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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
Nocefresca. Abstract watercolor drawing, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary abstract watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork was created by Ilczyszyn during her stay at art residency in Nocefresca...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Young Leo. From The art, culture & society Series series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Graphite

Shore - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Shore is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Dancers - Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancers is an original drawing in mixed media on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1960 ca. In good conditions Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Linda Stein, Three Figures, Three Houses 1002 - Contemporary 3D Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Three Figures, Three Houses 1002 - Contemporary 3D Sculptural Drawing Collage In 2000, Linda Stein began a series called Knights of Protection. Her Knights functioned...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Cotton, Paper, Ink, Magazine Paper

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

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Golden Orchid - Modern Flowers Inc, Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Christian Dior, Frida Kahlo and Maria Grazia Chiuri in Mexico City - Cruise 2024
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Gucci Fall, Fashion show models 2020. Watercolor fashion drawing on paper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Gouache

Untitled (The Beverly Hills Hotel)
Located in New York, NY
Ed Templeton grew up and lives in Huntington Beach. While Templeton originally gained fame as a professional skateboarder, he is now recognized as a semin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Hercules after Carracci V - Contemporary Art, Red, Yellow, Male, Lion, Nude
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Hercules after Carracci V, 2014 Tempera on paper (Signed) 27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in. 70 H × 100 W cm On the subject of his new works the artist stated: “There is not enough orange, ye...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Egg Tempera

Sonia Spider Quenell, Watercolor portrait on archive paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Peasant - Drawing by Alessandro Kokocinski - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Peasant is an artwork realized by the Contemporary artist Alessandro Kokocinski in the 1970s.   China Ink drawing on paper.   Good conditions. Hand Signed on the lower
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mother - Figurative Ink, Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Prada puffy coats. Watercolor fashion drawing on archival paper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper

Yugpurush, Buddha, Mixed Media on Paper, Red Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - Yugpurush - 28 x 20 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper Shipment in roll form. Style : Sanatan Dinda discovers the beautiful amidst the ruins of a dilapidate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Charcoal, Acrylic

Figure - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Snowflakes 84 Forester, Mandala Pencil Drawing, Owl, Cosmic Imagery, Landscapes
Located in Kent, CT
A meticulously rendered owl at the center of this graphite drawing is the prominent feature of this mandala. Many cultures associate owls with wisdom, intuition and good judgment, a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled Women and man. Pencil on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1997 by Celso Castro-Daza Pencil on archival paper Image size: 39 in. H x 48 in. W Sheet size: 45 in. H x 59 in. W Unique Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil

Learning to Write 995 - 3D 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Cotton, Archival Pigment

Red Profile Behind Arch 994 - Contemporary Art 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Magazine Paper

Barbara Hutton, watercolor and gouache on paper Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Gouache

"Lantern Festival" (2022) By Dustin Panzino, Procreate Illustration on Metal
Located in Denver, CO
"Lantern Festival" (2022) by Dustin Panzino is a beautiful digital painting created in Procreate, which details a fantasy scene of an elven woman along with her child, excitedly trav...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Metal

Les Indestinés, Charcoal, Black & White Drawing, Wave, Sea
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Medium : Charcoal and Graphite on Archival Watercolour paper 300Gsm. Artist : Fabien Granet Subject : Les Indestinés (series ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Scilla- 21st Century Italian charcoal drawing of a nude woman with long hair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Scilla 100 x 70 Charcoal on paper framed the size is 120 x 90 with museum glass Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal, Laid Paper

Figures - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Christ - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Christ is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Streetcar Circus 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, editioned lithograph
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For pop artist Charles Pachter, the Toronto streetcar symbolizes the urban landscape he calls home. The iconic image of the streetcar whose tracks have criss-crossed Canada’s largest city for decades was once known as ‘the red rocket’ because of its deep red paint colour. In this lithograph the bright colours of a large image of the back of the streetcar in hot pink and blue with three more smaller images of streetcars in classic red, yellow and one in green pop against a black backdrop. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. “….a good art critic would compare it with Warhol’s soup cans...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Wartime / Head Study No. 76
Located in Burlingame, CA
Wartime / Head Study No. 76 , drawing / painting featuring the head portrait of a young woman. in yellow. The work is created with mixed media on Canson paper, including stabilo penc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil

