Contemporary Still-life 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
Jamie Nares, Original flower monotype (unique, hand signed) Framed, de-accession
By James Nares
Located in New York, NY
James Nares
Untitled flower monotype, 1988
Monotype on hand made paper
Pencil signed and dated by James Nares on the lower right front
Frame included: floated in the original wood fr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Monotype
All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Count on me" 2025 oil on Yupo paper 38 x 25 in.
Located in New York, NY
Tess Michalik
Count on me, 2025
oil on Yupo paper
38 x 25 in.
(mic028)
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Three strawberries on a plate" ( expressive colorful acrylic art on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Three strawberries on a plate" is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience a summer fruit theme.
This contemp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
BULB - Drawing / Still Life / Plant / Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Elizabeth McGhee
Elizabeth McGhee (b. 1985, Southern California) completed her BFA in 2009 at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA. She continu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Roses in a Blue Vase
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Roses in a Blue Vase' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral imag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow Rose
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yellow Rose' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Cocktail Party Vlll (couples)" 2023 watercolor on paper
Located in New York, NY
Katie DeGroot
Cocktail Party Vlll (couples), 2023
watercolor on paper
48 x 72 in
(groo117)
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Orange and Green Peppers
Located in New York, NY
"Red Peppers" is a color pencil drawing, circa 1995, is by Emilio Sanchez. It is drawn to the paper edge and unsigned. Noted "Emilio Sanchez Foundation" on verso.
EMILIO SANCHEZ (1...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Daffodils in a Tall Vase
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Daffodils in a Tall Vase' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Purple Hydrangeas - Floral Watercolor Still Life Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anna Kudriashova, born in a small town in Russia, has always been an artist at heart. From her youngest years, she was passionate about painting, spending her days immersed in the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Howdy! (Pink Stars) - Original Collage Red Floral Whimsical Still Life Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Camellia
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"SECRET GARDEN 2", watercolor, flowers, foliage, sky, sparkling, patterns, stars
Located in Toronto, Ontario
SECRET GARDEN 2 is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 22x30". It is custom framed with anti-UV and anti-glare glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen II
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen II', by Gary Bukovnik. Watercolor on mulberry, 28 1/2 x 68 inches, 2019. Hand painted folding screen created with watercolor on mulberry pap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen I
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen I', by Gary Bukovnik. Watercolor on mulberry, 28 1/2 x 68 inches, 2019. Hand painted folding screen created with watercolor on mulberry pape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gucci Fall, Fashion show models 2020. Watercolor fashion drawing on paper
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Gouache
Talavera Composition 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talavera Composition 2' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flowers for Mary #1
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Illustration Board
Untitled (Socks)
Located in New York, NY
Gouache and tea on masking tape
Signed and dated, l.l.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in New York City and educated at the Maryland Institute C...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Tape, Tea
Red Iris
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Red Iris' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internationally exhibited and celebrated worldwide, Bukovnik’s iconic works express a spiritual exultation - a joie de vivre - a vivid celebration of beauty. The painting captures the season of nature’s rebirth when the world awakes from its winter repose — Forever Spring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Marigolds in a tall vase
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Marigolds in a tall vase' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Witches Companion" By Dustin Panzino, Procreate Illustration on Metal
Located in Denver, CO
"Witches Companion" (2023) by Dustin Panzino is a beautiful digital painting created in Procreate, which details a fantasy scene of a cat-girl witch, riding atop her magical feline c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Metal
Bent Rainbow - Weather Phenomenon Scene, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Flowers for Mary #5
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board
Resurrection Lilies
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Resurrection lilies' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Scale Original Still Life -- Windowsill with Flowers & Lace Curtains
Located in Soquel, CA
Peeking out of a beautiful windowsill are colorful florals below a lace curtain in this large-scale watercolor still life by California based artist Kay Duffy (b. 1942). Hints of blu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
SUNDRESS - 9"x11" Original Artwork On Paper, Summer Dress, Green, White Flowers
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
SUNDRESS - This 5"x7" original artwork on paper captures the essence of summer. A blend of acrylic and oil pastel brings oversized daisies to life, evoking both nostalgia and whimsy....
