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
Period: 1970s
Monster Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Monster Bird is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic move...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Defeated Knight - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Defeated Knight is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and histor...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Lemur - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Lemur is an original drawing in ink realized by Leo Guida in 1971.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical techniqu...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Monkey - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Monkey is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1971.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and his...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Reclining Nude - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Reclining Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '72.
Origina...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Knight on a Winged Throne - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Knight on a Winged Throne is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition. except for being aged.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issu...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
In the Garden - China Ink drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
In the garden is an original artwork realized by Brunello Serena in 1970s
Ink drawing on paper.
Includes metal frame: 35 x 2 x 39 cm
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original watercolor and ink on paper.
Good conditions, except fo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Nude Figures - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes figures is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in China ink and watercolor on yellowish-c...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in China Ink, Charcoal, and Watercolor on paper.
G...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Charcoal
Nude - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in China Ink and Watercolor on paper.
Good conditi...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in colored pencil on ivory-colored paper, gl...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Composition - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1974
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1974.
Good condition except for foxings and decoloring on the right margin.
Leo Guida (1992...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original watercolor on paper.
Good conditions, except for foldin...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nudes - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1962
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an original artwork realized in 1962 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original black and red marker pen on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Nude from the Back - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude from the back is an original artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original black marker on cardboard.
Good conditions.
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Standing Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movement...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Juggler - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Juggler is an original drawing in watercolor and ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition.
Hand-signed.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in harmonious colors.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
The Twins - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Twins is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper,...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Wild Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Wild Nude is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in mixed media (watercolor, pe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Permanent Marker
On the Three - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
On the three is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Boy and Bird - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Boy and Bird is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Posing Figures Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Figures Sketch is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Female Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition.
Hand-signed.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artisti...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Composition - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1974
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1974.
Good condition except for foxings and decoloring on the right margin.
Leo Guida (1992...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and hist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Sadness - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sadness is an artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original ink and watercolor drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Leo Guida ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colore...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1964
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1964 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued o...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Room of the Castle - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1977
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Room of the Castle is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1977 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing pencil on ivory-colored ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Ink Drawing by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink Drawing is an original drawing realized by Alfredo Chiappori (1/9/1977).
The artwork is in very good conditions on a white cardboard, on the back there is the archive stam...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sybil and Knight - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sybil and Knight is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper.
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in Watercolor on paper.
Good conditions b...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in oil pastel on paper.
Good conditions b...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Portrait - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in Tempera on paper.
Good conditions but aged....
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Study of Nudes - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Nudes is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in colored inks on ivory-colored paper.
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sea Life - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sea Life is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s.
A beatuful mixed colored tempera artwork realized with brilliant silver and gilded colors...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
The Crow - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Crow is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Pencil Drawing on paper.
Dated and Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Standing Girl - Ink Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Girl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '70.
Dated...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Skull - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1976
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Skull is an original artwork realized in 1976 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the lo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Skull - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1976
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Skull is an original artwork realized in 1976 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the l...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Female Profile - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Profile is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed in pencil and dated in ink on the lowe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Operazione "Pace" - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
OPERAZIONE "PACE" is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in charcoal on ivory-colored c...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in colored pencil and pastel on ivory-col...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Portrait - Mixed Media by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in beautiful mixed media on ivory-colo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movement...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Landscape - Original Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in China Ink Drawing realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s.
Fair conditions with folding and cautaways on margins.
The artwork is depicted t...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Guardian - Original Original Drawing on Paper - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Guardian is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the Italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Drawing on paper. Dated and Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Figure Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Figure Sketch is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Pencil Drawing on paper.
Mint conditions.
Leo Guida. Sensitive ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Thread is Broken - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Thread is Broken is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Pencil Drawing on paper.
Titled in pencil on the lower mar...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Farewell Pope Luciani - Drawing attr. to Zeno Giglietti - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Farewell Pope Luciani is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Zeno Giglietti in 1978.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through harmon...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Bridge - Original Charcoal Drawing by N. Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bridge is a mixed colored charcoal drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of XX century.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork i...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Houses - Original Charcoal Drawing by N. Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Homes is a mixed colored charcoal drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of 20th century.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork is f...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Equilibrist - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Equilibrist is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1971 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Drawing on paper. The Sheet is glued on cardboard (total dimensions: c...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Lying Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '72.
Original...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - China Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in colored china ink and watercolors on ivory...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait Of Lady With Hat - Pastel and Felt on Paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Of Lady With Hat is an original artwork realized by Olga Klein Astrachan.
Pastel and felt on paper stuck on canson paper (26 x 20 cm)
Hand-signed by the artist on lower ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt, Pastel
Fire Eater - Watercolor and Tempera by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fire Eater is an original artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1970s.
Watercolor and tempera.
Includes frame: 38 x 3.5 x 48 cm
Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
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