exhibition catalogue). Tucson, AZ: Tucson Art Museum, 1975; Baigell, Matthew. "Art and Spirit: Kabbalah and Jewish-American Artists." Tikkun vol. 14, no.4, (July-August 1999): 59-61 (illus. in b&w of Shen Qi Series: the Cabalistic Scheme of the Four Worlds #5); Beth Ames Swartz, Inquiry Into Fire (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 1978. Introduction by Melinda Wortz; Beth Ames Swartz, 1982-1988: A Moving Point of Balance (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: A Moving Point of Balance, Inc., 1988. Introduction by John Perreault; Biennial 1979 (exhibition catalog). Phoenix: Phoenix Art Museum, March 9-April 8, 1979, 35-37, 64 (illus. in color Sedona, #23; illus. in b&w, Torah Scroll, #5); Body and Soul: Contemporary Art and Healing (exhibition catalog). Lincoln, MA: DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 1994. Introduction by Rachel Rosenfeld Lafo, Nicholas Capasso, and Sara Rehm Roberts; Cembalest, Robin. "The Ecological Art Explosion." ARTnews vol. 90, no. 6 (summer 1991): 96-105; The First Western States Biennial Exhibition (exhibition catalog). Denver: Western States Art Foundation, 1979. Introduction by Joshua C. Taylor (with illus. in color of Torah Scroll #4); Gablik, Suzi. The Reenchantment of Art. Thames and Hudson: New York, 1991, 155-57; Gadon, Elinor W. The Once and Future Goddess: A Symbol for Our Time. New York: Harper and Row, 1989, 245-46; 248; Henderson, Barbara. "Beth Ames Swartz," A Magazine of Fine Arts vol. 2, no. 15 (April 1976): 34-41; Israel Revisited: Beth Ames Swartz (exhibition catalog). Scottsdale, AZ: Beth Ames Swartz, 1981: 40 pp. Introduction by Harry Rand...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, India Ink

Moon 3- intricate white beige 3D abstract geometric circle 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Golden X, Geometric Abstract Acrylic and Watercolor Painting by Jules Engel 1970
By Julies Engel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jules Engel Title: Golden X Year: 1970 Medium: Acrylic and Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated verso Image: 9.75 x 9.75 inches Frame: 19.5 x 19 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Archaic Spirit - Watercolor Drawing by Martin Bradley - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Archaic Spirit is an artwork realized by the English artist Martin Bradley in 1970 ca.. Watercolour on cardboard, hand-signed on the lower left corner "Martin Bradley " and titled o...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

OC 19 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
OC 19 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on paper - Unframed. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between foreground and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

"The Hurdy Gurdy Man", Colorful Figurative Abstract Street Performer Watercolor
By Hope Tepley
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored watercolor of a 1970's California street performer, done in a colorful, expressive slap-dash style, by Hope Tepley (American, 1919-2010). Signed "Tepley" in the lower right corner. Titled "The Hurdy Gurdy...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen "Orange, Brown, Black" 1980s 11.75"x10" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Signed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

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

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Paper, Encaustic

Storm Horizontal 82 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Graphite and color pencil on Mylar. Unframed. So many different storms, so hard to capture. Beginning in the wake of hurricanes Irene and Sandy, this artwork was made by tightly c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Color Pencil, Graphite

Bindi Yantra Painting, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The ½ inch by ¼ inch rectangles in this yantra are dotted with three dots. The sacred number three symbolizes the third eye, the bindi, the bindu. Born of ancient Indian tantric...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Switch-It #19
Located in Houston, TX
Robert Ruello Switch-It #19, 2016 graphite, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper 20 x 15 inches Energetic and charged with visual power, the Switch-It series is movement and tran...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Morgan O'Hara, Movement of the Hands of GIOVANNI ANCESCHI, Drawing, 1993
Located in Darien, CT
Live Transmission Morgan O'Hara's conceptually based performative drawing researches the vital movement of living beings, the human experience of time and space. It is culturally co...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Abstraction Drawings Mix technique Lituanian Vilnius 1990 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Dalia KASCIUNAITÉ Vinius (Lithuania), 1947 – 7 designs Mixed media One drawing is signed, titled and dated at the bottom ““Sienne” / Kasciunaité Dalia / 1990” 33 x 43 cm (46 x 61 ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Abstract Landscape Seascape Blue Yellow Purple Painting from British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Seascape 19 Blue Yellow Purple Painting from British Artist Margaret Francis, widow of famous Abstract Expressionist Artist, Sam Francis. Margaret Francis received her Degree in Fine Art from Winchester Art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Collage and crayon drawing, 1967 Signed and dated lower center (see photo) Condition: Small imperfections from the creative process Small tear on the left sheet edge (repai...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

