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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
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Spirit Guide
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on sculpted paper Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollister, Northern California, USA. Her work is known for it...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Soulmates No. 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper Framed 26 x 17.75 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and wor...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Ink, Mica

American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - With Only The Moonlight To Guide
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper Framed 25 x 29 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Ink

"Portrait 4" Drawing 23" x 17" inch by Oleksandr Miroshnychenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait 4" Drawing 23" x 17" inch by Oleksandr Miroshnychenko Unique work ball pen, spray paint, water colour, paper 300g ARTIST BIO: Oleksandr Miroshnychenko lives and works at his studio in Kochetok, a small village in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. In 2001, he decided to become an artist after one year of studying radiophysics at Karazin Kharkiv National University. Miroshnychenko subsequently enrolled at Kharkiv Artist College but after two years of education was expelled. The aspiring artist's first meeting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Spray Paint, Ballpoint Pen

Eruption Kilauea Volcano, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Kilauea volcano on the Big Island roared back to life recently as lava went shooting into air, boiling away a water lake and sending a massive plume of steam, gas and ash soaring int...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Telescope Highway
Located in Darien, CT
Toni Simon is a multimedia artist and writer living in Brooklyn. Her work encompasses the ways in which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache

Secret Alias
Located in Darien, CT
Toni Simon is a multimedia artist and writer living in Brooklyn. Her work encompasses the ways in which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Rag Paper

Jellify
Located in Darien, CT
Toni Simon is a multimedia artist and writer living in Brooklyn. Her work encompasses the ways in which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Rag Paper

Studio 54 New York, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In 1977, Studio 54 opened in New York’s red-light district, northwest of Times Square. The blinged-out club — located in a former opera house that cost at least $400,000 to renov...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II" 1990's Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board Site measures 3.5"x2.5" silver wood frame 10.5"x10.5" Unsigned came from arti...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil

"Still Life" Abstract Drawing 20" x 12" inch by Nazli Madkour
Located in Culver City, CA
"Still Life" Abstract Drawing 20" x 12" inch by Nazli Madkour Madkour was born on 25 February 1949 in Cairo, Egypt. She has held solo exhibitions since 1982 in many galleries in Egypt and elsewhere, and her works are held in collections including those of the Egyptian Modern...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Breeze (Fire Island)
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 ...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Black Flower - Original Charcoal and Watercolor by Mario Surbone - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Black flower is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1987 by Mario Surbone. Colored mixed media (watercolor and carchoal) on paper. Hand signe...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Charcoal

Summertime 2022, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Oh, summer has clothed the earth In a cloak from the loom of the sun! And a mantle, too, of the skies' soft blue, And a belt where the rivers run. And now for the kiss of the w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Descanso Koi, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Near the entrance, a patch of tall grass. Near the tall grass, long-stemmed plants; each bending an ear-shaped cone to the pond’s surface. If you looked closely, you could ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Drawing by Stefano Alberici - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an Original drawing in ink and watercolor realized in 1996 Century by Stefano Alberici. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a w...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Composition - Original Drawing by Vedan - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in watercolor by Vedan in the mid 20th century. Good condition Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced comp...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Framed Watercolor Painting on Handmade Indian Paper: Blackbird D
Located in New York, NY
Guillermo Bublik is an Argentinian/American painter based in New Jersey. His works are easily recognizable by their bold combinations of colors and abstract geometric forms. Commonly...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Black Flower 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 424
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink and marker on archival paper, artwork will be shipped rolled up in a tube Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He ha...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Untitled, watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil, graphite on paper, 100x70 cm, 2022 :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Fractal Dance VIII
Located in Phoenix, AZ
charcoal on paper Mark Pomilio’s method, motives, and conceptual considerations are centered on visually articulating recent developments in the life sciences. It is not his intent ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Across The View, Abstract Digital Manipulation Print on Paper, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Across The View, Abstract Digital Manipulation Print on Paper, 2021 12" x 16" (HxW) printed on archival paper This work features a digitally manipulated image of a colorful western ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Digital

