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Appalachian Trail Map
By Sarah Kaizar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Appalachian Trail Map" is an original pen and ink, acrylic wash artwork by Sarah Kaizar measuring 30"h x 24"w framed.
It’s an off-beat, diverse...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Acrylic, Paper
Four drawings - Okada suit of playing cards
Located in Burlingame, CA
Four (4) original individual drawings depicting the complete suit of playing cards. (Diamond): Infanta Vida y Muerte, (Heart): Infanta Viento Frio, (Club): Infanta Conocimiento and (...
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Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Cash Quick, 2017
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Cash Quick," 2017. Acrylic on paper. Gambling, palm trees, blackjack, sign painting, orange, black, and white.
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Pine Knob Shelter, Maryland, [ 39.54249, -77.60181 ]
By Sarah Kaizar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pine Knob Shelter, Maryland, [ 39.54249, -77.60181 ]" is an original pen and ink, and acrylic wash artwork by Sarah Kaizar measuring 24"h x 30"w framed.
It’s an off-beat, diverse c...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Acrylic, Pen
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Prada Bag Ladies, Fashion New York City 2021. Watercolor fashion drawing on pape
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Venice. Acrylic on paper, Realistic, Landscape, Marine, Classic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic painting on paper by Polish artist Wlodzimierz Karczmarzyk. The title is 'Venice. Gondolas in a wind whirl'. Main colors are blue, red and yellow. Artwork's styl...
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Other Art Style 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Talluah Bankhead 3. Drawing From The Dis-enchanted series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has always liked divas and femmes-fatales. My grandmothers spoke often of these actresses and admired them openly as if they were real. They created a collective imaginati...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Comme des Garcons, fashion show model Fall 2021
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Faded
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Faded" is an original oil pastel, ballpoint pen, and graphite on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured white frame. The paper measure...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
A sailing ship. Mixed media drawing, Colorful, Small scale, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Mixed media small scale figurative & abstract drawing on paper by Polish artist Eugeniusz Tukan-Wolski. At first glance, the artwork looks like a geometric abstraction, however the t...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Eye of the Storm" - Mixed Media Artwork by Andrada Trapnell, Surreal Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Eye of the Storm," an original mixed media artwork by Andrada Trapnell, measures 40 x 30 inches and is rendered on a sturdy board. Created in 2023, t...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Panel, Mixed Media
"House Studies Series VIII", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architecture
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This layered paper and drawing collage titled "House Studies Series VIII" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. Through...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Birds Paradise
By Isabel Rock
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.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Paradise Island, 148x111.5cm, ink, acrylic paint and mixed media on paper, 2013
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabel's own words:
Paradise island
It truly was paradise on paradise island. No plastic bottles touched these shores, no human hand had exploited the rich minerals and resources of the land, no complicated administrative tasks affected the residents. The birdmen who lived there were united in one common purpose, and that was to wait for The Egg. They waited day and night in a fever of excitement, hours and days and sometimes weeks went past and they did not grow weary, this only increased their anticipation. They stretched their arms to the sky and called for The Egg to bless them by falling. Deep in the hearts of the birdmen was a thing never spoken of and rarely even aknowledged to themselves, a common secret, that when The Egg actually fell it was not as good as the anticipation of it.
*Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free.
About Isabel Rock and her work:
Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations.
Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel’s hair brush that gives incredible fine lines and was purchased on her travels in India.
Born in Hammersmith, London in 1981, Rock knew her destiny was to be an artist. Studying Fine Art Printmaking at The University of Brighton and graduating with First Class Honours in 2004 she went on to do a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London, continuing her studies in printmaking and drawing, graduating in 2008.
Her first solo show at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford, London in April 2009 sold out and was the beginning of a career that continues to rise. Rock participated in the first ever India Art Fair represented by Art 1821...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio II - 21st Century, Female, Couple, Nude, Flowers
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio II, 2015
collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from th...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Island for Umberto 08 - 21st Century, Drawing, Nude, Red, Yellow, Blue, Summer
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Island for Umberto 08, 2014
Color pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front left corner, framed)
11.6 H x 16.5 W in.
29.5 H x 42 W cm
"Island for Umberto" has the literary source in ...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Masked - blue nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original art inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Masked
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Masked Nude was part of solo show "Nude in Interior" see pi...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
The Offer - Drawing by Roberto Cuccaro - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
The Offer is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 21st Century by Roberto Cuccaro.
Original Gouache on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower left corner: Cuccaro.
Total dim...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Masked Beauty in Blue original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Masked Beauty in Blue , pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio.
See pictures, ...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Untitled (The Beverly Hills Hotel)
By Ed Templeton
Located in New York, NY
Ed Templeton grew up and lives in Huntington Beach. While Templeton originally gained fame as a professional skateboarder, he is now recognized as a semin...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
The Sugars
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 b...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$4,900 Sale Price
57% Off
Red Corona, drawing and collage of female figure with grackle bird
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
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Assemblage 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Target 2. Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Target 2. An unusual black & white piece; this picture cleverly confuses the eye with its intricate construct. Acrylic, charcoal and hand finished in pencil. Mounted not framed.
