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: Reginald K. Gee
"Relentless - Face Off, " Abstract Surreal Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Relentless - Face Off" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece center right. It features an abstract, surreal landsca...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Inside the Park Tower, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Inside the Park Tower" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower left margin. It features a blue-skin man looki...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"The New Bike, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag Landscape signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The New Bike" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features a man on a motorcycle riding through a brig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Removing Saucer" Figurative Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Removing Saucer" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features two men in face masks mo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Skeletype Grape, " Acrylic & Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Skeletype Grape" is an original acrylic painting and pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features an abstract portrait o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Pastel, Acrylic
"Liek, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Liek" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract color fields and gestural marks, over which ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"On Lake Huron, 1956 B.C., " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"On Lake Huron, 1956 B.C." is an original oil pastel on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Toonis, " Abstract Pastel Drawing on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toonis" is an original pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on verso. It features abstract marks in pinks, purp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects
"The Mood, " Portrait Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Mood" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features a double portrait--one man in vibr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil Pastel
"Leg & Shoe in Blue, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Leg & Shoe in Blue" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features a disconnected gray leg with a high-h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"J.D. Wovel Wearing Helmet, " Oil Pastel on Paper Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"J.D. Wovel Wearing Helmet" is an original oil pastel drawing on a paper bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features an abstract portrait in orange, ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Truth and Virtue's Room, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Truth and Virtue's Room" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two peo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"T.V. Viewer, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"T.V. Viewer" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It features an abstracted man watching television.
13 3...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"California, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"California" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece at the upper right. It depicts a couple embracing.
30" x 40" ar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil Pastel
"Midnight Writer Attempting Music, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Midnight Writer Attempting Music" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower left margin. It features a man in a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Two Former Loners Now, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Former Loners Now" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features two people walking towards the viewer in m...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Early Morning on the Old Town Bridge, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Early Morning on the Old Town Bridge" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts three figures--a couple walking towar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Looks Like a Nice Getaway Spot, " Blue Landscape Oil Pastel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Looks Like a Nice Getaway Spot" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features a surrealisti...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil Pastel
"Unusual Man, " Oil Pastel Drawing on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Unusual Man" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a man with a giant paintbrush in an orange, yellow, and light ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"The Plan Begins, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Plan Begins" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two abstracted ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Territory, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Territory" is an original oil pastel drawing on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It features a few shadowed figures...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Two of the Controlling Members, " Oil Pastel on Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two of the Controlling Members" is an original oil pastel drawing on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper left. This artwork features two figures seated at a ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil Pastel
"One Way to Freedom, " Religious Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"One Way to Freedom" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It features a dark cross in front of an abstract b...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Searching for Surround Sound, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Searching for Surround Sound" is an original oil pastel drawing on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a man in an interior.
13 5/8...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Living Figures, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Living Figures" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and dated it on the back. It features two abstracted figures i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Go Figure, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel Drawing signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Go Figure" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right. It depicts abstracted figures mixed with a variety of Neo-expressionist mar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Hand, Face with Space, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hand, Face with Space" is an original oil pastel by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the right edge and on the back. It features an abstracted face and hand as well a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Freelance, " Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Freelance" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts an artist walking through an abstracted wo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Dedicated to Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, IL, USA, " by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dedicated to Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, IL, USA" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It de...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil Pastel
"Corey, " Original Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Corey" is an original oil pastel drawing on grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork depicts a portrait of a man over a tempestuous wash...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Festive Mode, " Oil Pastel & Acrylic on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Festive Mode" is an original oil pastel and acrylic painting by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This is a self portrait of the artist in glasses.
13 1/2"...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic
"Okalikolo, " Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Okalikolo" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the left margin. This piece features an amalgamation of various abstract figures and ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Global Refusers Sought, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Global Refusers Sought" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left as well as signing and dating it on the back. I...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Stay Go Stay Go, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Cardboard by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Stay Go Stay Go" is an original oil pastel drawing mounted to cardboard by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts two wide-eyed faces blending into a j...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Relax the Sames on Nepturn" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts a shadowy figure holding brownish sand on a red...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Doubles, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Doubles" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts four motorcycles, each with two people ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Accented Room Featuring a Man, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Accented Room Featuring A Man" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a man sitting in a pastel interior. The artist signed the piece lowe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Oil Pastel
"Classic Cruzing, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Classic Cruzing" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right as well as signing & dating it on the back. It depict...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"All in Day, " Oil Pastel Drawing on Board signed on Verso by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"All in Day" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts multiple scenes of figures in motion—running, shoveling, liftin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil Pastel
"Apartment B-10(Couple Sitting on Floor Watching TV)" signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Apartment B-10 (Couple Sitting on Floor Watching TV)" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts two people sitting...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Destruction of the Apple Juice Pool, " Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Destruction of the Apple Juice Pool" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right. It features abstract marks ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Fortify, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fortify" is an roiginal oil pastel drawing on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. It depicts abstract marks, a telephone, and a few figures in blue...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Destiny Bridge, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Destiny Bridge" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right as well as signed and dated it on the back. This piece depicts...
Category
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
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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