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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Abstract
Twee haantjes
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL
Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon
Two birds
1966
Gouache on paper
39,5 x 48 cm.
Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn 66’
Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Watercolor
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme" painting is contemporary expressive vibrant artwork.
This artwork highlights the importance of giving and taking love, the importance of love to someb...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mediterranean Blue Sea Waves, Handmade painting ink, Calming Ripples, Limited
Located in Carballo, ES
Blue Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request.
The title of this works is "From the Apollonian pictori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Bouquet of red roses
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1950
Ink on paper
10 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (26 x 34 cm)
Unique
Signed and dated
Category
1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Summer in the south
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Unforgettable summer bouquet"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This floral artwork made in a modern impressionist style with a touch of expressionism. Floral artworks allow me to experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a sum...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
In Cammino - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
In cammino is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Colored tempera on plywood.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of numerous philo...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Tempera
Deep tenderness
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates st...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Fusion of red roses
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Summer's light bouquet
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Tentativi - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Tentativi is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2021.
Colored ink on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Auth...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Texas
By Alex Corno
Located in Milano, IT
Texas
2014
Collage e acrilico su carta
CM 70x50
Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta.
Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non può es...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper, Glue
Composition - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Colored acrylic and pastel on plywood.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of n...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic
Per lo più distesi - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Per lo più distesi is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2022.
Ink on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Aut...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mito
By Alex Corno
Located in Milano, IT
Mito
2015
Collage e acrilico su carta
CM 70x50
Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta.
Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non può esse...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper
Untitled - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014
Tempera on plywood
Hand signed by the artist.
Date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of numero...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Tempera
Roses in a blue vase
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates st...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Nostalgia - Mixed media by Maurizio Gracceva - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Nostalgia is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2022.
Colored mixed media on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the bac...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Scultura elegante
By Alex Corno
Located in Milano, IT
Scultura elegante
2013
Collage e acrilico su carta
CM 70x50
Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta.
Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Acrylic
3 Sculture
By Alex Corno
Located in Milano, IT
3 Sculture
2012
Acrilico e grafite su carta
CM 70x50
Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta.
Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Paper
interaction
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included in the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
interaction
29,5x42cm
original abstract painting on paper
hand signed
artist: Anastasia K...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Quasi Fiori - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Quasi fiori is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Colored acrylic and pastel on plywood
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of nume...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic
Allontanamenti - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Allontanamenti is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Tempera on plywood.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of numerous philosoph...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Tempera
Eggs
By Alex Corno
Located in Milano, IT
Eggs
2016
Acrilico e grafite su cartoncino
CM 49x34
Con la mano e con fuoco, sul metallo. Con la mano e col pensiero sulla carta.
Il disegno è inscindibile dalla scultura e non pu...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
composition 1 - gouache on paper, 95x70 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Very impressive gouache on paper by the french (nice) painter Gerard Seree in the scale of pink and green. Framed
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Lilly in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Lilly in Charcoal' 2023
Abstract expressionism black and white photography of Charcoal abstract drawing and Lilly.
Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled 9 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 9 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled 8 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 8 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled 10 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 10 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds,...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Joker
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included in the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
original watercolour painting on paper
one of a kind
hand sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
French boy
Located in London, GB
Several Anastasia Kurakina's artworks have been included into the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
She has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London at bp portrait ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
In my garden, all hierarchies have been suppressed, Painting, Watercolor on Pape
Located in Yardley, PA
Instinctual and gestural semi abstract work. An intricate garden is sprouting without a gardener that forces plants to grow in a certain way. A colourful mess mixes color drips, brig...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Matreshka
Located in London, GB
Abstract composition
Abstract brush strokes
Red lips
Blue eyes
Dark hair
Tall dark and handsome
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
Title: “Matreshka”
original watercolour on paper
One of...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Joker
Located in London, GB
Several Anastasia Kurakina's artworks have been included into the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
She has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London at bp portrait aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Unbearable Lightness I, Original art, Oil pastel on paper, Landscape, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
Unbearable Lightness I by Richard Whadcock is a beautiful misty landscape depicting a golden translucent sky, brown translucent trees and a hint of orangy rust trees, giving the pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Dialogue
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Where My Love Is, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
By Gesa Reuter
Located in Yardley, PA
An abstract contemporary mixed media watercolor on canvas. This painting shows lots of thin colorful layers, giving it a dreamy but powerful atmosphere. The colors are partly handmix...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition 2 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Abbe Morel, Untitled, composition in black, orange, green and plum
Located in PARIS, FR
Maurice MOREL said l’abbé Morel (1908-1991)
Untitled, composition in black, orange, green and plum
Mixed media on glossy paper (cut-out magazine page)
Signed on reverse
23 x 10 cm
So...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Composition in green and yellow, watercolor and gouache on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in green and yellow
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed lower left
Dimensions of the work: 50 x 65 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 60 x 80 c...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Fragments
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue Addiction, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
By Gesa Reuter
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my new mixed watercolor paintings, done at the Baltic Sea, where we had a lot of changing lights, water, wind, clouds... This painting shows lots of thin shadowy layers, gi...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bursts of Harmony
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Burst of Creativity"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Delicious fruits"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer fruits which are full...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Vibrant bloom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Magic summer"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In my art practice I love to use bright colors which boldly contrast with complementary colors so I could get unusual original compositions and structures.
The objective of this ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
The Art of Poetry
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled, 1980, gouache on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Andrée HONOREE (1945-1992)
Untitled, 1980
Gouache on paper
Signed and dated "1980" lower center
43 x 31.5 cm
Born in 1945 in Tourcoing, Andrée Honoré is one of the women sculptors w...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse, Abstraction by Sve Gri
Located in Sempach, LU
Shipping in a tube rolled.
This drawing is a fresh imprint of the impulse of the liveliness of the present moment. It is done on white watercolor paper using ink and two pastels.
Wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Graphite
Bursts of Creativity
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Power
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Stormy Times, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
By Gesa Reuter
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my mixed ink and watercolor paintings done in the colors of Ukraine that I see everywhere now. The times are rough and demanding for us all with democracy being threatened, a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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