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
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Fire Series', C. 1992 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstrraction
Gouache, watercolor and pigments on paper, c. 1960
Signed lower right in pencil (see photo)
Image: 17 x 22 inches
Sheet: 25 1/4 x 29 3/4 inches
Frame: 25 1/4 x ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Psychic Garden (Golden Hour) - botanical - cyanotype - ethereal - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of blue, tan, pink, green and white in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. Frame dimensions are 50.75 by 36...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glitter, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Shape 12 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, green & white on paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 12 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Picos Tercio. From The No. 3 Series. Abstract Drawing on paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rodrigo Spinel finds in drawing a way to explore the relevance of detail in the construction of images, objects and spaces. The repetition of tiny elements, such as the line in a dra...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Follow the Black rabbit - line drawing woman figure
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with acrylic, ink and watercolor. The work are 11 by 15 inches in size.
This is the "Many thoughts, one head" series. The series sta...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Abstract painting with shapes and forms "Dialogue"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$290 Sale Price
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Mid Century Abstract Watercolor -- "Slightly Out of Focus"
By Mae Franzen
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant yet soft multicolored abstract watercolor by Modesto, California artist, exhibitor and art teacher Mae Franzen (American, 20th century). Layers of color take on a glass-like appearance. Exhibition tag on verso with artist name and title "Slightly Out of Focus...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$487 Sale Price
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Sequestor (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Neill is inspired by the fluid geometric qualities of curve and line, in particular how the natural qualities of the earth and sky intermingle with urban elements of object and archi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm.
Authentified by her son Charles Delaunay on the back.
Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker.
Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921.
During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911.
Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Green Symphony, Abstract Expressionist Pastel Drawing by Souleymane Keita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Souleymane Keita, Senegalese (1947 -2014) - Green Symphony, Year: 1982, Medium: Pastel on J Perrigot Arches Special MBM, signed and dated in pencil ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Manifest 1 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Manifest 1 (Abstract Drawing)
Charcoal and water on paper. Unframed.
Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) - Vacations - 1953 - lithograph in colors on Rives pap
Located in Varese, IT
lithograph in colors on Rives paper, edited in 1953,
signed and dated in pencil by artist in lower right corner, numbered 10/20
excellent conditions
Image size: 17 x 25 cm
Paper size...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Ocean blue - abstract painting, made in blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on a mat bo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
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French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 13 x 10 inches Signed
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings w...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
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
Materials
Pen
Herbert Bayer. Stamp. Drawing on paper. From The Series Terms and Conditions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is based in the contrast of the two images, the air waybill and the postage stamp, from different times but similar in their function. The artist seeks to enlighten the c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
"Pastel Landscape in Blues 2" Original Impressionist Landscape Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose
"Pastel Landscape in Blues 2"
c.1960
Pastel on paper
17"x15" unframed
Unsigned
Edith Isaac-Rose (1929-2018)
Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Teitelbaum, she graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago in 1951 and moved to New York in 1959 where she lived ever since. Taking as her professional name her parents’ first names, Edith was a prolific artist working first as an abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”.
She had been represented by the Phyllis Kind Gallery and her work is in the Hirshhorn Museum as well as numerous private collections.
