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Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
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The Skull - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
The Skull is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1976 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Drawing on cardboard. Hand-signed and dated by the...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Lucky Penny Collector, Figurative, Collector, Drawing, Inventor, Illustration
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lucky Penny Collector is Ink and Watercolor Pencil on paper, 22x30 framed to 28x36 by Krzysztof Pastuszka. He is a dynamic artist and graduate of School o...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Interior designer Sandra Nunnerley at home. Ink and watercolor interiors
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sandra Nunnerley at home, by Manuel Santelices Gouache and watercolor on paper Image size: 9 in. H x 12 in. W Unframed 2019 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are expl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor, Paper

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in oil pastel on paper. Good conditions b...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper glued on cardboard (50 x...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1972 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated on...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on cardboard (50 x ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1972 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on cardboard (50 x ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on cardboard (50 ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Life of Jesus - Collection of 5 Ink and Watercolor Drawings - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Life of Christ has included Four marvelous original drawings in watercolor and pencil, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century. The artwork represents a spiritual expr...
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Nude - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China Ink, Charcoal and Watercolor on paper. Go...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

"Ghostly Meditations (memories of oblivion)" work on paper figures cartoon
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Enrique Chagoya Ghostly Meditations (memories of oblivion) , 2012 acrylic and India ink on de-acidified 19th century paper (facing pages of etchings from a 19th century book) 16" x 1...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, India Ink

Femme au tropique rouge
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 34 x 47 cm. Frame size: 53 x 65 cm. Free shipment worldwide. Signed and dated. Acquired directly from the artist. Corneille, one of the founders of the COBRA group, ha...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Two Schools Reeves
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Richard Lilley Medium: Ink on Paper Dimensions: 21 x 30 in Rich Lilley, a now New York based artist began his practice in Pennsylvania in the theater program and studied art with Milan Melicharek before moving to New York City to continue his education at Parsons. It was here that Lilley studied under Mohammed Omar Khalil and Luther Davis with a primary focus in metal etching and printmaking. Drawing inspiration from J.R Crumb...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Untitled 02 - Contemporary Figurative Watercolor Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Untitled 02, From the Series "Iron Stove" Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poz...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude - Original Pen Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen realized by Sergio Barletta in 1958. Applied on passepartout: 49.5 x 79.5 cm. Hand-signed on the lower left, and date. In very good conditions w...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Reclined Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good conditions but...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

The Nightmare - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nightmare is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing and ink on paper. Good conditions. ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil

Crouched Girl - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Crouched Girl is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil on paper. Good conditions, except for some ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Reclined Figure - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good co...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Charcoal and Oil Pastel on paper. Good...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Female Portrait - Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Watercolor on paper. Good conditions...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original drawing in black marker pen realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Reclined Nude - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Black Marker pen on paper. Good condit...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Reclined Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good conditions but...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Two Figures - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures is an artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Black Marker pen on paper. Good conditions but ag...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Female Figure - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China Ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Figure - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China Ink and Watercolor on paper. Good condi...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Female Figure - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Fair conditions with ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Figure - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Oil Pastel and Watercolor on paper. Good cond...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pastel

The Couple - Dedicated to Mino Maccari - Original Drawing - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple, Dedicated to Mino Maccari is an original Drawing on paper realized by an Italian artist in 1976, in the style of the same Maccari.. Hand-sign...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Vintage Paris Fashion Drawing - Knit Overcoat, c. 1980
Located in Houston, TX
Charming ink and pencil fashion sketch of a long pink overcoat with clasp by Paris fashion house Création Corine Marie, circa 1980. Includes original fabric swatch and designer's sta...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Pencil

Nude with Monkey - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude with Monkey is an artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida (1...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original oil pastel and watercolor drawing on paper. Good co...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Watercolor

Interior Scene - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Scene is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor and ink on paper. Good conditions. Le...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

The History of the Sybil - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The History of the Sybil is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pecil drawing on paper. Good conditions....
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude with Monkeys - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude with Monkeys is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

The Silkworm Figure - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The Silkworm Figure is an original artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Suspended Nude - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Suspended Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper, glued o...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Suspended Nude - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Suspended Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored pap...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Crouched Nude - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Crouched Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original red marker pen and watercolor drawing. Good condit...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Apple and Butterfly - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Apple and Butterfly is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colore...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Crouched Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Crouched Nude is an artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original black marker on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida (1992 -...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

The Kiss - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in black marker on ivory-colored paper. Good c...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Posing Figures Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Posing figures sketch is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Origin...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original drawing in Ink and watercolor on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artis...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Nude Figures - China Ink drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Figures is an original China Ink drawing on paper glued on cardboard realized by Sergio Barletta in 1958, included a Passepartout. In very good conditions, with some sign of hum...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Portrait - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1963 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored pa...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Pencil

Camellia no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camelia no.2' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pink and green from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in California for over 40 years....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Village - Original Charcoal Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Village is an original drawing on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower left. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension: 21...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

The Rest - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Rest is an original drawing in watercolor and ink realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes with perfect hatch...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"STELLATA MAGNOLIA 2", watercolor, tree, flowers, forsythia, home, architecture
Located in Toronto, Ontario
STELLATA MAGNOLIA 2 is a new watercolor on Arches paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 30x22". Note the fluid precision of the tree, blossoming into...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

26x30" - Ganymede - Oil, Enamel on Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece has a lacquered shine, and it is an oil painting on enamel on wood panel. Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Colum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Enamel

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original Charcoal and oil pastel drawing realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition except for some foxings and a folding on the lowe-right. The artwork...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Female Portrait - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Watercolor on paper. Good conditions...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Leo Guida, Reginald K. Gee, David Barnett, and Luis Miguel Valdes . Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,201.

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