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
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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
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
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
'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
Two Metamorphosed Women with a Mythological Creature
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition artist signed lower right and is in very good condition. Walter Becker was a German artist. Another impress...
Category
Mid-19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Homage a Sam Francis, Folded Monoprint Mixed Media Splatter Painting Art Print
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a mixed media monoprint titled Homage a Sam (I first thought it was for Sam Gilliam but the artist told me it was for Sam Francis. He has done a number of these Homages as I ...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Monoprint
Abstracted Nude Figure Drawing, Signed Shapiro
Located in Larchmont, NY
Untitled, c. 20th Century
Acrylic on paper
20 x 16 1/4 in.
Matte: 24 x 20 in.
Signed center: Shapiro
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Laid Paper
Nature Morte
Located in Belgrade, MT
This colorful lithograph is part of my private collection.
It is a limited edition , 1 print available, signed and numbered 25/150. It is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Cteno Drawings set of ten abstract ink drawings by David Knudsvig
Located in New York, NY
David Knudsvig
Cteno Drawings 1989
Set of ten ink drawings
33 x 26 in. / 83.8 x 66 cm
The artist and sculptor David Knudsvig (1947-1993) was a prominent AIDS activist and was the partner of artist David Nelson...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled
By Ray Mead
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Although Ray Mead (1921-1988) was born in the UK, studied at the famed Slade School of Art, and served in the Royal Air Force during the war, his artistic career was established and ...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite
Starfall. Item 6
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color
Starfall. Item 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color
Starfall. Item 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Digital
Starfall. Item 4
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Digital
Starfall. Item 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color
Starfall. Item 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
The series of drawings is called Starfall. I was inspired by space, the starry sky, clouds and natural phenomena. I also like to play with linear rhythms and spots of color.
Painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color
Whisper the Word watercolor on paper
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
"Whisper the Word" is a delicate and evocative watercolor painting that invites viewers into a world of soft whispers and subtle emotions. The dominant colors of pink, fuchsia, and g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
Halloween- earth tone color circular abstract geometric watercolor drawing
By Richard Garrison
Located in New York, NY
Richard Garrison collects information from typically overlooked aspects of daily life. Observed data from places like big box stores and parking lots are systematically transformed i...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
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
FICTION NO 305
Located in New York, NY
A leader in experimental ink painting, Pan Ying was born in Beijing in 1962.
Her father is the famous oil painter, Pan Shixun, while her mother is the Chinese...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Monhegan Wharf, Maine Coast, Island, Harbor, Watercolor, Abstract
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Czechoslovakia, Yolanda Fusco came to the United States in 1930. With a full scholarship, Fusco attended the Art Students League in New York where she studied with Vaclav Vyt...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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
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
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Island, Maine Coast, Yolanda Fusco, Abstract
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Czechoslovakia, Yolanda Fusco came to the United States in 1930. With a full scholarship, Fusco attended the Art Students League in New York where she studied with Vaclav Vyt...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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
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
Red Picking - abstract nature inspired minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Clay, Polymer
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
Gentle Current - abstract nature inspired white minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Clay, Polymer
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
Untitled (unique) signed gouache painting (Framed) renowned Provincetown artist
Located in New York, NY
James Balla
Untitled gouache painting, 1992
Mixed Media Oil on Linen
Signed and dated on the front of the work; the verso of the frame bears the UFO (Albert Merola) gallery label.
F...
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Pencil
1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing "
1990's
Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board
Site measures 3"x3" silver wood frame 9.75"x10.75"
Unsigned came from artist's ...
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil
1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
1990's
Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board
Site measures 3.5"x2.5" silver wood frame 10.5"x10.5"
Unsigned came from arti...
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil
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
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
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
Paper, Oil Pastel
Untitled
By Shoichi Ida
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
molded mud-dried paper with collage elements, 1996
Signed and dated lower edge (see photo)
Annotated and titled verso
Sheet size: 24 x 7 inches
Provenance: Ralph Drake, fir...
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled Abstract Expressionist watercolor, pencil signed, Japanese-American art
Located in New York, NY
Taro Yamamoto
Untitled Abstract Expressionist watercolor, ca. 1957
Watercolor wash, drips & splatter on rice paper
Pencil signed on the front
12 × 16 inches
Unframed
Mid century mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper, Pencil
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...
Category
1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
'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
"Summer table"
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
Composition in Blue (mid century modern Abstract Expressionist signed/N, Unique
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Composition in Blue, 1952
Color silkscreen with unique hand painted gouache additions
Hand signed and numbered 76/120 on the front in ink
(each example is a unique varia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Screen, Graphite
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
"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
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
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
"Summer bouquets and summer fruits"
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 and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Circles)
Graphite on wove paper, 2007
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Sheet/Image size: 16 15/16 x 14 inches
Peter Marks (1935 -2010)
Pete...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
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
Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bold contemporary composition by Yvonne Lammerich is an intriguing exploration of colour and form. Origami-like folded shapes inter-connected by fine lines dance across this col...
Category
1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil
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
Paper, Acrylic
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
"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
Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse, Abstraction by Sve Gri
Located in Zofingen, AG
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
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 ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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
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
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