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Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Spiritual angel oil pastel painting on heavyweight paper "Angel of Light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Angel of Light" is a deeply spiritual artwork that carries a profound personal meaning. During times of crisis or difficult challenges, we often seek comfort in the invisible forces...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Colors - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract work by Bay Area artist Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Signed "Kelvin Curry" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 15"H x 11.25"W. Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Infanta IV: Figurative Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing inspired by the Infanta Margarita in an antique gold frame “Infanta IV” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made in 2015 23 x 18 inch...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Judith Brenner, Sophie Dancing 1, Original Figurative Art, Abstract Sketch Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Sophie Dancing 1 Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic Paint, Pan Pastel, Ink and Watercolour Pencil on Paper Sheet Size: 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Sophie Dancing 1 is an original nude drawing by Judith Brenner.The figure is continuously moving and the final work is a composition made in an attempt to capture the rhythm of the dance. This abstract-impressionistic work is evocative of Francis Bacon’s style...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

3.2 M (ACTION COMICS). Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
3.2 M (ACTION COMICS), 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel From the series Currency Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D Imag...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Paper

HUMAN ATMOSPHERE Retro-study 5 - contemporary artwork, emerging artist
Located in London, GB
In this collection, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

The Blue Earth II, CoBrA movement, Mid-20th Century Danish Watercolor
By Carl-Henning Pedersen
Located in Beachwood, OH
Carl-Henning Pedersen (Denmark, 1913 - 2007) The Blue Earth II, 1971 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 30.5 x 21.5 inches Carl-Henning Pedersen was born in Copenhagen in 1913. At an early age he began taking part in politics, first in the youth association of social democrats and later in the youth association of communists, which better suited his revolutionary activist nature against fascism. In 1933, he attended the public high school of Humblebaek where he met the painter Else Alfelt, who he would marry in 1934 and with whom he would have two daughters. For many years the family divided its time between Copenhagen and the city of Bovbjerg, located on the North Sea, where Carl and Else had a studio. Between 1935 and 1940, Pedersen started to sketch and paint. He exhibited for the first time, together with his wife, in “Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling” (The Artists' Fall Exhibition) in Copenhagen in 1936. Pedersen associated with the young painters close to abstract movements, and like them, worked under difficult conditions. He went to Paris in 1939, where he encountered the work of Picasso, Matisse and Chagall. Between 1940 and 1945, he contributed to the journal Helhesten. In the same journal, Pedersen published the text "Arte astratta o arte immaginaria," that supplied the most complete and precise definition, up to that point, of the work principles of the young generation of painters, of which he was a part. This definition, in many ways, was close to that which would be the program of the group Cobra. Between 1945 and 1960, the Danish artists went abroad and, along with Dutch and Belgian artists, founded the group Cobra, which was active between 1948 and 1951. During this period in 1948, Pedersen participated in the Biennial of Venice. He exhibited extensively with Cobra in shows such as its first important show which was held at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam in 1949, “International Experimental Art.” Afterwords, Pedersen distanced himself from the group and began to travel frequently. His destinations included Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Norway, Lapland, Iceland, Turkey, Nepal, and Jerusalem. He received the Eckersberg Award in 1950 from the Royal Danish Academy of Art. In 1952, he participated in “Contemporary Drawings from 12 Countries, 1945/1952,” an exhibition held at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio, the exhibition also traveled to other museums in the United States, while in 1955, he took part in the group exhibition “Expressionism 1900/1955,” at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis (also a traveling exhibition throughout the United States). He participated in the 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, and 1967 editions of “The Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture” at the Museum of Art of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. The same museum also honored him with solo exhibitions in 1961 and 1968. In 1966, he exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of New York in the show “European Drawings” that also traveled to Hawaii, Canada, Argentina, and Germany. In 1967, he showed at the “2. Internationale der Zeichnung” in Darmstadt, and then in 1968, he participated in the Premio Marzotto and the “Exhibition of Expressionist Art after 1950” at the Kunstmuseum of Lucerne, which then toured in Romania, Australia, Belgium, and Finland. Pedersen received the medal of Prince Eugen in 1980, and he participated in the exhibition “Danish Artists, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Else Alfelt, Egil Jacobsen...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

M. A. Carter - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Preparing Boats at Newlyn
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine late 19th century watercolour depicting fishing boats near the slip at Newlyn. Signed 'M. A. Carter' and dated 1881 to the lower left. Presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame...
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Late 19th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

