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 (hanging)
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media
Untitled (Umbers)
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon
Untitled (Georgia II)
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media
Untitled (Georgia IV)
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Ink
The Air We Breathe 5 and 6
Located in New York, NY
Pair of drawings
Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper, 24 x 18 in. (each)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Watercolor 2
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Moulin du Roy 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 na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor 13
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Moulin du Roy 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 na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor 4
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Moulin du Roy 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 na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor 5
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: watercolor on Moulin du Roy 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 na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Composition in Shades of White
Located in London, GB
EDIK EDWARD ARCADIEVICH STEINBERG b. 1937
born in Moscow 1937 (Russian)
Title: Composition in Shades of White, 1997
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Dated Gouache Painting on cardboard
size: 76.5 x 57.5 cm / 30.1 x 22.6 in
Additional information: This original painting is hand signed and dated by the artist.
It was painted in 1997.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner.
Exhibited: Paris & Tel Aviv, Galerie Le Minotaure...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Surf Journals: Day 8, Tobago, Nov 30 - Dec 1, 1982
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he picked up a board in 1963- a day he fondly recalls. Though his surfing has taken him...
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Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
P12, They are all at the bottom of it...
Located in Fairfield, CT
oil pastel on paper
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Color Panels #3
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Histories (A1)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Powder Coating, Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A3)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A2)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A8)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A25)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A33)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B43)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A51)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (A95)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B44)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B60)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B73)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B74)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B81)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (C17)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (B99)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Histories (C19)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Beeswax, ink, metallic powder on vintage hand made paper.
Does not include framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Wax, Handmade Paper
Storm Series 66
Located in Fairfield, CT
Jaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist living and working primarily in New York since 1998 as well as in Berlin and Tallinn. Her work encompasses drawing, video, installation and performance, often dealing with the theme of transitions in light, air, water and other natural phenomena. She is often involved in collaborative projects working with designers, dancers and musicians. She has exhibited her work extensively in the entire New York metropolitan area as well as in Berlin, Paris, Tallinn, Helsinki, Venice, Rome, Dubai, Sydney, and Moscow. Her work is in numerous private collections in the US and Europe and was recently acquired by Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris. Her work is represented in the United States by ARC Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Graphite, Mylar
P11, I plan to have a lot of fun in Nineteen Hundred 71
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
P4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1028 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1028 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing
Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1031 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1031 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing
Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Sunny Side Up by Lélia Pissarro - Abstract, contemporary work on paper
Located in London, GB
Sunny Side Up by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Tempera, ink and silver paint on paper
21.5 x 28 cm (8 ¹/₂ x 11 inches)
Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro
This work is accompanied by a ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silver
Hand and Foot '73
By Larry Rivers
Located in New York, NY
Larry Rivers
Hand and Foot '73, 1973
Die cut stencil
21 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches (sheet)
29 3/8 x 24 3/4 inches (frame)
Signed recto
Silver metal frame. Floa...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Stencil
More Love Seven
Located in Houston, TX
Shaun O’Dell
More Love Seven, 2017
gouache and ink on paper
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
33 3/8 x 25 1/8 x 1 1/2 in (84.8 x 63.8 x 3.8 cm) framed
$5,500
At once investigations of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper
Thread 4
Located in New York, NY
15"x15" ink and watercolor on paper
This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree houses or forts. The st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
In the Grass
Located in New York, NY
watercolor and ink on paper
available framed
Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Cooper Union and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (Foot)
Located in New York, NY
watercolor and ink on paper
available unframed
Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Cooper Union a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Hands
Located in New York, NY
watercolor and ink on paper, 30"x32"
available unframed
Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Coope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Abstract 1 Ink on Paper by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Abstract Ink on Cotton paper
Abstract 1 by Dmitry Samygin
65 x 50 cm
About Dmitry Samygin
Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function.
He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world.
Samygin's Awards
2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor)
2021 Red dot / Modul
2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum)
2020 Best 2020 AD Russia
2019 Andrew World...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Ink
Elegantly Enslaving Legendary 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Conflictive 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Armored Slogan
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
Elegantly Enslaving 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
Peelable Ideals
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Fallen Ideals
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Muddy 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ideal Paste
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Swollen short 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Dangerous 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Exhausted 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ground 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Entangled 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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Almost Invisible 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
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.