1980s "Yellow and Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen "Yellow and Black" 1980s 19.75"x12.5" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Initialed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Abstract Landscape Mid 20th Century Work on Paper Hamptons, NY Drawing Pastel
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Landscape Mid 20th Century Work on Paper Hamptons, NY Drawing Pastel. Signed and dated '62 lower right. 9 x 12 inches (sight) and 15. 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches framed. BIO Robert Dash is known for his Hamptons paintings...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Winter Coming
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Donna Dearden'; additionally signed on old backing, titled, 'Winter Coming' and painted circa 1975. A semi-abstracted study of abscised leaves against a variegat...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Disappointment on Sunday
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Despite her artistic contributions, Dehner'...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

3.3.14 #33, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
marker, pen on paper :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Loc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

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

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Paper, Gouache

Collage - gouache on paper, 43x60 cm. framed
Located in Nice, FR
Beautiful paper collage on paper by the french artist Albert Chubac. Framed. Last painter of the school of Nice. This is an important painter, the first school in nice to have exhib...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Abstract Red Pink Wild Flowers on Orange Design by British Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Abstract Red, Pink, Yellow & White Wild Flowers on an Orange Background by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. From the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas

"Event Horizon"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Singularity" is a monochrome graphic work made with acrylic on cardboard using sepia. The central element of the composition is a complex, dynamic figure resembling a sphere or lens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Cardboard

"Coronation"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Before us is a work made in the technique of acrylic painting, with pronounced features of abstract expressionism. The title "Coronation" evokes associations with solemnity and grand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Pink Red & Orange Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield, using rich pink, red, orange and black. Art measures 24 x 24 inches Frame measures 29 x 29 inches ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Verse L (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Verse L (Abstract painting) Oil on paper — Unframed Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystical trad...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

December 4
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez December 4, 2020 Pastel and charcoal on paper 11 x 14 in. (rodr054) Rocio's work represents an exploration of the transient and temporal and a process of creating a ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel

The Architect 3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Architect 3 (Abstract painting) Oil on paper — Unframed Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mysti...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Original abstract butterfly drawing by easily searchable artist Steve McElroy.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Butterfly" original drawing on French papers, framed in a handmade color coordinated frame. The mat is hand done in the green orbs and the surrounding green marbleized paper is h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Estuary 1
Located in London, GB
Graphite and acrylic on linen - Unframed This fluid abstract painting is intuitively made with a loaded brush graphite and acrylic on linen. The intersecting multi-layered forms cr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Acrylic, Graphite

"Untitled (C82-142)" Hannelore Baron, Mixed Media Collage, Abstract
By Hannelore Baron
Located in New York, NY
Hannelore Baron Untitled (C82-142), 1982 Signed and dated on the reverse Mixed media collage Sheet 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance: Manny Silverman ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Paper, Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Steamer series 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Steamer series 1 (Abstract painting) Charcoal on paper - unframed. Neill creates works on canvas, linen and paper using a variety of mediums, including graphite, colored pencil, c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Contemporary Painting "No Boundaries"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 40" x 28" x 2". It is unframed. A certificate of a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Paper, Pencil

#5- intricate gold color 3D abstract geometric drawing with pulled paper fiber
Located in New York, NY
Finesse and delicateness are what best characterize Antonin Anzil’s artistic practice. Using a sharp tool to carefully pull the fiber of the paper from the front, the artist gives bi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Bird - Watercolor Drawing by Martin Bradley - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an artwork realized by the English artist Martin Bradley in 1971. Watercolor on Japanese paper, titled "Bird" on the left corner, hand-signed and dated on the lower right c...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Rocio Rodriguez "16-Oct-14" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez October 16, 2014, 2014 pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in. framed 22 x 28 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez featu...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel

Gilded: abstract expressionist blue & white painting/drawing on paper, framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Free shipping with code ART2021SHIP through December! This is an abstract framed work on paper with blue and white gestural, expressive lines. The work itself measures 10" x 13" and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Archival Paper

