Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Lion Study
Located in THOMERY, FR
This expressive lion study captures the majestic presence of the king of the savanna with a delicate balance between abstraction and realism. Using fluid ink washes, the artist evoke...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
watercolour nude white gloves
Located in Roma, GB
watercolour portrait of woman
naked lady
white cloves
nu
erotic art
unique piece
one-of-a-kind
watercolour tempera on paper
hand signed
51x41cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Contemporary impressionist landscape nature watercolor painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "My love for Paul Cezanne" , inspired by Paul Cezanne, presents a vibrant and abstract interpretation of a tranquil landscape, characterized by energetic brushstrokes an...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Milestones Series No. 5 -- Mixed Media Collage
Located in Troy, NY
This is a bright mixed media piece that is charming, and laden beautiful detail. There is a strong theme of geometric forms that break up the background of the piece and draw interes...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Miro original pencil, pen and marker drawing on paper
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. original pencil, pen and marker drawing on paper
11/12/1964
Certificate per Jaques Dupin. Paris 7 septembre 91.
Jacques Dupin, along with others, founded ADOM (the Associa...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Diptych Ink on papers-Dahlias in woods-British Awarded Artist-Nostalgia
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Archival Paper
Willem de Kooning, Untitled (Reclining Female Nude)
Located in San Francisco, CA
With such fondness, 20th-century artistic titan Willem de Kooning gifted this charcoal sketch on paper to his close East Hampton friends Roger and Lucia Wilcox...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Milestones Series No. 1 -- Mixed Media Collage
Located in Troy, NY
This is an exciting mixed media piece that is charming, and laden with bright color. There is a strong theme of geometric forms that break up the background of the piece and draw int...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Colorful painting on paper, Unique piece, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña, España)
Mixed media painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
Includes certificate of authenticity
2021
65 x 50 cm.
It belongs to the ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Contemporary watercolor painting of pink roses, semi-abstract , art on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This semi-abstract floral painting, titled "Sweet Summer Roses," captures the delicate beauty of pink roses and was inspired by the summer floral landscapes of Provence, South of Fra...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Conversation" - Charcoal and watercolor abstract expression, Limited editon 15
Located in London, GB
"Conversation" intertwines the raw, emotive qualities of charcoal with the fluidity of watercolor. The juxtaposition of the two mediums and dimentions creates a dynamic interplay of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Charcoal, Watercolor, Giclée, Film
So Slight a Film ex-Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed painting Framed
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
Emily Mason
So Slight a Film (from the Lehman Brothers art collection), 1978
Oil on paper Abstract Expressionist painting
Signed and dated 'Emily Mason '78' bottom right in pencil
Fr...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite
The Horsemen
By Gen Paul
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper
50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 25.59 in. (paper)
LCD6765
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Triptych-Drawing Time-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Award Artist-ink on paper
Located in London, GB
The Summer Bloom Series is an ongoing project that Shizico Yi returns to each summer, painting en plein air in her garden. She began gardening in 2015 to create a healing space for h...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Gouache, Graphite
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 19 x 15.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Listen to Time”
Located in Zofingen, AG
A monochrome minimalist portrait in a restrained palette. The white face, resembling a mask, is immersed in music, dissolving into time. Simple yet expressive brushstrokes create a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original 1970's French Abstract Composition with Dense Geometric Patterns
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Lucio Fontana Signed Pencil on Paper Registered in The Lucio Fontana Archive's
Located in Roma, IT
Lucio Fontana, studi per concetto spaziale, 1964-1965 pencil on paper signed, work is authenticated and registered in the Lucio Fontana's archives.
Lucio Fontana was born on February...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx.
Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Imaginary Geometric City. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Imaginary Geometric City.
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on cardboard
Dimensions: H 63 cm x W 48 cm approx.
Description: A network of soft shapes and wa...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Cardboard
Spiritual angel oil pastel painting on heavyweight paper "Angel of Light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Angel of Light" is a deeply spiritual artwork that carries a profound personal meaning. During times of crisis or difficult challenges, we often seek comfort in the invisible forces...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
"residence" abstract cityscape, colorful rowhouses, geometric, marker, pencil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "residence" is an original artwork made from pencil, maker, acrylic paint collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 8"h x 8"w.
Miriam Singer grew up i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil
HUMAN ATMOSPHERE Retro-study 5 - contemporary artwork, emerging artist
Located in London, GB
In this collection, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - Leda and the Swan -heliogravure and drypoint etching
Located in Varese, IT
mixed media incorporating heliogravure and drypoint etching hand-colored on Arches paper , Edited in 1964
limited edition, numbered in lower left corner 84/150
signed in pencil by a...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
F…FF (Fuck) - Line Drawing Woman Body with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Original 1970's French Abstract Ink Painting Black and White
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Untitled #I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" is a watercolor on paper by California abstract expressionist artist R. Anthony (Tony) Askew, b.1939. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist....