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil
Island for Umberto 02 - Contemporary, Drawing, Nature, Summer, Butterfly, Island
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Island for Umberto 02, 2014
Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed)
11.6 H x 16.5 W in.
29.5 H x 42 W cm
"Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
FRIENDS
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original hand painting, markers on paper
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Pola Negri III. Drawing From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has always liked divas and femmes-fatales. My grandmothers spoke often of these actresses and admired them openly as if they were real. They created a collective imaginati...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Gestos 1¨, 2018, Work on paper, 17.7x17.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
'Gestos 1', 2019
acrylic on paper Canson 320 g.
17.8 x 17.8 in. (45 x 45 cm.)
ID: 1D201912
Hand-signed by author
_____________________________________...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Blue Aura" - Mixed Media Painting by Andrada Trapnell Ethereal Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Aura" by Andrada Trapnell, a stunning mixed media artwork from 2022, measures 24 x 24 inches and is executed on board. This piece presents an et...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
?! Apollo Daphne - Contemporary, Love, Myth, 21st Century, Green, Violet, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
?! Apollo Daphne, 2017
Acrylic, acrylic marker, collages on cardboard (signed, front right corner)
20 5/64 H x 28 11/32 W in.
51 H × 72 W cm
The artist...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"This Way to the Mountains" (2023) by Mo Myra, Original Varnished Watercolor
Located in Denver, CO
"This Way to the Mountains" (2023) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting of a house in the foothills on a cloudy day. This painting measures 18.5 x 15.5 inches framed and is ready to h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cell 02 - Contemporary, Black, White, Drawing, Conceptual
By Alina Aldea
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Cell 01, 2019
Black ink on white cardboard (signed)
39 3/8 H x 27 9/6 W in.
100 H x 70 W cm
The drawings signed by Alina Aldea reveal the meticulousness and perfection of microscopi...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Cardboard
Joyful Letters "Villa Borghese" - Drawing by Maja Zalaszewska Rocca - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
A piece of a whimsical alphabet that consists of 29 letters. Original work. Fineliner on paper. Inspired by a famous Villa Borghese park in Rome
Category
Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
Royal Dreams - 21st Century, Drawing on Paper, Tree, Crown, Blue, Fantasy
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Royal Dreams, 2013
Black and colored fine liner on paper
16.53 H x 11.69 W in
42 H x 29.7 W cm
Raluca Arnăutu creates a zoomorphic world, where animals...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Story of Red" - Original Painting by Andrada Trapnell, Red Riding Hood Inspired
Located in Denver, CO
Explore the enchanting narrative of "Story of Red" by Andrada Trapnell, a 2023 mixed media creation that invokes the timeless tale of Red Riding Hood....
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
Afternoon - Contemporary, Orange, Yellow, Male, Sun, Figurative, Summer, Sunbath
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Afternoon, 2015
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On a orange background a naked men is lying on the bed. In a very relaxed and ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Le Sacre du Printemps - Contemporary, Couple, Nude, Green, Black, Violet, Female
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Le Sacre du Printemps, 2016
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanit...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I - 21st Century, Flowers, Couple, Female Nude, Male
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I, 2015
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Gucci Fall, Fashion show models 2020. Watercolor fashion drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Gouache
Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 7'
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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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Forest in Lucien - Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Sunny landscape, Realistic
Located in Warsaw, PL
LUDOMIR SŁUPECZAŃSKI (b. 1934, d. 2012)
graduated from the Faculty of Architecture after studies accomplished at the atelier of professor Jan Bogusławski in 1959. Since 1955, he has ...
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Photorealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
White Fuchsia (flower) - line drawing woman figure with white, purple flower
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with ink and watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The work is 11 by 15 inches in size.
This is the "Many thoughts, one head" series. The...
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Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"You In That Dress" oil pastel, legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 14in x 11in original oil pastel work by Lauren Rinaldi ships in the pictured archival custom frame measuring 15in x 12in.
Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Proenza Schouler, fashion show model Fall 2021
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Untitled, by Clemens Briels Pencil on paper, framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, by Clemens Briels
Pencil on paper
2008
Image size: 11 H cm. x 10.5 W cm.
Framed: 20.7 H cm. x 20 W cm.
Clemens Briels is a painter born in the Netherlands in 1946. At a yo...
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Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
House of Dreams - Blue, Red, Drawing, Figurative, 21st Century
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
House of Dreams, 2013
Ink and colored pencil on paper
16.53 H x 11.69 W in
42 H x 29.7 W cm
Signed
Raluca Arnăutu creates a zoomorphic world, where an...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
New York City 11 original work on japanese paper color pastel collage charcoal
Located in Miami, FL
Bernardo Navarro Tomas (Cuba, 1977)
'Untitled', 2017
mixed media on Japanese paper
12.3 x 17 in. (31 x 43 cm.)
