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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
M-0023, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
this is my drawing painting, watercolor marker pen and mixed media on paper. 30x42cm 2018 NEW :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - My Own Leaf
Located in Paris, IDF
Archival pigment in print on canvas Edition of 12 Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Inter...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Archival Paper

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Pastel on paper, 1922 Initialed and dated lower right (see photo) Exhibited: Francis Nauman, Leon Kelly: Draftsman Extraordinaire, New York, April 4 - May 23, 2014. Provenance: Estate of the Artist The Orange Chicken...
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Home Yantra Painting, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Created with a 1 inch by ½ inch grid, this yantra breathes in hues of reflective sunstone and jade. Born of ancient Indian tantric traditions, a yantra is a geometric diagram used a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Chthonic. Contemporary Ink and Graphite Drawing
Located in Brecon, Powys
Chthonic is derived from Ancient Greek and concerns the underworld and this painting by Wayne Summers shows a contemporary depiction of something decidedly other worldly. This is a p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Graphite

Quantum, a highly detailed geometric black ink drawing on clay-coated panel
Located in New York, NY
This mesmerizing ink drawing on clay-coated panel by Jenifer Kent shows off the artist's meditative process as she hand-draws, without assistance from a straight edge, a network of l...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Wood Panel

Untitled-113 mixed media abstraction on paper 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...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Abstract composition JCI, 1960-65 - mixed media, 85x124 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Mixed media, gouache and paper, signed . James Coignard est un peintre, graveur et sculpteur français, né le 15 septembre 1925 à Tours et mort le 7 mars 2008 à M...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - The Last Memory of You
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper Framed 34.5 x 26.5 x 2 in, black wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hol...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Ink, Mica

American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - A View From The Moon (No. 2)
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, mica & bark on sculpted paper Framed 60 x 52.25 x 4 in , White wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Holl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mica

Abstract Composition EQ1, 1962 - crayon, 66x48 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Fusain on paper, signed lower right
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Geometries 4, a highly detailed geometric black ink drawing on clay-coated panel
Located in New York, NY
This mesmerizing ink drawing on clay-coated panel by Jenifer Kent shows off the artist's meditative process as she hand-draws, without assistance from a straight edge, a network of l...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Wood Panel

Blue, Red, and Gray Watercolor Surrealist Abstract with Realistic Water Droplets
By Dae Duck Cha
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract surrealist watercolor painting by Korean artist Dae-Duck Cha. The work features realistic water droplets set against a blended blue and red gr...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Contemporary Pink, Red, Yellow, & Black Abstract Gestural Drawing on an Envelope
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink, red, yellow and black gestural mixed media abstract by Houston, TX artist David Aylsworth. The work incorporates an envelope celebrating World Aids Day from 1993 a...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Tsakli 11-13-21, abstract water media painting
Located in New York, NY
The latest watercolors from Ray Kass strike a balance between audacity and contemplation. Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the Tsakli - sets of miniature paintings feat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pigment, Mica

#7 With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise
Located in Burlingame, CA
#7, With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise. Monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspired by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Monoprint

#2, I saw more than a thousand splendors coming to me, The Divine Comedy.
Located in Burlingame, CA
#2, I saw more than a thousand splendors coming to me, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise . Monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Monoprint

'Mask in the Vanity Mirror' - organic abstraction - rainbow - Agnes Pelton
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mask in the Vanity Mirror" is a monotype with gouache and colored pencil on kozo paper featuring hues of green, red, orange, pink yellow and blue. This work is framed in a gold frame measuring 29 by 23 inches. Claire Whitehurst is inspired by the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klimt, Alma Thomas...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

Untitled-037 pastel on paper by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Signed and dated "H Burkhardt 1973" lower right. Untitled (1973) Pastel on paper 27" x 20" Signed and dated "H Burkhardt 1973" lower right. Please note this work is unframed. Pro...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Sheng, life, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series “Zi huaâ€
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Lao, old, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series “Zi huaâ€
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Addicted to Money" Contemporary Abstract Green, Blue, and Yellow Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and red abstract contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Richard Fluhr. This painting features abstract blue eyes against a background of abstracted blue, orange and green ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Superimposition of Two Forms" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "I had been making some very colorful paintings based on rings or circles that have been very well received, but my forms and brushstrokes began to tighten and feel a little restrained. So I decided to change both the forms and the strokes, and lose a lot of the color, and do something different for awhile. I stayed with simple forms as in general I am much more interested in surface and color anyway. With this painting, after I had finished the central piece, I felt it lacked gravitas due mostly to size, and so I decided to affix the canvas to an underlying canvas painted in a very flat black color, with texture to it (I actually used house paint for this, which is perfect for what I wanted). So the painting is actually a canvas attached to another, and has three-dimensionality to it. You can see in the close-ups the "strokiness" I was after. I think this painting has a sort of Rothko-ish, iconic quality to it, but without the gravitas." Recent message from a 1stDibs buyer and seasoned collector about a painting in the prior "ring" series: "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, House Paint