Sedona Dream
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sedona Dream" 2004 is a pastel on paper by noted American artist Richard Benjamin Royce, born 1941. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22.25 x 30 inches, framed is 27.25 x 33.75 inches. It is custom framed in silver aluminium frame. The artwork is in excellent condition, frame has scratches and will be replaced by a new one before shipping. About the artist: After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Richard Royce went to France to study with Stanley W. Hayter, On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at the same time helping other artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Marisol, George Segal, Raphael Soyer, Francoise Gilot and Jim Rosenquist to realize works in various media. Selected collections Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France State Historical Society of Wisconsin Portland Art Museum, Oregon Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York International Paper Corporation, New York Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois Musee du Petite Format, Couvin, Belgique Uyasuda Life Insurance Company, Japan Selected solo exhibitions 1991 Prestige Gallery, Danvers, MA 1989 Watermark/Cargo Gallery.. Kingston, NY 1986 ARRAS Gallery, NYC, NY 1985 The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1982 Linden Gallery, New York, NY 1979 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR Keller Gallery, Salem, OR The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1970 Ventura College, Ventura, CO University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1969 Comsky Gallery, Boston, MA Ohio University, OH 1968 Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA The Galor Hagen Gallery, Dallas, TX University of Southern California Gallery Selected group exhibitions 2004 Living Space Gallery, Cornville, AZ 2001 Rodman Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 1997 Dalton Fine Art, Boston, MA Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA Prestige Gallery, Atelier Royce Group Show, Danvers, MA 1996 Copley Society Gallery, Group Sculpture Show, Boston, MA 1995 Barbara’s Hang Up Gallery, Group Show, Beverly, MA 1991 Creative Framing Gallery, Boston, MA 1989 5e Exposition International "Petit Format de Papier" Cul-Des-Arts (Couvin), Belgique 1988 Premiere Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format (Traveling show to museums throughout France) 1987 "Eight Upstate Sculptors", Woodstock Artist Assn., NY 1986 First International Biennial of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany 1985 '85 Mini-Exhibition, Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia 1984 Paperworks: A National Invitational, Chevey Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA Paper, Canvas & Glass, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA Atelier Royce Group Show, Eclipse Gallery, New York Contemporary Paperworks, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT 1983 Paper As Images - Traveling exhibition: Six galleries throughout England 1982 Papermaking USA, American Crafts Museum, New York Atelier Royce Group Show, State University, Purchase, NY New American Graphics 2, Art Museum Association of San Francisco Traveling...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Anverso Derecha 100 / 500 Valor Real. From The Series Paper money is white
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 Drawings (Framed) by Rodrigo Spinel From The Series Paper money is white Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. 1. Anverso Derecha 100 Valor Real 2. Anverso Derecha 500 Valor...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting by Sid Gross 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Abstract expressionist gouache painting by American artist, Sid Gross. Date: 1959 Gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right Image Size: 18.5 x 12 inches Frame Size: 28 x 22 ...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Yellow Picking - abstract nature inspired minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Clay, Polymer

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

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Paper, Watercolor

Dark Blooms VII, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A spring garden scene, done in a loose and spontaneous watercolor style. Bright hues of yellow, pink and purple splash about the green foliage. Part of Karin'...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Surreal Landscape in Drawing 1 - Mixed Media by Artemio Ceresa - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
The graphic work "Surreal landscape in drawing 1 "is part of the series "Glimpses of infinity" and consists of three drawings measuring 20 × 30 cm by artist Artemio Ceresa. It was cr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Pencil

Beyond the imagination, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
It's my vision of space and time, black & white, good & evil - all the opposites in the world and how they influence our lives. :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an off...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Yellow & Pink Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract composition with bold pink and yellow forms by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed lower left. Acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. No fr...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Woman in a Tantrum
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed for many years by her ex-husband, the acclaimed sculptor David Smith. Stifled by their tumultuous relationship, Dehner only fully committed to her practice after divorcing him in 1951. This break was highly fruitful for her artistic output and reputation in the following years. After the divorce, Dehner refined her artistic voice and expanded her practice to include printmaking and sculpture. Her new-found independence and renewed ambition led to a pivotal relationship with the esteemed printmaking studio Atelier 17. Working there she formed a close and enduring friendship with Louise Nevelson. Today Dehner has been re-embraced and repositioned in the American art canon. Her work is best understood and appreciated in the context of not only David Smith but other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, and of course Louise Nevelson. This energetic and hypnotic work on paper is somewhat of a departure from Denher's structured and intricate approach. Bold, frenetic strokes of ink loop chaotically across the surface, revelling in a sense of fluid dynamism that is in contrast with the artist's architectural arrangements. While it is notably looser and bolder then some of the drawings we expect from this era, we find the artist creating forms that are a harbinger of the muscular sculpture she would create in the following decade. Click here to see an example of a bronze sculpture from 1966 sold at Wright auction house...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

#1, So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise.
Located in Burlingame, CA
#1 ,So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise. monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Monoprint

Large Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Color Field Painting Paul Jenkins Style
Located in Surfside, FL
Dominic Mingolla (1922 – 1999) Mingolla created paintings in many different materials and genres. Best known for his large abstract expressionist watercolor paintings similar in style to Paul Jenkins and for his Enamel work. His work bears affinities both to Lyrical Abstraction and to Tachisme artists such as Nicolas de Staël, Serge Poliakoff, Andre Lanskoy, Hans Hartung, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Gustave Singier, Alfred Manessier, Roger Bissiere, "Lyrical Abstraction arose in the 1960s and 70s, following the challenge of Minimalism and Conceptual art. Many artists began moving away from geometric, hard-edge, and minimal styles, toward more lyrical, sensuous, romantic abstractions worked in a loose gestural style. These "lyrical abstractionists" sought to expand the boundaries of abstract painting, and to revive and reinvigorate a painterly 'tradition' in American art. At the same time, these artists sought to reinstate the primacy of line and color as formal elements in works composed according to aesthetic principles – rather than as the visual representation of sociopolitical realities or philosophical theories." "Characterized by intuitive and loose paint handling, spontaneous expression, illusionist space, acrylic staining, process, occasional imagery, and other painterly techniques, the abstract works included in this exhibition sing with rich fluid color and quiet energy. Artists associated with Lyrical Abstraction include: Natvar Bhavsar, Lamar Briggs, Friedel Dzubas, Sam Francis, Ronnie Landfield, Pat Lipsky...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

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