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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Spurious
Located in Buffalo, NY
This large scale charcoal on paper is from the artist's series "These fragile truths". This body of work explores the limitations and aesthetics of human memory through portraiture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Three Women, black and white work on paper, landscape
Located in New York, NY
We are delighted to debut Charles Buckley’s most recent series of ink drawings, based on photographs sourced from the mid-20th century. Buckley ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Provocation - Mixed Media by M. Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Provocation Woman is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960's. Watercolor, charcoal and pastel drawing. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Hand-writ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor

Erina, Female with Gold Choker Necklace, Graphite Drawing on Paper, Matted
Located in Chicago, IL
The attitude is palpable in this graphite drawing by Eduardo Alvarado. Looking down at the viewer, Erina is wearing a very wide choker highlighted with a bit of gold watercolor emphasizing her long slender neck. The drawing is matted with a heavy mat. Contact the gallery for framing options. Eduardo Alvarado Erina graphite on paper 10.50h x 7.75w in 26.67h x 19.68w cm EDA021 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, Charcoal

Pause - Graphite Drawing on Panel of Two Male Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
"Pause" by Rick Sindt is a small graphite drawing of two male figures - one gazing directly at the viewer. We, the viewer, seem to be interrupting this i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Panel, Graphite

Narrow Alley - Original Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Narrow Alley is an original watercolor on paper, realized in 1993 by Armin Guther. In excellent condition. Including Passepartout (cm 60 x 50) The artwork is hand-signed and dated in charcoal pencil on the lower right corner. This beautiful watercolor represents a silent colorful alley with a proud perspective cut, with the front of a house and bushes of the red flower on the edge of the house. Near the mass of red flowers, there are slightly green and yellow branches...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Undulating Flowering Ovum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Undulating Flowering Ovum" by Hunter Stabler is an original ink and graphite on hand-cut paper mounted to plexiglass piece of artwork. The piece ships in the pictured wood frame an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Back View
Located in Deddington, GB
Daniel Ludwig is an American figurative artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Berkley. His original piece of artwork pictured above is called 'Back View' and this work of ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

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

Like brothers #1 Caroline Veith 21st Century art Contemporary figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and collage on tracing paper Signed and dated lower left Unique work
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Gioconda's Mystery - Original Drawing by B. Caruso- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Gioconda’s mistery is a black and white drawing realized by Bruno Caruso in 1970s. Ink drawing on paper. Signed and title on the lower margin: Il ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Nude with Pattern" Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Road Trip
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed: Rudolf Lailson lower left Graphite, charcoal watercolor and pastel
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Classy Evening - (15"x 23", Framed Dress Painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This dress painting on board blends mediums to create textured detail with an outcome both expressive and refined. A scripted pencil pattern adds to the layers of tone on tone neutra...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Under the Scanner, Watercolor, Red, Grey, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Set of 2 works Artist : Prasanta Sahu - Title : Under the Scanner - 15 x 11 inches each (unframed size) 25 x 22 inches ( Framed) Medium : Water Colour on paper Prasanta’s invent...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Lady Picks a Flower
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Lady Picks a Flower Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,ink,pencil,pastel Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11″ Signed COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink, Pencil

Miss with Pink Shoe and Red Glove
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Miss with Pink Shoe and Red Glove Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,ink,pastel,pencil Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11″ COA provided Art school took ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pencil

Knit - Original Graphite Drawing on Panel of Nude Male Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
"Knit" by Rick Sindt is a small graphite drawing of two male nude figures. The faces are somewhat obscured as we view this intimate moment. The graph lines often used by artist are...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Panel, Graphite

"Waiting Chitra, " Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Waiting Chitra" is an original pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features a nervous figure i...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Found Objects

Baggage Claim (Bags #1)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Created in 2017 this series, Baggage Claim, speaks to the symbolic emotional weight one accumulates through life and how the accumulations weigh down the spirit. The artist used handbags...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

