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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
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

Outdoor View - Original Watercolor on Paper by Caroline Hill - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Outdoor View is an artwork realized in the 1970s by Caroline Hill (1935-1983). Original watercolor on paper. The artwork is hand-signed on lower left. Good conditions except for a...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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

Proof for a Costume - Original Tempera by A. Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Proof for a Costume is an original artwork realized by the Greek French artist Alkis Matheos in the XX Century. Tempera on paper. The name of the artist appears both on the right on the lower right corner, and on the back, in the center of the sheet. Excellent conditions. The work is a very beautiful and colorful representation of an Egyptian costume in profile. The figure of the woman is thin and elegant and she wears several golden jewels and a bright emerald green dress.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Crown (#1248)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and acrylic on paper Signed in black ink, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. Jack Balas is an artist whose work ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic

Animal, Women, Graphite on Paper, Pasted on Board by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Manjit Bawa - Untitled - 6 x 8 inches (unframed size) Graphite on Paper & Pasted on Board. About the Artist 7 his works : Born : July 30, 1941, Dhuri, Punjab. Died : December 29, 2008 New Delhi. Education : 1958-63 Studied at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi Exhibitions : Selected Posthumous Exhibitions 2013-14 'Transition', 20th Anniversary Show, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata 2013 'Ideas of the Sublime', presented by Vadehra Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2013 'The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989', Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago, Chicago 2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai 2012 'Contemporary: A Selection of Modern and Contemporary Art', prsented by Sakshi Gallery at The Park, Chennai 2012 'Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part 2', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi 2011 'The Path of the Lotus: Indian Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London 2011 'Lets Paint the Sky Red', India Habitat Centre and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 2011 'Anecdotes', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai 2011 'High-Light', presented by Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai at The Oberoi, Gurgaon 2011 'Time Unfolded', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi 2011 'Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern & Contemporary Art from India...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Graphite, Paper

Manhattan (with Linda Evangelista) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Manhattan (with Linda Evangelista)" *Signed by Graves in pen lower left Year: 2015 Medium: Original...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen, Color Pencil, Pencil, Graphite

Nightie Night - 5"x9", Small Framed Artwork, White, Beige, Feminine
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A soft neutral palette used in this artwork adds to the graceful, feminine quality of the subject matter. Focus is placed on the blending of delicate detail and expressive brush wor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Pencil, Illustration Board

"Smoker", contemporary, pencil on paper, portrait, collage, drawing
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s portrait “Smoker” is a pencil drawing on paper with collage 22 inches by 14 ½ inches. Concentration and disorientation are both well captured in the smoker’s face, which...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper, Pencil

One, Two, mixed media female, mystery, symbols, numbers, black and white,
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also curator, gallerist, educator and arts advocate. Most of Ms. Anastasi's figurative works are painted with her non-dominant left hand. She has created large bodies of works of birds, animals and birch trees. She has had 20 solo & 200 group shows. Her "ref-u-gee" series will be shown in 2020 at Medgar Evers College in collaboration with the Valentine Museum of Art, Brooklyn. Accompanying the show will be a limited-edition monograph w/ over 180 images and a foreword by Phyllis Braff. Ms. Anastasi's collage series was exhibited at Welancora Gallery, Brooklyn, in May, 2019. In 2018, ten paintings were exhibited in "Painting to Survive," curated by Yale critic Jonathan Weinberg. Book and catalog publications include "Stations of the Cross", SPQR press, BREUCKELEN magazine, “Audrey Frank Anastasi”, catalog essay Cindy Nemser, and "Collage," essay by Giancarlo T. Roma. Public art includes a portrait of Jo Davidson...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Paper, Graphite

