Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
'Rockport Harbor' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Wolchonok, 'Rockport Harbor', gouache, c. 1950. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, modernist work, with fresh colors, on cream wove drawing pape...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Palazzo Farnese - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Farnese is an artwork of the 19th century.
Watercolour on paper.
The evocative representation of a lodge in the garden of the palazzo Farnese in Rome, the artist depicts t...
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19th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MORNING
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in bright and rich tones, depicts a moment of quiet contemplation and connection with nature. The central figure is a girl with a long braid, sitti...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
"RED WING" ABSTRACT FRAMED 27 X 35.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charles Schorre
1925-1996
Texas
Image Size: 22 x 30
Frame Size: 27 x 35.5
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
"Red Wing"
Biography
Charles Schorre 1925-1996
Charles Schorre (1925 - 1996) was...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Large Modernist Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting Bauhaus Weimar Artist
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor or gouache composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of Paul Klee.
Pawel August Kontny, (Polish-German-American artist) He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, in 1923, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. In 1939 he began studying architecture in Breslau where he was introduced to the European masters and to the work of some of the German Expressionists, soon afterward banned as "degenerate artists" and removed from museums throughout Germany by the Nazi regime. His studies were interrupted by World War II. Drafted into the German army, traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He recorded his impressions of the local population and the landscapes through his watercolors and drawings. Pawel Kontny thereafter moved to Nuremberg, Germany, becoming a member of the Union of Nuremberg Architects and helping to rebuild the city's historic center. He soon decided to concentrate on his professional art career. He married Irmgard Laurer, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera. Pavel Kontny 's career as an artist was launched with his participation in an all German exhibition, held at the Dusseldorf Museum in 1952. He held one-man shows in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. During his trip to the United States in 1960, Kontny became instantly enamored with Colorado, and decided to relocate to Cherry Hills with his wife and two children. He quickly established himself in the local art community, being affiliated for a time with Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries. His subject matter became the Southwest. During this time he received the Prestigious Gold Medal of the Art Academy of Rome. His extensive travel provided material for the paintings he did using his hallmark marble dust technique. he also worked equally in pastel, watercolor, charcoal and pencil-and-ink. in a style which merged abstraction and realist styles, influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting and South Western American landscapes. In the early 1960s he was one of only a few European-born professional artists in the state, a select group that included Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), a member of the prewar Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Germany, and Roland Detre...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
SAMARITAN WOMAN
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in rich shades, depicts a moment of profound spiritual illumination and connection with the divine. The central figure is a woman in a colorful clo...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Untitled Abstract in Beige (Pastel Drawing)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Barbara Keidel
Untitled Abstract in Beige
Pastel Drawing on Paper
1995
Signed and dated in pencil
Size: 6.25 x 7.5 inches (15.875 x 19.05 cm)
COA provided
*Framing options avail...
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1990s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled #4
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 26.5 x 20.5 inches, sheet size is 28.5 x 22.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled #5
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #5" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 22 x 17 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona
Located in Storrs, CT
A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona. 1920. Watercolor on watercolor board. Study for Seeber 189. 10 3/8 x 14 1/4. Signed lower left; titled verso. An exquisitely subtl...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$1,800 Sale Price
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1950's Modernist Signed Painting - Interior Abstract Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Abstract
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), signed, stamped verso
original gouache painting on paper
overall size: 16 x 12 inches
condition: very good and ready to...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
$475 Sale Price
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Abstract Composition - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Artist in 1970s.
Mixed colored drawing on paper.
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Post Soviet Nonconformist Avant Garde Russian Israeli Gouache Painting Grobman
Located in Surfside, FL
Michail Gorbman, Russian Born 1939.
Watercolor on Green Paper, Black Fish with Yellow Dots.
Hand signed Upper Left, Dated 1964.
Signed verso and Described.