Figures - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Taxi Driver, June 14 Diptych. Watercolor and ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Black Crow (2021)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor and salt on cold press paper Black crow portrait with blue highlights on gold yellow background Hand-signed by artist Framing available Certifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Nude Woman Compositions, 8
Located in Astoria, NY
Norman Carton (Ukrainian-American, 1908-1980), Eight Nude Woman Compositions, Ink on Paper, each signed, unframed. Largest: 12" H x 18.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collect...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Roots - Contemporary Figurative Ink, Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Vita Condatida- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a pig
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni Vita Condatida 66 x 48 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 80 x 60 cm Italian artist Rosanna...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper

Supermodels in Vogue, Watercolor Fashion Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Landscape - Original Pastel Drawing by O. Del Turco - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original pastel drawing realized by Ottaviano del Turco in 1986, hand-signed and dated in pencil on the margin on the right. In excellent conditions. Sheet dimensio...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Let It Soak" Woman in Purple Dress with Kitchen Interior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Let It Soak" is an original artwork made from oil on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is shipped with the picture white frame and measures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Wood Panel

Matador 2 - Mixed Media Drawing by Leo Guida - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Matador 2 is al Contemporary artwork realized in 1964 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) Original mixed colored china in drawing. Label on the back Hand signed and dat...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Peasants - Drawing by Alessandro Kokocinski - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Peasants is an artwork realized by the Contemporary artist Alessandro Kokocinski in the 1970s.   China Ink drawing on paper.   Good conditions. Hand Signed on the lower
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey. 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Witch Hunt Inner Guts
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Wax Crayon

Landscape - Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in watercolor realize by Armin Guther in 1991. Hand signed. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through soft pencil strokes.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Posdata Apreciación. From the Posdata series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist is inspired by the relationships between the past and the present, creating works that function as archaeological finds. His pieces, which include floors and toys, reconst...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Quem paga o arrego, spray! signed work on paper by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto
Located in New York, NY
Ernesto Neto Quem paga o arrego, spray! (Who pays the bill, spray!), 2012 Ink on Cotton Rag Paper, signed & numbered. Signed, dated and numbered from the ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Rag Paper

Untitled (Chateau Marmont)
Located in New York, NY
Ed Templeton grew up and lives in Huntington Beach. While Templeton originally gained fame as a professional skateboarder, he is now recognized as a semin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Guitar Player - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Guitar Player is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor. Hand-signed. Good conditions 
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Aprender a caminar y salir del pozo gravitacional #3.
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

FURY
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "FURY" is an original artwork made from pencil and ink on paper by Jasjyot Singh Hans. This piece measures 21"h x 17"w framed. Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrator unendingly inspired by an explosive neon mix of fashion, music and pop culture. He has a constant regard for things past and a voracity for all that is current. He studied animation film design at the National Institute of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gel Pen, Pencil

Capricorn - Red, Collage, Paper, 21st Century
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Capricorn, 2022 collage, colour wax on paper 46 H x 37.5 W cm Signed on right side down Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Wax Crayon

Portrait Nude Female Figure on Paper, Woman in Beige and Red by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman in Beige & Red" Ink on Handmade Paper 30” x 22.5” AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. Americ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Antonopoulos Apostolos
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Antonopoulos Apostolos 2004 Signed and titled, recto Graphite on paper 12 x 8.25 inches.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Composition - Drawing by Gian Paolo Berto - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an artwork realized by Gian Paolo Berto in the 1970s. Ink drawing. Hand signed. In very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Roaring Fork Shelter, North Carolina, [ 35.805, -82.94978 ]" Appalachian Trail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing titled "Roaring Fork Shelter, North Carolina, [ 35.805, -82.94978 ]" is an original artwork by Sarah Kaizar made of pen and ink, and acrylic wash. Drawing from her experience hiking the Appalachian trailing...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pen

In Isolation Series I
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This architectural wall-hanging artwork titled "In Isolation Series I" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of collage, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood. This pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Jonas Wood, Original signed Flower drawing, to Kevin, in hardback monograph
Located in New York, NY
Jonas Wood Original flower drawing by the artist held in hardback book, 2018 Hardback Monograph. Hand signed, dated and inscribed with unique drawing by Jonas Wood on the title page....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Offset

Aphroditus - black & white, minimalist, figurative nude, female, ink on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Calligraphic brushstrokes in black ink are used to render the nude figure of Aphroditus in contrapposto similar to ancient Greek and Roman representations of the male Aphrodite. Lynne Fernie is a Toronto artist...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Latex, Ink, Archival Paper

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