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.
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Style: Contemporary
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CIM Glass Palace in Rome - Original Watercolor by A. Ciarrocchi - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
CIM Glass Palace in Rome is an original drawing artwork in watercolor on ivory paper realized by the Italian artist Arnoldo Ciarrocchi in 1948 ca..
Hand-signed on the lower right.
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1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled #8 (from the series "Album")
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper
Signed, verso
This drawing is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes framing.
About the artist:
Chris Ironside is a Toronto-based artist wor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Sketch for a Costume - Original China Ink on Paper by A. Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Costume is an original artwork realized by Alkis Matheos in the XX Century.
Original china ink on paper. The name of the artist app...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Historic Compromise - Original Watercolor Drawing by M. Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Historic compromise is an original watercolor drawing in pen realized in the 1960s by Mino Maccari. Hand-signed on the lower right.
The State of preservation is very good.
Included...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Owl and the Girl - Original Original Drawing on Paper - 1950s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Owl and the Girl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in France in the 1970s.
Original Drawing on paper.
Pencil on paper.
Dimensions: cm 46 x 33.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Geometrical Bird - Original Watercolor and Pencil on Paper - 1950s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Bird is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s..
Original Mixed Media on paper. Watercolor and pencil.
Passeparto...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Portrait of American photographer Richard Avedon. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Avedon" Manuel Santelices
Unique piece
12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are explored through the illustrations of Manuel Santelices, a Ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Gouache
Yemen (Coffee Plant): Green Abstract Colored Pencil Drawing, Framed
Located in Hudson, NY
Green Abstract figurative drawing on paper with found postage stamp
'Yemen (Coffee Plant)' by Andrea Moreau, 2012
colored pencil and postage stamp on pape...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Landline #6
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
They make magic lines on the land that only they can see. - A Hupacasath man’s response to early colonial surveyors demarcating the boundaries of his reserve.
Sonny Assu’s childho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Official Entertainment - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Official Entertainment is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s.
Charcoal Drawing on paper
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin.
Includes frame: 55 1...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Read the Signs #25
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Read the Signs #25
Watercolor on Yupo paper, 2013
signed lower right: Darius Steward
Series: Read the Signs
Depicts Gwen, the artist's sister
An early work b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Read the Signs #29
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Read the Signs #29
Watercolor on Yupo paper, 2013
signed lower right: Darius Steward (see photo)
Series: Read the Signs
Depicts the artist's son Darius II an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Landline #7
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
They make magic lines on the land that only they can see. - A Hupacasath man’s response to early colonial surveyors demarcating the boundaries of his reserve.
Sonny Assu’s childho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
Odes to the sun - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
By Lajos Szalay
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper
Signed by the artist on the right
Unique work
Framed
This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970.
Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the grea...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Landline #3
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
They make magic lines on the land that only they can see. - A Hupacasath man’s response to early colonial surveyors demarcating the boundaries of his reserve.
Sonny Assu’s childho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
Landline #1
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
They make magic lines on the land that only they can see. - A Hupacasath man’s response to early colonial surveyors demarcating the boundaries of his reserve.
Sonny Assu’s childho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Quale maschera mi metto stamattina? - Pencil and Watercolor by M. Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Quale maschera mi metto stamattina? is a superb original watercolored drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the Italian artist, Mino Maccari (1898-1989).
Signed and Titled in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Nude - Watercolor on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1960s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916).
The state of preservation of the artwork is good and aged with small missing of paper on...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
DRAWING OF SAM III
By Amanda Watt
Located in Aventura, FL
Original pencil, chalk and crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Framed. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. A...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Crayon, Chalk, Paper
Baggage Claim (Sketch #4)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From the series: Baggage Claim, inspired by the death of the artist's mother. The reference to "Baggage" is symbolic to all the emotion and weight one acumulates through life and ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Man on a Bicycle - Original Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Man On A Bicycle is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by Mino Maccari.
Original black and white drawing on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed in pencil on lower right.
Good...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Infinitely Divisible Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Wily Reptilian Catchword
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ideal Paste
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Rugged Motto Offspring
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Swollen short motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Cannibal Constrictor Banner with prey
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Peelable Ideals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Elegantly Enslaving Legendary Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Muddy Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Elegantly Enslaving Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Exhausted Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Dangerous Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Entangled Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Almost Invisible Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Three mottoes derived from the same distant Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Infinite Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Slippery Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Offspring
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Gemmation of a Banner
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Hairy Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Multiple Motto Coupon /Ticket Roll
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Lascivious Ideals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Archaic Slogan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Assassinated Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Autoimmune Slogan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Disposable Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Prefab Versatile Motto Strip Fragment
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Contradictory Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Old Slogan
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Extremely Long Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Murderous Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Poisonous Motto Maternity
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Super Practical Repairing Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Unbalanced Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Offsprings
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Bipolar Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Deparazited Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
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.