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Contemporary Landscape 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
Maison - Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Maison is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension:14x...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Joël Fougman - Monfort L'Amaury
Located in Paris, IDF
Joel Fougman is a French artist born in 1948 who lives & works in Néron, Eure-et-Loire, nearby Chartres in France.
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Game's Up (#1919)
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, and dated, verso India ink and watercolor on paper This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Garden Fantasy, Watercolor by Jon Carsman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jon Carsman, American (1944 - 1987) Title: Garden Fantasy Year: 1982 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated Size: 26 x 37.5 in. (66.04 x 95.25 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Greening Landscape - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Greening 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...
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1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Landscape - Watercolor by René Audebes - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in watercolor realized by Rene Audebes (1921 - 1993). with a description on the rear. The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a dynamic drawing through its confident and thick strokes, expressed by brownish and orangish colors which made a sense of fire and light...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

French Contemporary Art by Joël Fougman - Rue de Rouen
Located in Paris, IDF
Joel Fougman is a French artist born in 1948 who lives & works in Néron, Eure-et-Loire, nearby Chartres in France.
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

French Contemporary Art by Joël Fougman - Honfleur
Located in Paris, IDF
Joel Fougman is a French artist born in 1948 who lives & works in Néron, Eure-et-Loire, nearby Chartres in France.
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Landscape - Original Watercolor by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension:13x 26.5 cm The artwork represents light, and brilliant landscape with the poetical expression of trees, through greenish color, the artwork characterized by a well-balanced drawing of houses...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Cormorant Drying Off
Located in Dallas, TX
“Anne Weary, who grew up as a Texas cowgirl, is at home in the outdoors and knows its ways and its language. There is a sort of very quiet but very powerful mysticism in her work, a ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté

Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bloom is captured inside a paper lantern atop a table in Christina Haglid's "Double Blind". This small, exquisite watercolor is awash in sunlight streaming in through parti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Morning Light - illustrative cityscape tower architecture watercolour on paper
Located in London, GB
Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Fountain -illustrative cityscape architecture watercolor on paper
Located in London, GB
Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

6:15 am - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

West 74th Street
Located in New York, NY
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamorphosis. The city is his muse and his primary s...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Graphite

Right Turn Into The Dusk - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor, Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper, Diptych Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Wolf Lake A-18, " Pastel Landscape signed by Jan Richardson-Baughman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wolf Lake A-18" by Janet Richardson-Baughman is a pastel drawing on paper. It is signed in the lower right corner and titled in the lower left, both in pencil. The piece is framed a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Charles Pachter "Oro Barn" Painting, 1999
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Born in Toronto (1942), Charles Pachter is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. In both style and content, Pachter’s uplifting images share characteristics with ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Study for Connecticut at Putney' original pastel drawing signed by Wolf Kahn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Study for Connecticut at Putney' is an original pastel drawing by American artist Wolf Kahn. The landscape is an exploration of color and light: it is rendered in cool blues and purples with fields of subtle yellow, the pastels treated with the same gesture as Kahn's paintbrush on a canvas. Indeed, this pastel was a study executed en plein air for a painting – the painting now sometimes called 'Bend in the River' – that he later created in the studio. This process of creating studies, selecting the best of the studies, and then recreating them as paintings was typical of Kahn's studio process and makes this pastel a significant example of the artist's creative output. 9 x 11 inches, artwork 15.5 x 18.13 inches, frame Signed 'W. Kahn' lower right Framed to conservation standards using archival materials including 100 percent rag matting. Housed in a gold finish wood moulding. Acquired directly from the artist. Wolf Kahn, the youngest of four siblings, was born into a well-to-do artistic family. His father was the conductor of the Stuttgart Philharmonic Symphony, and his mother came from a family of art collectors.(1) During 1938, Kahn took his first art lessons, but most of his initial drawings were of military or historical events. The next year Kahn was sent to England for safety following the ascendancy of Hitler to power, and in 1940, he immigrated to the United States. In 1942, he entered New York's High School of Music and Art, and while there, he was employed by a commercial art firm doing illustrations. After a stint in the Navy, Kahn entered Hans Hofmann's school, and among his fellow students were Neil Blaine, Jane Freilicher, Allan Kaprow and Larry Rivers. His initial results were done with a dark palette and abstracted forms, and although Hofmann's style of teaching was difficult, Kahn has consistently praised him for teaching him the value of control and understanding.(2) Kahn's first exhibition was a 1951 group show in a loft with several other artists in lower Manhattan. From this impromptu show, a group effort evolved called the Hansa Gallery Cooperative.(3) In 1953, Wolf Kahn had a one-man show at this gallery, which was reviewed by Fairfield Porter, and at this same time bolder, more vivid colors began to appear in his work. By the mid-1950's, on a summer trip to Provincetown, Kahn's paintings indicated a new direction of softening warm colors in the manner of Bonnard. He was included in Meyer Shapiro's seminal exhibition, The New York School: The Second Generation at the Jewish Museum, and by the end of the 1950s, he had developed his abstracted landscape style for which he is best known. In 1966, he made his first "barn" painting on Martha's Vineyard that reduced the complexities of detail of the architecture to a more basic shape, a stylistic convention that is evident in the Museum's painting. Kahn has since commented frequently on his use of color as a unique and specific component of each work as the situation demands, where the gradual buildup of the colors resembles the beauty and translucent nature of pastels.(4) Since then Kahn has had one-person exhibitions at the Kansas City Art Institute, Chrysler Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and the Columbus Museum, among others. His work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums throughout the United States. Footnotes: 1. Much of the biographical information is drawn from Justin Spring, Wolf Kahn (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996). 2. Spring, 21. Wolf Kahn draws this from a 1973 address to the College Art Association. 3. This group included Jane Wilson...
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1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

