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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
Hawk black & white pencil drawing, Italian contemporary painter
Located in Milan, IT
Giorgia Oldano is a young Italian artist specialized in wildlife. She masters drawing and monotype. In order to construct her paintings, the artist travels a lot around Italy and the...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

"What Does It Cost?" - Figurative work on paper with dog and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Fire (Tortoise Spirit), 2018, figurative, orange yellow, 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

Wolf and Sloths
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

"Blooming Jaguar", watercolor & pencil illustration on watercolor paper
By Oliver Flores
Located in Dallas, TX
"Blooming Jaguar" by Oliver Flores is a whimsical watercolor and charcoal drawing of a beautiful colorful elephant. This artwork comes in a white floater frame, ready to hang. Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Chameleon Bear Flamingo
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

Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mackerel is inked and then "printed" with sumi ink in this Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print. The artist then embellishes the fish with colored pencil adding an extraordinary dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Apples and Oranges - 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 extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Apples and Oranges sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.50w in 31.75h x 46.99w cm JEC135 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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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Monkey - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Monkey is an original drawing in ink realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical te...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Big Red Bug - Gyotaku Red Lobster Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". The artist uses a style of gyotaku printing which uses various inks directly on a fish (or in this case, a lobster) and then "prints" it to paper. Here he has used acrylic to print this monster on mulberry paper. This work is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Big Red Bug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Waiting Little Dog - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Vita Condatida- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a pig
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni Vita Condatida 66 x 48 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 80 x 60 cm Italian artist Rosanna...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper

Boo Berry - 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 unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Boo Berry sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC116 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

“Tiger”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original colored pencil on archival paper of a tiger in a jungle setting attributed to H.A. Wilson. No visible signature. Not examined out of frame. No current information on the art...
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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Color Pencil

“Tiger”
“Tiger”
$300 Sale Price
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Flight - Collage, Paper, Surrealism, 21st Century, Contemporary Art
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Flight, 2022 collage on paper 35 H x 50 W cm Signed on reverse Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by thousands of pieces ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

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

Spider Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Spider Bird is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and h...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Snowflakes 139 Companions, Moths, Planets, Patterns, Mandala Pencil Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
A meticulously rendered group of four moths are the prominent feature of this mandala. Many cultures associate the moth with faith and transformation, their tendency to be drawn to l...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Hare and Vole with Balloon Animal
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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Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Bighorns
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

Heart and Fish - Contemporary Figurative Watercolors Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Black
Located in Kansas City, MO
Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has been supporting local Kansas City Artists for the past 40 years. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC), is a non-profit, artist-centered, artist-run alternative space, supporting artists at every level in their career through exhibitions, continuing education and artist studios. Artist: Joseph Broghammer Title: “Black” Materials : Chalk pastel and pencil on Arches Paper Date : 2019 Dimensions : 42 x 43 in. Omaha based artist Joseph Broghammer is as much of a storyteller as he is an artist. His one-of-a-kind pastel drawings in “Animals” are chronicles of his life. The creatures Broghammer creates are vehicles to uncover the varying characteristics of the artist’s personal identity. Hence, Broghammer’s “Animals” translates as a flowing stream of consciousness. The different birds and livestock staring back at the viewer are ornamented with iconographic symbols – small surprises along the way. These trinkets are keys to understanding the stories Broghammer is sharing. Broghammer began mastering his “dry painting” technique during his B.F.A. in Visual Art at the University of South Dakota. He graduated in 1986 and a year later went on to study his M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin. In 2009, he studied at Creative Capital in Omaha, Nebraska. As storytellers often do, Broghammer later went on to become an educator himself, teaching at WhyArts? and becoming an Artist Assistant at Vera Mercer in Omaha – both of which he still practices at today. It’s apparent that Broghammer’s work has resonated with so many people around the world. Only a few years after his formal education, he began exhibiting his work through various International group shows in Italy, Germany, Holland, Mexico, and even Kansas City. Although Broghammer’s portraits depict downy creatures, his work is very much about the human experience. They are honest and full of life, evoking a sincere exchange between artist and viewer. “Animals” is for the animal lovers, students, teachers, collectors, writers, the young or old, and art historians alike. Dry Painting, Pastel, Drawing, Chalk Pastel, Oil Pastel, Painting, Contemporary Drawing, Contemporary Painting, Animal Drawings, Animal Paintings, colored pencil, pencil, large-scale drawings, portrait, portrait drawing, contemporary art, contemporary artists, Joan Miro, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington, Vladimir Kush...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Black
Black
$4,900 Sale Price
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Birds - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Birds is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Yellow-Black Monkey - Figurative Ink Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Horse - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Horse is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor. Hand-signed. Good conditions 
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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Pregnant Giraffe
Located in Dallas, TX
A Professor of painting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas since 1984, Barnaby Fitzgerald spent his childhood in Italy before receiving a Magistero degree in printmaking at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Six Goats, Modernist Goat Animal Portrait Series
Located in Soquel, CA
Playful portraits of six goats, a series arranged in panels, by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "Druker" in the lower right corner. Presented in an off-white mat. No frame. Ima...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

