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Contemporary Animal 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
"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Grazing Horse - Oil Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Very good condition. Includes a coeval wooden frame cm. 52x61.5. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abr...
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1960s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Laid Paper

"Egret" Small ScaleHand-Cut and Layered Watercolor of Bird
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Egret" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured woode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper. Not signed. This artwor...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" Delicate Miniature Bird in Watercolor Layered Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary Drawing "The essential". Pastel, Ink And Colored Pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing based on natural pigments from leaves, flowers and bark and Pastel, Pencil, flower petals, Color and Ink on Paper. In my work there is a cross with the gaze of animals, a rem...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil, Paper

Proof that a Cat is a Snake with Fur, Original Signed drawing, unique, framed
By Jerome Witkin
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Witkin Proof that a Cat is a Snake with Fur, from the Patrick Eddington Cat Project, ca. 2004 Marker on paper drawing Boldly signed by Jerome Wit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Purple Perkins Over St. Croix - Octopus on Nautical Map, Gyotaku Style Print
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on a nautical chart, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Purple Perkins over St. Croix sumi ink and colored pencil on nautical chart 30h x 33.50w in 76.20h x 85.09w cm JEC110 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Color Pencil

Kikusui - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Orange Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Stay Golden Pony Boy - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy Stay Golden Pony Boy sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC123 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

"Sentinel 2" Watercolor on hand-cut paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Sentinel 2" is an original artwork by Allison May Kiphuth and is made of watercolor on hand-cut paper, sealed with encaustic. This piece measures 10”h x 4.5”w and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Encaustic, Watercolor

Atarax by Cécile Bisciglia - Large ballpoint pen drawing on canvas, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Atarax is a unique drawing by contemporary artist Cécile Bisciglia. The drawing is made with ballpoint pen, acrylic and posca on canvas, dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in)....
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

Charley - bird feather blue and gold 3D wall sculpture composition on paper
Located in New York, NY
American artist Chris Maynard gives homage to nature through the plumage of birds -using feathers acquired from legal sources such as zoos and private aviaries all naturally shed by ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Studio 54 - Bananarama - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

"The Heart Of America IV" Bison Bull Buffalo Charcoal Drawing, Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Title: The Heart of America IV Date: 2024 Artist: Steffen Bue (Danish, 1948 - ) Medium: Charcoal on handmade paper Dimensions with frame: 26,5in (W) x 19in (H) / 67,5cm (W) x 48,5cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper

Congregation - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

The Searchers (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Dog on Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of black Greyhound dog and red birds on vintage collaged book pages 'The Searchers' by Louise Laplante in 2022 chalk on vintage collaged book pages 28 x 46 1/2 inches unframed, 32 x 52 inches in natural wood frame with non-glare plexi This graphic, figurative drawing in black chalk with collaged antique...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Untitled - Scorpion By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Untitled - Scorpion By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and th...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Woman With A Dog - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple black frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing, on the front is a dated monogram. Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Facul...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Cobalt Canary - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting, Multi-Colored Octopus, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy Cobalt Canary sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC122 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Encounter - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Fawn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Fawn" is an original ink, colored pencil, and gouache on paper artwork by Henry Hablak measuring 30"h x 22"w. Henry Hablak is a tattoo artist and illustrator based out of Philadel...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya – Art
Located in Zurich, CH
PETER BEARD (1938–2020, USA) Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya, 1962/2006 Color print with gelatin silver print collage, watercolor, tempera paint, ink Sheet 141 x 108,6 cm (55 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.) Unique Signed recto and verso in ink Peter Beard (1938–2020) was an American artist who lived and worked in New York and Kenya. In Africa Peter Beard found the central theme of his life, the destruction of the natural animal world by man and civilization. His photographs of Africa, African animals and the journals that often integrate his photographs have been widely shown and published since the 1960s. Inspired by earlier trips to Africa in both 1955 and 1960, Beard traveled to Kenya upon graduation. Working at Tsavo National Park, he photographed and documented the demise of 35,000 elephants and other wildlife, later to become the subject of his iconic book, “The End of the Game...
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1960s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Color, Silver Gelatin