"Florida Gulf Coast-Sanibel Island Sunset, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Florida Gulf Coast - Sanibel Island Sunset" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. With impressionistic...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Irish Study III - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"MAGNOLIAS", acrylic painting on panel, flowers, geometry, nature, flora pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
MAGNOLIAS is a new acrylic painting on panel by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 18x24". The artist has written about an epiphany she had studying tre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Panel

"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote, " Original Floral Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote" is an original watercolor painted by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The abstracted desert landscape is rendered in strata of pure bright ...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pond Friend, 2020, watercolor, oil pastel, green, frame, landscape, fantasy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor on paper, framed. Pond Friend, 2020, watercolor, oil pastel, green, frame, landscape, fantasy, blue, creature. Framed and matted, frame size measures 24" x 35.75" x 1.25" ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor

House, Trees, Drawing, Acrylic on Board, Black, White by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 10 x 10 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Board Free shipment in a roll form all over the world. Style : Jayashree’s distinctive art practice over...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Board

Broome Street
Located in New York, NY
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamorphosis. The city is his muse and his primary s...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Sketched Female Nude - Original China Ink on Paper by A. Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Sketched Female Nude is an original artwork realized by the Greek French artist Alkis Matheos in the XX Century. Original china ink on paper. Hand-signed by...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Ghost Ranch Encantado 5
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ghost Ranch Encantado 22 x 22" image size watercolor, unframed. Shrink-wrapped on poster board. I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Full Moon & Clouds #4, " Original Miniature Graphite signed by Bill Teeple
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Full Moon & Clouds #4" is an original graphite drawing on paper by Bill Teeple, signed in the lower right corner of the mat. This small image of a the moon over the water is surrounded by a large white mat, isolating this intimate work so that it may be viewed on its own. Art size: 2" x 1 1/4" Frame size: 14" x 11" "I am the Director of Iowa Contemporary Art (ICON) and Bill Teeple Fine Art, in Fairfield. I have been serious about making art for 50 years, with a degree in art from the University of California at Berkeley. I have taught art in Fairfield for the past 15 years." In the ’70s, Bill and his artist partner Lynn Durham were living in California. Their fantasy/fairy art...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Color Block #2 - Found Image of Pink Flowers Abstracted with Embroidery
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Color Block #2" is part of Ciccoricco's Three-Piece Series "Color Blocking." Ciccoricco takes a found image and abstracts the piece to the point of little recognition. Encouraging t...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Thread, Paper, Mixed Media