Moonlit Musings by Judith Williams black and white ballerina on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Williams’ Moonlit Musings evokes a dreamlike moment of introspection. This charcoal drawing features soft shadows and flowing lines that suggest movement, memory, and quiet th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 7'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and presumptions of human control are upended. The text-like marks on white vertical rectangles are deliberate, but indecipherable. They appear as if a poem, written in an ancient language, that honors this eternal cycle of destruction and regeneration. Winifred McNeill...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - The Future of Children
Located in Paris, IDF
Pen, ink, marker, pencil, watercolor & colored pencils on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil, Pen

The Dressing Room #4, 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Leopard Print Dress Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delicate leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, pencil and color pencil. Composition, intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail make for an outcome bot...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Nocefresca. Colorful figurative watercolor drawing, Horse, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a horse. Painting is colorful. It was created during art resi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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

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

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

Girl with a flower. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts portrait of a girl with rosy cheeks and with flower in her mo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman sitting on a blanket in a swimsuit. It evokes hot summe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude III by Jacques Nestle Petite, blue and white modern nude painting on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

"The Quilt" Abstract Colorful Geometric Pattern with Nude Figures Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary geometric abstract watercolor painting by Texas based artist Tina Ruyi. The work features a grid of hexagonal shapes similar to a traditional quilt pattern. Each hexagon...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sleeping Female Nude
By Paul Manship
Located in New York, NY
Sleeping Female Nude Signed, l.r. Charcoal on paper, mounted to paperboard 16.5 x 25.875 inches, mount 9.75 x 20.5 inches, sheet This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Illustration Board

"Forbidden Fruit" 2024 original acrylic ink watercolor work on paper 26x38 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Forbidden Fruit', 2024 acrylic, ink and watercolor on paper 25.6 x 37.8 in. (65 x 96 cm.) Hand-signed by author ____________________________________...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Wounded Soldier - White, Paper, Drawing, Contemporary Art, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Wounded Soldier, 2022 collage on paper 46 H x 31 W cm Signed on the right side down Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

"5 of them", 2024, signed original acrylic ink watercolor work on paper 26x38 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) '5 of them', 2024 acrylic, ink and watercolor on paper 25.6 x 37.8 in. (65 x 96 cm.) Hand-signed by author __________________________________________...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor

"Two Pears in Love" by New York artist SACHA
Located in New York, NY
SACHA (American, b. 1965) Two Pears in Love, 2008 Pencil on paper 20 x 16 in. Signed lower left: Sacha 2008 NYC Inscribed lower right: "Two Pears In Love" Alejandro Jose Franco or b...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Hat Lady - 8"x8", Original Artwork, Framed, Black, White, Red, Figurative
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings are intimate and personal, a form of self expression. In this artwork on paper, attention to detail captures a chic and timeless sense of glamour. Expressive brush an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Standing Female Nude, Watercolor & Graphite on Paper in Muted Earth Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose brush strokes and minimal pencil outline convey a sense of ease in this female nude by Eduardo Alvarado. The female is shown in a side view in muted earth tones on pale yellow paper with a water mark all along the right side of the piece. The piece is matted in a heavy mat measuring 16h x 14w inches. This artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing request. EDUARDO ALVARADO b. Spain, 1972 EDUCATION 1990-95 Licenciado en BB AA La Facultad de BB AA de la UPV, Bilbao La Facultad de BB AA de San Fernando, Madrid SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Casa del Libro, Logroño 2016 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro 2015 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro Galería Espiral, Noja 2014 Galerie d´Art Anne Broitman. Biarritz, France 2013 Galería de Arte-Centro Cultural (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Novi Sad, Serbia Centro Cultural La Vidriera, Maliaño The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia 2012 Gallery Seasons (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Sofia, Bulgaria Gallery SKC (junto a Vesna Palovic). Belgrado, Serbia Manos para qué os quiero. Logroño Galería Espiral. Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santander Sala Asociación Artistas de Guipuzcoa (junto a Juan Carlos Cardesín), San Sebastian 2011 Galería Espiral, San Miguel de Meruelo Galería Jovan Popovic (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Opovo, Serbia Galería Veciti Trkac (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia Exit Art Gallery (Fundación Adolfo Dominguez...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

