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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
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

Big Hibiscus II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Making art is my greatest form of escapism. Although often hard work, it is for me like a portal into another world where I envision a better place than where we are. Whether working...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Sam, Reclining Male Nude with Hounds Tooth Background and Floral Foreground
By Brian Driscoll
Located in Chicago, IL
"Sam" by Brian Driscoll is presented in three layers. The male nude reclines in front of a background of hounds tooth wall paper and then Sam is overlayed with a veil of floral designs. It is as if are being allowed to draw back the curtain into this very private space. This three-dimensional quality of Driscoll's drawing is highly complex in its execution. Each layer is a different geometrical pattern - the heavy lines that take up the wallpaper, the tiny hash marks that evolve into Sam and finally, the absence of color to create the floral curtain. Brian Driscoll Sam, 2019 ink on paper 17h x 14w in 43.18h x 35.56w cm BWD013 Through drawing, Driscoll creates Midwestern mythologies exploring aspects of masculinity in working-class rural America...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Green Lady
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on illustration board Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imager...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Acrylic

Cloud (3)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
With a career spanning more than three decades, Robbie Cornelissen has established himself among the leading contemporary draughtsmen in Europe. His vast and irresolute creative univ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

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

Hathor, Finely Detailed Drawing of Egyptian Goddess of Motherhood, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Bio: I was born into a family which valued artistic and craftsmanly work, so from a young age I developed an interest in drawing. A strong sense of history and culture was important ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

WOMAN IN POOL (JUDAICA ART)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original watercolor and glitter on paper. Hand signed on front by the artist. Sheet size 21.75 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Glitter, Watercolor

Adjust to Fit, Original Charcoal on Archival Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker Adjust to Fit vine charcoal on paper 39.25h x 27.50w in 99.69h x 69.85w cm DB0025 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

Lions gate
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 8'
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Rainbow wings 1
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Regret'
Located in New York, NY
This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father’s basement workshop. The How To Light A Model manual employed voluptuous female models to teach lighting techniques to amateur photographers such as my father. Diagrams plot the prescribed direction of the lights. The nude women hold the pose, their lips bright red and their feet dirty from the studio floor. As naked props for the authoritarian photographer, their vulnerability seems palpable. This work visualizes the human condition as a balance between feral and fabricated worlds. Vivid, oversized creatures embody instinctual energy. Wax seals, gold spheres and text-like marks signify rational structures. One speaks in a whisper, the other in a hiss. Winifred McNeill...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Grief'
Located in New York, NY
This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father’s basement workshop. The How To Light A Model manual employed voluptuous female models to teach lighting techniques to amateur photographers such as my father. Diagrams plot the prescribed direction of the lights. The nude women hold the pose, their lips bright red and their feet dirty from the studio floor. As naked props for the authoritarian photographer, their vulnerability seems palpable. This work visualizes the human condition as a balance between feral and fabricated worlds. Vivid, oversized creatures embody instinctual energy. Wax seals, gold spheres and text-like marks signify rational structures. One speaks in a whisper, the other in a hiss. Winifred McNeill...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Plane crash landscape 2
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Greek island tempest 2
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Greek island tempest 1
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Sun-Scorched Seaweed
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil and Acrylic on illustration board Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creatin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Acrylic, Oil

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - The Fire Tree
Located in Paris, IDF
Chalk pastel and acrylic on illustration board Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Illustration Board, Chalk

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Dreary School Day
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by colla...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

'Speak to My Heart No. 8' - figurative - black & white - cut paper - embrace
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is a black and white figurative work made of cut paper. Jerushia Graham is an Atlanta-based artist whose work straddles various media, including printmaking, book arts and fiber arts...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

'Speak to My Heart No. 9' - figurative - black & white - cut paper - embrace
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is a black and white figurative work made of cut paper. Jerushia Graham is an Atlanta-based artist whose work straddles various media, including printmaking, book arts and fiber arts...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Fisherman
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Transform me
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Human Tides (Conflicts II) #6
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Archival Paper

Delicate Banner
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

The Space of Absence
Located in Montreal, Quebec
100 sheets of A-4 sized paper. “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein. Always workin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Figurative Ink Painting N.3 'Glass of Wine' by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Figurative Ink on Cotton paper Painting N.3 'Glass of wine' by Dmitry Samygin H.27 x 19.5 cm About Dmitry Samygin Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function. He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world. Samygin's Awards 2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor) 2021 Red dot / Modul 2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum) 2020 Best 2020 AD Russia 2019 Andrew World...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Cotton, Paper, Ink

Sink
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper 42"x42" available framed This vibrant painting utilizes washes of color to abstract the figuration within the composition. Rich strokes of blue...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

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

Swimmers and Divers - Women Illustrators
Located in Miami, FL
Barbara Nessim is an artist/ illustrator who has contributed to Harper's  Bazaar, Esquire, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time, Ms among others. She ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Ellas Y Sus Caprichos - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Drawing, Charcoal
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Years of collecting books, travel archives and studying art in Europe, went hand in hand with visiting historical monuments and grand palaces, remnan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Composizione 10
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Composizione 9
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Coffee and Cigarette 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