To Be Continued (Study)
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original two piece diptych ink on paper drawing by contemporary artist Eric Magnuson. This piece is currently featured as part of the artist's solo exhibition at Hotel Henry...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Arc and Houses - Original Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Arc and Houses is an original watercolor on paper, realized in 1993 by Armin Guther. The artwork is hand-signed and dated in charcoal pencil on the lower-left corner. In excellent...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Chariot (Kahn & Selesnick’s illustrated “Madame Lulu’s Book of Fate” Tarot)
Located in Hudson, NY
Watercolor on archival paper 23 x 17 inches in white-painted custom wood frame with 8ply mat 19 x 13 inches unframed This whimsical watercolor drawing on archival paper was made by the creative duo Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick as part of their series "Madame Lulu's Book of Fate", wherein the artists celebrate the carnivalesque with a cast of peculiar costumed characters. In this illustration, a humble wagon, humorously dubbed a "chariot", is transporting an assortment of theatrical props and trunks. A close look will reveal yet another curiosity: a pair of bare feet supporting and propelling the chariot. A subdued palette of sienna, beige, rose and umber unifies the composition, and the artists' highly stylized approach adds an almost vintage...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Children 7 - Expressionism, Figurative Drawing, Black And White, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing by Serge Fotinsky - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in 1943. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. The sheet is glued on passepartout (light...
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1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Fear Not; Only Believe" Watercolor & Gouache on paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fear Not; Only Believe" is an original watercolor and gouache painting by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed and dated the artwork lower right. It depicts two people walking through...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Inversion of a Delicate Song
Located in New York, NY
22"x30" Watercolor and ink on paper, cashmere yarn Available unframed Born and raised in Austria, Sascha Mallon studied Art Therapy in Vienna and received her Bachelor of Arts from ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Yarn

Still life with a bird - XXI century contemporary figurative print
Located in Warsaw, PL
JOANNA WISZNIEWSKA DOMAŃSKA (born in 1946) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Graphic Arts in 1972 at the atelier of professor Stanisław Fijałkowski. She works in th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled #5 - Two Entwined Figures, Original Graphite Drawing on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
"Untitled #5" is a graphite drawing by Rick Sindt. The two figures are entwined peacefully in this small portrait. The graphite is reminiscent of the old ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Panel, Graphite

Meridional VII - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Landscape, Butterfly
Located in Berlin, DE
Meridional VII, 2013 Tempera on Paper 27.55 H x 39.37 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions. The tree...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Egg Tempera, Paper

"Stare At Me" Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

DAMIEN HIRST
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor, gesso and gilding on BFK paper. Drawing of a medieval styled woman in front of a pharmacy/restaurant and bar. Satire.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

"Self Portrait In NY, 20th St., " Gouache, Ink & Pastel signed by Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait in N.Y., 20th St." is an original gouache, ink, and pastel drawing by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features a seated, abstracted f...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink, Gouache

The Gift
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper

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

The Battle (3)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Robbie Cornelissen is one of the leading contemporary draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Cornelissen has established a reputation for the monumental, architectural drawings that he has ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Light, Behind, Surrealist Oil Pastel on Paper by Mary Joan Waid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Light, Behind Mary Joan Waid, American (1939) Date: 1996 Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm) Frame Size: 40 x 31 inches
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I - 21st Century, Flowers, Couple, Female Nude, Male
Located in Berlin, DE
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I, 2015 Collage on cardboard 27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard

Umbilical Cord Volcano
Located in New York, NY
22"x30" Watercolor and ink on paper Available unframed Born and raised in Austria, Sascha Mallon studied Art Therapy in Vienna and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Meridional VIII - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Landscape, Sun
Located in Berlin, DE
Meridional VIII, 2013 Tempera on Paper 27.55 H x 39.37 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions. The tre...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Egg Tempera, Paper

