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Style: Post-Modern
Israeli Judaica Original Painting King David and Angel Polish Artist Arie Dubi
Located in Surfside, FL
Dubi Arie (born Poland, 1939)
"A Song in the Garden"
Original mixed media on paper painting,
Hand signed and dated lower left.
This piece depicts people dancing, including a King ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Watercolor
two drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Two drawings - Ink drawing
Two framed drawings, all of them signed and dated.
Frame measures 23x28 cm.
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) ...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$427 Sale Price
40% Off
Dances. Paper, watercolor, 59x83.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dances. Paper, watercolor, 59x83.5 cm
"Dances" is a watercolor artwork that portrays colorful figures dancing in nature. The medium used is paper, and the dimensions of the artwork ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
East Wall
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over 25 years, they made a significant contribution to po...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
“Refuge”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and pen artwork titled “Refuge”. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1965. Condition is excellent. Artwork is matted with original thin white metal frame....
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen
"By The Beach" Satirical Drawing by Michael Dormer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original and whimsical drawing of a peaceful island life scene, treated with a humorous tone. The composition presents a joyful figure standing mid-calf in the water, her arms raised to the sky, as if embracing and thanking the sunny horizon and the serenity this moment brings her. In the foreground, on the left, stretches a landscape framed by lush tropical foliage, delicately rendered in soft greens, blues, and yellows, dotted with flowers evoking idyllic, fantasized landscapes of distant islands.
The key character, wearing diving goggles, is dressed in a skirt of banana leaves à la Robinson Crusoe—his only outfit, suggesting that without it, he’d likely be in nothing but his birthday suit. Alone in the world, or nearly, as a rooster and a little pig seem to delight in the spectacle of this happy man, adding an almost surreal narrative touch, worthy of a storybook. The palm trees and vibrant flowers are carefully illustrated, providing a rich, natural backdrop without overshadowing the main figure, the placid ocean, and the unperturbed horizon line. The sun, hanging low in a clear sky, bathes the entire scene in warm light, capturing a moment of harmony suspended in time.
Michael Dormer was an American fine artist, writer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and creator of the 1960s TV show Shrimpenstein. Highly influential in California surf culture...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
“The Gesturing Man”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a gesturing old man by the well known American artist Benjamin Stahl. Condition is very good. Two spots of foxing or staining to the left of the figure. Very slight wrinkling of paper. Otherwise, no other issues. Circa 1970. Gallery wide linen matted and framed with a thin silver leaf frame. Overall framed measurements are 19.5 by 20 inches. Provenance: A Nokomis, Florida collector.
Ben Stahl
Biography
Born in Chicago in 1910, Ben Stahl was introduced to the world of art by his grandmother. She took him on visits to the Chicago Art Institute and other galleries beginning when he was six years old and continuing until he was fifteen. After these adventures she would buy him oilcloth, brushes, and paints, and he would create “masterpieces” on the front porch of the family home.
Stahl also read voraciously, which did not translate into academic excellence. However, when he was in seventh grade, he received a scholarship to attend Saturday morning lectures at the Chicago Art Institute. He would spend his Saturday afternoons drawing live animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo and the stuffed variety at the Field Museum, honing his knowledge of animal anatomy.
After high school, Stahl got a job as an apprentice at a commercial art studio. One of the partners, realizing Stahl was ambitious and talented, encouraged him to draw and paint to create a portfolio. It was the contents of this portfolio that landed him a job at Chicago’s most prestigious art studio. During his time there and at other studios, plus a stint as a journalist for the Chicago Daily News, Stahl continued to develop a unique style, influenced by the Impressionists, which he felt would carry the mood and the emotional impact of commercial illustrations.
Ironically, Stahl’s first assignment for The Saturday Evening Post was to illustrate a sea story – this for an artist who had never seen either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans! The editors liked his work, and there followed four years of marine-themed assignments. Eventually Stahl asked for a change, so his next assignment was set in the desert – which he had also never seen.