Edith, along with her partner of 35 years, Bea Kreloff, (1925-2016), founded Art Workshop International in 1981 where they held art and writing workshops in Assisi, Italy, Monhegan Island, Maine, and Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Edith was a resident at the Westbeth Artist Housing in Greenwich Village and was actively involved with the anti-war movement, gay liberation...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Morandi 12 (Abstract Cubist Still Life Painting Inspired by Morandi Bottles)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract cubist style still life graphite and acrylic painting inspired by Giorgio Morandi's bottle still life paintings
"Morandi 12” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Abstract Turquoise & Red Flowers on Pink Background by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Abstract Turquoise & Red Flowers on a Pink Background by British Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'S...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Abstract Composition IV" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition IV" Watercolor 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 ...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Black White Abstraction 016 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 016 (2020)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Burton Wasserman
Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction, 1967
Color pencil on thin vellum paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the front
Frame Included: elegantly ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Vellum
Chrysler Building No 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chrysler Building No 1 by Frederic Choisel. From a series of large scale urban-scape drawings in mixed media. Atwork is 60 x 42 inches: Mixed media includes graphite, charcoal, ink, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, India Ink, Pastel
Blue & Yellow Abstract Watercolor
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue & yellow abstract watercolor by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Signed on verso and unframed. Image...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tanga
Located in New York, NY
Friederike Oeser, a contemporary abstract painter, lives and works in Munich, Germany. For Oeser there is no hierarchy of visual value. It all has import—whether it be a trickle of w...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Black White Abstraction 018 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 018 (2020)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Colored Waves - Original handsigned watercolor and tempera
Located in Paris, IDF
Ervin NEUHAUS
Colored Waves
Original watercolor and tempera on heavy paper
Handsigned bottom right
Authenticated with the stamp of the Estate sale on the back
21 x 21 cm (c. 8 x 8 ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
$189 Sale Price
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«Geometry of the Time Archipelago»
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is ready to hang, the painting has no decorative frame.
«Geometry of the Time Archipelago» — a work from the "Mosaic of Time" series, exploring the fragility and antifr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Green Roses - 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
Materials
Clay, Polymer
Weeping willow-abstract painting, made in green, gold, back, grey, olive color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in green, gold, black, olive color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality solid wood...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
$1,050 Sale Price
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French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
1970s Italian Signed Modern Abstract Painting by Riccardo Licata
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolour on paper 'Untitled' by the great Italian artist Riccardo Licata.
Dated and signed at lower right "74 Licata".
This work is representative at the highest level ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,494 Sale Price
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Blue Mother Drawing #3 (Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting in Blue & Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue Mother Drawing #3, by Jeanette Fintz in 2020
22 x 30 inches watercolor, gouache on Fabriano paper
Signed lower right corner
Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches, custom white frame, 8 ply w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Rhythm Hut #20: framed abstract ink painting on art paper in red & black w/ moon
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a framed mixed media ink painting (sumi inks, India inks, and walnut inks) on paper in red, black, and earth tones. It is framed in a contemporary white wood shadowbox frame. Organizing the composition is a moon motif. This series was created by Antonio Puri during an artist's residency in Australia. Can be displayed in any orientation. This piece works especially well when paired with "Rhythm Hut #17", listed separately.
Antonio Puri was born in Chandigarh, Punjab, India and raised in the Himalayas around Buddhist monks before studying at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Coe College, and the University of Iowa. He established his studio in Philadelphia where he practiced for many years before relocating to Bogotá, Colombia. During this time, Puri completed several artist residencies all over the world, including in New York, Hungary, Bulgaria, Colombia, South Africa, Serbia, Mauritius, India, Denmark, Trinidad and Tobago, and Romania. Puri’s range of geographical and cultural experiences are embedded in his work, where he commonly explores the relationships between his eastern and western cultural connections.
Puri has exhibited his work all over the world, including at the Museo de Arte del Tolima in Colombia; Sundaram Tagore Gallery Singapore; Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh, India; Art Depot, Austria; La Cometa Gallery, Bogota; Museo Casa Conde Rul, Mexico; The Guild, NY; Nu Art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Walnut, Paper, Sumi Ink, India Ink
sbc 198 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
sbc 198 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper — Unframed
Susan Cantrick's abstract paintings explore the pre-verbal realm of thought through structured visual responses. Her process ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Infanta XLVIII (Abstract Figurative Graphite Drawing in Antique Pewter Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract graphite drawing on paper in vintage pewter frame
5.75 x 4.5 inches
This abstract figurative graphite drawing on paper was inspired by academic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Shape 29 (2019)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 29 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only.
Abstract geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract green shape innovated by the artist.