The Bull III - expressive line drawing
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull III - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. The work is size 12x8 inches framed (black) with a styrene face on a double mat board in grey-beige or white-beige color with s...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Corrida de Toros - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Corrida de Toros is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Owls with Rutting Deer
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

Loneliness - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Loneliness is an original drawing in china ink, watercolor, and pastel realized by Leo Guida in 1971. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artisti...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

Hide-Out, 2015, bower bird, nature, animal, pattern, drawing, framed
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Colored Pencil on Color Paper
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Minaret (The Mastery of the Cathedral Termite)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Minaret (The Mastery of the Cathedral Termite)" is an original 14in x 10in biro and watercolor painting by Jeremy Hush in a 27in x 22in antique gilded frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Watercolor

Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper Lively watercolor of three fish by unknown Japanese artist "Eichito" (20th Century). The fish are swimming from left to...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hercules after Carracci IV - 21st Century, Yellow, Grey, Male, Lion
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Hercules after Carracci IV, 2014 Tempera on paper (Signed) 27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in. 70 H × 100 W cm On the subject of his new works the artist stated: “There is not enough orange, ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Egg Tempera

Ole Duke
Located in Dallas, TX
In Miles Cleveland Goodwin’s soulful compositions, he narrates the story of his life. Goodwin responds to his environment, the lives of those living around him, and the mysteries of ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor

Koi Pond Conclave - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Archival Kraft 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. My particular favorites are the Tanchos which can be identified by the distinct red spot on their heads. 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, Archival Paper

Ancient, Original, Modern Fables with Hares (Graphic Collage with Chalk & Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
chalk on vintage collaged paper from a book of fables Artwork measures 60 x 32 inches 65. x 35.5 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in n...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Elephant - Charoal Drawing by J.-R. Delpech - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Elephant is an original drawing in charcoalon paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 27x21cm. The art...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Bird - Ink and Watercolor by Maria Ginzburg - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor, realized by Maria Ginzburg the 2000s. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Mystic Fable Animal
Located in Kansas City, MO
Unknown Indian Visual Artist Title: Fable Animal Gouache Edition: Unique Size: 10.5 × 14.4 inches
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Star Jewelry, I am that I am
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel

Meeting - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Pastel Drawing
By Magdalena Rytel-Skorek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Magdalena Rytel-Skorek (born in 1976) She studied at the Faculty of Graphic Design at the European Academy of Arts in Arts in Warsaw. She graduated in 2001 from the studio of prof. J...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Black Bird Tours Around the World (Chalk Drawing over Collaged Sheet Music)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of grey, black, and teal clouds and birds silhouetted on collaged vintage music pages 'Black Bird Tours Around the World ' by Louise Laplante in 2022 silhouettes made with chalk on vintage collaged music pages 24 x 30 inches unframed, 27.5 x 33.5 inches in natural light wood frame with non-glare plexi Louise Laplante bridges the past and present with mixed media drawings made with figurative charcoal silhouettes juxtaposed on collaged sheets of vintage paper. Finding beauty in forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera, Laplante uses it as a guide for playful compositions of stenciled birds in mid-flight, drifting feathers, or taxidermized deer heads in rich pastel. A final burst of wistful linework glides over the pastel forms, accentuating her subject’s movement while adding another layer of texture. In this particular work, the artist using a palette of black, grey and shades of blue and teal to compose a balanced graphic of fluffy clouds extending above a single black bird. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. The drawing is framed with a light wood frame and has non-glare plexi glass galzing. About the artist: Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years. Artist Statement: My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book, music or correspondence pages, with images those words evoke to comment on how the past still resonates, whether we are aware of it or not. It is informed by my love for old paper, letters, books and images, both as reminders of the past and as bits of pattern, tone, line and shape. The text on them acts as both content and visual device. With each work, I select, arrange and collage these pieces creating both a support and pattern building on it with motifs that are suggested by words on the papers. Although I often start with an agenda I always allow each work to build its own image. Artist Resume: Education MA in Fine Art, State University of New York at Albany, New York BFA, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York Studied, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Exhibitions 2019 Mediums of Exchange, Lehman College Art Gallery, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York 2018 Figures We Fancy, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Shelter, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts Material Flow: Rhythm in Collage and Sculpture, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont 2017 Abstractions in Black and White, Gallery 175 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Blanche Ames National, Borderlands, North Easton, Massachusetts Five Points Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut A Declaration of Sentiments: Reflections on the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NYS, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York 2016 Winter Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2015 Boston Biennial 4, Atlantic Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Drawing, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Taking Root: Caniskek and the Meeting of Two Worlds, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York North Northeast, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont NBMMA 45th Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut 2014 New Directions ’14, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York Connecticut Women Artists – 85th National, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Biennial 3, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 Storytellers and Conjurers, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2012 Works on Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Drawing, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York Strange Glue, Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts Silhouette, A.P.E., Northampton, Massachusetts The Cadence of Familiarity, Krauss Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island 2011 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Paperworks, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts Small Works, Towne Gallery, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts 2010 Text/Context, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts A Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts Here and Gone: Presence, Absence, Memory and Time, Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts 2009 Dreamscape, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2008 Small ’08, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Interaction: Louise Laplante and Liz Chalfin, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst Massachusetts Artists and Books, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts One Night, Pivot Gallery, Florence, Massachusetts 2007 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Art Institute, Manchester, New Hampshire Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2006 Small: 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2004 On Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Encaustics, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York New Acquisitions, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 2003 Hart Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Renowned female artist Mary Frank, Cast 3-D Cast Paper Collage Signed, No. 78/85
Located in New York, NY
Mary Frank Untitled 3-D Cast Paper Collage, 1985 3D Cast Paper with Deckled Edges Hand signed, numbered 78/85 and dated by the artist on lower left front 21 3/4 × 28 1/2 × 1 3/4 inch...
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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Water (Butterfly 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