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
'Hydrangeas in White' Contemporary monochrome black white drawing nature minimal
Located in Penzance, GB
'Hydrangeas in White'
Original Artwork, Unframed
_________________
Sunlight dancing upon the hydrangeas, blooming in sumptuous summer fullness, giving the shadows depth and form. On...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil, Paper, Pen
Amaryllis Study no. 3
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Amaryllis Study no. 3' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Talavera Composition 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talavera Composition 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lineage Mapping - delicate, copper, oil ink, sketch, monoprint on archival paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Delicate branches, roots, and drifting clouds in soft ochre, white, grey and black form a playful map-like narrative in this unique printed image.
This monoprint began with images ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Monoprint
Cherry blossoms in tumbling asian vases
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Cherry blossoms in tumbling asian vases' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flying Composition no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Flying Composition no. 2' original watercolor painted in 2021. Large work at 40 x 60 inches, in multi-color including an explosion of blue, orange, yellow, and green from Cleveland-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Lantern Festival" (2022) By Dustin Panzino, Procreate Illustration on Metal
Located in Denver, CO
"Lantern Festival" (2022) by Dustin Panzino is a beautiful digital painting created in Procreate, which details a fantasy scene of an elven woman along with her child, excitedly trav...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Metal
Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano Mangos Marzo, 2014 by Celso Castro
Black paint, and pastel on archival paper
Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W
Unframed
____________
Undefin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Grey Rainbow, Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Blue Thunbergia - watercolor flower and landscape on paper - Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
Christina Haglid
Blue Thunbergia
watercolor on paper
7.25h x 4.50w in
18.41h x 11.43w cm
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
16.75h x 13.75w x 0.75d in
42.55h x 34.92w x 1.91d cm
CMH008
Artist's S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Emerald - Surreal Landscape, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Yellow tulips in a tall vase 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yellow tulips in a tall vase 2' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Olives from Provence" ( contemporary figurative acrylic painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Olives from Provence" is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience my love for the south of France.
This regio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Be Here Now", Floral Painting, Text, Exposed Wood, Bright, Vivid Colors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging painting titled "Be Here Now" is an original artwork by Melissa Lomax made of acrylic paint & colored pencils on wood. This piece measure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Barca de Refugiados, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Barca de Refugiados, 1999 by Celso Castro
Crayon and pastel on archival paper
Image size: 45 H in. x 59 in. W
On the back of the painting:
Maranones "Lunes 23 de mayo 2016"
Pencil...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil, Crayon, Pastel
Pink Peonies
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Pink Peonies' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Amaryllis Study no. 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Amaryllis Study no. 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Giuseppe Zanotti High Heel, Fashion, Watercolor Painting
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13, 2014 by Celso Castro
Watercolor on archival paper
Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each ca...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Art - Work, Word Art Calligraphy Painting, Acrylic Vivid Blue, Cool Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Art-Work" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. The hand-drawn render is reminiscent and inspired by the word art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic
Flying Composition
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Flying Composition' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internationally exhibited and celebrated worldwide, Bukovnik’s iconic works express a spiritual exultation - a joie de vivre - a vivid celebration of beauty. The painting captures the season of nature’s rebirth when the world awakes from its winter repose — Forever Spring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Summer bouquets and summer fruits" (contemporary still-life impressionist art)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract still-life floral artwork "Summer bouquets and summer fruits" I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period.
While painting, I sough...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Roses and Agapanthus
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Roses and Agapanthus' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pinks and blues from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in California for over ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Elisa
Located in Burlingame, CA
A cake top realistically depicts a cake by female baker, Elisa.
Colored pencil on paper. 'Elisa' is 13.5 x 15 inches and professionally framed measuring 14.75 x 16 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
“Geraniums”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well painted original watercolor on archival paper of potted geraniums with metal watering can and garden gloves. Signed in pencil by the artist Peggy Dressel lower right. The S...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Two Eggs on a Metal Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
This pastel is unframed
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Munchie's
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Munchie's" is an original paper, enamel, pastel, inkjet prints, chain, wire, and tubing artwork by Drew Leshko measuring approx. 11"h x 10.5"w x 0.75"d.
Drew Leshko is a Philadelph...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel, Wire
Roses
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Roses' original watercolor painted in 2021 in mainly red with pink, green and blue, from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in California for over 40 years. Buk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Still Life - Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1990
By Armin Guther
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Watercolour drawing realized by Armin Guther in 1990.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corner.
Very Good conditions
The Flowers is represented through soft...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Union Square Cherry Tree
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Union Square Cherry Tree' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary still-life drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary still-life drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Gary Bukovnik, David Barnett, Manuel Santelices, and Fleur Thesmar. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary still-life drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $121 and tops out at $65,000, while the average work sells for $1,501.