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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
Nude Study III, Watercolor on Paper, 2017
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor on paper. Figurative nude in blue, green, gray scale. Hand-signed by artist Framing available This work includes a certificate of authenticity upon request
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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

J.W. Anderson fall 23. 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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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Robert mapplethorpe portrait, Watercolor on 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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Watercolor, Paper

Dead King 26 [20th Century German Führer]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 26 [20th Century German Führer]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Untitled 13
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Five Female Nudes
Located in New York, NY
This is a drawing by Paul Cadmus offered by CLAMP in New York City. Five Female Nudes n.d. Signed, u.r. Color crayon on paper 10.5 x 18.5 inches (26.7 x 47 cm), sheet
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Cats - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Cats 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

Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper Lively watercolor of three fish by unknown Japanese artist "Eichito" (20th Century). The fish are swimming from left to...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Bird - Ink and Watercolor by Maria Ginzburg - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor, realized by Maria Ginzburg the 2000s. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Composition - Original Watercolor on Paper by Caroline Hill - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful artwork realized by Caroline Hill (1935-1983) in 1971. Watercolour technicque. In very good condition except for some tains on the back. Signed on the lower right margin; This realistic drawing...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"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

The Portrait of a Woman - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait of a Woman is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in mixed media (wat...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Self Love - Blue Nude original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Self Love", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual body...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Tempera

With Head In The Clouds - Contemporary Figurative Ink 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, Ink

"Friendship II" by Frida Willis - Beautiful Minimalist Figurative Watercolor
Located in Carmel, CA
Frida Willis (Swedish, born 1971) "Friendship II" 2024 Watercolor, Ink, Paper The artist signed the bottom right of the artwork. In Friendship II, Frida Willis captures the delicate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

ROBOT - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Stupid Funio"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Stupid Funio"" - "Glupi Funio" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is already framed - in a wooden frame behind glass Gra...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Birds - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Birds 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

Untitled
By Beth Erze
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beth Erze Title: Untitled Year: 2017 Medium: Crayon, Wax Crayon, Pencil on Paper Size: 7.5 x 6.25 inches Signed by the artist COA provided
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Wax Crayon, Pencil

Untitled
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Skinny dipper
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Polifonia, Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Roberto Cortazar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Cortazar, Mexican (1962 - ) Title: Polifonia Year: 1995 Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper, signed and dated Size: 21.25 x 14.5 in. (53.98 x 36.83 cm) Frame Size: 28...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

"(Un)Becoming", Figurative Oil Pastel and Pen Drawing of Legs, Michelle Obama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative drawing titled "(Un)Becoming" is an original artwork by Lauren Rinaldi made of oil pastel and ballpoint pen on Arches paper. This piece measures 18"h x 11"w framed. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Ballpoint Pen

Aline Kominsky-Crumb & Dominique Sapel Collab Original Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper (pen, watercolor and acrylic). Collaboration by Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Dominique Sapel for a show in Miami, 2012. Hand signed lower front by Aline K...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Perfect Stranger (The One Time Encounter) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. In t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Fashion show models, 2021 Watercolor fashion
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

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink watercolor on paper. Good conditions ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
"Descriptions I have heard or read of my work, most of which either delight or offend me, are: allegorical, apocalyptic, provocative, prophetic, dream-like, surreal, fantastic, weird, frightening, disturbing, demanding, despairing, disgusting, irrelevant, inspiring, old, new-old, fascinating, morbid, medieval, bizarre, cathartic, mystery-plays (I like that), and well drawn." - David Becker David Becker Day of the Painter graphite on paper 22h x 34w in 55.88h x 86.36w cm DB0017 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on request Arkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconsin-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennessee – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shoemaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Dead King 24 [10th Century Mongol Khagan]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 24 [10th Century Mongol Khagan]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Pink Lady V, Block Print on Paper, Woman Portrait with Hair in Bun, Nude Figure
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Pink Lady V" (2019) by SarahGrace Archival ink on archival paper, block print; woman, nude, figurative portrait Hand-signed by artist Certificate of Authentici...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Screen

Female Figure - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Fair conditions with ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Dead King 32 [21st Century American President]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 32 [21st Century American President]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival pap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Dead Queen 3 [20th Century Russian Duchess]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead Queen 3 [20th Century Russian Duchess]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper. This piece measures 21.2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

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

FRAMED Nude on a Sofa original sepia ink watercolor by PAULA CRAIOVEANU
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Part of my "Nude in Interior" series. Sepia Ink, Pencil and Graphite on Paper. Original sepia ink drawing on watercolor paper. Size is 48x33cm /19x13in. Size in mat and framed 70x5...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Talk To Me - Modern Figurative Oil Painting On Paper, Existentialism Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kotlicki is a constantly searching artist. Treading his own path, aiming at defining himself, giving his work a clear identity, he came across the avant-garde. He would back off the ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil, Pencil