He was being noticed, however, and eventually he decided to move to New York and become a freelance illustrator. He illustrated over 750 stories for the Post along with a number of other magazines, and he continued to explore new approaches in his easel painting.
In 1951, Stahl was commissioned to paint "The 14 Stations of the Cross...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
“Bag’s Groove”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper titled “Bag’s Groove” by the African American artist Vincent D. Smith. Signed by the artist lower right and dated 1967. Artist title and measur...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
“Landscape in Maryland”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper titled “Landscape in Maryland” by the African American artist, Vincent D. Smith. Signed by the artist lower right and dated 1967. Condition is...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Gawkers, Original Conte Crayon and Watercolor Illustration by Bill Ward
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bill Ward, American (1919 - 1998)
Title: Gawkers
Year: circa 1981
Medium: Graphite and Watercolor on Paper, signed l.r.
Size: 23 in. x 17 in. (58.42 ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored faces by Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Two faces are shown in profile, looking to the left. They are boldly colored - one in purple, one in magenta - and each wearing earrings. A bright orange and lime green creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance.
Signed "Kelvin Curry" lower right.
Artist's gallery label on verso.
Presented "floating" in a white mat.
Mat size: 28"H x 22"W
Paper size: 15.25"H x 11.5"W
Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Laid Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Varicose Wyn. Work on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Varicose Wyn, 1989 - 2012 by Judith Mason
Pencil on paper
Frame size: 12 H x 10.5 W x 1 D in.
Image size: 9 H x 7.5 W in.
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Judith Mason born Judith Seel...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
“Animals and Figures”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original pen and black ink drawing with watercolor wash in specific areas. Study of figures and animals intertwined. Signed vertically right side along with the artist’s initials lower right. The artwork is tabbed on top two corners to a heavy card backing. Circa 1965. Condition is good to very good. Under UV plexiglass. Framed in a contemporary silver gallery frame. Overall framed measurements are 16.5 by 19 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
Craig Rubadoux...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Single Female Nude - Original Line Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Single Female Nude - Original Line Drawing on Paper
Ink line drawing of a single female nude. Delicate linework with lots of movement depicts a seated woman. Her left arm is propped...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Laid Paper
$357 Sale Price
35% Off
four drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Four drawings - Ink drawing
Four framed drawings, ane of them signed and dated.
Frame measures 26x29 cm.
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$664 Sale Price
30% Off
Israeli Judaica Original Painting "The Lovers" in Garden Polish Artist Arie Dubi
Located in Surfside, FL
Dubi Arie (born Poland, 1939)
"The Lovers"
Image: 11 3/4" x 10"
Original mixed media on paper painting,
Hand signed and dated lower right and signed and titled on reverse. depictin...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Dances. 1971. Paper/watercolor. 56x76 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"Dances" is a watercolor artwork from 1971 that portrays orange figures dancing in nature. The medium used is paper, and the dimensions of the artwork are 56x76 cm.
The use of vibran...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
“Siesta”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and pen drawing by the African American artist Vincent D. Smith. Signed lower right and dated 1966. Under glass. Condition is very good. The artwork is framed in...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen
The Artist and His Muse - Original Figurative Drawing on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Artist and His Muse - Original Figurative Drawing on Paper
Original figurative drawing depicting the "artist" holding a pencil, drawing a nude woman, his "muse." The artist' fac...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Laid Paper
$357 Sale Price
35% Off
“Arc de Triomphe, Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel with graphite tracing of a lively Paris street scene in front of the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The artist is the well known French artist, Andre Vignoles. ...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Bacchantes. Paper, watercolor, 47x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bacchantes. Paper, watercolor, 47x65 cm
"Bacchantes" is a watercolor artwork that portrays colorful women figures. The medium used is paper, and the dimensions of the artwork are 47...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
Girl. Paper/watercolor. 64x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl. Paper/watercolor. 64x50 cm
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued he...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
“Showgirl”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a well executed mixed media painting composed of India ink and watercolor wash of a beautiful showgirl Signed lower left and dated 1980. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally re matted and housed in it original brass thin gallery frame. Overall framed measurements are 23 by 20 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector.