The ephemeral and its opposite, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork is realizated whith watercolor and pencils on hight quality paper 400 gr. , finished with a thin layer of varnish UV protection. I only use fine watercolors for artist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sinneswelt-teile 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sinneswelt-teile 5 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Canson Montval paper — Unframed. In this new series, Sense World, the artist has experimented with various colour combinations and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Abstract Composition - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper Bold abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two rectangles of color sit vertically, with gray-pu...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

RedsAquaBlue
Located in Westport, CT
Since 1974, Louise P. Sloane has been actively engaged in the studio as an abstract painter. Her work focuses upon geometric forms, grids and patterns. These detail oriented pieces ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

The Mohammedan World - Holiday Magazine Cover (unpublished)
Located in Miami, FL
Rudolph de Harak was a graphic and environmental designer and art director for Seventeen Magazine and teacher at Cooper Unio Yale and Parsons School o...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tape, Laid Paper

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 423
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink and marker on archival paper, artwork will be shipped rolled up in a tube Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

dragon, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I am an intuitive painter. I approach each canvas with a feeling of excitement, wonder, and a sense of adventure, free of any preconceived ideas or sketches. The concept will manifes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Castello - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Castello is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera on ivory-...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Cardboard

Abstract Composition - China ink and Watercolor by M. Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. Good condition. Hand-signed. China ink and watercolor. Author of numerous philosophical and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Composition - China ink and watercolor by M. Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. China ink and watercolor. Hand-signed. Excellent condition. Author of numerous philosophica...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Astract Composition - Mixed Media by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. China ink and watercolor, Hand-signed. Good condition. Author of numerous philosophical and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Abstract Composition - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. Good condition. Hand-signed. China ink and waterco...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. Good condition. Hand-signed. China ink and watercolor. Author of numerous philosophical and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Composition - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original china ink drawing realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. Good condition. Hand-signed. Author of numerous p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Composition - India Ink and Watercolor by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. China ink and watercolor. Hand signed. Excellent condition. Author of numerous philosophica...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Composition- Ink and Watercolor by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. China ink and watercolor. Hand-signed. Passepartout, good condition. Author of numerous phi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Composition - Ink and Watercolor by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010. China ink drawing on paper. Not signed. Good condition. Author of numerous philosophical an...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 438
Located in Paris, IDF
Charocoal and acrylic on paper Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion M...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 414
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink and acrylic paint on archival paper. Shipped in a tube. Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Acrylic

Sotto Tarsia - Color Pastel by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sotto Tarsia is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Colored pastel. Hand-signed and titled in pencil on the lower righ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 451
Located in Paris, IDF
India ink and acrylic paint on archival watercolour paper Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Geometrical Wood - Watercolor on paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"Geometrical Wood" is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by Leo Guida. Watercolor on paper. Image Dimensions: 27 x 19 cm Passepartout is included: dimensions 50...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Modern Plant Motifs 1, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by plants, this piece, part of a series, is hand drawn in ink on watercolor paper. These lively modern pieces add a pop of graphic energy to that special space you have in m...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Composition 1920/1930 - Tempera by Clément Kons
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 1920/30 is a painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). The artwork is on tempera, in very good conditions and mounted on a cardboard (6...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Paper

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No. 418
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Marketing from ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

Modern Plant Motifs 2, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by plants, this piece, part of a series, is hand drawn in ink on watercolor paper. These lively modern pieces add a pop of graphic energy to that special space you have in m...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Night 1 - stylish contemporary nature blue abstract acrylic and pigment on board
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure colour. "Night 01" is a stylish and contemporary bright blue abstract painting. It is created us...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Lacquer, Acrylic, Board, Pigment

The Guardians, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a large charcoal on paper drawing inspired by the nature of the spiritual within , an emotive work with strong emotional contrasts. Cre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Night Walk, abstract
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype Charbonnel Ink Archival paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Monotype

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 454
Located in Paris, IDF
India ink, acrylic paint and marker on archival watercolour paper Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973. Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973. Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973. Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973. Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

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