Tangerine Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Untitled (Tiger) (#1944)
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, and dated, verso India ink and watercolor on paper This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Cheshire Cat - Drawing by Enrico Josef Cucchi - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
The Cheshire Cat is an original China ink drawing realized by the Italian artist Enrico Josef Cucchi in 2020. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right....
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A newly discovered sea creature?? No, just an imaginative artist creating a Gyo-Tako print of large octopus by Jeff Conroy entitled "Cheetahpus". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it onto Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade paper. He then embellishes the details with watercolor to give extraordinary dimension and interest to its overall aesthetic. Framed as shown. Jeff Conroy Cheetahpus sumi ink and watercolor on mulberry paper 25h x 36.50w in 63.50h x 92.71w cm JEC080 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. This original form of Gyotaku is still utilized today, and can be seen hanging in fish and tackle shops all...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper

The Bull II- expressive line drawing
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull II - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. Part of the triptych. His artistic style is rather difficult to describe, it can be named as "expressive...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

The Owl - Mixed Media Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Owl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower left corner: Leo Guida '70. Mixed media:...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Two Love Birds II, Animal Art, Original Gold Leaf Bird Art, 3D Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold lined box, they conjure images o...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Unexpected Gift - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Unexpected Gift is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and histor...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Soft and Fuzzy, Watercolor Paper Drawing, Cat with Flowers, Graphic Wavy Pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Soft and Fuzzy" (2021) by SarahGrace Watercolor tip ink on watercolor paper Hand-signed by artist Certificate of Authenticity Included Framing Available Watercolor / Pop and Contemp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Susuwatari
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Susuwatari, 2021, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper. Black and White, fluffy cat, figurative. Framed, frame size 11.25 x 9.25 x 1.25
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

'Window Series No.3', Dog, Weimaraner, Fresno, California Artist, CSUF
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, on original backing, 'Shannon Bickford' (American, 20th century) with artist information, titled, 'Window Series III' and painted circa 1990. Sheet dimensions: 14.75 ...
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1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

'White Tiger, ' By Vojna Bastovanovic Casteel, Watercolor on Paper, 2021
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
'White Tiger,' by Vojna Bastovanovic Casteel, is a framed Watercolor on Paper painting from 2021. The work on paper features an image of a white tiger drinking from a pool of water. The tiger is rendered in cool tones of mostly grays and blues. The same blue values of the Tiger's one visible eye are used in the rendering of the pool. Award-winning Serbian artist Vojna Bastovanovic Casteel is known for artworks with natural elements, like people and animals (usually wild tigers and lions), that show selective flashes of realism often distorted by an abstract background. In her professional career, she has created hundreds of square meters of portrait mosaics for public spaces and large churches...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Portrait of Cats - Drawing by Helène Neveur - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Cats View is an original drawing in pen realized by Helène Neveur in the 1970s. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident ...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Les Poissons - Watercolor on paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poissons is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy. Watercolor on paper. Passepartout is included: dimensions 50 x 35 cm. E...
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1970s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, 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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