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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
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.5
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic paint on paper if framed 40 x 30 x 3 cm
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Black and Blue Abstract Pastel Drawing by Amalia Schulthess in Gold Frame
Located in Pasadena, CA
This abstract pastel drawing by artist Amalua Schulthess features large light and dark blue blocks crossed by wide black lines. They are so wide that they could be easily mistaken fo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Involved & Obscure: Silver & Gold Abstract Painting with Jewel Tones
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on archival paper mounted to panel with gold and silver metallic powders and accents of blue, burgundy, green, and purple enamel paint "Invol...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Enamel

Der Hafen von Plit
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. Paul Klee was one of the most import...
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1920s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Laid Paper, Pen

Blue & Grey Green Plan: Abstract Geometric Framed Painting in Cool Toned Palette
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric painting with a cool toned palette of green, blue, and grey with accents of black and white against a sea foam green colored acrylic wash background "Blue and Grey Green Plan" made by Hudson Valley artists, Donise English, in 2022 Graphite, colored pencil, and acrylic painting on vellum 24 x 18 inches unframed, 31 x 25 x 1.5 with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and simple black moulding Signed, verso Excellent condition and ready to hang This abstract geometric painting on vellum was made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in 2022. The composition begins with a blue green toned background of acrylic wash. A grid of box-like patterns in sky blue, green, grey, and black with white line work are stacked to create an irregular shape or an "imagined city grid", says the artist. The painting on vellum is complemented by a simple black frame with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and wire backing. It's in excellent condition and ready to hang. About the artist: Donise English emphasizes lines, grids, and fields of subtle color to evoke imagined places and invented structures. While precise lines and straight angles are often associated with themes in architecture and urban planning designs, English conveys a geometric motif guided by intuition rather than a ruler. Variations on grids retain flaws and unmistakable traces of the artists’ hand; her style of draftsmanship shies away from intellectualism and instead makes her compositions feel very personal. A central checkerboard formation floats over a ground of pastel color or washes of grey or cream. Each design is intensely intricate, incorporating gouache, acrylic, pen, graphite, ink and colored pencil. The artist recently retired from her decades career teaching at Marist College and is now devoted full time to her art making. Artist Statement: My work is about the way visual diagrams present information that describes how something is made or the way it is. I am interested in drawing and collaging multiple layers of information that refer abstractly to maps, architectural drawings and blueprints or patterns and structures found in such things as roller coasters, power lines and fences. I use gouache and collaged paper in a series of layers that are a visual and ideological response to the previous layer to define my pictorial space. For each piece I create a set of rules to follow about the use of a limited palette, a grid format, opacity of paper and whether a piece may include curving lines or maintain a rectilinear structure. Artist CV: EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Painting Bard College 1986 Bachelor of Science in Art History State University College at New Paltz 1977 Additional Study: New York Studio School (Drawing Marathons) Columbia University, School of Architecture Women’s Studio Workshop TEACHING Professor of Studio Art, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Coordinator, Interior Design Program, Florence, Italy campus 1992-present AWARDS NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2018 Invitational Award for Outstanding Contemporary Talent, University of Bridgeport, CT 2000 Purchase Prize, “11th National Juried Exhibition” College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore 1999 First Prize, “Women in the Visual Arts ‘95” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1995 Joseph A. Cain Memorial Purchase Award for Sculpture Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX 1994 Honorable Mention, “National Juried Exhibition” University of Bridgeport, CT 1993 Individual Artists Fellowship in Sculpture Dutchess Arts Fund 1992/93 Tallix, Morris, Singer Internship in Sculpture Tallix Foundry, Beacon, NY 1990/91 MEMBERSHIP Royal British Society of Sculptors SELECTED JURIED/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2020 “edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley”, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY 2019 “Contemporary Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Mixed Media”, SITE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2018 “JuxtaPositions”, The Painting Center, New York, NY “Peculiar Rarities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2017 “Interlock: Color and Contrast in Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Donise English: Encaustics”, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY 2016 “Let’s Stay in Touch”, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD “Under, Over, After Over”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2015 “Off the Grid”, Arts & Culture Program, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY “Gridspace”, KMOCA, Kingston, NY “Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Assuming Identity”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2013 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region”, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Stone Canoe/Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY 2012 New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Contemporary Painters (Who Just Happen To Be Women)”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Strange Glue: Collage at 100”, Cambridge School, Weston, MA “Dear Mother Nature”, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY “Fresher Paint”, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY 2011 “Process+Content: Donise English”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY “Donise English-Paintings”,Orange County Community College, Newburgh, NY “Gender Matters/Matters of Gender”, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Encaustics: Wax and Image”, Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Dots, Lines and Figures”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Spring Awakening”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Clay City Dreams”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Texture,Pattern, Fragment”, Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI 2009 “Collage”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Working in Wax”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA “Encaustic 2009”, College of New Rochelle, NY “Three Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Convergence: The Human Experience”,Howard County Center for the Arts, MD 2008 “Suckers and Biters: Love, Lollipops, and Exquisite Corpse” Chashama Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY 2007 “Patterns and Light”, Blue Hill Gallery, Blue Hill, ME “Suckers and Biters”, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2006 “100 Artists, 100 Watercolors”, Jeannie Freilich Fine Art, New York, NY “On/Of Paper”,Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY “The Love Show”, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT 2005 The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN “Small Tales”, Valdosta State University, Georgia National Juried Exhibition,Art Institute and Gallery Salisbury, MD, Juror: Stephen Haller “Greed, Envy, Jealousy, Fear”, TSL Warehouse, Hudson, NY 2004 “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “Girl Art Now”,Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 3 Person Exhibition, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA “The Feminine Eye”, Bradley University, Peoria, IL “Women Painting Women”, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA “Thought Patterns”, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ “Surface, Matter and Artifice”, Dutchess Community College Art Gallery Poughkeepsie, NY 2003 “Beefcake/Cheesecake”,Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA,Juror: Jamie Wilson, Curator Halpert Bienniel, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Juror: Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center “The Great White Oak”, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2002 “Cat Calls”, Red Clay Arts, Brooklyn “Hudson Valley Regional”, SUNY New Paltz Juror: Sydney Jenkins, Director, Ramapo College Art Galleries 2001 One-Person Exhibition, Davis and Hall Gallery, Hudson, NY “Beyond the Surface”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago One-Person Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 2000 “Vision 2000...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Signed ink wash painting by Abstract Expressionist sculptor COA signed by artist
Located in New York, NY
MARK DI SUVERO Abstract Expressionist drawing with artist signed COA, ca. 1963 Pen and black ink and brush and black ink wash on paper. Hand signed on the front. Framed, with separa...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, India Ink, Mixed Media

