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
Black landscape 14 - round textural abstract nature inspired sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
Anne-Charlotte Saliba's artistic universe is largely inspired by nature, its abyssal dimension as well as its vegetal or mineral forms. Her sculpted artworks are a confrontation of s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
series "Non-standard configurations", 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard
The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
$825 Sale Price
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Mystification - abstraction art, made in gold, brown, grey, blue
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in gold, blue,gray, brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a dou...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen
"Orange, Brown, Black"
1980s
11.75"x10"
Soft pastel and pencil on paper
Signed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Lines 5 - abstract geometric black ink drawing on paper
By Dana Piazza
Located in New York, NY
Dana Piazza's creates abstract black and white and colorful drawings, full of the illusion of depth, movement, and three-dimensionality. His highly obsessive ink drawings on paper ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Emily Berger, Wellfleet #5 , 2014, Paper, ink
By Emily Berger
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Prospectus 1
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper, Unframed.
Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as graphite, charcoal, paint on traditional...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Study for TH" Diana Kurz, Mid-Century Push And Pull Abstract Expressionist Work
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz
Study for TH
Pastel and gouache on paper
21 1/2 x 20 inches
Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Graphite on paper, c. 1946
Signed with the estate stamp verso
Provenance: estate of the Artist
Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver
Conditio...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
VERTICAL BRUSH STROKES
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Original gouache on paper. Hand signed and dated lower front. Artwork sheet size 22 x 10 inches. Custom framed as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of aut...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$30,000 Sale Price
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Rocio Rodriguez "25-Feb-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez
February 25, 2013, 2013
pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper
18 x 24 in.
This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rec...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel
Emily Berger, Etching # 3, 2016, paper, ink
By Emily Berger
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper
Bach Prelude 1-Cool tone pattern print edition on paper in square format
By Amy Kang
Located in New York, NY
This is a Archival Pigment Print.
Paper Size: 30 in x 30 in
Frame Size: 34 in x 34 in
Artwork priced unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options.
About the Artwork:
The pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Primary Sun - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on archival paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary acrylic abstract painting is one of Milly Ristvedt’s earlier works.
Known as a master colourist, this piece was painted in the 1970s when the Canadian artist was n...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"This Place is a Dream (Heartbeat)" - botanical - cyanotype - flowers - red
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of red, blue and tan. It is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. The unframed work measures 60 by ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Botanical Experiment #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #2, 2025
Watercolor, alcohol and acrylic inks on paper
9 x 12 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. Exter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Non-Objective Drawing (Double sided composition)
By Rudolf Bauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Non-Objective Drawing (Double sided composition)
Graphite on paper, 1938
Initialed "B" by the artist lower right corner
Created while the artist was imprisoned in a Gestapo Prison fo...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Abstract Portrait of a Woman in Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Portrait of a Woman in Gouache on Paper
A vibrant abstract portrait of a woman with raven black hair accented in bold red and yellow, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
Located in Soquel, CA
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
Soft lavenders, magentas and gray tones highlighted with purple thread and sheets of gold leaf mingle to create a soft and lovely abstract on handmade paper by California artist Bruce Weinberg (American, 1942-1994). Image is floated on a silk background.
Pencil signed and dated "Bruce Weinberg 1980" lower right.
Pencil signed title "Crescent Rose" lower left.
Displayed in a giltwood frame with spacer.
Image size: 24"H x 35"L.
Framed size: 31"H x 43"W x 2"D.
Bruce Weinberg was a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied Interior Design at the Philadelphia College of Art and Architectural Space Planning at Temple University. During the 1970s he studied printmaking and drawing at San Francisco's Fort Mason...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
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
The Thinker
Located in Miami, FL
A large charcoal-on-paper rendering by arguably one of America's most influential artists. It comes from the pioneering Allan Stone Galleries, who ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$68,000 Sale Price
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"This Place is a Dream (Haystack)" - botanical - cyanotype - flowers - grasses
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of yellow and light green. It is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. The unframed work measures 4...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Left of Center, purple and green abstract watercolor painting on archival paper
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Soft Rock, pastel pink abstract watercolor painting on archival paper
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
universe 02
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have used acrylic and enamel to capture the vast and mysterious beauty of the universe. Abstract swirls and galaxies represent constant evolution and cosmic dynamism....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Freeform Shapes
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Signed "MDS" in lower right. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso.
