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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
Composition - Original Ink on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in marking china ink on paper realized by an unknown artist of the 20th Century. Monogrammed" A.R.H" on the lower left, with sign and title on th...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Dimore - 1970s - Giuseppe Uncini - Collage - Contemporary
Located in Roma, IT
Original collage on paper by the italian artist Giuseppe Uncini, in excellent conditions and authenticated by the Archivio Opera Giuseppe Uncini in 2014.
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Magic Carpet Ride 4 (Navajo Inspired, Geometric Design, Black and White Artwork)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. A navajo inspired pattern is created using traditional design elements. The high contrasting, geometric patter...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Abstract Game - Watercolor - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Game is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy by the Artist Leo Guida. Original Watercolor on paper. Passepartout is included. Total dimensions:...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled 01 - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Modern Framed Composition
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT Institute The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on fabriano watercolor paper. They were created from...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Dance - Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Dance is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Black and white ink on paper. Original title: Danza Hand signed by the artist. Author of numerous philosoph...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figures - Pen Drawing by Danilo Bergamo - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original drawing in blue ballpoint pen on ivory paper realized by Danilo Bergamo in 1962. Not signed. Good conditions...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Tentatives - Ink on Paper by Maurizio Gracceva - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Tentatives is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Black and white ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Original title: Tentativi Author of numerous...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Mayall's Object - Green, Abstract Art, Collage, 21st Century
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Mayall's Object, 2022 Collage on paper 22 H x 18.5 W cm Signed on reverse Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by thousands of pieces of paper, textiles, pieces of plastic, found or made objects, which intertwine on the paper support and as in a well-controlled and thought puzzle give birth to a new universe. The new series of collages...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Se solo il mio cuore fosse pietra - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Se solo il mio cuore fosse pietra is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Mixed colored ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Author of numerous philo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Composition - Tempera on Paper by Mario Martini - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Mario Martini in 1970. Original drawing in tempera on paper. Good conditions except for some folding and stains that don...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Rimandati (Postponed to Exams) - Original Drawing - 2009
Located in Roma, IT
Rimandati is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2009. Mixed media on paper: graphite, acrylic, spray, pencils. Hand signed by the artist. Title, date, techi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil, Graphite

Abstract Composition - Original Pencil by Ronaldo De Juan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Artistic Composition is an original pencil sketch realized by Ronaldo De juan (1930-1989). Artist’s initials and date at the bottom of the left corner. Hand-signed by the artist on...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Non permanere (Do not remain) - Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Non permanere is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Black and white ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Title, date, techinique and sign on the b...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Without identity - Original Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Without identity is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Mixed colored ink on paper. Original title: Privi d'identità Hand signed by the artist. Title, d...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Everything Stopped - Ink on Paper by Maurizio Gracceva - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Everything stopped is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2016. Mixed colored ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Original title: Tutto fermo Author of ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Composition - Ink Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Black and white ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Original title: Composizione Author of nume...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

We Never Met - Ink, Watercolor by Maurizio Gracceva - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
We never met is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Mixed media on paper: ink, watercolor. Hand signed by the artist. Original title: Non ci incontriamo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Towards the Labyrinth - Ink on Paper by Maurizio Gracceva - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Towards the labyrinth is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2020. Mixed colored ink, pastels and pencil on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Original title: ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Oil Pastel, Ink

Bla Bla Bla - Original Digital Photograph and Drawing on Plastic - 2011
Located in Roma, IT
Bla Bla Bla is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Nicolantonio Mucciaccia in 2011. Drawing and digital photograph on plastic support. Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic

The Love - 21st Century, Collage, Blue, Red, Black
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
The Love, 2023 collage on paper 46 H x 37.5 W cm Signed on right side down The artist wrote a text regarding this artwork. "The table. On the table's glass, a hexagonal trace. The...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Fluctus 5 - Red grey brown abstract seascape paper collage on wood board
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Fluctus 2 - Blue grey black abstract seascape paper collage on wood board
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, XX-XXI) Abstract Composition, Graphite and Charcoal on paper, signed in pencil lower left, black wood frame. Image: 19.75" H x 15" W; frame: 29" H x 22.75"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Graphite

"Beaver Lake Reflections, " Original Framed Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Reflections" is an original watercolor painting on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The painting is an abstract representation of the lake on which the...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

What a B***h? - Original Digital Photograph and Drawing on Plastic - 2011
Located in Roma, IT
What a B***h (Che stronzetta) is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Nicolantonio Mucciaccia in 2011. Mixed media (drawing and digital photo) on plastic m...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Rubber

Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Located in Roma, IT
Enamel paint on cardboard. Signed, titled, and dated on overleaf. Authenticity certificate by Fondazione Pablo Echaurren.
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Enamel

