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Contemporary Nude 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
Apollo and Daphne From Bernini Sculpture, Galleria Borghese, Rome - Original Ink
Located in Chicago, IL
Christopher Ganz Apollo and Daphne From Bernini Sculpture, Galleria Borghese, Rome, 2014 Colored pens & chalk 11h x 7.50w in 27.94h x 19.05w cm Frame: 16.25h x 14.25w in CG0004 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck, Professor of Art, University of Dallas A Mammalian Future? - Invitational Portfolio Intaglio print Jonas Ark displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 5 – 9 Paper in Particular - National Juried works on paper exhibition Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, Feb. 5 - March 5; two pieces accepted. Juror: David Morrison, Professor of Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 19th Parkside National SmallPrint Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.15 - Feb. 16 Juror: Rudy Pozzatti, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University - Bloomington 2005 18th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.14 - Feb. 22 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2004 Exchange! A Survey of International and National Exchange Print Portfolios Visual and Performing Arts Center, Main Gallery, Purdue University, Feb. 1 - 15 Juror: Kathryn Reeves, P rofessor of Art, Purdue University 2003 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 16 - July 2, 2003 Border to Border – National Juried Drawing Exhibition Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, March 3 - 30 Juror: Jim Cantrell, independent studio artist, Bardstown, KY On/Of Paper – National Juried Exhibition Clyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, March 3 - April 11 Juror: Dale Leys, Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY Emerging Artists 2003 – National Juried Exhibition Limner Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.12 – March 1 Jurors: Tim Slowinski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Ink

MODERN NUDE original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Modern Nude". Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera, inspired by Matisse. Size 2is 7.5x19.5in / 70x50cm . Shipped rolled ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Room with a View - male nude blue drawing by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Room with a View Male nude, made with ultramarine blue tempera, inspired by Matisse. 70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in Shipped rolled in a tube directly from Florida. Part of Nude Men series. T...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Afternoon nap (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Anxious morning (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. His artistic style is rather difficult to describe, it can be named as "expressive romanticism". Usually...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Comme des Garcons and Louis XV Tries on Shoes, Diptych. From The Fashion Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Tenderness, Love Couple 2 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"To the left" 2024 signed original acrylic ink watercolor work on paper 26x38 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'To the left, woman', 2024 acrylic, ink and watercolor on paper 25.6 x 37.8 in. (65 x 96 cm.) Hand-signed by author _________________________________...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Blue Nude 1 - original tempera on paper by Paula Craioveanu inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Blue Nude. Inspired by Matisse. Part of my "Nude in Interior" series Original, signed. 50x70cm / 20x28in actual size ink, graphite, tempera on pa...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

In the Shadow - original sepia drawing by Paula Craioveanu IN MAT
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sepia ink drawing on paper. Part of my Nude in interior series. In mat, overall dimensions 52x42cm / 20x16.5 in. Shipped in mat, from the artist's studio.
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996 Charcoal on paper, 50 x 72 cm Signed lower right: Silombria '96 This dynamic drawing by Marco Silombria (19...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

#2209E, David Jones, Original Minimalist Drawing, Ink on Paper, Nude drawing
Located in Deddington, GB
#2209E by David Jones [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Ink on Paper Image size: H:40 cm x W:29 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:29 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unfra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Games With The Vegetable Plot 1 - Contemporary Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

NIGHTWISH - female nude - by Paula Craioveanu -original art inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Desire”. Part of Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Shipped rolled in a tube 31x3in...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Drawing - Love and the Minotaur by Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the Love and the Minotaur. Figurative Pencil Drawing on archival paper. Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse 11 x 8 inches unframed THE MAN: Jesús Nodarse Valdés was born in Sagua la ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil

Female Nude - Charcoal Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s. Original Charcoal drawing on paper. Mint conditions. Female Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realiz...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Tender words - XX Century, Mixed Media Figurative Painting, Nude, Couple
Located in Warsaw, PL
Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

SATYR and NYMPH Neo Mythology ink by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Satyr and Nymph" A satyr is a male spirit of nature, always nude, who walks upright on legs usually shown as goat’s legs. Nymphs are female spirits, who rule over rivers and ponds, ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Tempera

At the Seaside - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel and watercolor on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 157.5x113.5. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on Mar...
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1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Cardboard, Oil Pastel