"Hill 05" Contemporary, colorful green & gold textured abstract pigment on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and colour. This lush green and gold artwork titled "Hill 05" works well on it's own or as a grouping. It...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment

1980s Abstract Watercolor – New Mexico Artist, Vibrant Orange, Blue & Yellow
By William Lumpkins
Located in Denver, CO
This dynamic abstract watercolor by acclaimed New Mexico artist William Lumpkins (1909–2000) exemplifies his signature fusion of vibrant color, spir...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Winter Scene I, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Abstracted garden flowers in a cool palette of blues and pink, with a touch of warmth. "This piece is my interpretation of a wintery scene, evoking images of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Large Colorful Modernist Pastel Abstract Expressionist Painting Sylvia Carewe
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 33 X 45.5 image is 29 X 41.5 Hand signed lower left Signed and titled verso Sylvia Carewe (1906-1981) was an American woman artist, painter, writer and poet. Born in New York City to Russian immigrant parents, Louis and Esther Kerewsky, she changed her surname to "Carewe" in 1930. Carewe attended Columbia University and studied further with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Atelier 17 in New York, with Hans Hoffman in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts, and at the New School for Social Research. During World War II Carewe worked as an advertising copywriter and artist for agencies in New York. She became a prolific abstract artist in a range of media, including tapestry designs for the Aubusson tapestry carpet company in France, felt banners, collage reliefs, and what she termed "blown paintings," which were assemblages (predominantly of children's toy components) overlaid with spray paint. One of the most common subjects in her semi abstract paintings was New York City at night. She also worked in traditional artistic media, including watercolors, oils, lithographs and pastels. In October 1944, she married Marvin Small (formerly Smalheiser, executive for Carter's Little Liver Pills). They had one child, John Marvin, in June 1947. Carewe had her first one-woman show in Poughkeepsie in 1947, after which she opened in New York City at the ACA Gallery in 1948. She had some twenty other American solo shows and her works hung in many exhibits across the United States as well as in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her works are represented in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, Musée de l'Arte Moderne, Paris, Brandeis University, the Butler Art Institute, Howard University, the Tel Aviv Museum and the National Museum in Djakarta, Indonesia. Her work has been described by French critics as "violent, colorful art, in hard contrasts, not exempt from cold lyricism." ["Les Girls...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Bouquet
Located in New York, NY
Gen Paul (1895-1955 Fr.) lived in Montmartre, Paris France. He is know for his action painting with quick brush strokes and this work of art was painted around 1955-1960. He was a mu...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Gray with Red and Blue
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geometric and serene in its complexity - abstract contemporary painting created with impeccable attention to detail by deconstructing original watercolors—based largely on landscape,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Gray with Ochre, Blue
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geometric and serene in its complexity - abstract contemporary painting created with impeccable attention to detail by deconstructing original watercolors—based largely on landscape,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Wood

Martina Nehrling "Sequencing 15" Acrylic on Montval Paper
Located in New York, NY
"Seduced by the formal complexity of color, I revel in its emotive slipperiness and enjoy mining its controversial decorativeness. The inextricability of these aspects unique to col...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

"Pylon In Gray" Red, Blue, and Gray Abstract
By Robert B. Eaton
Located in Houston, TX
Muted abstract painting in red, blue, and grey abstract painting by artist Robert B. Eaton in 2005.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Devi Tantra Painting, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Gaze out at space, Aware of multicolored luminosity Permeating everywhere Lose yourself in spaciousness, Come home to your true self." - The Bhairava Tantra The “coilsâ€
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Tutto Sospeso - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Tutto sospeso is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2014. Colored acrylic on plywood Title, date, techinique and sign on the back. Author of numerous phil...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic

Abstract Cubist Charcoal Drawing of a Standing Woman
By Valery Kleveroy (Klever)
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white portrait of a woman done in a style that combines abstraction and cubism, much like the work of Fernand Leger. Signed and dated in lower left corner. Artist Biography: Valery Kleverov was born in Engels, Russian Federation, Soviet Union June 28, 1939 the son of a fighter test pilot in the Soviet Air Force. He exhibited an independent, rebellious, and highly artistic temperament from a young age. Conscription into the Red Army at the standard age of (18) was first and last straw in the young artist’s battle with the State, he lasted only a few months before making an unauthorized parachute jump over a forest to go permanently AWOL. After 3 weeks hiding in the woods, he eventually made his way to Leningrad, dropped his first name and the “ov” from the end of his name and began his life as the underground artist known as “KLEVER”. He fell in with a close-knit group of young anti-authoritarian rebels who eventually became known to the world as the “Non-Conformists”, a small gang of free thinkers mainly from Leningrad and Moscow who rebelled against State control of artistic expression and of free thought. In the Soviet Union, not only religion was outlawed - art, literature, music and dance were all subject to heavy censorship and state oversight. Among paintings historical, religious, abstract, anti-Soviet and erotic subjects were all against the law. From 1966 to 1977 Klever made a reputation for himself as one of the non-conformists most overtly critical of the Soviet state. Many of his paintings from this period can be described as nothing less than heroic- they are truly remarkable visual essays on the evils of the national security/surveillance state, propaganda and manipulation of cultural symbols, suppression of artistic and religious freedom, revisionist history, and unfilled promises for the future. All of them were painted stored and exhibited not only at great risk to the artist and his associates, but also to anybody who sought to view them. In spite of the secrecy, the KGB discovered the existence of these pieces and began to follow Klever’s every move. There were surprise visits to his studio, harassment wherever he went, friends and family being questioned all a direct result of his determination to express himself artistically against Soviet control. From this time forward Klever had an exhibit which was open for viewing at all times inside the apartment of Bob Kashilohov as part of a network which paralleled the Samizdat network for sharing of forbidden literature. Klever was arrested for his participation in the most important non- conformist exhibitions which took place during his time there. These were the Bulldozer Exhibition in Moscow, 1974, (so named because the KGB bulldozed the exhibition and destroyed much of the work) and the Nevski Dom exhibition in Leningrad, 1975. These exhibitions represented some of the early cracks in the foundations of the Soviet state’s control over the population’s basic aspirations for economic, personal and creative freedom that ended with collapse in 1991. Repercussions of the Bulldozer exhibition were that some of the painters were arrested or even killed. Approximately 70 artists were arrested, including Klever. Media outcry in the west allowed most of the artists to be released within a week. Two weeks later another exhibition was allowed to proceed and became known as “Half Day of Freedom” in the Soviet Union. The Nevsky exhibition caused a huge sensation and was a watershed moment in the cultural history of the Soviet Union. People lined up for 30 blocks long over the course of the two week exhibition to see the forbidden works. Klever showed a large collection of explicit anti-Soviet paintings...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil, Charcoal

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.1
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Abstract Composition XI" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition XI" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his na...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2014 Tempera on plywood Hand signed by the artist. Date, techinique and sign on the back. Author of numero...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plywood, Tempera

Allontanamenti - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Allontanamenti is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva  in the 2014.  Tempera on plywood.  Title, date, techinique and sign on the back. Author of numerous philosoph...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plywood, Tempera

Per lo più distesi - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Per lo più distesi is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva  in the 2022. Ink on paper.  Hand signed by the artist. Title, date, techinique and sign on the back. Aut...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

In Cammino - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
In cammino is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2014. Colored tempera on plywood.  Title, date, techinique and sign on the back. Author of numerous philo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plywood, Tempera

Composition - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2014. Colored acrylic and pastel on plywood.  Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.  Author of n...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic

Moros, orange and yellow abstract pastel monochrome diptych of a blood orange
Located in New York, NY
Daisy Craddock's Moros is an abstracted still life of a Blood Orange, rendered in oil pastel. Drawn from life, Craddock considers her diptychs to be literal depictions of her fruit a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Broken, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
charcoal on paper on panel :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Winter, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
painting on paper - abstract figure/face :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed:...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Foot Musik.
Located in Malmo, SE
Pastel, gouache and coffee on paper. Artwork size: 58 x 56 cm. Frame size: 78 x 76 cm. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Archive number (P90/37) “The heart is an eye,” writes Nobel laureate Octavio Paz in an essay on Matta’s paintings. Matta creates a world coloured both by a sunny faith in the future and by visions of impending doom. Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Antonio Matta, who died aged 91 on 23 November 2002, was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 November 1911 into a family with Spanish, French and Basque roots, and raised in an atmosphere of religiosity. By the age of 21 he had graduated and begun work as an architect, but his leisure time he devoted to sketching and painting. In 1933 he travelled to Europe for the first time, visiting Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy and other countries, and subsequently taking the initiative to collaborate with the architect, Le Corbusier. As time passed, however, Matta’s enthusiasm for a career in architecture waned, and he began to devote himself full-time to art, making early acquaintances with surrealists such as Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, André Breton and others. Between 1939 and 1948 Matta, like many of his artistic contemporaries, lived in self-imposed exile in the USA, but, after almost 10 years’ absence from Europe, he returned to make first Rome and then, a few years later, Paris his home. Throughout most of the rest of his life Matta commuted between his studio in Paris and his creative refuge in the monastery outside Rome. And it is here, in Italy, that he produced his greatest paintings. Matta’s first retrospective in Sweden was organised in 1956 when his works were exhibited in what was then Galerie Colibri – run by, among others, the artist C O Hultén at number 36 Södra Förstadsgatan in Malmö, Sweden. This was also the time when Matta began to collaborate with poets and other artists in Sweden. He produced the illustrations for Lasse Söderberg’s first anthology of poems, Akrobaterna (“The Acrobats”), published in 1955, and was also responsible for the cover of the Swedish art and literary magazine Salamander. In 1959 the first museum exhibition of Matta’s work in Europe was arranged at the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) in Stockholm. Held under the aegis of Pontus Hultén, it was entitled “Fifteen Forms of Doubt” and included 15 or so gigantic paintings...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

18:11, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Contrasts and tone values have caught my attention and these relations are the driving force behind my work with light as a final detail. One of my main inspirations for these artwor...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pastel Blue and Green Toned Abstract Watercolor Mountainous Seaside Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel blue and green toned watercolor painting of a sweeping seaside landscape. In the distance a small town can be seen nestled amongst the mountains at the water's edge. Signed "F...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Geologies Series 9045
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nancy Charak Title: Geologies Series 9045 Materials: Drawing on 140# Fabriano Artistico Date: 2018 Dimensions: 22"x30" Nancy Charak makes paintings and drawings in her studio in Tuc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Color Pencil

"Cranberry Bog" Purple, Red, Black, and Gold Abstract Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful mixed media piece by Christine Alfery (from Flambeau, Wisconsin) that incorporates hues of purple, red, black, and swatches of gold leaf. Th...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Draft Design
By Anna Schuster
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Schuster Title: Draft Design Medium: Gouache Year: 1992 Signed by hand, dated and inscribed Edition: Unique Size: 22.6 × 23.4 on 23.8 × 33.5 inches COA provided
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Waterfall over Dam with Fish, " Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Waterfall over Dam with Fish" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features abstract marks in blue, green, and orange. Ar...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Graffiti Style Abstract Blue and Black Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

06A411
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Books often appear in my work. Books are those containers of wisdom, of knowledge, of culture Words used to describe the piece: representational, books, humor, s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Minimal Series 7010" - Nature-based abstract work on paper - Joan Mitchell
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Minimal Series 7010" is an abstract work on paper featuring hues pale blue, orange, green and white. Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Frost Flowers, 1960s Mid-Century Pastel & Ink Drawing in Grayscale Tones
Located in Denver, CO
Frost Flowers is an original circa 1965 mixed media drawing by celebrated Denver-based artist Edward Marecak. Executed in pastel and ink on paper, thi...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink

Abstract Painting by Antonio Carreno, 'Blue Light'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Blue Light' by Antonio Carreno, 2005. Mixed media on paper, 32 x 40 in. / Frame: 34 x 42.25 in. The drawing in Antonio’s paintings evolved into a personal form of graphic expression...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

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

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Watercolor on paper, c. 1971 Unsigned Provenance: From the collection of Ileana Sonnabend (1914-2007) Laddie John Dill, a Los Angeles artist, had his first solo exhibition i...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Blue Addiction, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my new mixed watercolor paintings, done at the Baltic Sea, where we had a lot of changing lights, water, wind, clouds... This painting shows lots of thin shadowy layers, gi...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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