Fr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Shape 28 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, chartreuse on white paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 28 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
1958 Ink Collage "#1"
Located in Arp, TX
James Spencer Russell
"#1"
1958
Collage with ink
Signed lower right in pencil
24"x18" framed black gallery wood frame
James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, India...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Herbert Ferber, Abstract Expressionist sculptural study signed framed Provenance
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Ferber
Untitled, 1968
Unique Ink and color wash on paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the front
Framed with original Knoedler Gallery label (under the respected dir...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 2007 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rainbow Field, Abstract Expressionist Pastel on Paper by Souleymane Keita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Souleymane Keita - Rainbow Field, Year: 1983, Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed and dated lower left, Size: 22.25 x 30 in. (56.52 x 76.2 cm), Descript...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled 559 (Abstract painting)
By Clay Johnson
Located in London, GB
Untitled 559 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed.
The technique Johnson employs is extremely rigorous, involving, as he says, “pushing paint around with palette knives ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Arcs VI (Graphic, Abstract Drawing on Paper in Antique Wood Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract drawing on paper of graphic bold lines in an antique wood frame with gold detail
Graphite and pale blue colored pencil
28 x 21 inches framed
This vertical, black, white and light blue graphite and acrylic drawing was inspired by the Russian Constructivist art movement. The work is drawn in an abstracted cubist style where the artist composes bold white overlapping arcs on a black background with cross hatching details of light blue acrylic.
Through the continuous layering of the graphite pencil and acrylic the artist makes interesting thick, shard like shapes. The pale blue acrylic is concentrated at the center of the drawing and radiates outward, creating interesting depth and textural effects. The artist fit the original drawing to a mid century modern wood frame, measuring 28 x 21 inches. The frame exhibits some wear consistent with age, which is an intentional decision made by the artist.
About the artist:
A recent visit to David Dew Bruner’s train depot converted artist studio in Valatie, NY confirmed that the man does not sleep. Nor has he entirely put to rest the various series of graphite drawings on paper presented in a stunning array of mid-century and antique frames that were exhibited at the gallery last year. The still lives and figures inspired by artists like Velasquez, Morandi, and Lindner are morphing on a continuum of brilliance; the highly graphic influences of the Italian futurists like Giacomo Balla and Marcel du Champs, as well as the more obscure English Vortex movement have taken hold of Bruner’s intuitive approach to design as he channels it into his own drawings. The series of Infanta figures are emboldened with a new perspective and scaled up in size. A recent series of Arcs reference the gestural abstract shapes prevalent in the aesthetic of the Russian Constructivists. These works explore depth, movement, space and repetition that is more about design than reference. Bruner tastefully pairs drawings with a vintage frame from his collection, refashioning mirror frames from the 1960s or hand painting an antique Italian frame...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphite
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Doble Standard 2. From The Series Doble Standard. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Master American Contemporaries
By Alex Katz
Located in Wien, 9
The art work is signed in the print at the lower left and numbered in pencil: P.P. II/IV
This special art piece "Master American Contemporaries" by Alex Katz (*1927) is a colour lit...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
"Casper" Diana Kurz, New York Female Abstract Expressionist Gouache on Paper
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz
Casper
Gouache on paper
11 x 17 inches
Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England and then ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Post Street
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Midtown' 2012, is by Frederic Choisel. From a series of large scale urban-scape drawings in mixed media. Atwork is 60 x 42 inches: Mixed media includes graphite, charcoal, ink, past...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Graphite
Cubos Transparencia 2. From The Series Terms And Conditions 2.0 Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Black White Abstraction 019 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 019 (2020)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Red Pink Blue Flowers on Yellow Background by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Abstract Red, Pink, Orange & Blue Wild Flowers on a Yellow Background by British Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. From the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Frame...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas
Figurative Composition / - Expressive Signs -
Located in Berlin, DE
Max Neumann (* 1949 Saarbrücken) and Eta Bender (*1948 Heidelberg), Figurative Composition, around 1970. Mixed media on tracing paper, mounted on thin backing paper, 29.6 cm x 21 cm,...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Confrontation - line drawing women figures with white dandelions
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with acrylic, watercolor and white felt pen on black watercolor paper 360g. The works are 11,5 by 16,5 inches in size, framed (black) ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Felt Pen
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