A Beautiful Mess - 5"x7", Acrylic And Pencil, White Dress Artwork
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This artwork on masonite emphasizes loose and intuitive pencil work through expressive lines and shadows. It combines paint and pencil techniques to create a simple yet captivating c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Masonite, Acrylic, Pencil

Norwegian Contemporary Art by Dani André Skogfelt - Lovegun
Located in Paris, IDF
Digital Graphic Artwork Framed 67.3 x 49.7 x 1 cm, acrylic frame Dani André Skogfelt is a visual self-taught Norwegian artist born in 1978 who li...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

"TRANSFIGURATION", abstract watercolor, landscape, trees, water, green, blue sky
Located in Toronto, Ontario
TRANSFIGURATION is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 30x22", and is a structured composition in tones of green, blue, umber, rose and teal. Bordering on abstraction and figuration, a landscape of trees and water and sky appears to open up symmetrically, possibly revealing a spirit. From Fleur Thesmar – "Inspired by a mathematical model, I painted this abstraction which slowly took on the form of a person. The shivering brushstrokes create a textured relief, while the person seems to emerge from and recede into the background." Having moved her family from France to America, artist Fleur Thesmar closely observed the changes in her world – from the seemingly obvious such as surrounding landscapes, the light of day and weather, the flowers, trees and shorelines – to the smaller less obvious shifts, such as how one behaves in a new world, in a new home, how one cherishes certain belongings and certain memories. Her artistic practice is borne out of that close observation and shift in perspective, and has led to a number of successful gallery shows in the U.S. and internationally. Fleur Thesmar has shown at Beacon Gallery in Boston MA, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY, Old West Museum, Cheyenne WY, Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont MA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Seated Rainbow Nude Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
Rich rainbow of saturated color in this study of a nude figure by listed California artist M. E. "Mike" Bailey (American, 1943). Signed by the artist, lower right. Presented in a fro...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Dressing Room 4, 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Leopard Print Dress Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delicate leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint and color pencil. Composition, intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail make for an outcome both expressive and refined. The perfect addition to a personal art collection. Frame it for a small and intimate space or add a large matte to make it a statement piece. (Frames shown are for reference only) // Andrea Stajan...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Snow Globe, limited edition print,
Located in Deddington, GB
Snow Globe by Rebecca Denton [2019] limited_edition Etching and aquatint Edition number /40 Image size: H:20.5 cm x W:25.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Girl with a baloon. Figurative ink and crayons drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative ink and crayons on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a girl with baloon over her face. Drawing is mostly in b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Ink

Electric Guitarist - II, Contemporary Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Electric Guitarist - II, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: This...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Two Into One (Passage Series)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two Into One (Passage Series) John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1982 Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 39 x 27 in. (99.06 x 68.58 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Poli Negri I and Vilma Banky Diptych. Drawing From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has always liked divas and femmes-fatales. "My grandmothers spoke often of these actresses and admired them openly as if they were real. They created a collective imaginat...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Meridian Hotel Mural" Watercolor on Paper 20" x 22" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim
Located in Culver City, CA
"Meridian Hotel Mural" Watercolor on Paper 20" x 22" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim Born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he meets the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he becomes his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he meets Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he becomes a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduates with excellence and honors in 1947. In 1948 he becomes an assistant to the interior decoration section at the FFA. He is then sent to a mission in Paris in 1952 and he becomes a student to Paul Colin and A.Marie Cassandre for publicity and theatre design. He then moves to Rome in 1956 to study cinema design. In 1957 he received the international prize in painting from San Vito Romano, Italy, and obtains his Ph.D. from Centro Sperimental di Cinemato Grafia. Back in Egypt in 1958, he is appointed professor at the FFA where he started experimenting with his masterpieces sculptures in wrote iron...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hidden - Cloaked Female Figure Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper by Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
This drawing of a woman wrapped in a cloak has blue tones with subtle red and white color. The drawing mixes loos sketch technique with high detail. This artwork is unframed. Contact the gallery if you require framing. Bruno Surdo Hidden, 2017 charcoal on prepared paper 15h x 10w in 38.10h x 25.40w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Straw Man
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Cicago, 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 requestArkansas 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 Wisconson-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 Tennesse – 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 Shomaker/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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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Eter Merkviladze - Lion King Series
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on a watercolor paper Eter Merkviladze is a Georgian female artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from Robert Schuman European Schoo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Pencil Skirt - 5" x 7", Black & White Original Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This original artwork on paper features the classic black pencil skirt, a quintessential fashion staple. Using paint and pencil, deliberate emphasis is placed on simplified line and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Absorbing Magic
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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Wax Crayon, Archival Paper