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Abstract Cityscape" NYC Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
"Abstract Cityscape" NYC Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Ashcan
Abraham Walkowitz (American, 1878-1965)
Abstract Cityscape
Sight: 6 1/4' x 8 1/2 inches
Mixed media...
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1910s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Johnny Appleseed (Abstract Expressionist acrylic paint on print of sculpture)
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic hand painting on digital print. Unique trial proof. Hand signed and annotated
Hand signed and annotated Trial Proof by di Suvero
17 1/2 × 16 inches
Unframed
This is a unique Trial Proof done with acrylic paint on paper, depicting the artist's public abstract expressionist sculpture "Johnny Appleseed...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Digital Pigment
Ephemeral composition Iv - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
No title 2 and 3, Diptych. Abstract Watercolor
Located in Miami Beach, FL
No title 2 and 3, Diptych, 2018 by Rodrigo Zampol
Black ink on paper
Overall size: 67 cm H x 100 cm W
Individual size: 67 cm H x 50 cm W
Unframed
Unique piece
Signed on back
The pi...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
7.10.24 #6 - Jewel Tone Emerald Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Infanta XLVIII (Abstract Figurative Graphite Drawing in Antique Pewter Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract graphite drawing on paper in vintage pewter frame
5.75 x 4.5 inches
This abstract figurative graphite drawing on paper was inspired by academic...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Composition III Sasha - abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow and white
By Lena Cher
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow on white foam board.
Also, you can read name Sasha in Russian at the middle of the painting.
Can be as a s...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Foam Board
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenanc...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Master American Contemporaries
By Alex Katz
Located in Wien, 9
The art work is signed in the print at the lower left and numbered in pencil: P.P. II/IV
This special art piece "Master American Contemporaries" by Alex Katz (*1927) is a colour lit...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Whispers of the Wind
Located in THOMERY, FR
Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 40 x 60 cm
In this captivating piece, branches intertwine like fleeting thoughts carried by the wind. A dance of ink and watercolor reveals a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Intersecting Magic Square
Located in New York, NY
Charmion von Wiegand
Intersecting Magic Square, ca. 1963
Gouache on paperboard
Signed and titled on the back of the artwork. The signature shown on the frame back is a photo of the actual signature on the artwork itself.
Frame Included: elegantly floated and framed in hand made white wood museum frame with UV plexiglass
This work is signed and titled on the back of the artwork itself. The signature shown on the back of the frame is a photo of the actual signature, since the actual pencil signature and title is on the artwork itself, which can't be seen within the frame
Measurements:
Frame:
21 x 17 x 1.5 inches
Artwork:
18 x 14.25 inches
The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Faster! Faster!
Located in Chicago, IL
This experimental painting entitled “Faster! Faster!” by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald continues his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born as the imagined racetrac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Abstracted Expressionist Figurative Ink Drawing -- "How I REALLY Feel"
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Abstracted Expressionist Figurative Ink Drawing -- "How I REALLY Feel"
Wonderful and evocative abstract expressionist ink drawing of a off-center standing male with slap-das...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs
Black crayon on paper, 1971
Signed and dated lower right (see photos)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Michael and Alan Lipton (sons)
...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
Rocio Rodriguez "8-Jul-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez
July 8, 2013, 2013
pastel, oil pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper
18 x 24 in.
This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Pencil
The Pond in Evening Light, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Patricia Prendergast has spent many early mornings painting at this pond near her home, but this is a special piece inspired by the desire to depict th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Mystery - abstract painting, made in grey, blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcoholic ink in grey, blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled Modernist (Abstract Expressionist Figurative Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Abstract expressionist figure signed Kline. Charcoal on paper measuring 10 x 13 inches. Sheet is glued down to foam board backing. Total measurement 13 x 16 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Female control - line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rhodes: modern Italian watercolor of abstract Greek landscape & architecture
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a minimalist watercolor painting depicting abstracted architectural features (windows & doorway) in red and blue with the landscape and ocean of Rhodes, Greece visible. The watercolor itself measures 9.5"x6.5" and is floated in a double-mat 16.5" x 13" narrow, contemporary wood (maple) frame. Signed, titled, and dated on the back of the watercolor paper.
Diego Esposito...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Meandering Print Series
By Gene Davis
Located in Greenwich, CT
A sophisticated and marvelous work for any forward interior. It both gives a sense of space, calm, playfulness and it actually pulls you in as a focal point work of art. Framing is ...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Screen
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Black Crayon on paper, 1957
Signed and dated lower left
The preliminary drawing for the 1957 sculpture of the same name in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
"Just a lemon"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings dedicated to a summer period.
