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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
The Sphinx original blue ultramarine Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Sphinx"
The Sphinx a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored pap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
The Profile - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Woman on a scooter" figurative water colour, china ink on paper.
Located in Roscoff, FR
Femme au scooter » est une œuvre d'aquarelle figurative, réalisée à l'encre de Chine sur papier, mesurant 65x50 cm. L'artiste a capturé avec délicatesse et précision l'élégance d'une...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Awakening in Mongolia by Guy Oberson - Work on paper, mother and child, chalk
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Awakening in Mongolia is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 80 × 120 cm (31.5 × 47.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Baobab N3 by Calo Carratalá - Work on paper, graphite drawing, tree, Africa
Located in Paris, FR
Baobab N3 is a unique graphite on paper mounted on a wood frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 65 × 46 cm (25.6 × 18.1 in). Dimensions of the framed ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 by Calo Carratalá - Pencil, Senegal, trees, river
Located in Paris, FR
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 × 1....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cardboard, Wood Panel, Pencil
Baobab N5 by Calo Carratalá - Work on paper, graphite drawing, tree, Africa
Located in Paris, FR
Baobab N5 is a unique graphite on paper mounted on a wood frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 65 × 46 cm (25.6 × 18.1 in). Dimensions of the framed ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Pencil, Senegal, trees, river
Located in Paris, FR
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.2 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 × 1....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Cardboard, Wood Panel
Fragment of the unpredictable by F. S. Borquez - Contemporary painting, seascape
Located in Paris, FR
Requiem is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 73 × 116 cm (28.7 × 45.7 in). This painting is sold with a black shadowbox fram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Selvas Negras n°4 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°4 is a unique pencil on Daler Rowney 1,4 mm paper painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 120 × 81 cm (47.2 × 31.9 in). Dimensions of the frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
The primitive river by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary painting, seascape
Located in Paris, FR
The primitive river is a unique mixed technique, pigments and charcoal fixed on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 130 × 200 cm (51.2 × 78.7 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Pyramidal Wave by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary painting, seascape, waves
Located in Paris, FR
Pyramidal Wave is a unique graphite on Figueras paper painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 65 × 100 cm (25.6 × 39.4 in). Dimensions of the framed artw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Tree in the wind by Guy Oberson - Work on paper, contemporary painting, chalk
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Tree in the wind is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 59 × 79 cm (23.2 × 31.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Baobab N1 by Calo Carratalá - Work on paper, graphite drawing, tree, Tanzania
Located in Paris, FR
Baobab N1 is a unique graphite on paper mounted on a wood frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 65 × 46 cm (25.6 × 18.1 in). Dimensions of the framed ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Rodolphe by Guy Oberson - Contemporary figurative painting, portrait, man
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Rodolphe is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 140 × 120 cm (55.1 × 47.2 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 145 x 125 cm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Chanel watchmaking by Guy Oberson - work on paper, contemporary, portrait
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Black chalk on paper, 80 cm × 120 cm.
Guy Oberson shades the black chalk with a multitude of vertical streaks which alters the perception of the subject, making the interpretation of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Boat on the Marañón River, Jungle series - Contemporary Drawing, work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Boat on the Marañón River is a drawing by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, from the "Jungle" series. This piece of art portrays a man boating down the river Marañón - a tr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Red Baobab by Calo Carratalá - Large drawing on wood (9.7 ft high)
Located in Paris, FR
Conte pencil Sanguina on laminated wood. 293 cm × 295 cm // 9.6 ft x 9.7 ft.
This series of drawings is inspired by the artist's travel experience in Tanzania and focuses, as the title suggests, on the baobabs, Africa's most characteristic tree. Calo Carratalá...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Baobab N7 by Calo Carratalá - work on paper, graphite drawing, sold framed
Located in Paris, FR
Graphite on paper Arches 360 gr mounted on a wood frame. Artwork sold framed with a methacrylate box, 46 cm × 65 cm.
Calo Carratalá is a contemporary Spanish artist, based in Valencia, specializing in landscapes. With a passion for traveling, he has visited the Amazon, Colorado, the Alps and the Pyrenees, the forests of Norway... Always armed with sketching pad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - She Lay in a Meadow 2/2
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
Framed 28 x 22 x 3 cm
Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since child...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - She Lay in a Meadow 1/2
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on handmade paper
Framed, 28 x 22 x 3 cm
Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since chil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Orchid (fragment after Mapplethorpe) by Guy Oberson - Work on paper, chalk, dark
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Orchid (fragment after Mapplethorpe) is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 140 × 120 cm (55.1 × 47.2 in).
The artwork is signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
"Landscape with pine trees" figurative water colour, china ink on paper.
Located in Roscoff, FR
"Paysage du midi avec pins» est une œuvre d'aquarelle figurative, réalisée à l'encre de Chine sur papier, mesurant 65x50 cm. L'artiste a capturé avec délicatesse et précision ce pays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Lovers draw
Located in Boxholm, SE
Lovers Draw – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Callas by Guy Oberson - Work on paper, contemporary painting, chalk, flowers
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Callas is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 49.5 × 41.5 cm (19.5 × 16.3 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Paper
Angle with Flowers - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Flowers is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink drawing on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"tree-lined river" figurative water colour, china ink on paper.
Located in Roscoff, FR
"Tree-liner river" is a figurative watercolor work, made in India ink on paper, measuring 65x50 cm. This work evokes an aesthetic pleasure, a visual harmony in a moment of rest.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Sleep - Blue, Black, Collage, Paper
Located in Berlin, DE
The Sleep, 2022
collage, colour wax, acrylic, tempera on paper
50 H x 70 W cm
Signed on reverse
Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Acrylic, Tempera
Dancer - Drawing by Michel Estèbe - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a China ink realized by Michel Estèbe in the Second half 20th Century
Hand signed on the lower right margin.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Michel Estèbe is a Frenc...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Angle with Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Bird is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink drawing on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Indigenous Woman - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Indigenous Woman is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on ar...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Still Life - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Felt Pen drawing on paper.
Good condition.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Village 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Self Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1973
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Man With Animal on Shoulder is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1973.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right.
Good condition.
Leo Guida has be...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Angel on Clouds - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angle on Clouds is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink drawing on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Angels of Canova - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1950s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angels of Canova is a pencil drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions with slight folding.
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Figure Coalescing Nature
Located in Paris, IDF
Chalk pastel on paper
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Chalk, Paper
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Figure in Nature, Primaries
Located in Paris, IDF
Chalk pastel on paper
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Wintery Hare
Located in Paris, IDF
Chalk pastel on illustration board
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Illustration Board, Chalk
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Green Lady
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on illustration board
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imager...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Cool and Reclined
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour on paper
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by coll...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Desire in Blue
Located in Boxholm, SE
Desire in Blue – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Monoprint
Desire in Red
Located in Boxholm, SE
Desire in Red – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Monoprint, Archival Tape
Jazz Trio - Charlie Mackesy, Original Pastel, Musician, Instruments, British
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
An original pastel-on-paper drawing by British artist Charlie Mackesy - Mackesy's clever work and style here, provide us with a glimpse into this atmospheric depiction of a Jazz Trio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Village 3
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Village 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Blue matrix 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Starry waves
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Fisherman
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Plane crash landscape 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Rainbow wings 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Rainbow wings 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Greek island tempest 3
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Plane crash landscape 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Klee magic 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Klee magic 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Iberico
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Greek island tempest 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
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