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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor 21
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 6
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
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #14
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Sink
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper
42"x42" available framed
This vibrant painting utilizes washes of color to abstract the figuration within the composition. Rich strokes of blue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
View
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, 42"x 42" available framed
This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree hous...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
"The White Lodge" Abstract, Marker on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original drawing by Patrick Blake, custom framed and float mounted as pictured. The finished framed dimensions of the piece are 11.5in x 14in.
"Though I work in many different me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #22
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
mixed media censored mail
By Yoko Inoue
Located in New York, NY
Japanese artist, Yoko Inoue creates a monochromatic and minimalistic work consisting of an opened black envelope layered on top of felt paper with embroidered red dots in the center ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Thread, Acrylic
Contour Series - Wave Hill
Located in New York, NY
Tessa Grundon's work often references to the topography and history of a place and its ever-changing environment. To create her pieces, Grundon uses an array of materials and artifac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Wax
Haiku to a star playing with Miro
By Maria Noel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Corner
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, 26"x 30"
This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree houses or forts. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Antonia's Line (for Marleen Gorris) - black and white, abstract ink on paper
By Lynne Fernie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Antonia's Line, named after the Dutch film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. The film has been described as a "feminist fairy tale," tells the story of the independent Antonia ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Latex
Black Sky (The Cave Series), 3
Located in New York, NY
Black Sky (The Cave Series), 3
graphite on paper
77 x 112 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Cake Stacked Brown on Blue
By Gary Komarin
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art in America
Sarah S. King July 2003
Komarin’s most successful works are serial - such as the Pop-artish “cake” images - in which versions of a crudely outlined central image are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
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
Ink, 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
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
Work on Paper -- Soy Arere...
Located in Troy, NY
This is a mixed media work on paper. The pictorial space is bifurcated in two, each space extending beyond the page. One space is a blend of blue and turquoise; the other space is ye...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Compulsion Drift
Located in New York, NY
watercolor, charcoal, graphite, ink on paper
19"x25" available framed
Known for her idiosyncratic cartographic explorations of the psyche and mental states, Smith incorporates ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cold Call 2
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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
Untitled (Box)
Located in New York, NY
Tavlaridis
Untitled (Box), 2016
32x42cm
handmade cut out on paper
Stratis Tavlaridis, was born in 1990 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a visual artist who constructs perforated inst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Color Panels #3
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #11
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, India Ink
Zodiac Series Ink On Paper
Located in Delray 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #2
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Explosive Issue - Abstract Small Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Explosive Issue is a 13 x 10.5 inches watercolor painting. The main colors are green and gray with accents of orange. Petrov works by applying layers of paint and the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
P4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
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
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #6
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, India Ink
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #23
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #21
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #29
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #29
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #19
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) sati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Mapped Location of Pronounced Situational Density
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse, framed in archival shadowbox frame in natural wood finish. This painting is created as psychological map that defines alliances.
Gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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.
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