English School 19th Century Watercolour - Fisherwoman & Children
Located in Corsham, GB
With touches of body colour. Well presented in a double card mount and gilt effect frame. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
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19th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Woman with Red Sash
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
An influential critic, writer and teacher, Philip Leslie Hale was an American Impressionist with an experimental, avant-garde approach to painting. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of author Edward Everett Hale and the younger brother of artist Ellen Day Hale, Philip was raised in a lively intellectual atmosphere. He probably received his first artistic training from his paternal aunt Susan Hale, after which he entered the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School under Edmund Tarbell, an American Impressionist painter who greatly influenced Hale’s style. A year later in 1884, the young artist moved to New York City, where he enrolled at the Art Students League and studied under Kenyon Cox and J. Alden Weir. There, his fellow students included Theodore Butler and William Howard “Peggy” Hart. In 1887, Hale traveled to Paris with Theodore Butler and Susan Hale, where he furthered his artistic training at Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian. During this first year, he studied with Jules-Joseph Lefebvre, Gustave Boulanger and Henri Lucien Doucet...
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1890s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Figurative Composition / - Expressive Signs -
Located in Berlin, DE
Max Neumann (* 1949 Saarbrücken) and Eta Bender (*1948 Heidelberg), Figurative Composition, around 1970. Mixed media on tracing paper, mounted on thin backing paper, 29.6 cm x 21 cm,...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Saved Beauties:Embroidery of time
Located in Zofingen, AG
Meet a new piece from my portfolio - a magical combination of painting and embroidery. This painting is an exploration of texture and color, with each stitch complementing the brush ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Female Figures (Nude Women Study)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Martin Friedman (1896-1981). Two Nude Figures, ca. 1960. Charcoal on paper, image measures 17 x 22.5 inches; 24 x 30 in original custom chestnut frame ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Ink Drawing on Card signed " Marc Chagall ", dated 1921
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Attributed to Marc Chagall – “L’Homme à la Lampe” Ink Drawing on paper/ card Documented History - Christie’s South Kensington Ltd Auction Estimate: £4,000 in April 2001 L’Homme à...
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1920s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

'Native American Figurative Abstraction', Pueblo Indian Expressionism, Palo Alto
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Vigil' for Veloy Vigil (American, 1931-1997). Previously with: Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California Born in Denver, Colorado,...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

The Whisper - Drawing by Jean-Luis Forain - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Whisper is a drawing on paper realized by Jean-Luis Forain in the Late 19th Century. Pencil drawing. Monogrammed in pencil on the lower. Good conditions. Louis Henri Forain, ...
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Late 19th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

1950s Charcoal Female Nude Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Henry Woon Female Nude Statue c. 1950's Charcoal on Strathmore Charcoal Paper 19 1/2"x25"Unframed Unsigned His large portfolio of charcoal drawings was acquired on the island of Ala...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Vintage Abstracted Expressionist Figurative Ink Drawing -- "How I REALLY Feel"
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Abstracted Expressionist Figurative Ink Drawing -- "How I REALLY Feel" Wonderful and evocative abstract expressionist ink drawing of a off-center standing male with slap-das...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Infanta XLVIII (Abstract Figurative Graphite Drawing in Antique Pewter Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract graphite drawing on paper in vintage pewter frame 5.75 x 4.5 inches This abstract figurative graphite drawing on paper was inspired by academic...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Judith Brenner, Solfrid Dancing 2, Original Contemporary Figurative Nude Sketch
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Solfrid Dancing 2 Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic Paint, Pan Pastel, Ink and Watercolour Pencil on Paper Sheet Size: 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Plea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude" Oil Pastel Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Green and Blue Nude I" 5/1963 Oil pastel on paper 8.5"x11" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Behold, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract India Ink Drawing on Paper, Circle
Located in New York, NY
"Behold" by Halsey Chait India Ink on 250 Lenox 100 Cotton Rag Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes of life ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Rag Paper

"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and colorful abstract geometric watercolor with multicolor connected forms cascading in a dynamic vertical composition by Ellwood Graham (American, 1911-2007). Signed "GRAHAM" in the upper right corner, and "Ellwood Graham" on verso. Circa 1961-1966. The title "Indian Dance...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil

Sutherland Project VII: Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing in an antique wood frame, inspired by artwork by Graham Sutherland “Sutherland Project VII” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Two Metamorphosed Women with a Mythological Creature
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition artist signed lower right and is in very good condition. Walter Becker was a German artist. Another impress...
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Mid-19th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Flowers of hope
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, which embodies my vision of the "archeology of the future," immerses the viewer in a world where the beauty of nature is forever young, and its vulnerability is acutel...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers of hope
Flowers of hope
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Abstract Figurative Work on Paper, Portrait of Paris
Located in New york, NY
Portrait of Paris, 2019 by a.muse is a colorful mixed-media painting on paper, an homage to the Trojan prince in Greek mythology. Acrylic, pastel, and watercolor sticks, the paintin...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Portrait of Young Woman, Raoul Dupoux
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Raoul Dupoux (1906-1988) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1965 Medium: Watercolor and pastel on wove paper Size: 26 x 27 inches Condition: Good Inscrip...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor

'The Dancers', French Late Mid Century Gouache on Textured Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French watercolour and Gouache on handmade paper of a pair of dancers by Damien Hermellin. Signed and dated bottom right. Pres...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Seated Figure, 20th century figural abstract expressionist ink drawing
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996) Seated Figure 1970 India ink on paper 16 x 11.5 inches Signed and dated lower right Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew up...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

The Violet Dress 14 - Pink and Red Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

Uniquely Unfit for Constraints, 40"x26" abstract gesture w female figure
Located in Brooklyn, NY
RINY artists Audrey Anastasi and C.Dimitri collaborated to create contemporary collage works. Born of the Covid pandemic, the team started working remotely, mailing artwork to each ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Pink Song of Freedom - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Song of Freedom is a painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellent condit...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Tingel-tangel II - XXI Century, Ink drawing, Abstraction, Black & white
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Henri Matisse Drawing 'Femme souriante' Pen and India Ink Drawing on Paper 1942
Located in Miami, FL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) 'Femme souriante' This beautiful Henri Matisse Drawing 'Femme souriante'' was conceived in July of 1942. It is in excellent condition, signed and dated 'H...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

May Broadhurst Poynton (act.1930-1950) - Watercolour, A Haitian Mambo
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant artwork captures the frenetic energy of a bustling dance hall, with a scene of musicians and dancers rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes. The composition draws th...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Blue boy
Located in IT
watercolour on paper unique artwork one-of-a-kind
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Blue boy
Blue boy
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Mid Century Ink Wash Bizare Female Figure Original NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Peter Passuntino BDSM 1960s Ink, ink wash & chalk on paper 12.25"x10" unframed unsigned Peter Passuntino b. 1936 Peter Passuntino, was born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 18, Passuntino was selected to be in a group show at the Carnegie Institute, and at 19 he was selected for a one-man show at the Artist Guild in Chicago. From 1954 to 1958 he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Then, upon receiving a Fulbright Fellowship in Painting, Passuntino spent time in Paris, from 1963 to 1965. While in Paris he studied art at the Istitut de Arts et Archeologie and exhibited in a solo exhibition entitled “Bad Manners, A Happening at the American Arts Center” (1963). During his time at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Passuntino was an organizer of the Exhibition Momentum Group, and he served as the group’s chairman in 1958. The Exhibition Momentum Group was successful in expanding the Chicago-Midwest art community and in bringing emerging and established artists from the East Coast to Chicago as panelists and jurors of the exhibitions. In 1969, The Rhino Horn Group was founded in New York City by a group of artists bound together by their dedication to figurative art and a collective notion that artistic practice should have both a critical and a social function. They critiqued the art-as-business ideology that absorbed fine arts into consumer culture in the United States during the 1960s. The seven founding members were Peter Passuntino (b. 1936), Benny Andrews (1930-2006), Jay Milder (b. 1934), Peter Dean (1934-1993), Ken Bowman (1937-2014), Michael Fauerbach (1942-2011), and Nicholas Sperakis (b. 1943). Between 1969 and 1978, active members also included Bill Barrell (b. 1932), Leonel Góngora (1932-1999), Isser Aronovici (1932-1994), June Leaf...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Ink

The Thinker
Located in Miami, FL
A large charcoal-on-paper rendering by arguably one of America's most influential artists. It comes from the pioneering Allan Stone Galleries, who ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