"Beaver Lake Reflections, " Original Framed Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Reflections" is an original watercolor painting on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The painting is an abstract representation of the lake on which the...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mauritania (Hyenas): Detailed Colored Pencil Sub-Saharan Drawing & Unique Stamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Mauritania (Hyenas): Detailed Colored Pencil Jungle Drawing with Unique Stamp from Mauritania by Andrea Moreau colored pencil and postage stamp on paper 22 x 30 inch paper size 27 x ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil

illumination- coffee painting framed 41 X 29
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illumination -Coffee painting, framed 41 X29 The sepia-toned work is crafted with shots of cortadito, or expresso cut with steamed milk, and layered against acid-free paper in multi...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Coffee, Archival Paper

William Brien Memorial Shelter, New York, [ 41.2796N, 74.0594W ]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing titled "William Brien Memorial Shelter, New York, [ 41.2796N, 74.0594W ]" is an original artwork by Sarah Kaizar made of pen and ink, and acrylic wash. Drawing from her experience hiking the Appalachian trail...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pen

Island for Umberto 05 - Contemporary, Drawing, Nature, Trees, Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 05, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16,5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Spaulding Mountain Lean-To, Maine, [ 44.99577, -70.34134 ]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing titled "Spaulding Mountain Lean-To, Maine, [ 44.99577, -70.34134 ]" is an original artwork by Sarah Kaizar made of pen and ink, and acrylic wash. Drawing from her experience hiking the Appalachian trailing...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Ink, Pen

"Il Redentore" - Venice - Architectural Watercolor Painting - Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Il Redentore" is an ink and watercolor painting of the 16th century church, Il Redentore, located on Giudecca in Venice, Italy. This work features hues of blue and maroon. This piece is 14.5 by 17 inches framed. McLean Jenkins is inspired by the work of JMW Turner, Richard Diebenkorn and Louis Khan...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Powder Tower - illustrative cityscape architecture watercolor paper framed
Located in London, GB
Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Fire Season
Located in Santa Monica, CA
India ink on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Bright Sunny Day, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A bright day in the high desert plains. Pastel yellow, pink and blue balanced with the earthy tones of the landscape. "Landscapes when viewed in the open plai...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Canal
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "Lifschitz 85" at lower right The overall dimensions, including the frame, are 26 1/2 x 32 3/8 inches.
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Walkers on Kilve Beach, landscape watercolour, diptych, Lisa Takahashi
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Walkers on Kilve Beach’ is a watercolour diptych on 2 sheets of Arches watercolour paper. It was painted ‘en plein air’ – out of doors, in front of the subject. The artist Lisa Takahashi...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Wheat Field and House, Pastel Landscape
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Oliviero Masi, Italian (1948 - ) Title: Untitled - Golden Fields Year: 1987 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed and dated in pencil Size: 12 x 19 in. (30.48 x 48.26 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

6:05 am - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Musing", contemporary, landscape, marsh, water, blue, red, watercolor painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Musing" by Sarah Alexander is a 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch watercolor landscape on canvas viewed through graceful grasses along a body of water. The warm red and gold grasses are a stark co...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Watercolor

Cut Paper Desert Arizona / New Mexico Night Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Arizona desert landscape collage made from different colored pieces of paper. The work is framed in a floating black frame with a white backgr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Landscape - Original Watercolor by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). with the stamp" Atelier Simon Goldberg" on the lower left. The state of preservation is good. ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Entry - Ink and Watercolor by S. Goldberg - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Entry is an original drawing in mixed media (ink and watercolor) on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed and dated on the lower left. The state of preservation ...
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1950s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Platform 1 - illustrative cityscape architecture drawing watercolor on paper
Located in London, GB
Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

10-83Years (Tree Rings Series)
Located in New York, NY
Steven L. Anderson 10-83 Years, 2014 marker and pen on paper 40 x 30 inches The Tree Rings artworks are made on paper which is torn and reassembled, scratch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

TOWER BRIDGE
Located in New York, NY
watercolor, gesso, and gilding on BFK paper. Gold Leaf. Depiction of the Tower Bridge in London. Medieval figures.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

'Star Lake Autumn' signed artist's proof II/XXV giclée print on watercolor paper
Located in Milwaukee, WI
‘Star Lake Autumn’ is an artist’s proof giclée print on watercolor paper, signed and dated by the artist in the lower right. Taking influence from the Fauves and artists associated w...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Giclée

