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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American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Gumby Explodes
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, paint marker, ink, spray paint & collages on paper.
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Spray Paint, Permanent Marker
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Systematic Language Enhanced Culture
By Michael Alan
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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Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pen
Colophon 10, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract painting with bright colors.
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New Y...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Positivity
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Inside Out 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Love
By Ayse Wilson
Located in Westport, CT
Ayse Wilson is a Turkish-American artist who lives and lives and works in Connecticut. Her work draws from memory and emotion to remind viewers of youth, innocence and the timeless s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Toxic American
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Wash, 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 featured in many ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Pen
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Urban Decay
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink, wash & pen on paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Color Pencil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Power of Nothingness
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Lost Land
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media framed on wood panel
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 man...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - Masks
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Lost Love
By Michael Alan
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
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Stocking Stuffer
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, pencil & wash in Bristol 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
"Shooting Star, " Original Abstract Surreal Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shooting Star" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. This surreal, abstract painting features gestural strokes of undiluted blue p...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Colophon 11, Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Willy Bo Richardson received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Colophon 12, Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Willy Bo Richardson received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
20th century colorful abstract landscape watercolor and ink painting
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Abstract, psychedelic, multicolored watercolor and ink on paper, 1968.
12" x 15 1/2" art
20 1/2" x 23 3/8" framed
Joseph Rozman was born on December 26, 1944 in Milwaukee, WI. His...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Timeworn Paper Artwork in White and Red, 2024 - 'Color Lento'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Silvia De Marchi (b. 1967, Melzo, Italy) is an Italian painter currently based in Italy. Her artistic practice reflects a deep exploration of materiality and sensory experience, movi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Glue, Ink
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Shaman
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink & wash 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Inside Out 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Walking Fire
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed composition 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 featured in many solo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Boat of Hope
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
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
Materials
Archival Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Shelf Space
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Series Life Facing Death No.1
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Void
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during the 1980s at Tianjin Polytechnic University. He curren...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil
'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...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel, Paper
"It Grew From Three, " Original Abstract Mixed Media Collage signed
By Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"It Grew From Three" is an original mixed media watercolor painting by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes in the primary color...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Magic Carpet Ride 2 (9"x12" Navajo Rug Art, Geometric, Black, White, Brown)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. A Navajo inspired rug motif is created using traditional design elements with a contemporary outcome. Symmetry...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Color Pencil
"Beaver Lake Sunrise II, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise II" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. It depicts a sunset over a body of water in the ab...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"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...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Unforgettable
Located in New York, NY
The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years old, he began painting as a hobbyist using 'pure' abstraction. However, he believed his work lacked a solid foundation upon which to grow.
He discovered a book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking a calligraphy class. The 26 letters of our Latin alphabet are less pictorial than the Chinese characters as we know them now. He discovered that pictorial representation is more prevalent when examining the origins of alphabets—all alphabets, in fact—because there is frequently a similarity between the sign's true meaning and what it is meant to represent. For instance, the symbol for a turtle in the original Chinese script resembles a turtle.
Wittmann loves signs as they leave room for interpretation. For instance, if one writes “the sky
is blue”, one will make for themself a mental representation of a blue sky, even if each one-off us
will probably have some nuance in our own mental representation of that blue sky. On the other hand, a sign can...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"The Fish Tank, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
By Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fish Tank" is an original mixed media on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes and marks in the primary colors. The...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Nirvana
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper
Xia Fu-Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 in Nanjing. He was once a professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in Tianjin Polytechnic University and curre...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Sightseeing
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
SHIZEN SERIES II
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES II, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper , 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue, Red, Pink, White, Abstract, contemporary, fine art
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Broken Heart Blues
By Mark Lembo
Located in Boston, MA
About the piece:
Oddly enough, I was quite happy that day.
Words that describe this piece:outsider, blue, monochrome, action, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Synthetic Paper
"Saltwater at the Stateroom Window, " Original Watercolor signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Saltwater at the Stateroom Window" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The abstract image is composed of horizontal strata of color, most...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Funny Flip Face Amusement Park, " Original Aquacryl on silk by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Funny Flip Face Amusement Park" is an original painting in aquaryl on silk, which is mounted on an acid free foam board. It is signed in the lower left. Thi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Silk, Other Medium
White Underwear
Located in New York, NY
Stratis Tavlaridis
White Underwear, 2016
38x26cm
handmade cut out on paper
Stratis Tavlaridis, was born in 1990 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a visual artist who constructs perfo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper
"Two Elephants, " Ink Drawing on Paper initialed by Miguel Castro Lenero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Elephants" by Latin American artist Miguel-Castro Lenero is an ink drawing on handmade Amate paper. Executed in 1992, it is initialed lower right.
23 3/8" x 15 3/8" art
31 3/4" x 25 5/8" framed
Miguel Castro Lenero is one of four brothers...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Handmade Paper
"Under the Stars - Boerner Botanical Garden Gala Variation I" by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Under the Stars - Boerner Botanical Garden Gala Variation I" is an original mixed media work with watercolor, ink, and iridescent acrylic on paper by David Barnett. The piece depict...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Morning Jitters
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, pen & ink 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 featured in many ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Painted Sky, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Painted Sky" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in pencil in the lower left. This abstract painting is composed of light brushstrokes in an array of colors, evenly distributed throughout.
