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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
Erotic Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...
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20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Lying Nude - Original China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco.Sabaudia, Dic. 1969". Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, e...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sisters - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Sisters is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981 ca. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Reclined Figure - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good co...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Original Pastel drawing by Emile Deschler - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 49 x 32.5 cm. Nude is an original artwork realized by Emile Deschler in 1986. Pastel on paper glued on cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Flow (#340)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and screen print on paper Signed in black ink, u.l. Titled in black ink, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. Jack Balas...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Screen

Dawn, 24x30 cm, mixed media/canvas
Located in Riga, LV
Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, architecture, portraits, still life's, collages, ass...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Nude - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Pen drawing on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in The 1970s. Good conditions. Hand-Signed. Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator, ...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Nude - Original Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is original artwork in mixed media, ink and tempera applied on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1994. Hand-signed on the lower right, dated on the lower left. Image Di...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera

Nude Figures - China Ink drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Figures is an original China Ink drawing on paper glued on cardboard realized by Sergio Barletta in 1958, included a Passepartout. In very good conditions, with some sign of hum...
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1950s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in oil pastel on paper. Good conditions b...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Nude of Woman - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, 1973" Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engraver an...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Other Voices" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed Dimensions: 18.5h x 16.5w 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

Portrait of Manop - Monumental Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
* Provenance: This artwork was included in Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, 2012-2013. The exhibition traveled to the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, AR in 2013. Mary Borgman b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY 2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY 2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Charcoal

Life Drawing I - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Life Drawing I - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper Stylized figurative drawing by unknown artist "Ting" (20th Century). A woman stands with one knee propped up on a chair, her ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Posing Figures Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Posing figures sketch is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Life Drawing II - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Life Drawing II - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper Stylized figurative drawing by unknown artist "Ting" (20th Century). A woman stands leaning on a pedestal, her back to the v...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Woman - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing in Original Ink and Watercolor, realized by Leo Guida in 1964. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident an...
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1960s 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 move...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Nude Women, Charcoal & Pastel on Board, Blue, Black colors "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Das - Untitled - 8 x 10.5 inches (unframed unmounted ) Charcoal & Pastel on board , 2013 **Free shipping **The work will be shipped unframed (parcel ) If you wish it to be framed and despatched, Kindly contact with the gallery. Style : Subrata Das's works are a poetic representation on Indian Mythological forms, skillfully rendered. His present works representing the divine love of Radha and Krishna, are traditional in subject yet contemporary in his use technique. About the Artist & his work : Born : 1967, Kolkata. Education: 3 Years Foundation Course under the guidance of eminent artists Mr. Shuvaprasanna from College of Visual Arts, Kolkatta. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2008 - Kanvas Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2005 - Art Walk, Oberoi Hotel, Mumbai. 2002 - Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata & Chitrakoot Gallery, Kolkata. 2001-02 - Standard Chartered Grindlays Gallery, Kolkata. 1997 - ABN-Amro Gallery, Kolkata 1996 - Gallery Aurobindo, New Delhi. 1995 - Sponsored by RPG Enterprise at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Selected Group Exhibitions : 2008 - 'Shiksha 08', organized by Delhi Friends Round Table at New Delhi; 'Summer Show', Idiyas Gallery, Kolkata & 'Monsoon Show', Master Collection, Kolkata. 2007 - ‘Vibrant Hues’, Kanvas Art Gallery, Kolkata; ‘Facts of Life’, Sop. Gallery One, Gurgaon; ‘Colors 2007’, organized by Art Land at Majestic Hotel, Dubai & ‘Art Fair India -07’, organized by Hindustan Times and Habiart Foundation, Kolkata. 2006-07 - ‘Essence of Bengal Art’, presented by Group Fifty, New Delhi & ‘Art for Concern’, organized by Right Lines Art...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel, Board

Two Nudes - II, Contemporary Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Two Nudes - II, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: This sensual...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Crouched Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Crouched Nude is an artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original black marker on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida (1992 -...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Anthony Roaland in 1990s. Good condition on a white cardboard, one margin with tear type notepad. Hand...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Andrew
Located in New York, NY
Andrew 1980 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, recto; inscribed verso Graphite on paper 17 x 12 inches (43.2 x 20.5 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

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

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Watercolor

Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.008
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Figurations 359.008 - Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Framed Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They show the artist's p...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Boy and Bird - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Boy and Bird is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Hand-signed and date 1942, on the lower right. The state of preservation of t...
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1940s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Tempera

Woman's Nude - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Woman's Nude is a watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2018. The artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left corner. A...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Group of 3 Figure Drawings by Attributed to Ross Bleckner
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Group of 3 Double Sided Drawings Watercolor and graphite on paper All approx. 24 x 18 in. Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that other artists existed. He was the middle child between two sisters; his father manufactures electronic parts He attended New York University where Sol Lewitt, Chuck Close and others were his teachers. He graduated in 1972, then spent a year at the California Institute of Arts. His contacts in the next few years were very fortuitous; Sol Lewitt and Chuck Close, Carl Andre, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, etc. Bleckner is on the nervous side, beset by self-doubt, insomnia, and gloom. He is unpretentious, although he is bluntly handsome, with olive complexion, and a compact build. He is "10 percent that is superficial and 90 percent that has to do with the depths and that is threatened by living. He is a very complicated individual. He is a very, very morose, deeply feeling, hardworking artist- he takes a lot from within himself - but always, no matter how successful he is, he feels he is going to fall into those depths." 1 Bleckner first exhibited his work in New York in 1974. The following year he was given his first one-man show; he was included in the 1975 Whitney Biennial.. Since about 1985 has addressed many of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and commemorating specific individuals who have died. Written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California. Bio sourced from the Archives of askArt. Sources include: Ross Bleckner's Mood Indigo by Lisa Liebmann, in ARTnews, May 1993...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Sitting Nude - Original White Ink on Black Cardboard Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sitting Nude is an original drawing realized in the 1970s. Original white ink drawing on black cardboard. Good conditions. This interesting drawing represents a nude sitting woma...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original Charcoal, oil pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition except for some foxing. The artwork is depicted through ...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Nude Woman, Mixed Media on Canvas Board by Indian Artist Wasim Kapoor "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Wasim Kapoor - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches ( unframed size ) Mixed Media on Canvas Board ( unframed & Delivered ) Style : Wasim Kapoor is an artist possessed by the dark emotions of ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Board

Female Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good conditions but...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portraits - China Ink by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in colored china ink and pencil on ivor...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1963 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued o...
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1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Reticulum - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Reticulum is an original drawing in china ink ink realized by Leo Guida in 1973. Good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in harmonious colors.
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Sybil - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Sybil is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in the 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historic...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude Figures - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes figures is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in China ink and watercolor on yellowish-c...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Smell of the Flower - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The smell of the flower is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Included two original drawings in mixed on ivory...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Composition - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Good ...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Nude - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in colored pencil on ivory-colored paper, gl...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Watercolor on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is good and aged with small missing of paper on...
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1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Original Ink Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in china ink on paper realized by Segio Barletta in 1959 The state of preservation is good. Sheet dimension:35 x 49 cm. The artwork represents differen...
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1950s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Standing Girl - Ink Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Girl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '70. Dated...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Crouched Nude - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist. Very good conditions. Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engraver and designer. He was famous especially f...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Good morning. 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

Nude - Original China Ink - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original modern drawing in China ink on creamy paper realized in 1950 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwo...
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1950s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1950 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1950 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding and very sm...
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1950s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg(1913-1985). with the stamp of “ Delavenne Lafarg- Atelier Simon Goldberg” on the lower right. The state of ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing in Pastel - XX century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pastel, realized by an Anonymous artist, prorably french, of the XX century. The State of preservation is good. The artwork represents a nude lying...
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20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Aphrodite Anadyomene - 1970s - Emile Deschler - Watercolor - Contemporary
Located in Roma, IT
Aphrodite Anadyomene is an original artwork by Emile Deschler in 1976. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin. Original painting on green paper. Very good conditions. Emile...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Watercolor on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 15 x 15 cm. The ...
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1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Unruly Muse - Allegorical Drawing of the Artist in The Studio with Models
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker b. 1937 David H. Becker, painter, printmaker and educator, was born on August 16, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, the Layton School of Art between 1956 and 1958, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he enrolled in the science curriculum. After a chance meeting with Warrington Colescott, department chair of the art department, Becker decided on a career in art and received his BFA degree in 1961. After graduation he served for two years in the US Army and then entered a graduate studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned his MFA in 1965. ------- Becker moved to Detroit after receiving his degree and joined the faculty at Wayne State University where he taught life drawing. In 1985 he left Detroit to join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he retired from teaching in 2006. His first solo exhibition was mounted in 1968. About 1970 Becker turned most of his attention towards printmaking as he could not paint and create prints during the same period of time and was pulled toward printmaking. He stated that he enjoys “putting images together in an unpredictable fashion.” Becker worked slowly and an etching plate could take up to two years to complete and he ultimately only produced thirteen prints. His etchings were included in the Twenty-fourth National Exhibition of Prints at the Library of Congress in 1975; the Third American Biennial of Graphic Arts at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Cali, Columbia in 1976, winning the gold medal; and Brooklyn Museum National Print Exhibition. His work was included in the Ninth British International Print Biennale in Bradford, England in 1986; the 162nd and 165th Annual at the National Academy of Design in 1987 and 1990. Becker was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1983 and elevated to full Academician in 1991. He received a Visual Artists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts which helped him transition back into painting. He also received the University of Wisconsin Chancellor’s Faculty Development Award in the Creative Arts in 1996 and 1999. He is a member of and exhibited with the Boston Printmakers, Society of American Graphic Artists, and the Philadelphia Print Club. In the late 1990's and early aughts, Becker returned to painting and drawing full time. David H. Becker is represented in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Exhibitions 2017 Figure8, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Cicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001 Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000 Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on requestArkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconson-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennesse – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Sophie Seated 2, Judith Brenner, Original life drawing, Nude, figurative art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sophie Seated 2 by Judith Brenner Original Figurative Painting Hand signed by the artist Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Sophie Seated 2 is a contemporary nude painting by Judith Brenner. This is an original drawing from life on paper using acrylic, pan pastel , ink and watercolour pencil. The idea is to capture the essence of the pose using line and wash...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Figure Study 1" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed Dimensions: 16.5h x 18.5w 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

Materials

Graphite

"Forbidden Fruit" 2024 original acrylic ink watercolor work on paper 26x38 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Forbidden Fruit', 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

"5 of them", 2024, signed original acrylic ink watercolor work on paper 26x38 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) '5 of them', 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, Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor

Seated Rainbow Nude Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
Rich rainbow of saturated color in this study of a nude figure by listed California artist M. E. "Mike" Bailey (American, 1943). Signed by the artist, lower right. Presented in a fro...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Fear of a Constantly Harrowed Heart - Male Nude Torso, Oil & Graphite on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Sindt's knowledge of the male physique is evident in this drawing of a nude male torso. The subject is tilted back with his head turned away, as if to shield himself from the v...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Archival Paper, Graphite

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