Grand Street and Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN 21 A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamor...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Summer, Iceland #5
Located in New York, NY
Jennifer Bartlett Summer, Iceland #5, 2000 Pastel on paper 30 x 44 1/4 inches (sheet) Unsigned
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Steam - Nasturtium Flower Encased in a Paper Lantern on Wayward Seas, Watercolor
Located in Chicago, IL
"Steam", by Christina Haglid, is a small, exquisite watercolor. A single nasturtium is suspended inside a paper lantern, floating on turbulent water, the steam escaping from the lantern propelling it forward. The fragility of the environment has always played an important role in Haglid's work. As a child growing up on the East Coast, the ever changing seaside landscapes intrigued her. This fragile balance between nature and her subject matter is as delicate as a paper lantern floating on the ocean. Christina Haglid Steam, 2019 watercolor and gouache on paper 8h x 9w in 20.32h x 22.86w cm CMH034 Artist's Statement Tiny Sanctuaries There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences. At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night which will return to its purpose during the day. My intention is to not show the failure because I imagine all these objects make it through to better times. Allegories of survival. Someone comes by and finds the paper crane, the rowboat owners return and see their boat undisturbed, and the slide during the day brings joy. EDUCATION 1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art 1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art 1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture EXHIBITIONS 2019 "Tiny Sanctuaries", Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL "Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL 2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL 2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled] “Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC [solo exhibition] 2004 “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 “Small to Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY “Art Chicago” Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 “Group Fusion” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 "Small & Mighty II" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL "Christina Haglid, New Work and Amy Lowry-Poole, Bugs and Buds" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 “Small & Mighty” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL “Views II” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 “Maleri” Galleri Carl Michael Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden “1987 – 1997, A Skowhegan Decade, Alumni Exhibition and Benefit Auction” David Beitzel Gallery, NY, NY “On and Off the Wall, Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1997 “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Thesis Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1996 “Small Works” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL., Special Recognition Award 1994 “Unknown Chicago” Gallery 312, Chicago, IL “15 x 15” (Alumni Exhibition), Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1993 “Graduate Summer Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI “Graduate Thesis Exhibition” Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI “Michigan Fine Arts Competition” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI 1992 “Word of Mouth” Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI 1991 “Drawing: A Covert and Private Affair” West Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ “Senior Exhibition” Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1990 “Fiber Exhibition” Fox Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

"Santa Maria della Salute" Venice - Architectural Watercolor Painting - Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Santa Maria della Salute II" is a watercolor painting of the Santa Maria della Salute church and minor basilica in Venice, Italy. This work features hues of orange and tan. This piece is 16 by 20 inches framed. McLean Jenkins is inspired by the work of JMW Turner, Richard Diebenkorn and Louis Khan. McLean Jenkins is a practicing architect with McAlpine and his work derives from and celebrates the classical forms of his trade. Working in graphite, ink and watercolor, McLean employs a gestural approach that frees his hand to explore a subject’s essence. His compositions rely on the quick, decisive sketch and are then given over to the whims and splashes of watercolor. Spontaneity, movement and spirit are all emphasized and his drawings collectively form their own narrative of his passion for architecture. The city of Venice has captured McLean’s imagination since his first trip there as a 12 year old boy. Over the years a kind of courtship with the city has evolved, and its impact has motivated and sustained his development as both architect and artist. His work depicting the city has been recognized within the architectural profession by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in its award to McLean of the J. Neel Reid...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Marine Landscape - Mixed Media Drawing - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marine Landscape is a beautiful original mixed media, ink and watercolor on paper, realized in 1960s by the Italian artist Enrico Paulucci. Hand Signed in pencil on the lower right ...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Watercolor Landscape View of a Lake
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor painting of a landscape with a lake and trees in the background. Mainly blue and fall colored tones. Signed and dated by the artist in the bottom left corner of painting. Artist Biography: William Zaner also known as Bill Zaner...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Contemporary landscape drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary landscape 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 landscape 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, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Barnett, Richard Dupont, Reginald K. Gee, and Ekaterina Smirnova. 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 landscape drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.25 inches across are also available. Prices for landscape 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 $66 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work sells for $1,511.

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