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

summer:detroit
Located in New York, NY
McArthur Binion (b. 1946, Macon, MS; lives and works in Chicago, IL) combines collage, drawing, and painting to create autobiographical abstractions of painted minimalist patterns ov...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1998 is in an original pastel on paper by noted American artist Pia Stern, b. 1953. It is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The artwork size is 16 x 8 inches, framed size is 26.25 x 17.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with off white matting and bevel. It is in excellent condition. The frame is in fair condition. It has some small scratches Please see pictures. About the artist: Pia Stern spent her junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, the town in the south of France where Paul Cézanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting course and felt instantly at home with her instructors’ philosophical and visual perceptions of the world. Returning to UC Berkeley as a senior, she enrolled in the art program and was greatly influenced by several artists who were integral to the Bay Area Figurative Movement including Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Joan Brown and most notably, Elmer Bischoff, with whom she worked very closely. Stern is primarily a process painter, and is known for her exploration of symbolic language. As stated by noted author and art critic Sister Wendy Beckett in "Contemporary Women Artists:" “Pia Stern…has an unusual power of transforming her ‘dreams’ into our own…The artist seeks out the great secrets of the heart and bodies them forth.” Using oil paints and drawing materials in an intuitive manner, she rarely approaches her work with a preconceived idea. She may put down a quick gestural stroke, a dab of color or a general shape, yet this is just a starting point for her. Like an archeologist, she approaches the canvas as if on a ‘dig’, adding and subtracting, waiting for the meaning of the piece to reveal itself through the mark making process. Her work is held in galleries, museums, public and private collections nationwide, and has been critically acclaimed in newspapers, books and journal reviews. She has a studio in Little Italy in San Diego, and her work is currently represented in San Francisco at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery and The Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, and in Honolulu by Fine Arts Associates. EDUCATION 1978 University of California, Berkeley, M.F.A. 1977 University of California, Berkeley, M.A. 1975 University of California, Berkeley, B.A. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Blue Azul Gallery, La Jolla, CA 2008 The Lobby Gallery, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA 2007 Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, N.Y., N.Y. Palette Café Art...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 1995 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Windswept (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic and mixed media on paper - Unframed. Werfel employs expressive, lyrical gestures that create bursts of movement and energy. Her color choices create a range of tones from th...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

“Dance of Fire” Triptych "Symphony of the Elements"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is ready to hang, the painting has no decorative frame. Triptych "Symphony of the Elements" "Symphony of the Elements" is a triptych that immerses the viewer in a medit...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Mother Drawing #2 (Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting in Blue & Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue Mother Drawing #2, by Jeanette Fintz in 2020 22 x 30 inches watercolor, gouache on Fabriano paper Signed lower right corner Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches, custom white frame, 8 ply w...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled Modernist Portrait, Woman in Ink on Archival Paper- Manuel Angele Ortiz
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modernist portrait was realized by the esteemed artist Manuel Angele Ortiz in Spain, circa 1950. The work realized in a style influenced by the work of Pablo Picas...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Flow
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Flow, 2025 Watercolor, alcohol 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Series "Shells", 42 x 30 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
Series "Shells", 42 x 30 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract drawing n°2 by Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Drawing on paper without frame Size A4
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pre-eminent figure of postwar American art and one of the most important artists (and instructors) of the 20th century. Born in Germany, Hofmann immigr...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Original 1970'S French Abstract Painting Study of Draped Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020) Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Along the Avenue
Located in Storrs, CT
Ruben Gelardi's depiction of a yellow tram in Copenhagen. Pastel on paper measures 15 7/8 x 20; frame dimensions measure 22 1/4 x 26 3/4 x 1 1/4. Artist'...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Sacral - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
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 white with sizes 16 by 20 in. Mila Akopova...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Drawing No. 4, 2024 (Starlight Collection), Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John Diehl blends geometric precision with freehand artistry in this minimalist composition. The equilateral triangle and clean lines create a bold yet...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

3.2 M (ACTION COMICS). Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
3.2 M (ACTION COMICS), 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel From the series Currency Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. Frame size: 43 cm H x 34 cm W x 3 cm D Imag...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Study for Bull and Condor, unique Ink on gouache signed, segy collection, framed
Located in New York, NY
JACQUES LIPCHITZ Study for Bull and Condor, 1964 Original Ink on gouache on Paper drawing and signed lower left front Unique Held in the original vintage frame This work is from th...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Drawing No. 19, 2024 (Starlight Collection), Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An equilateral triangle and clean lines create a minimalist yet bold aesthetic, reflecting artist John Diehl's mastery of geometric precision with freehand a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Coastal Hill Fort, gouache on paper by British female artist Rachel Fenner
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Rachel Fenner ARCA (British, b.1939) Coastal Hill Fort Gouache on paper Signed ‘Rachel Fenner 06’ (lower right) 8.1/4 x 20.3/4 in. (21 x 52.8 cm.) Provenance: The Fareham Gallery
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Abstract Figurative Work on Paper, Portrait of Paris
Located in New york, NY
Portrait of Paris, 2019 by a.muse is a colorful mixed-media painting on paper, an homage to the Trojan prince in Greek mythology. Acrylic, pastel, and watercolor sticks, the paintin...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Framed abstract Persian calligraphy ink drawing/painting on paper, black & white
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli's "Morghe Sahar 2" is framed in a white wood painted frame with white mat. It is wired with all hanging hardware, and is ready to install. Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. She borrows techniques from Iranian calligraphy to create abstract drawings with traditional bamboo “ghalams,” or quills. Rather than using these techniques to create religious objects as they were originally used, she explores the secular meaning of line in and of itself. She seeks the complete dissolution of words and prefers instead to create abstract images, her alternative to religious object making. The poem that is collaged into this work is a historic Iranian ballad, entitled "Morghe Sahar" (Bird of Dawn), written by Mohammad-Taqi Bahar and put to music by Morteza Neidavoud in 1921. Some consider this song to be the unofficial anthem of freedom in Iran. The lyrics describe a caged nightingale, urging her to sing with passion and break free. It has been sung in different political contexts, from the constitutional revolution of 1921 through the dictatorship of Mohammad Reza...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.27
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 13 x 18 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.12
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 18 x 24 cm - 30 x 40 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Quadrants Ephemeral
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Quadrants Ephemeral' from Irene Zweig, where intellect, science, mathematics and order are at play in shades of green, blue, grey and white, in the abstract mixed media painting tha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

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 have found a New York Times article referencing a "cast paper folded into an airplane shape by Richard Royce serves as an homage to the late sculptor Alexander Calder".Richard Royce, born New York, 1941. After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin where he studied under Alfred Sessler...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Monoprint

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent pr...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Henri Matisse Drawing 'Femme souriante' 1942
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful Henri Matisse Drawing 'Femme souriante'' was conceived in July of 1942. It is in excellent condition, signed and dated 'H. Matisse...
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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Titled, signed, and dated on verso. Presented in a painted metal frame, without glass. Image, 23"H x 31"L. Measures: 30"H x 37"W. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Nobadeer, " Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This small original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a palette that combines washes of varying blue and turquoise tones. It ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Cotton, Paper, Watercolor

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Seated Figure, 20th century figural abstract expressionist ink drawing
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996) Seated Figure 1970 India ink on paper 16 x 11.5 inches Signed and dated lower right Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew up...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Dorothy Dehner, (Poster Design), mid-century, for Willard Gallery
Located in New York, NY
This (Poster Design) was made for the exhibition 'Dorothy Dehner, Sculptures and Watercolors,' at the Willard Gallery, May 7 through 31, 1957. It's a perfect mid-century American i...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Autumn verso Summer Landscape / - Imagined Landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Seidel, Herbert (1906-1974), Autumn verso Summer Landscape, 1953 Herbert Seidel (1906 Berlin - 1974 Rüdersdorf), Autumn verso Summer Landscape, 1953. India ink on grained, bleached p...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

New Looking Methods: Cobalt Blue & Gold Abstract Expressionist Painting, Framed
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract painting on paper with gold metallic powders and cobalt blue, pastel green, and rust colored enamel paint "New Looking Methods", made in 2022 by Hudson Valley paint...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Enamel

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 8.25 x 7.25 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we h...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Untitled: Reptile
Located in New York, NY
Benjamin Mendoza (Bolivian, 1935-2014) "Untitled: Reptile", Mixed Media signed in Pencil on Cardboard, 11.25 x 10.25, Late 20th Century Colors: Black, Brown, Green, Yellow
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Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels on Paper in Neutral Hues of Taupe
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 25" x 31" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 423
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink and marker on archival paper, artwork will be shipped rolled up in a tube Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.16
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 13 x 18 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Mountain Reverie Series 5, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Siyuan Ma shares an ethereal outlook of a snowy mountain range with an abstract approach. After the rain, sunlight shines on t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Composition with Circles
Located in London, GB
'Composition with Circles', gouache on paper, by James Pichette (circa 1970s). A dynamic, lively abstract composition by an artist known for such stunni...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Untitled" Hans Hofmann, circa 1943 Navy Blue Olive Green Early Abstract Work
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann Untitled, circa 1943 Signed lower right Oil and watercolor on paper 22 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches The only artist of the New York school to participate directly in European m...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Follower of John Varley (1778-1842) - Framed Watercolour, Hermit in a Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming mountain landscape with a hermit resting against a wooden post. The artist captures the view in fine detail, from the foreground foliage right through to the distant mount...
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Early 19th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'The Dancers', French Late Mid Century Gouache on Textured Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French watercolour and Gouache on handmade paper of a pair of dancers by Damien Hermellin. Signed and dated bottom right. Pres...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we h...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Trees, Abstract Expressionist Gouache on paper by Robert Andrew Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Andrew Parker, American (1927 - 2024) - Trees, Year: circa 1961, Medium: Gouache on thin wove paper, signed and titled in pencil on verso, Size: 17.75 x 23 in. (45.09 x 58.42...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good and impressive provenance: all th...
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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Ron Gorchov Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist painting on paper Signed
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Untitled early 1960s Abstract Expressionist work, 1962 Ink and watercolor painting on paper Signed and dated in black ink lower left recto Frame included: elegantly floa...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

U 185 - 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

Linda Turner, Meditation Is Play, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Pencil

Two Golfers and a Caddy
Located in Missouri, MO
Fred Conway “Two Golfers and a Caddy” c. 1965 Pen, Ink & Watercolor on Paper 13 x 17 inches Signed A member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School from 1929 to 1970, Frederick Conway...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen

series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.4
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Panel', C. 1994 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Composition T1, 1982 - gouache-mixed media, 73x102 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Gouache on paper and technic mixed, signed lower left.
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Herbert Bayer. Stamp. Drawing on paper. From The Series Terms and Conditions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Herbert Bayer, 2022 (Framed) by Rodrigo Spinel From The Series Terms and Conditions Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. Frame size: 52 cm H x 43 cm W x 4 cm D Image size: 32 cm H ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 3.2 M (ACTION COMICS) and 1.2M BAT MAN, Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 3.2 M (ACTION COMICS) and 1.2M BAT MAN, Triptych, 2023 by Rodrigo Spinel From the series Currency Chinese ink on Fabriano pap...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Shape 36 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, black & white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 36 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Black on wh...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Bouquet of flowers in a vase "Love me tender" (impressionist painting on paper )
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life. This painting of a bouquet of flowers in a v...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Seated Nude Figure
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower left): FK [in monogram] EX COLL.: the artist; to I. David Orr (1904–1997), Long Island, New York; to his estate, 1997 until the present Originally trained as a fig...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Linda Turner, Art Meditation 7, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

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