The Thinker
The Thinker
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“Untitled” Orange, Blue & Yellow Abstract Portrait of George Washington
Located in Houston, TX
Orange, blue, and yellow abstract figurative portrait by Texas artist Ike E. Morgan. This pastel drawing depicts an abstract figure of George Washington against a yellow halo on a re...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Rue des Fossés, Saint Valery
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Paper

Abstract Expressionist Gestural Oil Pastel Drawing Women Figures Anthony Triano
Located in Surfside, FL
Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, illustrator and teacher. His works feature natural forms, espe...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Untitled
Located in Ottikon, CH
Provenienz: -Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich -Galerie Gmurzynska Zürich -Privatsammlung Schweiz
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper A whimsical figurative painting by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Pencil

Landscape verso Forest interior / - Landscape as a space of imagination -
Located in Berlin, DE
Herbert Seidel (1906 Berlin - 1974 Rüdersdorf), Landscape verso Forest interior, around 1950. India ink on grained, bleached paper, 40.5 x 58 cm, signed “Herbert Seidel” in pencil on...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Still Life with Grinder - Tempera by Enotrio Pugliese - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Grinder is an modern artwork realized by the artist Enotrio in the late 20th Century. Mixed colored tempera on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Sketches by ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"Guardian of the Mosque" Drawing 14" x 10" inch by MOUNIR CANAAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Guardian of the Mosque" Drawing 14" x 10" inch by MOUNIR CANAAN Signed and dated. ABOUT: Mounir Canaan (1919 – 1999) was a powerful artist whose body of work & style was always...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Tingel-tangel III - XXI Century, Mixed media drawing, Abstraction, Colorful
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (later: Academy of Fine Arts)...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Ink

Dancer. 1932, paper, mixed technique, 26.5x19 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity. “I am 58, and in five Years my c...
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1930s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Modern British drawing of abstract figures by Arthur Berridge, 1950
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Arthur Berridge (British, 1902-1957) Abstracted figures #2 1950 Blue crayon 14.1/2 x 21.1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.7 cm.) Provenance: David Lay, Penzance Born in Leicester in 1902, Ber...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Cubist Figure Lounging" Original Ink Drawing South West Artist John Rosa
Located in Arp, TX
John Rosa "Cubist Figure Lounging" 2000 Ink on paper 11"x8" unframed Signed and dated in ink lower left
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Autumn verso Summer Landscape / - Imagined Landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Seidel, Herbert (1906-1974), Autumn verso Summer Landscape, 1953 Herbert Seidel (1906 Berlin - 1974 Rüdersdorf), Autumn verso Summer Landscape, 1953. India ink on grained, bleached p...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Untitled-048 nude pastel by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt regularly created pastels from life models, and this is a lovely example of that. He regularly maintained an interest in figural work throughout his long and diverse c...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Reclining Nude - Blue Abstract Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract figurative reclining nude by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Nadalini work. Unframed (First image shows w...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

"Yellow Coconut", 1981, Drawing by John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Yellow Coconut Year: 1981 Medium: Marker and pencil on newsprint, signed 'JC' l.r. Image Size: 19.25 x 8.5 inches Size: 19.25 ...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Newsprint, Permanent Marker, Pencil

Abstract female in blues and yellow by Modern British 20th C artist, Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A really striking and original work by mid century Modern British artist, Ewart Johns (1923 - 2013). This eye-catching piece depicted in contrasting yellows and blues was executed i...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper

Seated Mother and Child, 1 (executed 1982)
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Charcoal and gouache on paper Paper size: 9x 11.5 inches Framed size: 23.5 x 25.75 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Raymond Spencer Co.; Galerie Dominion, Montreal, 1982; Dr Max Stern, Montreal, 1982; Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles; Purchased by Haynes Fine Art...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Gouache

homme rouge (red man) - gouache on paper, 49x34 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
gouache on paper. Stamped and signed. Not framed. Last painter of the school of Nice. This is an important painter, the first school in nice to have exhibited in New York at the G...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Une Rue d’Assise
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper Francine Ledieu is French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. I...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 3.2 M (ACTION COMICS) and 1.2M BAT MAN, Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 3.2 M (ACTION COMICS) and 1.2M BAT MAN, Triptych, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel From the series Currency Chinese ink on Fabriano pap...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

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