Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Color: Beige
Medium: Found Objects
"#220 – PEACE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, vintage book, hemingway, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#220 – PEACE" is from Amy Williams' series "A Farewell to Arms" – wherein the artist works directly onto page 220 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"#187 – HE SAID IT WAS A LIE", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#187 – HE SAID IT WAS A LIE" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 187 of a found copy of Er...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
Located in Hudson, NY
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp by Andrea Moreau
colored pencil and postage stamp on paper
11 x 11 inches
15 x 15 inches framed
This contemporary, ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Paper, Color Pencil
"Listening to the News, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Listening to the News" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features a man sta...
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1990s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Removing Saucer" Figurative Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Removing Saucer" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features two men in face masks mo...
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1990s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Lounging Reader" Oil Pastel Portrait on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lounging Reader" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and signed & dated it on the verso. This piec...
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1990s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Accented Room Featuring a Man, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Accented Room Featuring A Man" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a man sitting in a pastel interior. The artist signed the piece lowe...
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1990s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
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