Art size: 11" x 8"
Frame size: 18" x 14"
DAVID J. BARNETT David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art. David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. Exhibits “Morph Dog Series”, David Barnett Gallery, 1996 “Renewal", Art Escape Gallery, Thiensville, WI, 2003 “Recent Watercolors", David Barnett Gallery, 2003, Lora D. Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004 “Group Show”, Broden Gallery Ltd., Madison, WI, May-June 2004 "Homage to Kandinsky", David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2014 Collections Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ Private collections throughout the United States and around the world including collections in Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky. International collections in Brazil, Singapore and Hong Kong. Articles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Barnett Gives His Work an Exhibit" by James Auer, November 1996 Exclusively Yours...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Fade to Black
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
White and teal Ink on black 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 ma...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
American Contemporary Art by M. Alan -It’s a Mess but One Day W'll all be Ghosts
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on Velum
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 solo shows, over 2...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Vellum
Bittersweet Cephalopod
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Bittersweet Cephalopod, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2018
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. This work features an ocean-inspired creature taking shape from a combination of paper ephemera on a coral colored piece of paper. Fine white lines and small white dots emerge and scatter around the composition, bringing the work to life.
Images with frames are examples only; this work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
The Unique Bittersweet Cephalopod is a creature of Jupiter's sunset seas, not yet found in any other part of the universe. This work was created with antique collage materials and pen on paper.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
Stardust Cephalopod, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work
By Jenny Brown
Located in Boston, MA
Stardust Cephalopod, Original Contemporary Abstract Nautical Mixed Media Work, 2015
11" x 8.5" (HxW) Collage and Pen on Paper
With clear inspiration from natural botanicals and oceanic life, artist Jenny Brown combines found imagery and her own mark making to create delicate yet bold designs. This work features a gray background that allows a colorful combination of paper ephemera melded together into a fantastical creature. Fine white lines emerge like tentacles, and small white dots scatter around the composition, bringing the work to life.
Images with frames are examples only; this work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
Stardust Cephalopod is a bioluminescent flowering squid, existing both in the depths of the sea and the far reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy. She melds together the sciences of the oceans and the stars, linking the two natural spaces as one beautiful entity. Stardust Cephalopod is a mixed media work created with pen, ink, & collage.
About the Artist:
Jenny Brown is a visual artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island, whose primary mediums are drawing, collage, and works on paper. Her work brings to life a mythical world of sea creatures and celestial beings, realized through her love of paper ephemera. Jenny studied art at Bennington College and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2005. In addition to working with galleries in New York, Providence, and metro Boston, Jenny has collaborated with brands such as Hudson-Chatham Winery, Sheaffer Pens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
Meridian
By Toni Flynn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Toni Flynn attended the Art Students League in New York City, the storied institution where Jackson Pollack, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder, and Georgia O’Keefe studied. At th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Canvas, Printer's Ink, Acrylic
Friday I'm in love
By Ayse Wilson
Located in Westport, CT
Ayse Wilson is a Turkish-American artist who lives and lives and works in Connecticut. Her work draws from memory and emotion to remind viewers of youth, innocence and the timeless s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dancer
By Ayse Wilson
Located in Westport, CT
Ayse Wilson is a Turkish-American artist who lives and lives and works in Connecticut. Her work draws from memory and emotion to remind viewers of youth, innocence and the timeless s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
SWAN IN LOVE (TEOREMA 50)
Located in New York, NY
SWAN IN LOVE (TEOREMA 50), 2012
ink, watercolor, airbrush paint, graphite on paper
37.5 x 52 inches / 952 x 1320 mm
unframed
Christina McPhee’s expansive abstract paintings, drawings, photographs, and videos test or query how can we know, and who is we? Moving from within a matrix of measurement, observation and contingent effects, her work resists characterization as product, and continually accesses fields outside itself. For her, process equals trial. Her work emulates potential forms of life, in various systems and territories, from a perspective of the non-self– a world beyond identity.
McPhee’s dynamic, performative, physical engagement with materials, in both her analogue and digital works, is a seduction into surface-skidding calligraphic gestures and mark-making. The tactics of living are in subterfuge, like the ‘dazzle ships...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Fugue
By Toni Flynn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Toni Flynn attended the Art Students League in New York City, the storied institution where Jackson Pollack, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder, and Georgia O’Keefe studied. At th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Printer's Ink, Acrylic
December Letter, MLM-JGY
Located in New York, NY
December Letter, MLM-JGY, 2014
ink, graphite, words, wings, Polaroid, thread, on paper
each piece 19x15” unframed
Stockholm based artist Joanne Grüne-Yanoff has been exhibiting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.193
Located in Paris, IDF
India in on paper - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.196
Located in Paris, IDF
India ink on paper - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Art Liar
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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.