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
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Floor
Located in New York, NY
floor, 2014,
Graphite on paper
15.75 x 20.1 inches / 40 x 51 cm (framed)
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - The Nostalgia
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - The Lonely Passenger
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - The Corruption of Purity
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - The Fragrance of Flowers and Plants
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - Masks
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - The Broken Space
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - Gone with Wind
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - Deep Red
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Drawing by He Jinshi - Circles
Located in Paris, IDF
Chinese ink on paper, possible to have a frame upon simple request
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Swiss Contemporary Art by Zdenka Palkovic - Brave New World
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper
Framed 85 x 65 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paste, Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Inside Out
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Inside Out 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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...
Category
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.21
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.9
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.11
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.12
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.15
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.18
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.19
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.17
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.22
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.16
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Chi-Guang - Series the Red Mountain No.2
By Li Shi-Guang
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Beacon Tower
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - La Rencontre
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Contemplation
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Blood Sacrifice
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour 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 a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Serenity
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Sticks & Bones in my Head
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on archival red 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Spray Paint, Permanent Marker
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Glizzard
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink, wash, pencil & marker on Bristol paper.
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Feel the Burn
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Abstract Joker
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, micron pens, paint markers, metallic pens & colored pencils on Bristol paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a mul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Jadda Cat in a Space
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media painted on silkscreen original painting on paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Silk
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Human Article
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, pen & watercolor 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Paper, Watercolor
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
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...
Category
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Vellum
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.194
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink on paper - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Wily Reptilian Catchword
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
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
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Coney Island
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
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Love & Passion
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
The Air We Breathe 1, Suite of 3
Located in New York, NY
Suite of 3 drawings
Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper, 24 x 18 in (each)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"Crow and the Mountain" and Untitled, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Eva Bouzard-Hui (American, 1936-2023) Two Mixed Media Abstract Compositions on Handmade Paper, comprising: "Crow and the Mountain", with descriptive label to verso, and "Untitled", b...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Pencil
Hairy Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Offsprings
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Contradictory Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Scaly Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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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