SV IV, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV IV, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV V, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV V, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"SV XV, Knife Drawing" Superficially Hand Cut Patterns on Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV XV, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV VI, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV VI, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV X, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV X, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV XII, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV XII, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV VIII, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV VIII, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 34"h x 26.5"w framed and is shipped ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV XIX, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV XIX, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 6"h x 8"w framed and is shipped in th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV XX, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV XX, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 6"h x 8"w framed and is shipped in the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SV XXIII, Knife Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled SV XXIII, Knife Drawing is an original artwork by Lucha Rodríguez made of watercolor and manipulated paper This piece measures 6"h x 8"w framed and is shipped in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

X from The Message Series - Contemporary Abstract Oil Pastel Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
The art work is already framed. The size of the unframed artwork: 45x45 cm, framed 47 x 47 cm Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in C...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Abstract 21
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork. Yances was born in Cartagena...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Making Sense of It All I
Located in New York, NY
About the Artist: Claire Gilliam is an English photographer, printmaker, painter now based from her home and studio in Warwick, NY. In 1997, she graduated from Sheffield Hallam Unive...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Blue Script - Contemporary Abstract Expressive Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Cload State. Holiday
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel & pencils on paper Anna Kazmina is a Russian artist born in 1987 who lives between Moscow, Russia and Beijing, China. She was graduated from Depar...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Transformation. Trip
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel & pencils on paper Anna Kazmina is a Russian artist born in 1987 who lives between Moscow, Russia and Beijing, China. She was graduated from Depar...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Knife Drawing Papagayo I - Contemporary Manipulated Textured Paper(Yellow+Beige)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Knife Drawing Papagayo I" is a contemporary drawing made entirely of knife cuts. Lucha Rodríguez captures light with paper, paint, and texture with th...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Cercis Spring I, Work on Paper, Gouache, Purple, Green, Framed, Calming
Located in Riverdale, NY
Cersis Spring I is a unique Gouache on Paper artwork. It is 5x5 image on 12x12 paper. It is framed to 14 x 14 inches. According to Boston Artist, Nancy Simonds: “I make large-sc...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Archival Paper

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

'Guijarros y Agua'. Spanish seascape painting, drawing
Located in Penzance, GB
SOPHIA MILLIGAN 'Guijarros y Agua' Original Artwork (unframed*) ______________ Winter solstice light dancing on shingles and lapping tidal movements, towering rock formations rise ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Conté, Mixed Media, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Colophon 13, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract painting with bright colors and dynamic lines. Watercolor and gouache on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. W...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Impact", Contemporary, Seed Pod, Red, Blue, Acrylic, Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Franklin, MA
“Impact” by Sarah Alexander is a 22 x 30 x 2 inch watercolor and acrylic painting on panel depicting a zoomed-in view of a sweet gum seed pod in bright cobalt, turquoise blue and fie...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel

Zodiac Series Ink On Paper Set Of 12
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Zodiac Series Ink On Paper Set of 12 each 30x22 inches unframed Watercolor, ink on paper Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exact...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Lost Love
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink & colored pencil on 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 featur...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Abstract 2
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork. Yances was born in Cartagena...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"Untitled 190907", Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Gestural, Purple, Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract painting titled "Untitled 190907" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and patterns, Ryan Beck layers a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Around", Colorful Abstract, Black and Rainbow, Drawing and Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract drawing titled "Around" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of sumi ink, gouache, and copic ink on paper. The artist incorporates techniques of painting...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Gouache

MIchael Knigin Abstract Pop Art Surrealism Acrylic Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Jay Knigin (American, 1942 – 2011) Untitled (abstract) Mixed media painting on paper, includes acrylic, watercolor and gouache Estate stamp on the ...
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20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #5" drawing and layered paper sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original multicolored hand-cut paper and ink on illustration board layered paper sculpture by Charles Clary measuring 9"h x 11"w. This piece ships in the pictured black frame. Char...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Illustration Board

Knife Drawing III - Manipulated Textured Paper with Stunning Detail (Pink)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Knife Drawing III" is a contemporary drawing made entirely of knife cuts. Lucha Rodríguez captures light with paper, paint, and texture with thousands...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SCAFFOLD (2) - Framed, Linear, Abstract Mixed Media Painting/Drawing on Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This drawing by Austin Reavis is from a series of abstract works that build lines and forms, suggestive of construction elements, as a foreground to chan...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Dye, Watercolor, Gouache

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - The Dead Walking
Located in Paris, IDF
Marker, watercolor, ink, wash & pen on 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 fea...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

"Traces" Abstract Contemporary Drawing Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
"traces" charcoal on paper (canson Montval paper 300 gr) two original non-reproducible drawings, no prints with wooden frame and protective glass ready to hang size 40x50 each Artwor...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

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