Dimensions: 10 X 7.25 i...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Drawing - 1970s
By José Ortega
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a tempera and watercolor attributed to José Ortega oand realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is composed by two little arts on a cream colored cardboard passpa...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Bourrée Fantasque #2 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #2", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
SAINT TATIANA (2)
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in rich shades of blue and gold, depicts Saint Tatiana in a moment of deep spiritual connection with nature. The central figure is Saint Tatiana,...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Richfield
Located in London, GB
Exceptional rare sketch by American modernist Oscar Bluemner. Very, very good condition. Framed beautifully.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Unique signed Mid Century Modern Abstract painting by renowned American painter
By Thomas Brownell Eldred
Located in New York, NY
THOMAS BROWNELL ELDRED
Untitled Mid Century Modern Abstraction, 1941
Gouache on paper
Hand signed and dated 1941 on the front
14 3/4 × 21 inches
Unique
Provenance: Acquired from the estate of Thomas Brownell Eldred
Accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee from Alpha 137 Gallery
Unframed
This gorgeously colored gouache painting on thick paper was created at a time when the Guggenheim Museum (Museum of Non-Objective Painting) was collecting Eldred's work, alongside works by Kandinsky and Bauer. Unique works like this by Eldred are very desirable in the marketplace. It typifies the artist's eclectic style, reflecting his involvement with Surrealism and the New York School. It also highlights Eldred’s excellent draftsmanship through the characteristic bright colors and patterns that he developed during his time as a naval wood pattern maker in the merchant marines...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Modern Abstract Neutral-Toned Watercolor Landscape of a Spacious House
By Bertha Davis
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract watercolor drawing of a house by Texas artist Bertha Davis. The work features a loosely rendered neutral-toned depiction of a spacio...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Bourrée Fantasque #8 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #8", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
NIGHT JOURNEY
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in bright and rich shades, depicts a spiritual scene that reflects the key themes of my artistic practice. At the center of the composition is a radiant figur...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
CHAMMOMILE
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in bright and rich tones, depicts a moment of quiet contemplation and connection with nature. The central figure is a girl with a long braid, leani...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Composition - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a drawing realized by in the Mid-20th Century.
Watercolor on paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Animal - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Animal is a Watercolor artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on white paper.
No Signature.
Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, Fra...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Morris Graves, Abandon Nest, 1950, drawing
Located in New York, NY
This is a complicated drawing, even for Morris Graves (1910-2001), known as the Mystical Painter of Nature.
Graves tried to be sensitive to the slightest tremor or breeze that a sma...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
1950s "Red Sun" Mid Century Abstract Art Students League NYC
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Red Sun"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
13.75" x 17" unframed
Unsigned
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks.
Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey
Studied: Newark School of Fine Art
The Art Students League...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Untitled Watercolor Outer Space Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract watercolor painting of outer space. Gustave Alhadeff did a series of these space works for a poster design for the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The painting is not currently framed.
Artist Biography: Born in the Belgian Congo in 1940, Gustave Alhadeff won his first award at the annual art show in Elisabethville, at age 13. His formal art education began with Mr. Marcel Pire (Prix de Rome). He continued his studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, with Mr. Van Nesche in Cape Town, South Africa from 1956 to 1957. He was awarded a scholarship from the Art Academy to continue his studies with Mr.Creytens at the "Institute National Superieur des Beaux Arts" in Anvers, Belgium. The following year he entered the class of Mr. Leon Devos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Splashes of Yellow, Red, and Purple
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted composition by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Presented in a new grey...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$260 Sale Price
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Woodland Reflection — Mid-Century Modern
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Irving Lehman, Untitled (Woodland Reflection), watercolor, c. 1955. Unsigned, with the artist's estate stamp verso: 'Original Artwork By: IRVING G. LEHMAN Russian/American 1900-1982'...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Barns" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Realism Excellent Provenance
By Arthur Dove
Located in New York, NY
"Barns" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Realism Excellent Provenance
Arthur Dove (1880-1946)
"Barns"
5 x 7 inches
Watercolor on paper, 19...
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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
OASIS
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in rich and warm tones, depicts a woman in a white veil with a peaceful expression. She holds a bright, ornate jug from which green leaves grow, sy...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Bottichelli Sleeve, #2251" Horst P. Horst Homage, Mixed media Collage on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan's body of work, 'Homage to Horst P. Horst', explores the manipulation of surface texture, light, and the interweaving of time. She has incorporated found images in books from Horst P. Horst into her collages. Time past and time future are united in a perpetual possibility of change. She tries to capture the resonances of evolution in various types of representation. It is not about translating a world that already exists, but about an entrance into a different universe. A timeless, tactile world of sensation and overlapping memory. Materials and emotions converge: The surface holds synthetic binders consisting mainly of layers of inks, acrylics, watercolors, pigments, photographs from books and digital images. These are imbued with altered states of feelings and archetypal references.
