Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Orange
Pop Flower 43, Bright Orange Mandala, Green, Maroon, Burgundy Red, Cobalt Blue
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This beautiful, vibrant orange powdered pigment drawing has brown, burgundy, olive green and bright cobalt blue in the center and is from the Pop Flower series. The combination of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pigment, Rag Paper
Urban Utopia
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by architecture, historical urbanism, passion for creation with intense multicultural experiences thru traveling and living in different parts of the planet, my drawings are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Chunja's Multiverse Story-Chunja and
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Fantase Jeju Island - Blossom Chunja
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Fantase Jeju Island-Blossom Chunja
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
Pop Flower 48, Light Yellow Orange Mandala, Brown, Green, Bright Blue, Pink
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
Mary Judge is widely known for this series of powdered pigment drawings, each work has saturated colors and a rich surface developed through her unique technique. Pop Flower 48 is a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Pop Flower Four B Zero Five, Mandala in Orange, Red, Black
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 4B05 is a predominately orange mandala shape with re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Pop Flower 46, Bright Orange Mandala, Green, Maroon, Dark Burgundy, Blue Center
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 46 is a predominately orange mandala shape with a gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Bud (2022), gold & purple color gradient, flower petals, watercolor, matte
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Bud (2022), gold & purple color gradient, flower petals, watercolor, matte terracotta brown, earth tones
"Bud" by Shamona Stokes portrays a dreamy flower bud, closed and about to op...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Wood Panel, Paper
"TWO ROSES", watercolor, flowers, petals, rose, pink, green leaves, beauty, love
Located in Toronto, Ontario
TWO ROSES is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 30x22", and is a striking composition in tones of rose, pink, gold and green. It's a courageous work of art, seemingly a reflection or a symmetry but of course they are two distinct, complex flowers.
From Fleur Thesmar – "Standing on top of each other like mystic roses...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Skateboard 421
By Mark Lembo
Located in Boston, MA
About the piece:
- Pairs well with 'Roller Skate'
- Single white mat 14H X 18W
Words that describe this piece:color, yupo, primary, action, abstract, dynamic
Artist Biography:
Mark A. Lembo Script M Abstract Art Mark’s dynamic work blurs the distinction between alcohol ink and watercolor - working with dyes, inks, liquid acrylic, liquid watercolor, and other aqueous media; lately, he has been incorporating metallic watercolor and pearlescent ink to his work. He has used canvas, synthetic Yupo™ paper, Yasutomo Mineral Paper, and various watercolor papers. Mark’s journey into the world of creative arts started with the question, “What would Jackson Pollock’s work look like if he had used transparent watercolors?” So, it was out with the pencils, pens, and brushes, and on to the pouring of various aqueous solutions. While mostly self-taught, Mark took a series of classes at the Creative Arts Group, Sierra Madre, CA, under Joe Stoddard, as well as seminars with Robert Burridge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Synthetic Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Slingshots
By Mark Lembo
Located in Boston, MA
About the piece:
15Hx11W
Mixed inks and watercolors on paper
2021
Free application of media on paper
Words that describe this piece:intuitive, action, dynamic, yellow, orange, r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Slingshots
By Mark Lembo
Located in Boston, MA
About the piece:
15Hx11W
Mixed inks and watercolors on paper 2021
Free application of media on paper
Words that describe this piece:intuitive, action, dynamic, yellow, orange, red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Étoile de Moment - Black China Ink and Pencil Drawing - 1952
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
"Étoile de Moment" is a black China ink and pencil drawing on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, signed and dated by Flor David (1891-1958).
The artwork represents an Étoile de...
Category
1950s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Yellow & Red Grid (Abstract Geometric Mixed Media Painting on Paper, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric drawing on paper in bright sunflower yellow and red, with a custom light wood frame
'Yellow and Red Grid' by Donise English
30 x 22 inches unframed, 37 x 29 inches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Hot Mess
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on archival paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
'Orange/Black abstract' original signed pastel drawing, blue and salmon 1980s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Valerie Christell's large pastel drawings from the early 1980s take the landscape and make it abstract. In them, she tries to emulate the experience of seeing the land while driving at high speed on the back of a motorcycle. The resulting imagery is rendered in energetic and gestural line work that morphs into large fields of color. This example, 'Orange/Black abstract,' takes on the appearance of nighttime, lit only by the light of the motorcycle headlight...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
"Untitled 191016", Abstract, Colorful, Painting, Pink, Layered
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract painting titled "Untitled 191016" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Layering his materials, Ryan Beck creates intricat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Heavy Times, " Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Heavy Times" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abstract shapes in brown, white, and b...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Automatic (yellow, crimson, olive)
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media
What is a picture? I
Located in New York, NY
What is a picture? I, 2013
Paper Cut Out
48h x 32.30w in
PL017
Pablo Lehmann was born in 1974 and currently lives and works in Buenos Aires. He has been the subject of solo and gro...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Watercolor 24
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
River, Indigo Blue, Navy, Cobalt, Salmon Pink, Red Snowflake Pattern Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
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Pop Flower 42, Bright Orange Mandala With Blue, Teal and Brown, Square Format
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Cappiadoccia 30
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Draft Design II
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Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Schuster
Title: Draft Design II
Medium: Gouache
Year: 1992
Signed by hand, dated and inscribed
Edition: Unique
Size: 22.6 × 23.4 on 23.8 × 33.5 inches
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Pop Flower, Opus Series 03
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Pop Flower 29
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Located in Kent, CT
Mary Judge's work explores the diagrammatic, the topological, the three-dimensional aspects of the drawing both through a linear-planar and tonal atmospheric representation of form, as a way of exploring what seems like a lost territory between image and object.
The powdered pigment drawings on paper were made by laying perforated stencils on rag paper and pouncing the stencils with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through the perforations, leaving patterns, creating the composition. The technique the artist developed is based on the Italian process spolvero (meaning “dust”) that was used by Renaissance artists to transfer drawings to the wall for fresco painting. Each stencil is made by tracing a single symmetrical form numerous times. By working in series, Mary Judge is able to develop a form and continue mining its rich variations.
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Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Barnett, Renato Garza Cervera, Michael Alan, and Reginald K. Gee. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.96 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $190,000, while the average work sells for $1,402.
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