As a child, growing up in the '30s and '40s, Earl Linderman was fascinated by the comic strips and Saturday matinees. He would spend countless hours drawing these characters, forming the foundation of his future as an artist of extraordinary imagination and execution. By the time he was in high school, Linderman was creating his own art, featuring heroes involved in adventurous dramas. Things have not changed much for the man who, since the early '70s, has been exciting art aficionados with his series, The True and Incredible Adventures of Doktor Thrill...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Israeli Judaica Original Painting, "Temptation" Dancing Polish Artist Arie Dubi
Located in Surfside, FL
Dubi Arie (born Poland, 1939)
"The Temptation"
Image: 11 3/4" x 10"
Original mixed media on paper painting,
Hand signed and dated lower right and signed and titled on reverse. depi...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Nude. Paper/ watercolor. 75x56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Nude. Paper/ watercolor. 75x56 cm
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled (Three Figures), " Color Pencil Drawing by Angelika Thusius
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original color pencil drawing by Angelika Thusius. It depicts three figures doing farm work. Unsigned. This piece is archivally framed with museum glass.
3 1/4" x ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Biennial Lineup
Located in Pine Plains, NY
Pablo Helguera is a visual and performance artist whose work weaves together personal and historical narratives in the context of socially engaged art and language. Previous itineran...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
On the waterfront. Paper, watercolor, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
On the waterfront. Paper, watercolor, 60x80 cm
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued he...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
Youth. Paper/ watercolor. 84x59 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Youth. Paper/ watercolor. 84x59 cm
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
By the lake. 1992. Paper/watercolor. 84x59.5 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
By the lake. 1992. Paper/watercolor. 84x59.5 cm.
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957)....
Category
1990s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
Wet Kiss colorful mermaid warm humorous subject matter tropical color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated bottom right.. Part of an ongoing series of mermaid themes by the artist
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
"Untitled (Woman), " Color Pencil Sketch signed by Angelika Thusius
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original color pencil drawing by Angelika Thusius. The artist signed with her initial in the lower right. This drawing depicts a seated female figure. This piece is ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
"Family Portrait, " Original Blue Gouache & Pencil by Thomas Smith
By Thomas Smith
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Family Portrait" is an original gouache and pencil piece on paper by Thomas Smith. The artist uses pure, unmixed color in flat planes, shading only on the faces of the figures, which makes them stand out from the rest of the image. The three figures sit in a triangular formation. The tallest figure looms over the other two with a dark black cloak...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Color Pencil
Velvet Ensemble group of female performers hot red and soft yellow color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned paper signed and dated on bottom left. Part of a series of music themes by the artist
Reminiscent of Botero and Diego Rivera
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephe...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
At the table. Paper, watercolor, 55x75 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the table. Paper, watercolor, 55x75 cm
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepaja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued her stu...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
Meeting. Paper/ watercolor. 59.5x84 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Meeting. Paper/ watercolor. 59.5x84 cm
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She contin...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
At evening. Paper/watercolor. 76x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At evening. Paper/watercolor. 76x55 cm
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She conti...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
Moses With the Ten Commandments
Located in New York, NY
Moses With the Ten Commandments by Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Pencil and watercolor on paper
22 x 16 ⅝ inches unframed (55.88 x 42.24 cm)
28 ½ x 23 inches framed (72.39 x 58.42 cm)
Signed on bottom left
Description:
In this figurative watercolor painting, Jacob Epstein depicts Moses holding two tablets, one in each arm, that are inscribed with the ten commandments. This is a visualization of the traditional biblical story in which Moses goes to Mount Sinai and has the ten commandments revealed to him by God which he inscribed onto two tablets and keeps in the Ark of the Covenant...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Post-modern figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Post-Modern 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, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Pere Pruna y Ocerans, Angelika Thusius, Pierre Ambrogiani, and Sir Jacob Epstein. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Post-Modern figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.88 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 $422 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work sells for $1,200.