Two Friends Walking on the Beach - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Two friends walking on the beach is an original drawing in pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Cell 05 - Contemporary, Drawing, White, Black, Organic, Minimalist, 21st Century
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Cell 05, 2021 black ink on white paper 39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W in. 100 H x 70 W cm The drawings signed by Alina Aldea show the meticulousness and perfection of microscopic observation...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

In the Shadow - original sepia drawing by Paula Craioveanu IN MAT
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sepia ink drawing on paper. Part of my Nude in interior series. In mat, overall dimensions 52x42cm / 20x16.5 in. Shipped in mat, from the artist's studio.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

The Horse - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Horse 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

Cell 02 - Contemporary, Black, White, Drawing, Conceptual
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Cell 01, 2019 Black ink on white cardboard (signed) 39 3/8 H x 27 9/6 W in. 100 H x 70 W cm The drawings signed by Alina Aldea reveal the meticulousness and perfection of microscopi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Cardboard

The wedding of Teresa Martini and John Oliver in Rome in 1929. Watercolor
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, Gouache, Archival Paper

Dead King 27 [20th Century Iraqi President]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 27 [20th Century Iraqi President]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Untitled (Conference of the Birds)
By Beatriz Vidal
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Beatriz Vidal, 'Untitled (Conference of the Birds)', gouache and watercolor, 1998. Signed and dated in the image, lower right. A meticulously r...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Hercules after Carracci IV - 21st Century, Yellow, Grey, Male, Lion
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Hercules after Carracci IV, 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, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Egg Tempera

"Pink" oil pastel, figurative nude, high heels, lingerie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pink" is an original oil pastel on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured archival custom white frame. The finished framed dimensions ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Noblesse Oblige 1/1 (Nobility Obliges) - pop-art, Canadiana, lithograph print
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A portrait of a Canadian Mountie and his horse are the subject of this unique 1970 print (edition 1 of 1) by Charles Pachter. The French titling of the work Noblesse Oblige...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph, Screen

Marc Jacobs fall fashion show models, Watercolor fashion
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, Gouache, Archival Pigment

Dogpatch 2011
By Kevin Cyr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Dogpatch 2011" is an original graphite on paper drawing by Kevin Cyr. The piece ships ready-to-hang in the pictured wood frame and measures 12”h x 18”w. "In a culture in which pe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

PORTRAIT (UNKNOWN TITLE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original drawing on paper. Hand signed & inscribed "#4" by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Frame size: 18 x 21 inches. All rea...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Sybil in the Forest - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sybil in the Forest is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic mo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Island for Umberto 07 - Contemporary, Drawing, Red, Green, Blue, Butterffly
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Island for Umberto 07, 2014 Colored pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front left upper corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary so...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Pygmalion (Triptych) - Nude, 21st Century, Blue, Figurative Drawing, Tree
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pygmalion (Triptych), 2014 Acrylic marker on paper (Signed) 28.34 H x 60.23 W in. (28.34 H x 20.07 W in. each) 72 H x 153 W cm (72 H x 51 W cm each) Contemporary art uses the past ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Nude at the Window - original art by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude at the Window" Tempera on paper, Part of my Nude in Interior series. Inspired by Matisse. Shipped rolled in a tube. Free shipping with 1stDibs code Freeship for items over $500...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Archival Paper

Card Players - Drawing by Roberto Cuccaro - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Card Players is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 21st Century by Roberto Cuccaro. Original Oil Painting on cardboard. Hand-signed on the lower margin: Cuccaro. Mi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"His Own Self", Figurative Painting, Gouache and Watercolor, Still Life, Skull
By Michael Reedy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "His Own Self" is an original artwork by Michael Reedy made of gouache and watercolor. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Comme des Garcons, fashion show model Fall 2021
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

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This is a pencil and watercolor drawing of a male figure by Pol Anglada offered by CLAMP in New York City. Untitled 2023 Pencil and watercolor on paper ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Spaulding Mountain Lean-To, Maine, [ 44.99577, -70.34134 ]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing titled "Spaulding Mountain Lean-To, Maine, [ 44.99577, -70.34134 ]" 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

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen, Acrylic

Appalachian Trail Map
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Appalachian Trail Map" is an original pen and ink, acrylic wash artwork by Sarah Kaizar measuring 30"h x 24"w framed. It’s an off-beat, diverse...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen, Acrylic, Paper

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