Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Purple
Flying High - Female Nude in Interior - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Flying High - original unique female nude drawing.
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Shipping anywhere in the world, flat rate. Registered airmail.
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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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Yellow house... - Contemporary watercolor painting on paper, War diaries series
Located in Warsaw, PL
DANYLO MOVCHAN
In 2000 he graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Artwork restoration department. During 2000-2006 he studied in Lviv National Academy of...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Death - Watercolor painting on paper, War diaries series, Ukrainian artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
DANYLO MOVCHAN
In 2000 he graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Artwork restoration department. During 2000-2006 he studi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lost Alone, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude, Woman, Pose
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Lost, Alone" (2020) by SarahGrace
Watercolor and Ink on Paper; Blue, White & Black, Contour Sketch, Woman Posing, Face, Pose, Portrait, Nude, Figurative ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Ink
Blue Nudes VI, Ink on Paper Blue & White Drawing, Figurative Study Dancing Women
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Blue Nudes VI" (2019) by SarahGrace
Ink on Paper Drawing, Blue & White, Women, Faces, Holding Hands, Dancing, Roses, Figurative Study
Drawing / Nude / Human Figure / Flora / Figura...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Longer You Stay, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude Woman, Pose
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"The Longer You Stay" (2020) by SarahGrace
Watercolor and Ink on Paper; Blue, White & Black, Contour Sketch, Woman Posing, Face, Pose, Portrait, Nude, Figurative Study, Pastel palett...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Blue Nudes I, Ink on Paper Blue & White Drawing, Figurative Study Women Posing
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Blue Nudes I" (2019) by SarahGrace
Ink on Paper Drawing, Blue & White, Women Posing, Faces, Poses, Yoga, Dancing, Figurative Study
Drawing / Nude / Human Figure / Flora / Figurativ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Spring Awakening (2022), figurative, woman, nude, figure drawing, pastel sketch
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Spring Awakening" (2022) by Rebecca N. Johnson
Pigment ink, gel ink and pastel on rice paper
Green, pink, yellow, purple, blue color palette
Female figure with orchids, sun, flowers...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Rice Paper, Pigment
"Mother Mary" by Anna Pennati - from William Blake's poems
Located in Milano, MI
Inspired by William Blake's poem – "To Morning"
Exhibited in Milan (Italy) in 2005. Part of a series o 10
Exclusively on 1stdibs
measures are referred to the painting. Passepartout ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
Flowers (Through a Screen), Contemporary Landscape Painting, Interiors, Flora
By Bradley Kerl
Located in Austin, TX
A 2020 contemporary floral painting by Bradley Kerl. This oil on canvas measures 30 inches tall by 20 inches wide and comes with certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ancient Map of the Gulf of Naples - Drawing by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2016
Located in Roma, IT
This work entitled "Ancient map of the Gulf of Naples" was made by Vincenzo Bizzarri in 2016 with ink and watercolor on rough paper 150gr (30x19cm). It ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Swiss Contemporary Art by Olivier Furter - Red Mountain
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper - Framed 58.8 x 79 x 3 cm
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Sing It Back (2022), figurative, woman, flower, figure drawing, contour line
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sing It Back (2022), figurative, woman sitting, flower, figure drawing, contour line
"Sing It Back" by Rebecca N. Johnson
Limewash, pigment ink, gel pen and pastel on archival paper...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Pigment, Archival Paper
Perfect Love (2022), figurative, woman, flower, figure drawing, contour line
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Perfect Love (2022), figurative, sitting woman, flower, figure drawing, contour line, tulip, leaf, leaves, foliage, garden
"Perfect Love" by Rebecca N. Johnson
Limewash, pigment ink...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pigment, Pastel, Ink, Archival Paper
Lepidoptera
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor, flashe, color pencil, ink, silver paint, matte medium and Black 3.0 on watercolor paper, 55" high x 77" wide
Vivid matte blue, red, gray, silver and black
Framing availa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Ink, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Roman Subterranean - Mixed Media Drawing - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Subterranean is an original modern drawing in mixed media ink pencil and pastels on cardboard by an anonymous artist of the 20th Century.
Good conditions except for aged margi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Mooncatcher
Located in Deddington, GB
Mooncatcher by Rebecca Denton [2018]
limited_edition
Etching and aquatint
Edition number /40
Image size: H:20.5 cm x W:20.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
Roman Subterranean - Original Mixed Media on Cardboard - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Subterranean is an original modern drawing in mixed media on cardboard by an anonymous artist of the 20th Century.
Good conditions except for aged margins.
The artwork repres...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Venus of the Lilacs
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Venus of the Lilacs, 2020, watercolor, ink, mirror paint, and salt on Arches paper. Venus of Willendorf, fertility goddess, pink, purple, silver, a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Deep Plum Venus
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Deep Plum Venus, 2020, watercolor, ink, mirror paint, and salt on Arches paper. Venus of Willendorf, fertility goddess, pink, purple, black, silver...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Atletismo - Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Alfredo Sosabravo - 2007
Located in Roma, IT
Atletismo is an original artwork realized by Alfredo Sosabravo in 2007.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Alfredo Sosabravo (Sagua la Grande, 25 October 1930) is a Cuban painter...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Horse, 2020, gel pen on paper, figurative, drawing, framed, pink, blue, white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Horse, 2020, gel pen on paper, figurative, drawing, framed, pink, blue, white and green.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Shape, 2019, ink & graphite on paper, nude, floral, figurative, black and white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Shape" (2019) by Rebecca N. Johnson
Figure drawing, nude portrait, female figure, ink and graphite on paper. Black and White, woman lounging, reclining, figurative, florals; contou...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Graphite, Paper
Fish Net, 2020, gel pen, paper, figurative, drawing, pink, spider, web, ant
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Fish Net, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, black, white, pink, blue, spider, web, ant
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Attack From Above Study 2, 2020, gel pen, paper, figurative, drawing, framed
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Alphabet Web, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, spider, text, web, black, white, pink, blue
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Alphabet Web, 2020, gel pen on paper, figurative, drawing, text, framed, web
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Alphabet Web, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, spider, text, web, black, white, pink, blue
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
The Spider and the Fly, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, web
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Spider and the Fly, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, web, black, white, pink, blue
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
"Baghdad Rain, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Baghdad Rain" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts some abstracted figures in a dream-like...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"California, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"California" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece at the upper right. It depicts a couple embracing.
30" x 40" ar...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"The Dance, " Watercolor Fiesta Scene signed by Ernesto Gutierrez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Dance" is an original watercolor painting by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a number of peo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts a shadowy figure holding brownish sand on a red...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Hand No. 1 (from the “Wildflower” Series)
Located in New York, NY
Hand No. 1 (from the “Wildflower” Series)
2017
Blue pencil on Mylar
6 x 6.25 inches (15.2 x 15.9 cm)
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Color Pencil
CAMBALACHE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
I Miss You
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are premiering the paintings of a just discovered French artist Jade Bocquillon.
A gifted artist living in Provence in the South of France, The work of Jade Bocquillon evokes deep feeling and emotion, combined with the artist's natural detailed style of painting. These paintings have just arrived from the personal collection of the artist, this will be the first time they have been available for sale.
I MIss You...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Leo Guida, Luis Miguel Valdes , Reginald K. Gee, and Renato Garza Cervera. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $70,894, while the average work sells for $907.