Playful, thoughtful shapes integrated with more rigid lines and dots, making for a lovingly abstract piece th...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$1,600
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
Red Flowers Abstract Still Life
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted still life of a vase of red flowers and fruit blending into an abstract expressionist watercolor composition by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" l...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dorothy Dehner, (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
This large scale drawing is signed and dated ink and closely relates to her sculptures of this period. The dimensions of 23 x 31 inches are the siz...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Wonderful floral glow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers whic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Untitled. Form in Space.
Located in New York, NY
Pencil drawing on paper from 1944. Signed and dated with cypher. Paper size 4 x 6" (10 x 15.1 cm).
Werner Drewes (1899-1985), painter, printmaker, educator and lecturer, was...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Meandering Print Series
By Gene Davis
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated and marvelous work for any forward interior. It both gives a sense of space, calm, playfulness and it actually pulls you in as a focal point work of art. Framing is ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Screen
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
Wave - Top View - Watercolor Drawing by Antonietta Valente - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Wave - Top View is an original watercolor on paper 300g/m2 realized by Antonietta Valente in 2020.
Hand-signed and dated on the back. Perfect conditions. Cer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Reflection (Abstract Expressionism painting)
By Gina Werfel
Located in London, GB
Reflection (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Acrylic and mixed media on paper - Unframed
Work will be shipped rolled in a tube.
Werfel employs expressive, lyrical gestures that cre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Geometric
Located in Soquel, CA
Bight abstract geometric composition by Alexandra Zinih (20th Century). Signed and dated ("Alexandra Zinih '09") in the upper left corner. Presented in a black frame with a white bac...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Sunlight" - Abstracted Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright abstracted landscape by Maxine "Mickey" Spencer (American, 1927-2011). Strong blues and magentas create an abstracted scene, evoking a body of water with trees...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Aggregate #23 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed in a maple floater frame, ready to hang.)
This is one of a series we have posted on 1stDibs. The first got more clicks and saves on its first day than any of the many hundreds of artworks we have ever posted. If you search on "G. Campbell Lyman" on 1stDibs you can see others in this series. Here's a recent message from a 1stDibs buyer of a painting in this series, a seasoned collector:
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, House Paint
$780 Sale Price
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Sponge Effects, purple abstract watercolor painting on archival paper
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Abstracted Floral 1
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media pastel and watercolor on paper by American female artist Adele Becker.
This work is currently being offered unframed.
Proceeds from the sale of this work wi...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
Framed abstract Persian calligraphy ink drawing/painting on paper, black & white
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli's "Morghe Sahar 2" is framed in a white wood painted frame with white mat. It is wired with all hanging hardware, and is ready to install. Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. She borrows techniques from Iranian calligraphy to create abstract drawings with traditional bamboo “ghalams,” or quills. Rather than using these techniques to create religious objects as they were originally used, she explores the secular meaning of line in and of itself. She seeks the complete dissolution of words and prefers instead to create abstract images, her alternative to religious object making.
The poem that is collaged into this work is a historic Iranian ballad, entitled "Morghe Sahar" (Bird of Dawn), written by Mohammad-Taqi Bahar and put to music by Morteza Neidavoud in 1921. Some consider this song to be the unofficial anthem of freedom in Iran. The lyrics describe a caged nightingale, urging her to sing with passion and break free. It has been sung in different political contexts, from the constitutional revolution of 1921 through the dictatorship of Mohammad Reza...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
Donna Schuster “Nude Bathers” Watercolor, Pencil and Gouache
Located in LA, CA
Donna Schuster (1893-1953) “Nude Bathers” watercolor, pencil and gouache on paper within a giltwood carved frame and protective glass. Signed ‘Donna Schuster’ (Lower Right), circa 19...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Pencil
Sinneswelt-teile 5 (Abstract painting)
By Kyong Lee
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
The Silvery Song of Resistance - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The Silvery Song of Resistance is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excelle...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
Pink & Purple Abstract Watercolor
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Pink & purple abstract watercolor by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Sign...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pool - Watercolor - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pool is an original watercolor drawing, realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
Sheet dimension: 8.5 x 39.5 cm.
Passep...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 05535
...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Castello - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1988
By Leo Guida
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
Materials
Tempera, Cardboard
Gems - Watercolor Drawing by Antonietta Valente - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Gems is an original watercolor on paper 300g/m2 realized by Antonietta Valente in 2020.