This artwork called "Just a lemon" is done with oil ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Original 1970's French Abstract Surreal Landscape with Geometric Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Untitled Geometric Abstraction - unique signed and inscribed work -framed
Located in New York, NY
Paul Pagk
Untitled Geometric Abstraction, 1989
Gouache and watercolor on paper
Signed, dated and inscribed "A Jacqueline".
Frame included
Excellent unique work on paper by contempora...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento (Mixed media lithograph with chalk pastel)
Located in New York, NY
Nam June Paik
Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento, 1992
Mixed Media: Color offset lithograph with unique chalk pastel drawing
13 3/10 × 18 inches
Edition 104/130
Pencil numbered 104/130, hand signed in pastel chalk on the front
Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome, Italy
Excellent condition; held in matting which can be easily removed
The matting measures 18" x 21"
This was part of a series of works produced for the Nam June Paik retrospective at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1992, Nam June Paik: Arti Elletroniche.
This is one of the editions which bears unique hand coloring with pastel chalk.
A comparable work sold at auction in 2015 for US $12,583. (see details below):
Nam June Paik
Title Novecento
Description Nam June PAI K
Novecento 1930-1940, 1992 Pastel sur offset en couleurs, épreuve signée et numérotée 104/130 Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome 23,5 x 39,5 cm EH Oeuvre réalisée a l'occasion de la rétrospective Paik au Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1992, Nam June Paik: Arti Elletroniche, cinema e Media Verso il XXI Secolo
Medium pastel
Year of Work 1992
Size Height 9.3 in.; Width 15.6 in. / Height 23.5 cm.; Width 39.5 cm.
Misc. Signed
Sale of Millon & Associés: Monday, June 22, 2015 [Lot 00090]
Design
Sold For 11,057 EUR Hammer
(12,583 USD)
Nam June Paik Biography
Nam June Paik was born in 1932 in Seoul. He received a BA in aesthetics from the University of Tokyo in 1956 where he also studied music and art history. After graduating, he studied for a year with composer Thrasybulus Georgiades Georgiades at the University of Munich and for two years with composer Woflgang Fortner at the International Music College in Freiburg. He attended the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt in 1957, when he met Karlheinz Stockhausen, and in 1958, when he met John Cage. Cage, and through him Marcel Duchamp, had a significant influence on Paik as he became a major force in the avant-garde through performances. In Hommage à John Cage (1959), Paik employed audiotape and performance to attack traditional musical instrumentation and compositional practices, splicing together piano playing, screaming, bits of classical music, and sound effects. Realizing that taped sound was not enough, he decided to move into performance, first by introducing performative actions into his audio works. In 1961 Paik performed Simple, Zen for Head and Étude Platonique No. 3, in which he became a volatile figure, thrashing about in unexpected patterns and sudden movements to his signature soundtracks. In 1962 Paik participated in the Fluxus International Festival of the New Music in Weisbaden. Paik's first exhibition, entitled Exposition of Music - Electronic Television, in 1963 at Galerie Parnass at Wuppertal, launched his transition from composer and performance artist to the inventor of a new art form: an engagement with the material site of television as an instrument. In the exhibition, thirteen televisions lay on their backs and sides with their reception altered; for example, Zen for TV (1963) reduced the television picture to a horizontal line and Kuba TV (1963) shrank and expanded the image on the television set according to the changing volume.
In 1964 Paik traveled to the US. He quickly settled in New York and became a leading innovator among an emerging generation of artists seeking new modes of artistic expression and distribution. That same year, Paik collaborated with Shuya Abe to create Robot K-456 (1964), a remote controlled robot that played audiotaped speeches by John F. Kennedy and defecated beans in Paik's Robot Opera (1964). In the interactive work Magnet TV (1965), Paik invited viewers to modify the television's output into swerving abstract lines through the movement of a magnet over the TV. In 1967 Paik and frequent collaborator Charlotte Moorman were arrested when Moorman performed Paik's Opera Sextronique (1967), a striptease as she played the cello at the Filmmakers' Cinematheque in New York. Paik's TV Bra for Living Sculpture (1969), which Moorman wore in performances, featured two television tubes...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Offset, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Infanta IV: Figurative Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing inspired by the Infanta Margarita in an antique gold frame
“Infanta IV” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made in 2015
23 x 18 inch...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Chromatic research and movement"abstract, yellow , orange, cm. 24 x 33 1954
Located in Torino, IT
abstract, yellow ,orange,grey,geometric,1954
Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989)
From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to technical and exp...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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