Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Pencil
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Aquatint, Etching
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Etching, Aquatint
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Aquatint, Etching
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Ink
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Pastel
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Felt, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Graphite, Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor, Ink
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Ink
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Mixed Media
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Archival Ink, India Ink
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Crayon, Pastel, Handmade Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Other Medium, Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayo...
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Pastel, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, G...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Pencil, Paper
1950s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pastel
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
1950s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Archival Paper, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Archival Paper, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Archival Paper, Pen
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
1950s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pen
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Paper
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Tempera, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil