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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Mary Judge
Primavera Pop Five, Geometric Flower Mandala, Bright Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 5 is a geometric flower mandala shape with delica...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 31, Geometric Flower Mandala, Blue, Bright Pink, Green, Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 31 is predominately electric blue and bright pink...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 30, Dark Maroon, Green, Charcoal, Blue Geometric Abstract Mandala
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 30 is a predominately dark burgundy red and dark ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 18, Geometric Flower Mandala, Blue, Dark Pink, Golden Yellow, Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 18 is a teal blue, violet, dark red, golden yello...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Circle Series 30 One, Mandala Drawing, Spolvero, Sienna, Brown, Abstract, Dots
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Blue Opus Eight, Blue, Teal Circular Mandala Flower Shape with Green, Dark Navy
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Blue Opus Series 8 is a predominately blue mandala shape with a...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Poptic Three, Flower Mandala, Coral Pink, Orange, Dark Indigo, Violet, Yellow
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 03 is a predominately coral pink, orange and blue dark m...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Pop Flower 43, Bright Orange Mandala, Green, Maroon, Burgundy Red, Cobalt Blue
Located in Kent, CT
This beautiful, vibrant orange powdered pigment drawing has brown, burgundy, olive green and bright cobalt blue in the center and is from the Pop Flower series. The combination of th...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pigment, Rag Paper

Poptic 26, Flower Mandala, Light Green, Orange, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 26 is a predominately light lime green, orange, yellow, ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 29, Maroon, Green, Charcoal, Blue Geometric Abstract Mandala
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 29 is a predominately dark red and dark navy mand...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop Fourteen, Geometric Flower Mandala, Navy Blue, Teal, Pink, Yellow
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 14 is a predominately navy blue and teal green ge...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 28C, Red, Cobalt Blue, Teal, Yellow Geometric Abstract Mandala
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 28C is a predominately dark red and cobalt blue m...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Circle Spiral 02, Mandala Drawing, Cream, Brown, Abstract, Pattern, Monochrome
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing has was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. The ordered symmetry of the shape in sienn...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Primavera Pop 27, Blue, Green, Orange, Red Geometric Abstract Mandala
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 27 is a predominately blue and green mandala shap...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

River and Steel Twins Five, Bold Geometric Drawing, Red, Yellow, Orange, Green
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the layered diagonal lines in deeply pigme...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Poptic Five, Flower Mandala, Yellow, Green, Red Orange, Navy Blue
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 05 is a yellow, pale orange, green, red orange and navy ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Spiral Form Eight, Geometric Spirograph Drawing, Reddish Brown, Cream Paper
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the spirograph drawing in reddish brown is...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Exotic Hex Series 12 01, Square Reddish Brown Circular Mandala Line Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Poptic Nine, Flower Mandala, Yellow, Orange, Bright Blue, Pink, Peach
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 09 is a predominately yellow, orange and blue mandala sh...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Poptic 22.03, Flower Mandala, Fuchsia Pink, Yellow, Lavender Purple, Navy
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Poptic 22.02 is a predominately vibrant fuchsia pink, yellow an...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Pop Flower 48, Light Yellow Orange Mandala, Brown, Green, Bright Blue, Pink
Located in Kent, CT
Mary Judge is widely known for this series of powdered pigment drawings, each work has saturated colors and a rich surface developed through her unique technique. Pop Flower 48 is a ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Exotic Hex Series 12 03 03 Reddish Brown Circular Mandala Line Drawing in Square
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Exotic Hex Series 111 07 2, Reddish Brown Circular Mandala Line Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Primavera Pop One, Geometric Flower Mandala, Cobalt Blue, Charcoal, Teal, Green
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 01 is a predominately cobalt blue, teal and light...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Pop Flower Four B Zero Five, Mandala in Orange, Red, Black
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 4B05 is a predominately orange mandala shape with re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 21, Geometric Flower Mandala, Teal Green, Dark Orange, Yellow, Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 21 is a predominately teal green, light yellow an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Exotic Hex Series 112 07, Square Reddish Brown Circular Mandala Line Drawing
Located in Kent, CT
This reddish brown pigment drawing was made with a perforated stencil laid on ivory rag paper, pounced with a sack of powdered pigment. Pigment passes through leaving marks, patterns...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

Primavera Pop 23, Geometric Flower Mandala, Purple, Violet, Brown, Yellow
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 23 is a predominantly violet purple geometric flo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 17, Geometric Flower Mandala, Hunter Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 17 is a predominately dark green, bright yellow a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 15, Geometric Flower Mandala, Blue, Dark Green, Orange, Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 15 is a dark green, navy blue, dark red and orang...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Pop Flower 46, Bright Orange Mandala, Green, Maroon, Dark Burgundy, Blue Center
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 46 is a predominately orange mandala shape with a gr...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Primavera Pop 16, Geometric Flower Mandala, Navy Blue, Cobalt, Green, Dark Red
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 16 is a navy blue, dark green, red and dark orang...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Spiral Form Four A, Geometric Spirograph Drawing in Reddish Brown on Cream Paper
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the spirograph drawing in reddish brown is...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

River And Steel Series Six, Geometric Drawing in Dark Blue, Yellow and Red
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the diagonal lines in deeply pigmented dar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Color Structure Series, Yellow Slashes, Geometric Drawing in Red, Yellow, Blue
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the layered diagonal lines in deeply pigme...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

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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