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
"Fresh spring bouquet " (small acrylic expressionist floral artwork on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful artwork celebrating spring features a bouquet of fresh flowers of red, white and green colors.
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Quadrants Quadrille
By Irene Zweig
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Quadrants Quadrille' from Irene Zweig, where intellect, science, mathematics and order are at play in shades of calm blue, silver, grey and white, in the abstract mixed media painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Quadrants Ephemeral
By Irene Zweig
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Doble Standard 2. From The Series Doble Standard. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Untitled
By George Condo
Located in Ottikon, CH
Provenienz:
-Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
-Galerie Gmurzynska Zürich
-Privatsammlung Schweiz
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
$18,000
Layered Plan #6 (Abstract Geometric Black & White Mixed Media Collage on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric mixed media collage in black, white, and grey with details of bright red
"Layered Plan #6", made by Hudson Valley artist, Donise English, in 2009
15 x 12 inches, 2...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Gouache
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
The work is sold without a frame and mat
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$375 Sale Price
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Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner
gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed
actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches
Superb - bold - and very co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$390 Sale Price
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Post-Impressionist French Watercolour Painting The Mountains Behind Nice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed lower left, Inscribed Verso.
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
10 x 14 inches
Very good condition.
Provenance: from the artists...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
1988 pencil drawing by British 20th Century artist William Scott
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Scott (British, 1930 – 1989)
Lyrical
Pencil on paper
Signed ‘W Scott’ (lower right), further inscribed and dated ‘October 23 1988 / Lyrical… by William Scott’ (on the reverse...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Post-Impressionist French Watercolour Painting View of Cap Ferrat From Hillside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed lower left, Inscribed Verso.
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
8.25 x 14.25 inches
Very good condition.
Provenance: from the ar...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Passion - Watercolor Drawing by Antonietta Valente - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Passion is an original watercolor on paper 300g/m2 realized by Antonietta Valente in 2020.
Hand-signed and dated on the back. Perfect conditions. C...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$193 Sale Price
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"Vibrant spring colors" (contemporary abstract expressive acrylic floral)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of spring flowers which...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Lavendar fields of Provence"(contemporary impressionist nature art on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This enthralling artwork "Lavendar fields of Provence" is a testament to the expressive potential of impressionistic techniques.
Rendered with bold, dynamic brushstrokes, the paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Unknown - abstract painting, made in blue, grey, brown color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue, grey, brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene fac...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
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Morandi 12 (Abstract Cubist Still Life Painting Inspired by Morandi Bottles)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract cubist style still life graphite and acrylic painting inspired by Giorgio Morandi's bottle still life paintings
"Morandi 12” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - Aphrodite - heliogravure and drypoint etching
Located in Varese, IT
Mixed media incorporating heliogravure and drypoint etching hand-colored on Arches paper , edited in 1963
Limited edition of 150 copies , numbered 71/150 in lower left
Hand signed by...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
1970s Abstract Seascape Acrylic Stencil Painting "Seascape"
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose
"Seascape"
1970
Acrylic stencil on paper
17"x11.5" unframed
Signed in pencil bottom left
Edith Isaac-Rose (1929-2018)
Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Tei...
Category
1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$318 Sale Price
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Blue Mother Drawing #3 (Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting in Blue & Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue Mother Drawing #3, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
This fun, quirky oil pastel by a David Mark (American, 20th C) features bright, abstract yellow and white flowers with contra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
$680 Sale Price
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Allegory of Light - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Allegory of Light For Struggling Blossoms is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-color...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
$342 Sale Price
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untitled Woman by the Windows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Woman by the Windows)
Unsigned.
Pastel on board, c. 1915
Created while the artist was in Giverny, France
Provenance:
Gift of the artist to his wife, Mary Hess Buehr
by Desc...