ID: NAA-311
Hand-signed by author
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Oil Pastel
Pink Lady V, Block Print on Paper, Woman Portrait with Hair in Bun, Nude Figure
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Pink Lady V" (2019) by SarahGrace
Archival ink on archival paper, block print; woman, nude, figurative portrait
Hand-signed by artist
Certificate of Authentici...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Screen
Portrait of American photographer Richard Avedon. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
In the Afternoon Sun - original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Nude in the Afternoon Sun, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube. Free shipping for item over $ 500 with 1stDibs code FREESHIP.
In mat and framed as they were in the February exhibition, for display purposes.
"In the Afternoon Sun" is an evocative and skillful piece that captures the interplay between light, shadow, and the human form with remarkable sensitivity. The artist’s use of ultramarine tempera on ochre paper transforms a simple moment—sunlight filtering through a window—into an artwork filled with vitality, sensuality, and rhythm.
The subject's upward-reaching gesture, with one arm stretched behind her head, creates an elegant, sinuous line that imbues the piece with energy and a sense of motion. Her relaxed expression contrasts with the dynamism of her pose, creating a balance between activity and repose. The figure’s directness, combined with the slight tilt of her head and the open nature of the pose, draws the viewer in, making her seem both vulnerable and self-assured. The intimacy of the moment is heightened by the interplay of light and shadow.
The striped patterns of light and shadow play a leading role, emphasizing the contours and textures of the body. These light effects are not only realistic but also deeply expressive, almost creating an abstract overlay that adds rhythm to the composition. The stripes of sunlight create a sense of dimensionality, as if the viewer is peering into a real scene. The interplay of warm ochre and vibrant ultramarine enhances this layered effect, making the shadows feel alive.
The artist’s loose, fluid lines lend the piece a sense of immediacy and spontaneity, suggesting that this is a fleeting, captured moment. The gestural strokes used to delineate the figure and the shadows allow the piece to feel natural and unrestrained. The figure is the undeniable focal point, with the bold ultramarine providing sharp contrast against the warm ochre. The background elements, though faintly suggested, remain unobtrusive, allowing the shadows on the body to take center stage.
The work’s focus on sunlight playing across the nude figure evokes a sense of warmth, intimacy, and sensuality. There is a tactile quality to the shadows, as if the viewer can feel the heat of the afternoon sun. The relaxed pose, combined with the tranquil mood of the sunlight, suggests a private moment of reflection or contentment. The piece feels deeply personal yet universally relatable.
The emphasis on light and its interaction with the human form recalls the Impressionist movement, particularly the works of artists like Degas and Renoir. However, the gestural modernity of the brushwork gives this piece a contemporary flair. Throughout art history, the relationship between light and the human body has fascinated artists, from Caravaggio's dramatic chiaroscuro to Matisse’s lyrical nudes. This piece situates itself within that rich tradition while bringing a fresh and immediate perspective.
"In the Afternoon Sun" is a masterful exploration of the interaction between light, shadow, and the human form, capturing both the physical and emotional warmth of a sunlit afternoon. The artist's ability to balance naturalistic detail with expressive abstraction makes this piece both visually stunning and deeply resonant. It’s a celebration of the human figure in its purest, most natural state—bathed in sunlight and alive with the rhythms of nature.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Nude at the Window - original art by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude at the Window" Tempera on paper, Part of my Nude in Interior series. Inspired by Matisse.
Shipped rolled in a tube. Free shipping with 1stDibs code Freeship for items over $500...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper
The Silvery Song of Resistance - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The Silvery Song of Resistance is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excelle...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
Emily At 1 (Study #1)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Emily At 1 (Study #1)
Watercolor on Yupo mounted to board, 2018
Signed with the artist's initials (see photo)
The image depicts the artist's daughter Emily.
Exhibited: Occupying A Sp...
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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
It Is Lazy - Contemporary Ink, Ecolina 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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Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
P. Moore - Framed Contemporary Watercolour, A Busy Mooring
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate contemporary watercolour of sailing boats in a harbour. Well-presented in a pale wooden frame with double card mount. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$251 Sale Price
20% Off
Ayanfe Omo Oba
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The drawings showcase the beauty of the black women on one hand and also reflect the intimacy animals possess with females, especially horses, and princesses in royalty. They are muc...
Category
Old Masters 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
$2,840 Sale Price
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Nude - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2016.
The artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
Anastasia...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Patience" - Original Oil of Thoughtful Woman by James Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan’s “Patience” (2024) is a striking oil on linen portrait, measuring 19 x 14 inches. This unframed artwork, which is ready to hang, captures the serene, contemplative ...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Oil
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Nude - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2016.
The little artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin.
Anastasi...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Beyond What You Desire - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Beyond What You Desire is a watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in March 2016.
The little artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors.
No signature, but titled and da...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Alessandro Michelle Yellow, Portrait.
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The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Children 6 - Contemporary Figurative Drawing, Black And White, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
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Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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