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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Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - We Lost the Rhythm
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor & Pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of L...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Manner of Markey Robinson - 20th Century Watercolour, Potato Pickers
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly to the lower left. Presented in a dark wooden frame,
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vibrant spring colors
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of spring flowers which...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Silent Dancers
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, oil pastel & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Twirl in Violet
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of LAV7 Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - To Much Dancers
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, oil pastel & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Building IV: modernist city architecture collage on monoprint in red, unframed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is one-of-a-kind, unframed colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. See image gallery for example of framing possibilities. These pieces work particularly well as a s...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Red lighthouse
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones.
This collection was created for contemporary interior decoration to bring a to...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Red Ballerina
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of LAV7 Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Dancing With Van Gogh
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, oil pastel & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Building VI: modernist city architecture collage on monoprint in red, unframed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is one-of-a-kind, unframed colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. See image gallery for example of framing possibilities. These pieces work particularly well as a s...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Factory XIV: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in red, unframed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is one-of-a-kind, unframed colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. See image gallery for example of framing possibilities. These pieces work particularly well as a s...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Timeless 1, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done inwatercolor on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Building V: modernist city architecture collage on monoprint in red, unframed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is one-of-a-kind, unframed colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. See image gallery for example of framing possibilities. These pieces work particularly well as a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Rouge Soleil
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of LAV7 Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Song of Two
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of LAV7 Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Two Cosmic Dancers
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of LAV7 Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Pointe Shoes Pour Toi
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of L...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Nothing but Dance
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, oil pastel & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Toi et Moi
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, oil pastel & pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lali Kakubava - Sun Dancer
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor & Pencil on paper
Lali Kakubava is a Georgian artist born in 1976 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is philologist by degree, former producer, and founder of L...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Fresh-cut flowers from garden
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, Acrylic
Burst of spring colors
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
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
L. Drayton - 19th Century Watercolour, Castle Rock, Lynmouth
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine 19th century watercolour by the artist L. Drayton. Castle Rock in the Valley of Rocks, Lynmouth. Unsigned. Inscribed verso. On watercolour paper.
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19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Circle of Oliver Clare (1853-1927) - Framed Watercolour, The Sparrow's Nest
By Oliver Clare
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted still life in the style of British painter Oliver Clare (1853-1927). Well-presented in a gilt frame with card mount. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Relic" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Relic" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr
watercolor & ink on paper
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Olafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, b. 1967)
Herbarium, 2021
Medium: Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Handmade Paper
"Structures D04" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Out of the Woods
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Mixed media drawing on watercolor paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Oil Pastel
Unique signed pastel & graphite work Geometric Abstraction Minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hinman
Untitled Geometric Abstraction (Hand Signed), 1980
Pastel & Graphite painting on Paper
Signed and dedicated to "Michael and Rene" in graphite by the artist on the fron...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Graphite
Ammersee #2
Located in New York, NY
Walter Darby Bannard
Ammersee #2, 1975
Watercolor and acrylic painting on paper
Signed, titled and dated lower recto
This is a unique work
Frame included: elegantly floated and frame...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 05535
...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 37365
...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1930
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1920s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 24680
Co...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ephemeral composition III - 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 3
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)No. 26190
Con...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 2
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 4
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 1
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
C - 3
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in grey, gouache and wash on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in grey
Gouache and wash on laid paper
Signed "Montheillet" lower right
Dimensions of the work: 24 x 32 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 40 x 50...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Graphite on paper, c. 1945
Signed on image left of center
Condition: Excellent
Sheet/Image size: 9 7/8 x 14 1/8 inches
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Graphite
C - 5
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
C - 17
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pigment
C - 4
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
C - 22
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in yellow, watercolor and gouache on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in yellow
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed lower left
Dimensions of the work: 50 x 65 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 60 x 80 cm
Pierre ...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored faces by Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Two faces are shown in profile, looking to the le...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"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...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Remembering My Arabesque" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Clinton Township, MI
This is a print of an original contour drawing. It is nicely matted and signed by the artist on the back. It is limited edition 1/1.
Shipping options are available.
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Spring rainbow fusion
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of spring flowers which...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Rose blossom
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting called "Rose blossom" is done in a modern contemporary expres...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Soulmates No. 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper
Framed 26 x 17.5 x 2 in, white wood frame
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and work...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Chalk, Mica
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - With Only The Moonlight To Guide
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper
Framed 25 x 29 x 2 in, white wood frame
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollist...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Ink
Abstract drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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