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
Tunisia, Red Trees (Colored Pencil and Unique Stamp Drawing by Andrea Moreau)
Located in Hudson, NY
Tunisia, Red Trees: Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp by Andrea Moreau
colored pencil and postage stamp on paper
11 x 11 inches
15 x 15 inches framed
Artist Statement:
My drawin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Man Seated (Oyster Catchers, Thames Estuary 1932)
Located in New York, NY
Billy Childish (b. 1959, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom; lives and works in Whitstable, Kent) is known for his introspective, autobiographical, and deeply emotional paintings, writing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Cloud (Entrance, Bikini Islands 1946)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
Seeing Don Quixote and Sancho etching, hand coloring & watercolor, signed Framed
By Santi Moix
Located in New York, NY
Santi Moix
Seeing Don Quixote and Sancho ("the famous pair"), ca. 2008
Drypoint, etching and abrasion with hand coloring with watercolor, along with graphite annotations
Hand signed ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Graphite, Drypoint, Etching
French Contemporary Art by Liubov Juravliova - Création de Mode
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour, ink on paper
Liubov Juravliova is a French painter born in Chisinau, Moldova in 1963 who lives and works in Argenteuil, near Paris, France She has been listed at Drouot...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
W.E.B duBois, America Martin_Ink on Paper_portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series I See Heroes Everywhere.
Addressing the theme of her...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Quiet Time - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Drawing, Two Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude Female Gaze
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm.
Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well pa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Fishermen - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple white frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing.
Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
"The Light from Beneath, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Light from Beneath" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features multiple simplified figures in a d...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Psalm 63:4...While I Live, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Psalm 63:4...While I Live" is a religious original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed and titled the piece lower right. This piece illustrates...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Untitled #3 Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing Iranian woman artist art charcoal
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI
“Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly accordi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sea of life II
By Idoline Duke
Located in Fairfield, CT
I was born in Manhattan, but the most important places in my life have been here on Long Island by the ocean and in the mountains and forests of Vermont. I love to surf, I love to sk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
"Remembering, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Remembering" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features an abstracted, skeleton-like man in front of...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Giraffe Drinking Water
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Boxer I, America Martin, Ink on Paper, Black + White/ Figurative, Boxer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Boxer I"
Ink on Paper
21.75” x 27.75” Framed
In a distinct style that is both figurative and abstract, gestural and deliberate, America Martin revisits her famous bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Violence and Revolutions - Watercolor on paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper by Sirio Pellegrini in 1969. Hand signed and dated.
Drawing made up of several fragments joined together.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame 97x89 cm.
Sirio ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Comme des Garcons and Louis XV Tries on Shoes, Diptych. From The Fashion Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Self Portrait In NY, 20th St., " Gouache, Ink & Pastel signed by Dan Muller
By Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait in N.Y., 20th St." is an original gouache, ink, and pastel drawing by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features a seated, abstracted f...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Gouache
Diadem, drawing and collage of female belly dancer, jewels
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Balenciaga Fall, Proenza Schouler and Vetements fall, Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Seated Woman, Contemporary Oil and Acrylic Painting on Paper by Joan Kraisky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Kraisky, American (1949 - ) - Seated Woman, Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Paper, Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
In Two Minds
Located in New York, NY
About the Series: “Sensitive Material”
In this Work on Paper Series, started in 2020, Claire Gilliam continues her exploration of Visual Language. She uses a common motif, the Latin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Running Men
Located in London, GB
Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 36cm x 44cm, (45cm x 53cm framed). The picture is behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass.
Throughout h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Acanthus
Located in Chicago, IL
Color pencil on acrylic-coated canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil
Tree of life – royal blue
By Idoline Duke
Located in Fairfield, CT
I was born in Manhattan, but the most important places in my life have been here on Long Island by the ocean and in the mountains and forests of Vermont. I love to surf, I love to sk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Wolf, are you there #1 ? Hélène Duclos Contemporary art drawing green nature
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache and pencil on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed and entitled lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Contemporary fiexpressive acrylic painting of three women on the beach
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative artwork, titled "Together," infuses modern expressionism and brut art with a scene featuring three women on the beach. It reflects my cultural heritage a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Friday I'm In Love (red)
By Ayse Wilson
Located in Westport, CT
Ayse Wilson is a Turkish-American artist who lives and lives and works in Connecticut. Her work draws from memory and emotion to remind viewers of youth, innocence and the timeless s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of Young African American Man in Yellow Rain Jacket
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This vivid pastel portrait features a young African American man wearing a bright yellow rain jacket. The artist’s use of pastel captures the jacket's luminous color with striking in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Friday Milonga
By David Remfry
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Framed in black measuring 31 x 28 inches total.
Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Kachina Figures, by Dan Namingha, green, black, framed, Hopi, drawing, katsina
By Dan Namingha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Kachina Figures, by Dan Namingha, green, black, framed, Hopi, drawing, katsina
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
"Region Nine Walkers, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Region Nine Walkers" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two blue fi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
From the Duchándome Nude, Series. Set of 12 Watercolors & Ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchando me series by Celso José Castro - Daza
1. Duchándome May 22nd
2. Duchándose, May 27th
3. Duchándome May 28th
4. Duchándose, May 27th
5. Duchándome, June 5th
6. Pensando & recordando a Luis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Edge Event XXVII", Figurative, Graphite, Drawing, Canvas, Horses, Realism
Located in St. Louis, MO
Joseph Piccillo’s meticulous charcoal and graphite drawings and paintings reveal an exquisite draftsmanship tempered by emotional sensitivity. Piccillo presents an action-based assem...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Graphite
Disappearances / Extinctions #1 Hélène Duclos 21st Century drawing landscape art
Located in Paris, FR
This drawing is part of the current exhibition entitled "The fantastic story of the liquid mountain" at Claire Corcia Gallery in Paris.
The liquid mountain is populated by living be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil, Graphite
Leftovers No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Grace Ramsey (American, b. 1985)
Grace Ramsey is a self-taught painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
"The Plan Begins, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Plan Begins" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two abstracted ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Cascading" Woman with Long Brown Hair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This female nude piece titled "Cascading is an original artwork made from oil on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece measures 24”h x 18”w.
Lauren Rinaldi (b. 1983, Brooklyn, NY) is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Panel
Teatro
Located in Montreal, Quebec
With a career spanning more than three decades, Robbie Cornelissen has established himself among the leading contemporary draughtsmen in Europe. His vast and irresolute creative univ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
In Isolation Series II
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This architectural wall-hanging artwork titled "In Isolation Series II" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of collage, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. This pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
Edwin, Marzo 14, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Edwin, Marzo 14, 2014 by Celso Castro
Black Crayon on archival paper
Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W
Unframed
____________
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Crayon
Enamor - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Size 17 x 14 in.
Offered unframed. Ships rolled
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Pinkie
Located in New York, NY
Kristalova is best known for her figurative ceramic sculptures that incorporate aspects of the human body and elements of nature. Across her oeuvre, she explores transition as a stag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Stik Book (With Original Drawing on cover)
By Stik
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Amazing cover on UK artist Stik’s self titled book with original drawing on cover.
Hand signed with large signature by Stik and hand drawn with very cool figure on cover in black ink.
Stik signed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Fabric
Man Standing (Oyster Catchers, Thames Estuary 1932)
Located in New York, NY
Billy Childish (b. 1959, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom; lives and works in Whitstable, Kent) is known for his introspective, autobiographical, and deeply emotional paintings, writing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Bolivia. Drawing on paper with colored pencils and ink
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing on paper with colored pencils and ink on a layer of dyes extracted from plants. Created before taking a flight in Bolivia, infused with the magic of the Andes. Shipped unfram...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Side Profile of Asian Man with Ponytail
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This side profile portrait features an Asian man with a neatly tied ponytail, capturing a moment of quiet contemplation. The artist skillfully emphasizes the graceful lines of his pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Geoffrey Holder
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Antonio Pippolini
Geoffrey Holder
11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches Framed Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (36.2 x 27.3 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Prada Bag Ladies, Fashion New York City 2021. Watercolor fashion drawing on pape
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Drawing, Ink And Colored Pencils On Paper. "Scene In The Field"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Pencil, Petal Flowers, Color and Ink on Paper.
The base of this drawing is 120g/m2 Fabriano paper. I use natural dyes from flowers, herbs, leaves, and tree bark as the first drawing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Soirée
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Soirée, 2022
Unique Cyanotype Variant Print
Limited Edition of 7
Two women in round toed-pumps and skirts blowing in the wind, three men in overcoats with hats in their hands. This ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Organic Material, Paper, Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, ...
Linda Stein, Door and Profile 998 - Contemporary Art Sculptural Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
In 2000, Linda Stein began a series called Knights of Protection. Her Knights functioned both as defenders in battle and symbols of pacifism.
In 2019, Stein re-conceived her Kni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Cotton, Board, Cardboard, Magazine Paper
The Gift
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
Cassandra's Dream
Located in Chicago, IL
Color pencil on acrylic-coated canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil
Set of 4 artworks Mixed media on paper book
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An everyday situation, from our memory, from the memory of childhood in a non-place, that is to say, an enigmatic ephemeral place, a space that is delimited and that grows, that mult...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
"Edward 40 Hands", Hand drawn/painted figure on wheatpaste & collage street sign
By Sean 9 Lugo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Edward 40 Hands" is an original contemporary wall-hanging artwork by Sean 9 Lugo, known artistically for his murals and street art . The main figure displaying classic street wear c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Aquatint
silver fox portrait
Located in Roma, GB
author : Anaastasia Aureum
original watercolour painting on paper 37x56cm
300msg
one of a kind,
hand signed
"Thanks to this psychological analysis, my paintings show emotions t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor, Pencil
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.