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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
San Diego Bay, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I wanted to capture the key elements of the bay in a highly impressionistic way, painting almost a la prima," shares artist James Nyika. In this quick but en...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

The Long View, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Patricia Prendergast displays a breathtaking forest river glistening under the gentle sun. The tranquil stream reflects the dense woodland foliage building an alluring color harmony. She creates a sense of depth by applying multiple layers of pastel and dabbing it with alcohol to achieve a thick consistency. Patricia uses various mark-making techniques to bring the trees and water on the left forward and push the right side into the distance.


About the Artist
Pastel artist Patricia Prendergast creates impressionist artworks that depict the rivers and landscapes near her home in Sacramento, California. With each nature vignette, she captures the sense of larger natural rhythms through quick mark-making, mauve undertones, and a tranquil and serene haziness. Her work recalls the paintings from the Hudson River School such as Thomas Cole and Asher Brown Durand. Before working on her pastels at home in her studio, she spends hours studying nature on walks along the river near her home. Since becoming an artist, she says “everything is more vivid - the beauty of light and shadow in the trees, the subtlety of the color of clouds, the sparkle and reflections in water.” Her work as been exhibited in solo shows around California. She is represented by UGallery.


Words that describe this painting: pastel, river, trees, grass, foliage, impressionism, plein air, paper, pastelwork, reflection, water, nature, impressionism, nature, pastel artwork...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Post Street
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Midtown' 2012, is by Frederic Choisel. From a series of large scale urban-scape drawings in mixed media. Atwork is 60 x 42 inches: Mixed media includes graphite, charcoal, ink, past...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Graphite

A13 - I appreciate that (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper - Unframed. The artist created this series shortly afterward arriving in NY. His interest was to see what responses the paintings evoke.
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Chrysler Building No 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chrysler Building No 2 by Frederic Choisel. From a series of large scale urban-scape drawings in mixed media. Atwork is 60 x 42 inches: Mixed media includes graphite, charcoal, ink, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Graphite

Hangar (Ref 20194) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Hangar (Ref 20194) (Abstract painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Reyna works with ink, acrylics and oils on canvas or paper. One of his signature techniques is to dilute his mediums...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

In the Clearing, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar displays a dreamy forest clearing in delicate color. Trees line the landscape, casting shadows on the wintry terrain. A peaceful and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

In Nature
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela In Nature, 2025 Watercolor and acrylic ink on paper 14 x 10 inches This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

It's a Sunny Day, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A tranquil scene from a stretch on the American River in Sacramento, California. Artist Patricia Prendergast painted this piece by enlarging a smaller plein a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Cabin Hideaway, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joanie Ford started this piece with a carefully drawn and detailed image. "I had been to similar places in my life, and as I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract Color Field Gradient Painting California Minimalism Shingo Francis
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis, Shingo (Japanese/American, born 1969), W3 , 1999 Encaustic and watercolor painting on Arches paper, 23.5 x 22.5 inches, Hand signed and dated verso Provenance: Garner T...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Encaustic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Villa V: modernist urban architectural city collage on monoprint, 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

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Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype

Full Moon
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Full Moon" 1995 is in an original pastel on paper by noted American artist Pia Stern, b. 1953. It is hand signed, dated and titled by th...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Untitled (Woman In Dress)
Located in New York, NY
J.Rennell, "Untitled: Woman in Dress", Figurative Pen and Ink Drawing signed on Paper, 6 x 4 (13.50 x 10.50 Framed), Mid to Late 20th C...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Figurative Abstract in Purple and Blue Tones
Located in Houston, TX
Deep blue and purple tonal figurative abstract pastel work. It is framed in a silver frame with a tan matte. Dimensions without Frame: H 11.5 in x W 15 in. Artist Biography: Helen...
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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Original, unique signed Study for sculpture Motu Viget (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero Study for Motu Viget, ca. 1977 Ink wash on notebook paper. Hand signed in black marker 14 × 11 1/4 inches Boldly signed in black marker o...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, India Ink

