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
"Modern Woman"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Joseph Meierhans (1890 - 1980)
Joseph Meierhans is one of the most important modernist painters associated with Bucks Count...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Water Bearers" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" inch (1990) by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Water Bearers" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" inch (1990) by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine ...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude II" Oil Pastel Drawing
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper
"Green and Blue Nude II"
5/1963
Oil pastel on paper
8.5"x11" unframed
Signed and dated in pencil lower right
Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil Pastel
Miss WW
Located in London, GB
Artist: Anastasia Kurakina
watercolour painting on paper
hand signed
50x70cm
BIO
In search of the human essence
'Thanks to this psychological analysis, my paintings show emoti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink, Tempera
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, especially the human form, and tend towar...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil Pastel
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
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
Materials
Paper, India Ink
"Abstract Composition" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine ...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
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
Peinzende man
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL
Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon
PEINZENDE MAN
1945
watercolor on paper
36 x 46 cm.
Signed and dated: lower left ‘Quirijn van Tiel 45’
Pr...
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1940s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Modern British drawing of abstract figures by Arthur Berridge, 1950
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Arthur Berridge (British, 1902-1957)
Abstracted figures #1 1950
Charcoal
14.1/2 x 21.1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.7 cm.)
Provenance: David Lay, Penzance
Born in Leicester in 1902, Berrid...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Peinzende vrouw
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL
Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon
WOMAN ON RIVER
1951
Gouache on paper
41,5 x 59 cm.
Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn van Tiel 51’
P...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Pencil
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his ...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
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
Materials
Paper, Pastel
2.1M TINTIN EN AMERIQUE. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2.1M TINTIN EN AMERIQUE, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 21 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown F...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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India Ink, Paper
1M 1 CENT POSTAGE DUE. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1M 1 CENT POSTAGE DUE, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 43 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 30 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown Fra...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, India Ink
1.2M BAT MAN. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1.2M BAT MAN, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 21 cm W
Unique
Ivory ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache 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...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Pat Douthwaite Charcoal drawing 'Totem' Scottish, abstract
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002)
Seated Man
Charcoal on paper
Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right)
25.1/2 x 18.1/2 in. (64.7 x 47 cm.)
Pat Do...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Abstract Composition VIII" Watercolor painting 10" x 14"in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VIII" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in hi...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
1971 Pat Douthwaite Charcoal drawing of a seated man, Scottish, abstract
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002)
Seated Man
Charcoal on paper
Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right)
25.1/2 x 18.1/2 in. (64.7 x 47 cm.)
Pat Do...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Charcoal
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Vacances à Tramery
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 ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil, Paper
15M RINGERS. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
15M RINGERS, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 43 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 30 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown Frame
As a r...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper
"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his n...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Landscape
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on craft 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
Materials
Gouache, Paper
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This refined ink on paper work was realized by the renowned American artist Alexander Markovich circa 1985, which the scholar Svetlana Rakic called "The most dispersed and energy-cha...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Archival Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Landscape
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache 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
Materials
Gouache, 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
Materials
Oil, Paper
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
In this line abstract by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), lines intersect and layer in straight and rounded ways giving a sense of movement to the piece. O'Day uses simple ink on paper and pure geometric form in the Minimalist style of the 1960s.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Mat size: 39"H x 27"W
Paper size: 30"H x 20"W
Image size: 27"H x 16"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel 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. ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel, Paper
1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS). Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 21 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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India Ink, Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Saint Valery, Le Castel
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink 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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Ink, Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Plateau d’Assy
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 ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil, Paper
29.4M. CRYPTO PUNK. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
29.4M. CRYPTO PUNK, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 43 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 30 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown Frame
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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India Ink, Paper
3.2 M (ACTION COMICS). Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
3.2 M (ACTION COMICS), 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D
Image size: 30 cm H x 21 cm W
Unique
Ivory Wood Brown Fra...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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India Ink, Paper
EMI (Spirit): Divinity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting depicts a state or quality of being divine, a higher state/ consciousness only obtained by mastering true duality within the divine.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Winter in Forbidden Zone
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink 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 ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Paper
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Fardeaux
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencil, black & brown chalk 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 specia...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil, Chalk
"Couple Under Red Trees" Watercolor Painting Jack Hooper
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper
"Couple Under Red Trees
September 1986
Watercolor on Arches
4.75"x6.25" unframed
Signed and dated in pencil lower right
A couple, rendered in rich brown tones, embraces beneath a canopy of magenta trees set against a vivid blue sky. The non-realistic forms and vibrant colors create a dreamlike atmosphere.
Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1928 - January 24, 2014) was an American painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Assemblage Collage Painting Outsider Art Rabbis Studying, Jerusalem
By Paul Shimon
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in New York, Paul Shimon (1919 - 2011) was both an accomplished artist and composer.
Considered by some to be an Early Outsider artist, Shimon studied at the Art Students Leag...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Reg Butler Abstract Figurative Signed "Manipulator"
By Reg Butler
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Manipulator" is an abstracted figurative drawing in charcoal and graphite. The figure seems to be "manipulating" some object it holds without visual clarity as w...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Charcoal
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
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Nashville is an Enigma
Located in New York, NY
Katherine Porter
Country Music (Nashville is an Enigma), 1986
Mixed media; colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper, uniquely signed and inscribed with Nashville dateline
Hand ...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil, Graphite
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper by B. Warde
Located in Soquel, CA
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper
A woman is depicted standing, presumably pregnant, in the nude with her hand on the small of her back. The artist u...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
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
double-sided marker drawing spanish abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
One side signed. Lower right corner slightly bent.
Measures 29x20. Frameless.
Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to ...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
NudeFigures Black and White Drawing by Shiro Ikegawa
By Shiro Ikegawa
Located in Pasadena, CA
Shiro Ikegawa was born on July 15, 1933 in Tokyo. He studied art in Japan and moved to Los Angeles in 1956 to study Abstract Expressionism. He attended O...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Crayon, Paper
Body in the Field #11 - Landscape, Coloured Pencil, 21st Century, Red, Blue
Located in Berlin, DE
Body in the Field #11, 2022
coloured pencils on canvas
25 H x 16 W cm
Signed on reverse
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil
EMI (Spirit): Mother Earth
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
EMI (Spirit): Mother Earth was created using Watercolour on 300gsm paper
MOTHER-EARTH is considered a living being and the provider of all that is on Earth.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
EMI (Spirit): Genesis
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
EMI (Spirit): Genesis Of The Religious was created using Watercolour on 300gsm paper
Genesis is the origin or mode of formation of something.
“ In the beginning, God created the hea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Trapped In The Mind Of The Religious
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Trapped In The Mind Of The Religious was created using Watercolour on 300gsm paper
This painting depicts the story of a girl going through a spiritual journey toward enlightenment b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Bicycle drawing
By Arman
Located in New York, NY
Arman
Bicycle Drawing, 1991
Original bicycle drawing done on fold-out invitation "Archeology of the Future"
Arman's signature within the drawing in bla...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
CAT (original drawing)
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉
CAT (original drawing), 1985
Original Ink and Marker on offset lithograph held in hardback monograph
Hand signed and inscribed by the artist
This is an absolutely gorgeous drawing of a cat by the pioneering Chinese-American-European artist Walasse Ting, who famously collaborated with Sam Francis and many other Ab Ex, Pop and COBRA artists. (He was the brainchild behind the legendary One Cent Life portfolio). Ting was also, famously, a cat lover, and is renowned for his expressive, colorful and gorgeous drawings of cats...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Offset
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