Places (Horreum)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein. Always working with graphite and charcoal, Robbie Cornelissen’s limited palette emphasises the stark sombre nature of his metaphysical drawings, The Undertow is his sixth solo exhibition at Art Mûr. At the centre of the exhibition hovers Terra Nova, a dark and desolate world parallel to our own. Robbie Cornelissen’s drawings, such as The Space of Absence and Thriller, seem to pull from the stop motion’s frames. Other images, made especially for The Undertow isolate key fragments; the cloud, mounds and timeless dwellings, Cornelissen’s signature technical interest. In addition to his methodical approach, Cornelissen uses the written word, scrawling and erasing terms repeatedly, in English, French, and German, these fastidious markings and exact translations leave a trace and a glitch on paper and screen. Much of his existing work includes words and phrases like “tribunal,” “myself when I am real” and “the need to disappear.” Do they identify what forms, systems and sentiments that are, or could be present? Or do they warn of what is to come? Suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body, Cornelissen’s clouds extend down to the surface, looming over Earth and Terra Nova. But are they harmless clouds, or associated with nuclear explosions? And is that the ash, dust, pollution and detritus of these invented places, the remnants of an unsustainable society, a dream factory? Or the promise of life anew? In weather forecasting, or aeromancy, the presence of clouds can promise darkness and gloom, but they can also bring cleansing. The ominous aura of the grid, an applied system and structure used by many, including draughtsmen, architects, urban planners, designers and artists to organise and sometimes classify information, is a recurring element in his work. The grid can be observed from a distant bird’s eye view, or close up, allowing Cornelissen’s large format drawings...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Enceladus
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, available framed Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the Pulse Prize for best solo booth at Pul...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

School Days #23
Located in New York, NY
Available unframed ink on paper, 8"x10" Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Cooper Union and a MF...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Tree of life – royal blue
Located in Fairfield, CT
I was born in Manhattan, but the most important places in my life have been here on Long Island by the ocean and in the mountains and forests of Vermont. I love to surf, I love to sk...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

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

French Contemporary Art by Liubov Juravliova - Création de Mode
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour, ink on paper Liubov Juravliova is a French painter born in Chisinau, Moldova in 1963 who lives and works in Argenteuil, near Paris, France She has been listed at Drouot...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Cylcops 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour on paper Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

The Treasury Edition: Spidey Spectacular #7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Places (2)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein. Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Asteroid 5
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, available framed Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the Pulse Prize for best solo booth at Pul...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Inlands (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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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

School Days #11
Located in New York, NY
Available unframed ink on paper, 8"x10" Jesse Lambert was born in Hudson, NY and grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York City. Jesse received a BFA from Cooper Union and a MF...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Ink

Ideal in Formaldehyde
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Where? … In the Heart
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil pastel, pencil & ink on paper Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paper

Thread 3
Located in New York, NY
15"x15" ink and watercolor on paper ink and watercolor on paper, 42"x 42" available framed This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Sign Climbers
Located in New York, NY
A view of SoHo in New York City in the 1980s, this work is oil stick on heavy paper. Sign Climbers was exhibited in Leaps and Voyages, Selected Works 1967-74 in Milan Italy at D.E...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Alleviation
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Monumento Vittorio Emanuele
Located in Montreal, Quebec
With a career spanning more than three decades, Robbie Cornelissen has established himself among the leading contemporary draughtsmen in Europe. His vast and irresolute creative universe demonstrates the complexity of a world dealing with new spatial concepts. Every corner of the planet may have been explored, but digital technologies have opened up an endless universe to discover, a virtual labyrinth without an exit in which one can easily get lost. His drawings often serve vertiginous perspectives out of which emerge distressing voids that refer more to metaphorical states of mind than physical spaces. Cornelissen’s works offer an exploration of these fields and are therefore often viewed as places of anxiety. They could easily be interpreted as portraits of a technophobic mind, alarmed by the speeds and heights of our advanced neoliberal societies. But for some, the volatility of these spaces is also incredibly exciting – liberating even. Cornelissen represents a world in which things are freed from the pragmatism of their usage to exist simply for the interest of their geometry. This is particularly true of architecture, the prime subject of his artistic research. In many ways, Cornelissen’s technique is very classical. His expertise of linear perspective takes root in the heritage of Quattrocento Masters of the likes of Pietro Perugino...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Happy Toys
Located in Paris, IDF
Drawing, charcoal on paper Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various media. Her other ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - No Juegues con Fuegoque te Quemaras
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Pleasure Bay
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Raz'ebala Vse Ebalo
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Cloud (Entrance, Bikini Islands 1946)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein. Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil

Peelable Ideals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

"The Fairy" by Anna Pennati - acrylic and oil pastel on paper
Located in Milano, MI
Inspired by William Blake's poem "The Fairy" Exhibited in Milan (Italy) in 2005. Original hand made Exclusively on 1stdibs measures are referred to the painting. Passepartout is 50x...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic

Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

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