1980's "Mint, Orange, Yellow, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen Mint, Orange, Yellow, Black 1980s 11.75"x10.5" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Signed in pencil lower right
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Miniature 19th Century Watercolour - Victorian Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th-century miniature watercolour depicting a rosy-cheeked Victorian lady. Rendered in impressive detail, the artist has given great attention to the facial features. Un...
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19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Destination (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Destination (Abstract drawing) Pastel on paper - Unframed. Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as graphite,...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Pastel Blue and Purple Toned Abstract Drawing Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Color Pencil

Morning Service, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Nyika plays with light and shadow in this impression of St. Mary's Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The sunrise orientation delivers a strong ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract White Daisy Flowers on Turquoise Background by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract White Daisy Flowers on Turquoise Background by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'Spring Burst' In...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas

20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding pencil on paper Abstract drawing. Marcel Dumont was a Liège artist who painted in oils and gouache, also produced collages and was an illustrator and engraver, doing so in a number of different styles. Early on in his career, he tended to produce paintings displaying a poetic realism but this changed over time until, in 1957, he was employing geometric abstraction and later still, the influence of pop art could be discerned. His geometric style has strong linear structure which occasionally veers to expressionism and the effect of this is an interesting sense of detachment that the viewer of the work can feel and one engages with the subject on a different level than one would normally expect. A critic wrote of him," Sometimes expressionist, sometimes linear, the abstraction forms itself willingly, in Marcel Dumont's world, to leave the rectangular structure to connect to carefully prepared tones. He retains also, in his abundant output, a few poetic pop-art collages together with a number of drawings and engravings illustrating Stefan Zweig...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Woodblock Political Poster Mel King
Located in Surfside, FL
This is original watercolor over a limited edition woodcut political poster. hand signed, dated and numbered. it bears similarity to works by Alexander Calder. Employing a star and abstract design. Katherine Porter is an American artist born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1941. She received her BA from Colorado College in 1963. Katherine Porter received an honorary doctorate from Colby College. She has shown twice in the Whitney Biennial and solo exhibitions at the Knoedler Gallery in London, the Nina Nielsen Gallery in Boston, and the Andre Emmerich and Salander-O'Reilly Galleries in New York. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Tel Aviv Museum and Bezalel Museum in Jerusalem. (Katherine Page Porter, Katherine Pavlis Porter) Her exhibitions include biennials in 1976 and 1981 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; 1980 at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts; 1981, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; 1985, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; and 1987 at the Sidney Janis Gallery, New York City. Classic Americana. American Abstract Expressionism. Early Pattern and Decoration piece, The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon. The P&D movement wanted to revive an interest in minor forms such as patterning which at that point was equated with triviality. The prevailing negative view of decoration was one not generally shared by non-Western cultures, The Pattern and Decoration movement was influenced by sources outside of what was considered to be fine art. Blurring the line between art and design, many P&D works mimic patterns like those on wallpapers, printed fabrics, and quilts. There is a close connection between the Pattern and Decoration movement and the Feminist art movement. The P&D movement arose in opposition to the Minimalist and Conceptualist movements. Mary Grigoriadis Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Miriam Schapiro, Robert Zakanitch all worked in this same vein. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna, Austria Victoria Munroe Fine Art, Boston, MA Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA Salander O’Reilly Gallery, New York, NY Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY Knoedler Gallery, London Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY Pace Gallery, Addison, ME Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (drawings) Harcus Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Contemporary Landscape Painting, Nagoya/Boston Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan From the Collection of Edward Broida, Palm Beach Art Museum, Palm Beach, FL Abstraction Per Se (through January 1993), Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY Painting Self-Evident (Curator), Picolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC Art on Paper 1990, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Museo Barjola, Gijon, Spain; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY Sightings, Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos, Barcelona; Casa Revilla, Valladolid, Invitational, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT Atelier Project, Neuberger Museum, SUNY Purchase, NY Landscape Show, Allan Frumkin Gallery, NY Rethinking the Avant-Garde, by Jonathan Fineberg, The Katonah Gallery, NY Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NY Group Show, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Holland Contemporary Drawings, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, NY Modern Expressionist: German, Italian, & American Painters, Sidney Janis Gallery, NY American Women Artists, Part II: Younger Generation, Sidney Janis Gallery, NY Contemporary Works on Paper, Frumkin-Adams Gallery, NY Hassam Speicher Purchase Fund Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY The End of the World: Contemporary Visions of the Apocalypse, The New York Museum of Contemporary Art, NY Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Homage to Arthur Dove, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Six Painters, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY Twenty New York Painters, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA 74th American Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Abstract Painting, Women’s Caucus, NY Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Spoleto Choice, Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC From Women’s Eyes, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Theodoran, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Three If By Air, Obelisk Gallery, Boston, MA Betty Parsons Collection, Finch College, New York, NY SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria California Palace of the Legion of Honor (Achenbach Foundation), San Francisco, CA Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, MI Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Gemeentsmuseum of the Hague, The Hague, Netherlands (permanent installation) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Mount Holyoke...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Woodcut