Category
1910s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Surfside, FL
30X21.25 without the frame. Mixed Media painting and drawing on paper. Lawrence Kupferman had a long and illustrious career as an artist and educator. His work has been exhibited at ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Single Bottle IX: Abstract Morandi Bottle Still Life Pencil Drawing, Framed
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract cubist style still life graphite drawing inspired by Giorgio Morandi's bottle paintings
“Single Morandi Bottle IX” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made in 2022
G...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Dorothea Tanning (1910 - 2012) - bonjour Max Ernst - Color etching - 1976
Located in Varese, IT
Color etching, edited in 1976
Limited edition of 100 copies
signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner and numbered 52/100 in lower left corner
paper size: 50 x 65 cm
excellen...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Etching
Colored Waves - Original handsigned watercolor and tempera
Located in Paris, IDF
Ervin NEUHAUS
Colored Waves
Original watercolor and tempera on heavy paper
Handsigned bottom right
Authenticated with the stamp of the Estate sale on the back
21 x 21 cm (c. 8 x 8 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
$192 Sale Price
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Two women dancing indoors
By Jose Caballero
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
68.5 x 57.5 x 4 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
"Witching Hour" Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a deep blue and magenta palette, with two large organic planes of washy color layered over one another for a b...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Watercolor
Black White Abstraction 016 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 016 (2020)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Black White Abstraction 018 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 018 (2020)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Unknown Flower-abstraction art, made in pale pink, rose colored
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work is made with alcoholic ink in pale pink, rose color on Yupo paper.
It is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold) with styrene face on a double mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
English Purple-Hued Watercolor Painting - Abstract Leaf Impressions
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Softly-toned watercolor abstract painting by English artist Spe, featuring a variety of purple, fuchsia, and pink hues with pressings of leaves and flowers. Displayed on a white mat ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled mid century modern geometric abstraction
By William Fredericksen
Located in New York, NY
William Fredericksen
Untitled mid century modern geometric abstraction, 1958-1959
Watercolor and Gouache on Board
Hand signed and dated on the front
12 4/5 × 11 7/10 inches
Unframed
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
Tingel-tangel II - XXI Century, Ink drawing, Abstraction, Black & white
By Leszek Rózga
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015)
He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Red splendor"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
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 is called "Re...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
$173 Sale Price
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Karen Schiff, Word Snake, 2014, Gouache, Rag Paper, Graphite
By Karen Schiff
Located in Darien, CT
Karen Schiff is an artist and wordsmith based in New York; she has always been a reader as well as a visual artist. Her drawings, paintings, installations, and performances combine t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper, Graphite
"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism
Located in New York, NY
"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism
Charles Biederman (American, 1906-2004)
Sculpture Model
Ink and gouache on Arches paper
Sight: 18 x 1...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Pink dreams - abstraction art, made in gray, pink, fuchsia color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work is made with alcoholic ink in pink, grey - blue color on Yupo paper.
It is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold) with styrene face on a double m...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Sea Turtle, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Suren Nersisyan displays an impressionist portrait of a charming red sea turtle. He pictures the shelled reptilian swimming under the refreshing ocean. Blades of kelp float along the background creating points of light green complements. In its natural habitat, it appears beautiful and harmonic.
About the Artist
Suren is an impressionist painter eloquently capturing nature, landscapes, and cityscapes in paint. His body of work reflects several different stylistic approaches. Suren’s scenes in oil are inspired by Impressionist masters Monet and Van Gogh, while his watercolor series of flowers and birds are influenced by Eastern styles of painting and the colors of the Middle Eastern environment. Suren believes his role as an artist is to remind viewers that we all are part of the same natural universe.
Words that describe this painting: sea turtle, sea turtle gift, turtle lover gift, turtle artwork, turtle painting, children room, kids wall art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Open & Empty: Silver & Gold Abstract Expressionist Painting with Jewel Tones
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on archival paper mounted to panel with gold and silver metallic powders and accents of blue, mauve, and teal enamel paint
"Involved and Obsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Contemporary abstract acrylic painting on paper "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
$336 Sale Price
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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...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Rocio Rodriguez "25-Feb-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez
February 25, 2013, 2013
pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper
18 x 24 in.
This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rec...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel
Abstract landscape, watercolour by Colin Fifield
Located in London, GB
Colin Fifield (1940-2022)
Abstract landscape
Watercolour
26 x 36 cm
Colin Fifield was a British artist specialising in painting and pottery. He trained at the Camberwell School of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Nude Figure
By Franz Kline
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Abstract composition by Julien Dinou - Charcoal on paper A4 size
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Black plastic frame with glass pane
31,5 x 41 x 2 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$264 Sale Price
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Sedona Dream
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sedona Dream" 2004 is a pastel on paper by noted American artist Richard Benjamin Royce, born 1941. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22.25 x 30 inches, framed is 27.25 x 33.75 inches. It is custom framed in silver aluminium frame. The artwork is in excellent condition, frame has scratches and will be replaced by a new one before shipping.
About the artist:
After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Richard Royce went to France to study with Stanley W. Hayter, On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at the same time helping other artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Marisol, George Segal, Raphael Soyer, Francoise Gilot and Jim Rosenquist to realize works in various media.
