Skip to main content

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.

7
to
19
348
19
38
310
243
123
5
247
89
31
3
1
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
227
24
16
14
9
9
8
8
7
3
281
214
192
99
94
64
50
45
35
31
19
15
15
10
9
9
7
7
6
6
3
1,088
2,177
1
1
17
19
38
74
162
187
258
21
7
5
4
134
121
120
117
48
Style: Contemporary
Period: 1970s
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...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor

Double Nude - Ink Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Double Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian artist Leo Guida in 1970s. Original China ink on paper. The work includes two different drawings realized in...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Two Figures - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian artist Leo Guida in the 1970s. Original Drawing on paper. The work is in very good conditions.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Birth of the God Vulcan - Etching by Leo Guida - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Both of the God Vulcan (original title: "Nascita di Vulcano") is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1975 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Etching on paper. Numb...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Female Portrait - Charcoal Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Charcoal Drawing on paper. Mint conditions. Female Portrait is an...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Sketch India Ink by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original china ink drawing realized by Alfredo Chiappori (1/9/1977). The artwork is in very good conditions on a white cardboard. Alfredo Chiappori (Lecco 1943) is an ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Nude Girl - Original Original Drawing on Paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Girl is an original Modern Artwork realized by Leo Guida. Original Drawing on paper. Dimensions: 49.5 x 35 cm. Mint conditions. Nude Girl is a very beautiful artwork depi...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Les Poissons - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poissons is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy. Watercolor on paper. Passepartout is included: dimensions 50 x 35 cm. Excellent conditions. Imag...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Tiber Shore - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Tiber Shore is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower ce...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

On the Bridge in Rome - Original Oil pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
On the Bridge in Rome is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lo...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Study for a Sybil - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a Sibyl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Yellow and Orange Drawing on cardboard...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Woman Red Profile - Watercolor on paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Red Profile is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy. Watercolor on paper. Fair conditions: some foxing traces along the s...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Les Poissons - Watercolor on paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poissons is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy. Watercolor on paper. Passepartout is included: dimensions 50 x 35 cm. E...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Crow - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Crow 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 P...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Female Profile - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970
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 china ink on the l...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Future Garden - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Future Garden is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1976 by the Italian artist Leo Guida. Original screen print. Titled on the rear. From edition of 200 prints. With description and ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Screen, Paper

The Tiber - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The River is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right co...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Along the Bridge - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Along the Bridge is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower l...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Sketch - Original China Ink Drawing by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original drawing in china ink on cardboard realized by Alfredo Chiappori (1/9/1977). The artwork is in very good conditions on a white cardboard, on the back there is t...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical t...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

The Plant - Original Drawing by Esy A. Belluzzi - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
The Plant is a beautiful mixed media, original drawing applied, realized in 1976 by the artist Esy A. Belluzzi, Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. In very good conditions ex...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Twin Brothers and Sisters - Original Pen on Paper by Danilo Bergamo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Twin Brothers and Sisters is an original china ink on ivory paper realized by Danilo Bergamo in the second half of the 20th Century, in 1970s. Not signe...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Figures - Original Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original drawing in China Ink Drawing realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s. Fair conditions with folding and cutaways on margins. The artwork is depicted thro...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Dead Rat - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Dead Rat is an original Contemporary pencil drawing realized in 1971 by Leo Guida. Original Drawing on paper. Dimensions: cm 28 x 33. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corn...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Roman Bridges on the Tiber - Original Ol Pastel by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Bridges on the Tiber is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on t...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Sibyl Study - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Sibyl Study is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original drawing on paper. The sheet is glued on cardboard (total dimensions: cm 50...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