Liber Mystia XLIII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Liber Mystia XLIII" is an original artwork by Henry Hablak made of gouache, ink, and colored pencil on paper measuring 16.25"h x 12.25"w framed and 14"h x 11"w unframed. Henry Habl...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Horses - Contemporary art, Figurative Painting, Animals, Classics, Art master
By Jozef Wilkon
Located in Warsaw, PL
JÓZEF WILKOŃ (born in 1930) Polish illustrator, painter and art historian. He studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (diploma in 1955) and at the F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Reunion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black Crow (2021)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor and salt on cold press paper Black crow portrait with blue highlights on gold yellow background Hand-signed by artist Framing available Certifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Silence - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Charcoal Drawing of a Swan 2024
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist) Silence 76 x 56 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 87,5 x 68 cm Charcoal on Paper The Italian artist Rosa...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

John Fincher Stallions Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
John Fincher (American, b. 1941) Physical Activities, c. Late 20th Century Watercolor and collage on paper Sight: 16 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. Framed: 22 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. Provenance: Th...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Raven Reads the Lines: Chalk Drawing of Black Bird on Vintage Book Pages
Located in Hudson, NY
Raven Reads the Lines (Chalk Drawing of Black Bird on Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante chalk on vintage collaged book pages. Artwork measures ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Studio 54 - Code Blue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Solarium. Drawing, oil bar, ink and colored pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil bar, Pencil, Petal Flowers and Ink on Paper. The base of this drawing is 120g/m2 Fabriano paper. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree bark as the first drawi...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil, Oil Pastel

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Blue Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on marouflaged paper with wooden panel & signed on reverse
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Wood Panel, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Unicorn
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolor, crayon & pencils on paper + frame
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper

Wild Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Wild Turkey' is an original watercolor and layered hand-cut paper artwork by Nayan and Vaishali measuring 8”h x 8”w framed
. Vaishali is an illustrator a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Harbor - Figure With Horse - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple black frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing. Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the Un...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Herony III - color pencil drawing of newly hatched Heron
Located in Chicago, IL
This color pencil drawing is reminiscent of a John James Audubon drawing with its precision and attention to detail, from the top of its downy head to its craggy feet. A baby heron...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Archival Paper

Kangaroo Mouse
Located in Bozeman, MT
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper with frame Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Owl - Colored Pencil Drawing of a Great Horned Owl, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This detail color pencil drawing captures the eerie beauty that mother nature has given us. This artwork is framed in a simple grey toned walnut frame and a heavy mat measuring 13h x 15.5w inches. Sylvia Beckman Owl colored pencil on paper 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm SUB025 Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI Education University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design University of Wisconsin, Botany Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting Exhibitions 2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI 1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI 1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Fox amidst the Hay Bales on Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Fox amidst the Hay Bales on a Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside, by British Artist Andrew Hutchinson Art measures 22 x 10 inches F...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Foam Board, Illustration Board

Siren - Contemporary Art, Nude, Female, Nature, White, Blue, Gray, Flowers
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Siren, 2015 Collage on cardboard 27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The artist's reference on fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspective of contempo...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard

Umbilical Filigree Ovum (drawing)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original India ink, graphite, chalk, and pen on paper drawing by Hunter Stabler measuring 14.25”h x 20.25”w framed. The piece ships in the pictured frame. Hunter Stable...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite

Original Set-Breakfast with Cat:Rest, Play, Repeat-Brit Awarded Artist-drawings
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely with our artists to take this positive and proactive step—helping collectors across the pond continue building their collections with confidence. Shizico Yi is known for her expressive and distinctive artistic style, particularly evident in her mesmerizing ink drawings. Rather than relying on photographs, Shizico paints life as the moments unfold, capturing consecutive mornings spent with her cherished cat, Sonny in a series of paintings and postcard projects. Created plein air and in situ, these scenes unfold over consecutive mornings, with Shizico's cherished cat as the captivating focal point. Set against the backdrop their garden plants, the artwork elevates daily routines into moments of awe and tranquil reflection. Offering a portal into the serene beauty of everyday life; the interplay the comforting presence of a feline companion and the natural surroundings create a captivating narrative that elevates the ordinary to the extraordinary. This Breakfast with Cat...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper

Stillness- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a rabbit in the field
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni Stillness 50 x 41 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 57 x 65 cm Italian artist Rosanna Gadd...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper

Approach (Horse)
Located in Hudson, NY
This new series of painting is an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. “Anim”, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. This exhibition features select large-format monochromatic oil paintings on stretched canvas and wood panels. On view as well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been looking at pre-historic cave paintings as well as animals depicted therein, such as the Chauvet caves in Nice, Southern France. Emerging from the inextricable interplay of light and dark, Kinney’s black and white ink paintings capture the ever-shifting subjectivity shaped by shadow. Cast in Japanese Sumi ink, each unique painting explores the trajectories of human and animal, natural and architectural form- what is revealed or hidden? A variety of hand-torn, heavy weight papers add textural dimension to each mark and brush stroke, as well as through the immediacy of brushstrokes to depict the action within the artwork In his latest collection of works, Kinney explores animal form and meaning as seen in both contemporary and ancient times. In “Savanna (Zebras) ”, a stampede of zebras is depicted through oil paint on wood panel. Animal populations in regions like the horn of Africa today face the loss of their natural habitats due to extreme draught. He explores the deep imprint they leave behind and the interconnectedness of humans and animals in the world. With the balance of nature at stake, Kinney’s paintings underscore the importance of the relationship between the natural environment and civilization. Matt Kinney...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Wood Panel

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Rabbit & Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel

Lemon Meringue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy Lemon Meringue sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC118 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil, Sumi Ink

Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini (Chiusi 1921 - Rome 1993) Polychrome chalk on black paper. 83x63 cm frame included. Hand signed in t...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Figurative Painting Animal "Emerald Whispers", Oil Textured Mixed
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas. Animals emerging from within. This is an attempt to interconnect the coexistence of different species. I invite the viewer to reflect on the symbiotic and oft...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Water (Dolphin Spirit), 2017, figurative, blue, drawing, tribal, MarYah
Located in Jersey City, NJ
China marker on smooth bristol paper. Jay Golding’s realistic portrait and figure drawings/paintings are inspired primarily by Indigenous culture and heritage but are not limited to...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Animal Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman Artist Tiger
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. Hugely inspired by Paula Rego, Isabel Rock is part of a formidable group of women artists (Leonora Carrington and Eileen Agar amongst others) working with Surrealism. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini in 1970s. Oil Pastels on Cardboard. Handsigned in green in the lower right part. 74 x 54 cm. Very good conditions!
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

"Ravens" Miniature Watercolor Birds in Flight with Hand-Cut Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Ravens" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured woo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 9'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and presumptions of human control are upended. The text-like marks on white vertical rectangles are deliberate, but indecipherable. They appear as if a poem, written in an ancient language, that honors this eternal cycle of destruction and regeneration. Winifred McNeill...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Zebra Finches (Vertical)
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This composition features adorable, joyous little birds. The painting is on cold-pressed watercolor paper and will need a frame for display.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Contemporary, sentimental painting of a red Dachshund with graphite drawings
Located in Charleston, US
"Almost Dachshund" a sentimental dog painting by Robert Zakanitch a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of the 1970's believes in painting subjects of beauty with delicate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Graphite

City Bird Scene - black & white bird feather 3D wall sculpture collage on paper
Located in New York, NY
American artist Chris Maynard gives homage to nature through the plumage of birds -using feathers acquired from legal sources such as zoos and private aviaries all naturally shed by ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Cats - Watercolor on Paper by French Artist Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chats is a black and white watercolor realized by Anonymous artists in the second half of the XX century. The artwork depicts silhouettes of sinuous cats also on both sides of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal 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 animal 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, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jeff Conroy, Leo Guida, Minako Asakura, and Adonna Khare. 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 animal drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for animal 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 $99 and tops out at $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,536.

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