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.
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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Reginald K. Gee
"Vacation in a Cabin, " Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vacation in a Cabin" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. In Vacation in a Cabin, 1989, Gee presents a complex and wildly c...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Not Intended For Office Viewing Series Section F" Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Not Intended For Office Viewing Series, Section F" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece fe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Contrast Form, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Contrast Form" is an original oil pastel on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left as well as signing & dating it on the back.
13" x 11 3...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Rainy Day, " Abstract Oil Pastel Drawing on Pink Paper by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rainy Day" is an original oil pastel drawing on pink paper by Reginald K. Gee. This piece features abstract marks in red, blue, orange, white, yellow, and black on pink.
12" x 18" ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Sudden Movement, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sudden Movement" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features an abstract form in a barren lan...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Fap, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fap" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract marks in pastel green, blue, and pink that suggest the outline of a face.
16 1/2" x 11 3/4" art
Custom framing is available
Reginald K. Gee was born in Milwaukee on April 28, 1964 to Native American and African American parents and spent most of his childhood on the northwest side of Milwaukee in the Havenwoods neighborhood. Gee has been creating art since 1982, and his professional art debut began in 1986 at an outdoor exhibition at Milwaukee’s Performing Arts Center. Like Prophet William J. Blackmon and Simon Sparrow...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Space Sense, " Multi-scene Oil Pastel on Illustration Board by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Space Sense" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features three distinct scenes--a green rainy scene with two figure...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Ulsto, " Abstract Figurative Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Ge
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ulsto" is an original oil pastel drawing on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abstract color fields but also depicts an ab...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Phizo, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Phizo" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features an abstracted portrait with expressionistic marks ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Man, How Did They Know Me?" Oil Pastel on Illustration Board by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Man, How Did They Know Me?" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features a few abstract portraits...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Baghdad Rain, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Baghdad Rain" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts some abstracted figures in a dream-like...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Poetry Creature, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Poetry Creature" is an original oil pastel drawing on a safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and dated it on the back. It features ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Nourishment, Shelter, Clothing, Art, " Surreal Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nourishment, Shelter, Clothing, Art" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features an abst...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Amay, " Oil Pastel and Watercolor on Red Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Amay" is an original oil pastel and watercolor drawing on red paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstracted figures and mountain shapes i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
"The First Bird with Egg, Duckling Abstraction, " Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The First Bird with Egg, Duckling Abstraction" is an original oil pastel on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. It features an abstracted duckling ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board
"Glower, " Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Glower" is an original pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back of the artwork. This piece features abs...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects
"Baf, " Abstract Geometric Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Baf" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract, geometric planes in pastel and earthy colo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Some of What I Know, A Lot of What You Thought Was a Mistake, " Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Some of What I Know, A Lot of What You Thought Was a Mistake" is an original oil pastel drawing on rag board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board, Rag Paper
"Untitled, " Oil Pastel Drawing on Pink Paper by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on pink paper by Reginald K. Gee. This piece features abstract, simplified figures in black and white dancing o...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Scif, " Abstract Oil Pastel Drawing on a Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Scif" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abstract shapes and marks in green with som...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"The Extrovert, Aura, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Extrovert, Aura" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artwork has a Drowning Prevention Foundation advertisement on the verso. The artist s...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Tarkan, " Portrait Oil Pastel Drawing on a Paper Bag by Reginald K. Ge
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tarkan" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features an abstract portrait in bright, expressionistic col...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Untitled, " Abstract Oil Pastel on a Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece upper right. This piece features a variety of abstract marks and line...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Axtion, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Axtion" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This artwork features abstract marks in bright blue, purple, ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Untitled, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Ragboard signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on ragboard by Reginald K. Gee. It features surreal drawings on a background of color fields in blue, green, purple, red, and yellow. The...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board, Rag Paper
"Jittip, " Abstract Oil Pastel on a Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Jittip" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract, expressionist marks in blue, red, orang...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Untitled, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Illustration Board by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. This piece features abstract marks in blue, black, green, and yellow.
40" x 30" art
Custom fr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Purpose, " Abstract Oil Pastel Drawing on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Purpose" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abstract shapes in red, pink, blue, yell...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"I Need Her Badly Now, " Abstract Gestural Pastel on Paper by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"I Need Her Badly Now" is an original pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract, expressionist marks in black, red, white, oran...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Confused Abstract, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed on Back by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Confused Abstract" is an original oil pastel on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features an abstract design in yellow, pink, red, green, ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Some More of Those Toothbrushes - Part 2, " Abstract Oil Pastel by Reggie K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Some More of Those Toothbrushes - Part 2" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist created this piece with gestural, abstract marks in yellow, blue, red, gre...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Prince Dunhart, " Abstract Oil Pastel Drawing on Paper Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Prince Dunhart" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abstract marks in green, yellow, pink, brown, oran...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Lounging Reader" Oil Pastel Portrait on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lounging Reader" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and signed & dated it on the verso. This piec...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Mouse Trap in Lions Den" Abstract Oil Pastel on Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mouse Trap in Lions Den" is an original oil pastel drawing on rag board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This colorful, gestura...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board
"Make A Statement, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Make A Statement" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece depicts an abstract figure and potted pl...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Relentless - Face Off, " Abstract Surreal Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Relentless - Face Off" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece center right. It features an abstract, surreal landsca...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Liek, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Liek" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract color fields and gestural marks, over which ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Toonis, " Abstract Pastel Drawing on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toonis" is an original pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on verso. It features abstract marks in pinks, purp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects
"J.D. Wovel Wearing Helmet, " Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"J.D. Wovel Wearing Helmet" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features an abstract portrait in orange, ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"The Plan Begins, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Plan Begins" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two abstracted ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Living Figures, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Living Figures" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two abstracted figures i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Go Figure, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel Drawing signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Go Figure" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right. It depicts abstracted figures mixed with a variety of Neo-expressionist mar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Hand, Face with Space, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hand, Face with Space" is an original oil pastel by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the right edge and on the back. It features an abstracted face and hand as well a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Freelance, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Freelance" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts an artist walking through an abstracted wo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Okalikolo, " Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Okalikolo" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the left margin. This piece features an amalgamation of various abstract figures and ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Stay Go Stay Go, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Cardboard by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Stay Go Stay Go" is an original oil pastel drawing mounted to cardboard by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts two wide-eyed faces blending into a j...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
"Destruction of the Apple Juice Pool, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Destruction of the Apple Juice Pool" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right. It features abstract marks ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Fortify, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fortify" is an roiginal oil pastel drawing on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. It depicts abstract marks, a telephone, and a few figures in blue...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
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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