Figure, black and white, monochromatic mysterious female nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Monotype

SLIDE
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "SLIDE" is an original artwork made from pencil and ink on paper by Jasjyot Singh Hans. This piece is 5 works measuring 11.5"h x 9.5"w each Jasjyot Singh Hans is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pencil

WARP
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "WARP" is an original artwork made from pencil and ink on paper by Jasjyot Singh Hans. This piece is a set of 5 and measures 11.5"h x 9.5"w each. Jasjyot Singh Han...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pencil

RUDE II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "RUDE II" is an original artwork made from pencil and ink on paper by Jasjyot Singh Hans. This piece measures 15.5"h x 12.5"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 Design, Ahmedabad and has an MFA in Illustration Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore. His work chronicles around themes of body image...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pencil

Elegant Evening, 15"x23", Original Art, Dress Painting, Framed, Beige Black Blue
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
ELEGANT EVENING -This dress painting on art board comes framed and protected with glass. A blend of acrylic paint and pencil creates textured detail, wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil, Board

Sophie Seated 2, Judith Brenner, Original life drawing, Nude, figurative art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sophie Seated 2 by Judith Brenner Original Figurative Painting Hand signed by the artist Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Sophie Seated 2 is a contemporary nude painting by Judith Brenner. This is an original drawing from life on paper using acrylic, pan pastel , ink and watercolour pencil. The idea is to capture the essence of the pose using line and wash...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Woman in Prayer Pose
Located in Surfside, FL
William Anthony Born 1934, Forth Monmouth, NJ. and grew up in Washington State. Education 1958 Yale, New Haven, CT, B.A European History 1959-60 San Francisco Art Institute, CA 1961...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Prada Men's Fall Fashion show, Watercolor 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, Watercolor

Devi, Charcoal, Watercolor, Tea Stain on Canvas by Contemporary Artist“In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Chandra Bhattacharya - Untitled - 12 x 10 inches (unframed size) Charcoal, Watercolor & Tea Stain on Canvas. ( FRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE ) Style : In the last three to four years, he has engaged with the concept of an indelible signature left by the ooze of the urban theatre. Human beings, who have always occupied Chandra, who have mostly been figures of silent resilience on his canvas, now...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Charcoal, Watercolor, Tea

Kitchen Sink Drama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Kitchen Sink Drama" is an original artwork made from oil on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is shipped with the picture white frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Wood Panel

The Dressing Room 4 - 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Leopard Print Dress, Women
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Leopard print takes centre stage in this original artwork on paper. Blending paint and colored pencil, intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail creates an expressive yet refin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Lost Land
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media framed on wood panel Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in man...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Winter Scene on Chesswood Trail, black and white charcoal drawing of bare tree
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal on paper drawing by Toronto-based artist Katherine Curci. Framed. Katherine Curci began this series of charcoal drawings, premiered in This Land., at the start of the pande...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Untitled #8 (from the series "Album")
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed, verso This drawing is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. About the artist: Chris Ironside is a Toronto-based artist wor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

"Open (Study)" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed Dimensions: 20.25h x 16.25w inches Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Chalk, Watercolor, Color Pencil

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