Untitled , Abstract.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Artist Pinajian signed and dated lower left. The gallery certificate is available.
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rebuilding Goya 24 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Rebuilding Goya 24 (Abstract painting) Oil on paper — Unframed Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary my...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Balance (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Balance (Abstract painting) Ink, oil pastel and charcoal on paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a profound sense of drama and emoti...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Ink

Nude Study 51, Drawing, Charcoal on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A live demonstration charcoal study made for the the film, Zen Breakthrough: Figure Drawing Techniques (2012). Comes with a beautiful mat with protective clear plastic sleeve.. :: Dr...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Moment of Dawn, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Look backward to move forward," says artist James Nyika. Taking inspiration from this very scene unfolding from his rearview mirror while driving, James pain...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Kilimanjaro, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Kilimanjaro is awesome to behold, and here you can see its scale!" says artist James Nyika. "Kilimanjaro captures the enormous size of one of its most famous...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Blossom Light from Blood- Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Blossom Light from Blood is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-si...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Balance (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ink, oil pastel and charcoal on paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a profound sense of drama and emotional weight. Krahl works in a...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Ink

Home, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Charcoal, chalk, conte crayon on paper :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Ye...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Yellow Dress - Original handsigned gouache
By Georges Hugnet
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges Hugnet (1906-1974) Yellow Dress Gouache on paper Signed in the lower right corner Dimensions 37,5 x 15,5 cm (15 x 6") Excellent condition
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Pink Red & Orange Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield, using rich pink, red, orange and black. Art measures 24 x 24 inches Frame measures 29 x 29 inches ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Geometric Watercolor Depicting a Scene from Shakespeare by ID Artist Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
A brilliant blue, Geometric watercolor depicting a scene from Shakespeare by Institute of Design Artist Eugene Dana. Titled, "Ariel (From Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”)". Artwork siz...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Beauty for Sale, monotype (unique) signed by contemporary abstract artist
Located in New York, NY
Andrea Belag Beauty for Sale, 1990 Monotype on cotton rag paper 42 1/2 × 30 inches Unframed Pencil signed, dated and titled on the front; bears publisher name and copyright on the back Exquisite monotype; both gestural and minimalist. The title speaks for itself and defines the work. American painter Andrea Belag creates lush and luminous abstractions inspired by the visual and spiritual principles of Zen, as well as artists such as Mary Heilmann, Bernard Frize...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Monotype, Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Lithograph

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal, 1930 Handsigned by the artist in pencil LCD4084
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1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

"#152 – GOOD GIRL", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, hemingway, poetry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#152 – GOOD GIRL" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 152 of a found copy of Ernest Heming...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor Energetic modern abstract watercolor in blue and orange hues, by Erle Loran (Ame...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Inquietudine - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Inquietudine is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2012. Colored mixed media on plywood Title, date, techinique and sign on the back. Author of numerous p...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic

Peaceful Light, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar explores the tranquility of still waters and deep shadows in this peaceful coastal landscape. The sun's rays shine on the greenery w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Blossom Light from Blood- Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Blossom Light from Blood is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellent conditions. Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022. The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " in poetic style representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner. The various layer is made perfectly by the expression of brushes, which makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood. The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

original work of Yvon Taillandier from the 70s - Le palais bleu
Located in PARIS, FR
Gouache and watercolor Very nice original work of Yvon Taillandier from the 70s. The work of Yvon Taillandier is related to the free figuration, mixing image and language. His pain...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wu You - A Companion Like a Tiger
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink & colour on paper - The artwork comes with COA Framed 101 x 51 x 4 cm
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Fine Early 19th Century Gouache - Bustling Rural Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 19th century gouache depicting a rural scene with busy figures and livestock roaming freely. Very fine brushwork defines this artwork and the artist has paid great...
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Early 19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

At the Edge of the Stream, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The sunlight danced across the water and on the foliage hanging over the stream, creating a frame for the deep woods beyond," Patri...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Gold with Quadrants
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geometric and serene in its complexity - abstract contemporary painting created with impeccable attention to detail by deconstructing original watercolors into dime sized triangular cut outs and then affixing them to a wooden panel. Artist Irene Zweig rearranges the media into a new and unique design, where the eye interprets the original message as subliminal; with the components of it still present, and the result is one of contemplative balance and harmony. Fine art, science and mathematics blend in Zweig's intellectually curious and aesthetically sound works that beautifully relate to other eclectic works. 'Gold with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Tide No. 20, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original watercolor painting on 140 lb Arches cold pressed paper :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic

Lighthouse - Original Gouache by Valezy - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Lighthouse is an original artwork realized by André Valezy (1920-1972). Original colored Gouache painting signed VALEZY from 1955. The artwork represents a lighthouse and ship with...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Morgan O'Hara, Photographers in Anna Sui’s Runway Presentation, Drawing, Feb 2000
Located in Darien, CT
Live Transmission Morgan O'Hara's conceptually based performative drawing researches the vital movement of living beings, the human experience of time and space. It is culturally co...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Small Maelstrom (Ref 854) (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Small Maelstrom (Ref 854) (Abstract drawing) Pigment pencil on Mylar. Unframed. The Maelstrom Series include the most iconic and known of Peerna's works. Starting from the cente...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mylar, Pencil, Pigment

Windswept (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Windswept (Abstract Expressionism painting) Acrylic and mixed media on paper - Unframed. Werfel employs expressive, lyrical gestures ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"June" Diana Kurz, Abstract Colorist Composition New York Abstract Expressionism
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz June Watercolor and pastels on board 17 x 23 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to Engl...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Watercolor, Board

U 182 - white abstract geometric minimalist 3D composition with folded paper
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Spring Bouquet XIV
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece is part of my spring bouquet series. It is my interpretation of spring flowers, done in a loose, watercolor style. This piece is on heavyweight pap...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Moon over Stafford Lake
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I painted this from a photo I took at Stafford Lake on a cloudy, rainy day. As I worked on it, it started to feel like a night scene to me and I thought it would be fun to add the moon and its reflection. I like how it provides a counter point in this monochromatic design.

About the Artist
Pastel artist Patricia Prendergast creates impressionist artworks that depict the rivers and landscapes near her home in Sacramento, California. With each nature vignette, she captures the sense of larger natural rhythms through quick mark-making, mauve undertones, and a tranquil and serene haziness. Her work recalls the paintings from the Hudson River School such as Thomas Cole and Asher Brown Durand. Before working on her pastels at home in her studio, she spends hours studying nature on walks along the river near her home. Since becoming an artist, she says “everything is more vivid - the beauty of light and shadow in the trees, the subtlety of the color of clouds, the sparkle and reflections in water.” Her work as been exhibited in solo shows around California. She is represented by UGallery.

Moon over...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Oasis
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I enjoy making trips to Palm Springs to collect inspirational material for paintings. I am especially drawn to the bougainvillea blossoms that grow so well in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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