Games With The Vegetable Plot 2 - Contemporary Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Tenderness, Love Couple 1 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Juventus Player in Acrobatic Fall - UEFA Champions League 1995-96. Cm 101 x 72.
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Player in Acrobatic Fall - UEFA Champions League 1995-96 Marco Silombria (1936-2017) Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96 Dimensions: 101 x 72 cm Juventus, 1996. A playe...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Black Ink Nudes II, Ink on Paper Drawing, Black & White, Woman Snake Plants
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Black Ink Nudes II" (2019) by SarahGrace Ink on Paper Drawing, Black & White, Woman, Snake, Plants Drawing / Nude / Human Figure / Figurative Art / Feminist Art and Contemporary Fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Reclined Nude - Watercolor on Paper by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor on paper. Good conditions. The artwork...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original drawing in Ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movem...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Bull V - expressive line drawing
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull V - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. The work is size 12x8 inches framed (black) with a styrene face on a double mat board in grey-beige or white-beige color with siz...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Infinite Self, Painting 2009
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sutra, a Sanskrit word meaning “thread”, is a word or small group of words that summarize an entire complex web of ideas, truths, wisdoms, or teachings all woven together into a sing...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Last Garden - Contemporary, Figurative Art, Red, Orange, Nude, Male
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Last Garden, 2016 collage on cardboard 27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspective of co...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard

Pygmalion - The Artist and the Model - 21st Century, Nude, Female, Posing, Model
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pygmalion - The Artist and the Model, 2015 collage on cardboard 27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis f...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard

In the Mirror - original female nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"In the Mirror", nude, sepia red on paper. Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Drawing in mat, for display purposes! 1s...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Archival Paper

A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two", Space for love and passion. Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mat...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Norman Gorbaty Pastel Figure Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Norman Gorbaty (1932-2020) Untitled, 1996 Pastel on paper 19 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. Framed: 32 1/2 x 40 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right After graduating from Amherst College, Gorbaty...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Island for Umberto 09 - Contemporary, Drawing, Nude, Summer, Red, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Island for Umberto 09, 2014 Color pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-left corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary sour...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Woman of St. Victoire / 2007 framed
Located in Burlingame, CA
Blue and grey with peach abstracted figurative painting in neutral cool colors from Kim Frohsin's "Figures WIth Edges" series. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

Reclined Pose: Mixed media painting on paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Drawn from life this model is obviously at ease which has allowed Angela to present a relaxed and subtle figurative work. Her colors are warm and this is a beautiful, graceful piece....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

Mr and Mrs, Naked Couple - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Desire, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude, Woman, Pose
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Desire" (2020) by SarahGrace Watercolor and Ink on Paper; Blue, White & Black, Contour Sketch, Woman Posing, Face, Pose, Portrait, Figurative Study Wate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Juventus Player in Acrobatic Fall - UEFA Champions League 1995-96
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Player in Acrobatic Fall - UEFA Champions League 1995-96 Marco Silombria (1936-2017) Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96 Dimensions: 50 cm x 36 cm This dynamic draw...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Model On Black: Mixed media painting on paper by Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
This mixed media on paper is a subtle study of the model, soft and flowing. Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Don't Belong, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude, Woman, Pose
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Don't Belong" (2020) by SarahGrace Watercolor and Ink on Paper; Blue, White & Black, Contour Sketch, Woman Posing, Face, Pose, Portrait, Figurative Study, Pastel palette, Self Portrait, Women Artists, Women in Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

MB 089A (Contemporary Graphite Drawing of Seated Male Nude)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches, 37.5 x 26 inches framed Custom frame with Natural wood molding, white 8ply mat, AR non glare glass Signed BEARD 20...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Archival Paper, Graphite

Reclining Nude: Mixed media painting on paper by Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominantly spent designing sets and costumes for rock bands. This connection with the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Scilla, 21-st Century Italian Charcoal Drawing of a nude woman by Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This Charcoal drawing is made on toned paper with charcoal and chalk. The drawing is framed in a wooden gold frame with passe partout behind Clarity museum glass. The Italian artist Daniela Astone...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Hercules after Carracci V - Contemporary Art, Red, Yellow, Male, Lion, Nude
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Hercules after Carracci V, 2014 Tempera on paper (Signed) 27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in. 70 H × 100 W cm On the subject of his new works the artist stated: “There is not enough orange, ye...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Egg Tempera

Ballerina - unique female drawing - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Ballerina - original unique female drawing. Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

ECLECTIC original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Eclectic", nude, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Female Nude seen by a female artist - female gaze. Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper

SIESTA - original ultramarine large nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Siesta", 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US. Check 1st Dibs offer FREESHIP coupon for items over $500. "Siesta" is a serene and visually arresting addition to the "Nude in Interior" series. It conveys a quiet intimacy and relaxation, perfectly encapsulated in its title. The reclining female figure, with legs elegantly extended upward, creates a sense of balance between stillness and subtle energy. The interplay of ultramarine tempera and the warm-toned paper once again demonstrates the artist’s ability to use limited color palettes to great emotional and visual effect. The ochre-like background provides a sunlit, tranquil atmosphere that pairs beautifully with the cool, calm energy of the ultramarine tempera. The artist’s choice of medium emphasizes contrast while imbuing the piece with a harmonious duality—warmth in the environment and coolness in the figure. The fluidity of the brushstrokes aligns with the theme of relaxation, while the vertical drips lend a dreamlike quality, as if the figure is melting into her surroundings. The looser strokes in the background contrast with the more defined lines of the figure, highlighting her as the focal point. The unconventional reclining pose, with legs extended upward, adds visual interest and a sense of lightheartedness to the piece. It suggests a playful yet completely relaxed moment, as though the figure is unwinding and stretching in the midst of a private, comfortable setting. The verticality of the legs and the drips juxtaposes with the horizontal lines in the background, creating a sense of structure and stability. This geometric balance anchors the composition and enhances the overall sense of calm. The artist has included abstract horizontal strokes in the background, reminiscent of blinds or a window. These subtle details suggest an interior space filled with sunlight and add depth without detracting from the figure’s prominence. The title, "Siesta," reinforces the narrative of rest and tranquility. The figure’s pose is unapologetically casual and unguarded, evoking the vulnerability and freedom found in moments of private repose. While other works in the series explore themes of introspection, passion, or desire, this piece focuses purely on physical and emotional relaxation. It offers a more subdued, meditative perspective, providing variety to the series while maintaining its stylistic coherence. The reclining nude is a recurring motif in art history, seen in works by Titian, Ingres, and Modigliani. However, this piece’s contemporary execution—fluid, minimalist, and abstracted—ties it more closely to modernist traditions, particularly the gestural energy of Egon Schiele or Matisse’s reclining nudes. The artist’s decision to leave much of the environment abstract enhances the piece’s timeless quality. The figure feels anchored in both a specific space (suggested by the window-like strokes) and an almost dreamlike, universal realm. "Siesta" is a masterful exploration of rest and serenity, demonstrating the artist’s ability to convey mood through form, color, and composition. The elegant simplicity of the figure, combined with the abstracted interior elements, invites the viewer to share in this peaceful moment. Its balance of gestural abstraction and classical themes makes it both timeless and distinctly modern. This piece is a beautiful representation of intimacy, calm, and the universal human experience of seeking rest. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Conté, Graphite

"Anticipation" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed Dimensions: 16.5h x 15.5w inches Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in To...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Female Nude - Marker Pen Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in Italy in the 1970s. Original Black Marking pen on paper. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Not signed. Excell...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movem...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Kitties - Contemporary Figurative Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Juventus 1995-96 - He Delivers the Pass. Drawing by Silombria, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus 1995-96 - He Delivers the Pass. Drawing by Silombria, 1996 Large pencil drawing on paper, signed "Silombria '96" lower right. The artwork captures a Juventus player during ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in mixed media (watercolor, pen, marke...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

"Woman with a mirror" (contemporary impressionist painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This expressive artwork presents an abstract, dynamic composition featuring a reclining female figure rendered with assertive brushstrokes and a rich, vibrant palette. The painting...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Tiny Glow - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a cat
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist) Tiny Glow 33 x 48 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 40,5 x 57,5 x 3 cm Charcoal on Paper The Italian art...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Song for myself - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of an owl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist) Song for myself 65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass) Measurement with included frame: 79 x 64 x 3 cm Charcoal on Paper The Italian a...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Collage - Collage by Sergio Barletta - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Collage is an original work by Sergio Barletta. A wonderful collage on ivory-colored paper with the great touch of the Italian Pop artist. Signed and dated in pen on the lower righ...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Afternoon - 21st Century, Yellow, Blue, Fire, Landscape, Contemporary, Orange
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Afternoon, 2003 Acrylic on canvas 117.32 H x 84.44 W in. 298 H x 214,5 W cm The painting "Afternoon" represents a landscape where the bodies of the two lovers...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nude in Negligee /// Contemporary Female Lesbian LGBT Figurative Women Artists
By Emilia Castaneda
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Emilia Castañeda (Spanish, 1943-) Title: "Nude in Negligee" *Signed by Castaneda in pencil lower right Circa: 1980 Medium: Original Pen & Ink and Watercolor Drawing on wove paper Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary gold moulding from Spain and double matting from Holland. All archival Framed size: 23.75" x 20" Image size: 12.25" x 8.5" Condition: In excellent condition Biography: Emilia Castañeda Martínez (born 7 November 1943) is a Spanish painter. She was born in Madrid, but moved to Barcelona with her family as a child. She began training in 1956 at the academy of the painter Víctor Esteban Ripaux and at Escola de la Llotja in 1959 and Escuela Massana in 1969. By the 70s she had finished her studies and became a professional painter. Her works focus on the nude, generally placed in an abstract and dreamlike background that include objects that offer clues to the story told by the central figures. Her work has been compared with that of modernists such as Gustav Klimt, Anglada Camarasa...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Ink

Contemporary nude drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

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