Combining Renaissance ideals and concepts with images taken from contemporary media, Natasha Zupan beautifully unites the old and the new in her collage work. Natasha combines the innovation of her elaborate technique with her charm for tradition and the inspiration of the great Masters. Her clear, bright brushstrokes and her play of light and shadow are both rhythmic and youthful. The female figures in her paintings have an undeniable Renaissance character at the time, but they are reborn in our understanding of contemporary aesthetics. Their classic faces become modern nymphs when combined with symbols of nature and beauty. Each figurative work harbors a unique and intricate personality. Powerfully expressive, they are at once pure, sensual, innocent and seductive.
From the Series Homage Hort P Horst
Collage on paper...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
SAINT TATIANA
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in rich shades of blue and gold, depicts Saint Tatiana in a moment of deep spiritual connection with nature. The central figure is Saint Tatia...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Ca. 1950, Black & White Ink Abstraction by Notable Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome ca. 1950 black & white Abstraction by important Modernist artist Jan Matulka. Image size:
6" x 6 1/2". Framed size: 12 3/4" x 12 3/4".
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Graphite
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
Two Nude Figures - Modernist Abstract Figure Study in Red & Blue
By David Hill
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous and compelling modern figural study with two figures by David Hill (American, 20th century). The figures, which are rendered in red and blue, are posed in a dynamic conversa...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$521 Sale Price
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A Piano for Pete, unique signed/inscribed drawing by famed modernist sculptor
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner
A Piano for Pete, 1975
Ink on paper
Hand signed, dated and inscribed "A Piano for Pete - Best, Dorothy" on the the front
Unique
Frame included
Held in the original vin...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Glen Orchy.
Located in Storrs, CT
Glen Orchy. c. 1925. Watercolor, pencil and conte crayon on paper. 9 1/4 x 13 (sheet 10 3/8 x 13 1/4). Ex-collection L.G. Duke,purchased at Sotheby's, London '10.12.70'. Mat line; ot...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
$1,250 Sale Price
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Bourrée Fantasque #1 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #1", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Watercolor Painting on Lithograph Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor.
Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent ...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Bourrée Fantasque #9 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #9", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Paul Gattuso, (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
Paul Gattuso attended the Art Students League and worked primarily in New York City. There is an old address with a Bronx, Grand Concourse address on the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Acrobat - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Acrobat is an original Drawing in Color Markers realized by an anonymous artist in the 20th Century.
Good Conditions except for a cutaway on the low-left.
The artwork is depicted t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
Bourrée Fantasque #12 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #12 Blue", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 b...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
A Captivating 1950s Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1950s textile design in black and brown ochre tones with wedge star pattern by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Par...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
Bourrée Fantasque #7 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #7", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
The Fishing - Original China Ink Drawing by E. Berman - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
The fishing is an original China ink and watercolor drawing on paper, realized in 1938 by the Surrealist artist Eugène Berman.
Monogrammed and dated "E. B." in China ink on the lowe...
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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Untitled - Drawing by Francesco Trunfio - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
This abstract calligraphy, Untitled, was realized by Francesco Trunfio in 2018 as a sign study. This tempera drawing is part of a series based on the analysis of calligraphy signs. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Two White Horses, Modern Oil and Watercolor on Paper by Daniel Maffia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Daniel Maffia, French (1937 - ) - Two White Horses, Year: 1984, Medium: Oil and Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated lower right, Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm), Frame Size:...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Watercolor
Black and White Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Drawing of a Female Nude
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts a nude woman in solitude taking off her ro...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Pencil
Bourrée Fantasque #4 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #4", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Watercolor Painting on Lithograph Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor.
Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent ...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Abstract Composition - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a Colour Maker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a white paper.
No Signature.
Reynold Arnould was born...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Composition 2 - Original Drawing by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 2 is an original drawing realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is in tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 34 x 29 cm
No signature. The bri...
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Modern Abstract Blue and Orange Toned Mountainous Village Landscape Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract blue and orange toned landscape drawing by American artist Jane Tate. The work features a majestic mountain landscape with houses dotting the...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Color Pencil
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995)
Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, ABS
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