The Bridges of the Tiber - Original Oil Paste by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bridges of the Tiber is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oily pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on th...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Tiber - Original Oil Pastels on Paper by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Tiber is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1975. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower central margi...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Nude from the Back - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, Dic. 1972". Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engra...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Bridges - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Bridges is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left margi...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Female Portrait - Pencil and Ink by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Ink and Pastel Drawing. Hand-signed in pencil and Dated in ink on th...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Lungotevere - Original Oil Pastel by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lungotevere is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left m...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Landscape - Original Oil Pastels on Paper by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin: ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Rivers of the Tiber - Etching by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Rivers of the Tiber is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original oil Pastel and Charcoal Good conditions. Rivers of the Tiber is an original work depicting a typical urban Roman landscape realized by the Italian artist Nazareno Gattamelata. He frequented the Roman artistic environment that revolves around the "trident" between the poles of the Caffè Rosati and Canova in Piazza del Popolo and the Osterie of the "Bottaro" and the "King of friends" around Via Ripetta. He makes friends in particular with the poet Sandro Penna and the sculptors Francesco Coccia and Pietro de Laurentiis.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Charcoal

Winter Landscape - Watercolor and Tempera by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Landscape is an original artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1970s. Watercolor and tempera. Includes frame: 38 x 3.5 x 48 cm Hand-signed on the lower margin Sergi...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor

The Street - Original Oil pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
The Street is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left ma...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Roman Landscape - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Landscape is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower le...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

The Dome - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Dome is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower central m...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Bathers in the Tiber - Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Bathers in the Tiber is an Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin: Gattam...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

The Tiber - Original Oil Pastel Drawing by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
The Tiber is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower central ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

The Somersault Nude - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The somersault nude is an original etching realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s, and not signed. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic move...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Etching

The Fall - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The fall is an original etching print realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated in pencil, artist's proof. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Etching

Nude of Woman - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, 1973" Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engraver an...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated o...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in china ink realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historic...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
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

Shoe-Shine Boy - Original Mixed Media - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Shoe-shine boy is an original is a mixed media artwork realized by Anonymous artist in the 1970s. The artwork represents a shoe-shine boy. Colored mixed media on paper. The artwo...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

The Declaration - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Declaration is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition except for a cutaway on the top-rigt angle. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in Oil Pastel realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historic...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Knight on a Winged Throne - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
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

Crouched Nude - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist. Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engraver and designer. He was famous especially f...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

M-108533 - Charcoal Drawing by N. Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Shadow is a mixed colored drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of the XX century. Hand signed by the artist on the upper left margin. The artwork is framed (...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Landscape - Mixed Media on Cardboard by Sun Jingyuan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in mixed media on cardboard, charcoal and oil pastel, realized by Sun Jingyuan in 1970. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension: 54.5 x 39.5 c...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Cardboard

Advertisement for "Tirreno" - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Advertisement for Tirreno is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Colored mixed media drawing on cardboard. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait - Watercolor by Orfeo Tamburi 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Orfeo Tanburi in 1943, Hand-signed on the lower right. The State of preservation is very good Sheet dimension: 27.5x 21cm. Imncluded a Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The artwork represents a portrait of a thinking woman, skillfully depicted by quick and confident strokes. the artwork is characterized by well-balanced harmony. Orfeo Tanburi(1910 - 1994) was Italian artist, in 1936 he went for the first time to Paris where he came into contact with some of the most important painters of the time and discovered the painting of Paul Cézanne. Back in Italy he collaborated with Roman theaters and was commissioned to decorate the atrium of the EUR theater; participates in the Rome Quadrennial and the following year at the Venice Biennale where he has the opportunity to meet the writer Curzio Malaparte...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Nude - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, Mercoledì 10 Maggio 1972" (Emilio Greco. Rome, Wednesday 12th of March, 1972) Very good conditions. Emilio Grec...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

The Tree - Original Ink Drawing and Watercolor - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1970s. Original China Ink and Watercolor on Cardboard. Very good conditions. Excellent work depicting the silhouette o...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

The Greeting- Ink Drawing on Paper 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Greeting is an original artwork realized by Louis Touchagues in the 1970s. Original black and white ink drawing on paper glued on cardboard (32.2 x 25 cm). Hand-signed by the a...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Leo Guida, Luis Miguel Valdes , Reginald K. Gee, and Renato Garza Cervera. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $70,894, while the average work sells for $907.

Recently Viewed

View All