Selected collections
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York
International Paper Corporation, New York
Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois
Musee du Petite Format, Couvin, Belgique
Uyasuda Life Insurance Company, Japan
Selected solo exhibitions
1991 Prestige Gallery, Danvers, MA
1989 Watermark/Cargo Gallery.. Kingston, NY
1986 ARRAS Gallery, NYC, NY
1985 The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1982 Linden Gallery, New York, NY
1979 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
Keller Gallery, Salem, OR
The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1970 Ventura College, Ventura, CO
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1969 Comsky Gallery, Boston, MA
Ohio University, OH
1968 Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA
The Galor Hagen Gallery, Dallas, TX
University of Southern California Gallery
Selected group exhibitions
2004 Living Space Gallery, Cornville, AZ
2001 Rodman Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
1997 Dalton Fine Art, Boston, MA
Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA
Prestige Gallery, Atelier Royce Group Show, Danvers, MA
1996 Copley Society Gallery, Group Sculpture Show, Boston, MA
1995 Barbara’s Hang Up Gallery, Group Show, Beverly, MA
1991 Creative Framing Gallery, Boston, MA
1989 5e Exposition International "Petit Format de Papier" Cul-Des-Arts (Couvin), Belgique
1988 Premiere Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format (Traveling show to museums throughout France)
1987 "Eight Upstate Sculptors", Woodstock Artist Assn., NY
1986 First International Biennial of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany
1985 '85 Mini-Exhibition, Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
1984 Paperworks: A National Invitational, Chevey Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA
Paper, Canvas & Glass, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA
Atelier Royce Group Show, Eclipse Gallery, New York
Contemporary Paperworks, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT
1983 Paper As Images - Traveling exhibition: Six galleries throughout England
1982 Papermaking USA, American Crafts Museum, New York
Atelier Royce Group Show, State University, Purchase, NY
New American Graphics 2, Art Museum Association of San Francisco Traveling...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
“Untitled” Orange, Blue & Yellow Abstract Portrait of George Washington
Located in Houston, TX
Orange, blue, and yellow abstract figurative portrait by Texas artist Ike E. Morgan. This pastel drawing depicts an abstract figure of George Washington against a yellow halo on a re...
Category
1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Dorothy Dehner, (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
This large scale drawing is signed and dated ink and closely relates to her sculptures of this period. The dimensions of 23 x 31 inches are the siz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
$6,000 Sale Price
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Black White Abstraction 005 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2019
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 005 (2019)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper.
Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Field Study #749
Located in Houston, TX
Terrell James
Field Study #749, 2020
Oil on vellum
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Vellum
Black White Abstraction 011 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2019
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 011 (2019)
Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper.
Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Seeing the Past: Abstract Expressionist Painting in Blue, Silver and Gold
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract painting on paper with accents of blue, dark gray, and teal underneath silver and gold metallic powders
"Seeing the Past", made in 2022 by Hudson Valley painter, Br...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 71 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from the page to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text of the poem. Here the poem reads: "Then it's hopeless? / But sometimes I cannot hope. / I cannot." Note the poem is outlined in dark red and purple radiating lines, while outside there are lighter violet, blue and white lines.
From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
Blessed Solitude, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Emerald grasses sprawl into the distance of an open landscape. A peaceful scene as the sun rises. Trees stretch into the gradient sky drawing the eye to a flock of birds flying free. "I find that getting away to the country offers a quiet and peace that lends itself to times of reflection and meditation," shares artist Posey Gaines.
About the Artist
Using flowing watercolors, artist Posey Gaines creates atmospheric, high-contrast landscapes developed mostly from intuition. He often starts a piece by simply putting paint to paper and then decides on the elements to bring the composition together. He draws on memories of places he has lived and reference photos taken on road trips to arrive at the final serene and eye-catching view. Posey says that from a young age artistic inspiration has touched everything he's done in life. He plays the piano, the guitar and the bass guitar, writes poetry and wrote a book. Posey first discovered watercolor in the 1970s while auditing art classes at East Central College near his home. Over the years, he's honed his skills attending workshops and watching DVDs. Today, he enjoys painting from a tidy home studio while listening to music. True to his well-rounded personality, when he’s not making art, he works as a web developer.
Words that describe this painting: landscape, morning, sunrise, nature, quiet, hike, sky, clouds, desert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Sacral - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in white with sizes 16 by 20 in.
Mila Akopova...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
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