Hand-signed and dated on the back. Perfect conditions. Cert...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Watercolor - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by a Chinese artist of the late 20th Century.
Watercolor on paper mounted on wood board.
Signature on the back.
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mod Abstract Expressionist W/C Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 19 x 26. Image 14 X 21
Bernard Segal was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Cincinnati University and the Cincinnati Art Academy. He was known for figure, abstract painting, collage, and cartoon illustration.
In the 1920's and 30's, he lived in NYC and attended The Art Students League where he was creative with a number of artistic styles of the period. During WWII, he worked as a cartoonist for a government issued newspaper called 10-SHUN that was published in Greensboro, NC. Bernard worked under the pen name Seeg, and was the author of the comic strip "Hank and Honey," that appeared in the New York Herald Tribune from the 1940's through the 50's. This cartoon was syndicated and published in Quebec under the title "Louise et Louis." The strip was later retitled to Ellsworth. Segal also illustrated a number of Jewish books that were published by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and Bible stories.
In the 1950's Segal moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and became a member of the New Hope Modernists. He worked with esteemed artists such as George Nakashima, Charles Evans, Louis Stone, Lloyd ney, josef Zenk, Clarence Carter and Charles Ramsey.
Segal's most noted work was made during the 1960's, during which time he produced paintings and collages in the abstract expressionist style. He enjoyed painting bright abstract oil...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (Ref 17136) (Abstract Painting)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 17136) (Abstract Painting)
Ink on paper - Unframed.
Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
PHENOMENA Chinese Light Chalice 1989 Abstract Expressionist Watercolor, framed
By Paul Jenkins
Located in New York, NY
As a teen, Paul Jenkins worked with ceramicist James Weldon which led to a fascination with glazes; Jenkins cultivated and eventually achieved a similar effect in his paintings by mixing oil and enamel on canvas in the 50s. In 1937, Jenkins attended classes at the Kansas City Art Institute where he painted his first series of watercolors he called interior landscapes inspired by caves in the Ozarks. After serving in the US Naval Air Corps for 2 years, Jenkins moved to New York to study with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Morris Kantor at the Art Students League from 1948 to 1952. During those years, Jenkins met Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman.
In 1953 left for Paris where he discovered and was struck by the color density and luminosity in abstract oil works termed ébauches by Gustave Moreau and pastels by Odilon Redon. He began to experiment with poured paints in various thicknesses on canvas and paper and found this technique achieved luminosity of color which in its own way was comparable to that of Moreau and Redon. The next year, Jenkins added Winsor Newton pigments and chrysochrome, a viscous enamel paint, into his poured paintings, further enriching their color density and incandescence. The next major development in technique came in 1959 when he began using an ivory knife to guide the flow of paint. That same year, he also began to title his paintings Phenomena followed by a key word or phrase. A film on Jenkins' technique titled The Ivory Knife: Paul Jenkins at Work was shown at the Museum of Modern Art and received the Golden Eagle Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1966.
In 1954 Jenkins had his first solo exhibition in Paris where he met Martha Jackson, whose New York gallery included Jenkins in a group show the following year. In 1956, Martha Jackson Gallery held a solo exhibition of Jenkins’ work at which Divining Rod...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Flat Top Mountain - Abstract Geometric Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous burst of blue behind a flat top mountain with splashes of orange in this abstract geometric landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and dated lower right "Erle...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Rag Paper
Dice Games-Cool tone pattern print edition on paper in square format
By Amy Kang
Located in New York, NY
This is a Archival Pigment Print.
Paper Size: 30 in x 30 in
Frame Size: 34 in x 34 in
Artwork priced unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options.
About the Artwork:
To cre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Sowing Revolutionary Flowers - Drawing by Parimah Avani-2022
Located in Roma, IT
Sowing Revolutionary Flowers is a painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored Canson ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
"Fernando's Sleeve" Black and White Abstract Organic Shape Charcoal Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white abstract charcoal drawing by Houston artist Paul Forsythe. The work features a large, abstract, organic shape in the upper right corner of the composition. Currently ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Nell'Ovale - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1988
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nell'ovale is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera and watercolor on...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Silvery Song of Resistance - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Song of Freedom is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditi...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
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