Figures in the Grass
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Beauchamp, American (1923 - 1995) Title: Figures in the Grass Year: 1994 Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed Image Size: 21.5 x 29.5 inches Size: 22.5 x 30.25 in. (57.15 ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Watercolour painting with glitter by Lélia Pissarro titled 'What is Happiness?'
Located in London, GB
What is Happiness? by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Watercolour with pencil, pen, glitter and paper collage on paper 39 x 29 cm (15 ³/₈x 11 ³/ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro and dated lower middle, 11.17.; inscribed upper right, what is happiness? This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Lélia Pissarro was born in Paris in 1963 and is the third and youngest child of the artist Hugues-Claude Pissarro and Katia Pissarro, an art dealer. From infancy until the age of eleven, she was entrusted into the care of her grandparents, Paulémile Pissarro and his wife, Yvonne, in Clécy, Normandy. Lélia’s Grandfather nurtured her interest in drawing and painting, teaching her the fundamental Impressionist and Post-Impressionist techniques he had learned from his father and his brothers. Lélia sold her first painting to Wally Findlay, a New York art dealer, when she was only four years of age. Lélia returned to Paris to live with her parents, and it was then that she had her first exhibition at the Salon de la Jeune Peinture. Later on, Lélia was also taught by her father Hugues-Claude and practised drawing on a daily basis. At fifteen, Lélia participated in an exhibition at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris. A year later, she enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tours. With her parents dividing their time between France and California, Lélia found herself moving between Tours, Paris and San Francisco. Whilst in Paris, Lélia taught art at the Moria School and studied oil painting restoration...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Glitter, Watercolor, Pencil

Man and Horse, Charcoal Drawing, Black, White by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Debabrata Basu - Man and a Horse - 26 x 20 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on Fabriano Paper. Style : Debabrata derives his style and theme by introspecting within himself. The fear...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

I Am A Dog
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : I Am A Dog Materials : paste,ink,pencil,pen Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11 Signed COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paste, Ink, Pen, Pencil

Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Satan Dieu du 5 Juin 1957 is an original artwork realized by Éliane Diverly in 1957. Mixed colored watercolor glued on cardboard. Include passe-partout: 60 x 41.7 cm Hand-signed a...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Island for Umberto 03 - 21st Century, Drawing, Nature, Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 03, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16,5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Pencil Skirt - 5" x 7", Black & White, Original Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small artwork is intimate and can personalize spaces. It can be moved around easily and is a great way to build up an art collection. Using paint and pencil, this black and white cla...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Pencil

Mom (Lake Hemet?), black and white portrait of woman looking out at landscape
Located in New York, NY
Charles Buckley sources images from the fifties and using acrylic ink, carefully renders familiar scenes of the everyday with lines of varying thicknesses. The subjects run the gamut...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

"Baghdad Rain, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Baghdad Rain" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts some abstracted figures in a dream-like...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Illustration Board

The Gift II
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper

Bridge - contemporary collaborative drawing watercolour cityscape bridge figures
Located in London, GB
'After meeting at art college in 1986 we nurtured a friendship, our individual careers and respective family life. By chance, 30 years later, we united joyfully having found ourselve...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Jan Van Goyen (Baroque Ballpoint pen landscape drawing on paper in Blue ink)
Located in Hudson, NY
42 x 54 inches, ballpoint pen on cotton Arches paper 53 x 64 inches framed (brown wood molding, plexi) This drawing is being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY The artist's recreation of Dutch landscape painter Jan Van Goyen...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pen, Ballpoint Pen

Self Portrait at 80 - Realist Charcoal on Paper Drawing, Artist Self Portrait
Located in Chicago, IL
Facial expressions are used to convey information from one person to another. Here the viewer has a sense of how the artist feels about celebrating his 80th birthday. A master with vine charcoal, David Becker uses it with precision. With a rich range of value and strong darks, Becker captures his own fine details with exacting clarity. This piece is floated and framed with a simple wooden frame. David Becker Self Portrait at 80 vine charcoal on paper 35.75h x 25w in 90.81h x 63.50w cm DB0031 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Figure8, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 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 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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Charcoal, Archival Paper

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Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 06, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Myself when I am Real
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Robbie Cornelissen is one of the leading contemporary draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Cornelissen has established a reputation for the monumental, architectural drawings that he has ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

The Dance (1)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Robbie Cornelissen is one of the leading contemporary draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Cornelissen has established a reputation for the monumental, architectural drawings that he has ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Island for Umberto 01 - 21st Century, Drawing, Nature, Butterfly, Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 01, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Girl in the Blue Room, Drawing by Jose Canes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jose Canes, Spanish (1931 - ) Title: Girl in Blue Room Year: circa 1975 Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper, signed l.r. 'Dore' Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in. (64.77 x 49.53 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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