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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
Under Scattered Clouds: Abstract Chalk Drawing of Blue Clouds on Vintage Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract mixed media drawing of blue, black and grey clouds on vintage book pages 'Under Scattered Clouds' by Louise Laplante chalk on vintage collaged book pages. Artwork measures 26 x 40 inches unframed 30 x 43 inches in light wood frame This dreamy, whimsical drawing of fluffy light blue clouds was created by Louise Laplante in 2019. The vivid silhouette of clouds are suspended in space, drifting against a background of an early 20th century book of fables. Illustrations on the page include a hot air balloon, a rocking horse, a pheasant. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. About the artist: Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years. Artist Statement: My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Chalk

Signe Best
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

The Body is a History - Muscular Male Nude, Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Sindt's knowledge of the male physique is evident in this exquisite drawing of a nude male. The subject sits on the ground with his body twisted away from the viewer. We see the defined musculature of his posterior. The artwork is framed in white wood with a black mat. Rick Sindt The Body is a History graphite on archival paper 12h x 9w in 30.48h x 22.86w cm RIS026 Shifting the historic male gaze into a male-on-male gaze, this body of work anchors its exploration of queer culture in relationships and introspection. Beginning with a survey of several photo archives, I overwhelmingly encountered pictures that fit into two distinct categories: spectacular demonstrations or public displays of sexuality. All of these images were overtly political. Then, I began to find a subset of more intimate images. Typically, these were images submitted by loved ones or donated to foundations after someone’s death. These images depicted common, tender scenes. Working my way through these images, I reflected on D. A. Miller’s assertion that gay identity, to which we have entrusted our politics and ethics, stands in an essentially reductive relation to the queer desires on which it is based. And David Halperin’s argument that, “identity has become the preferred category for thinking about homosexuality. Moreover, it has been promoted at the direct expense of pleasure or feelings or subjectivity.” This left me asking the questions: how is queer culture transmitted if not genealogically? Is there a universal queer experience? What is queer sensibility and subjectivity and can it be visually represented? Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Fragment, Drawing, Original Art Ready to Hang By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
i remember Family House Title: Fragment Artist: Marilina Marchica Dimensions: Artwork: 72x56 cm Frame:43x60 cm Description: This is an original, non-reproducible piece by Marilina M...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini (Chiusi 1921 - Rome 1993) Polychrome chalk on black paper. 83x63 cm frame included. Hand signed in t...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

"Collage I" 1992 signed original mixed media work on paper w photo engravings
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Collage I', 1992 collage, ink on paper 11.9 x 13.8 in. (30 x 35 cm.) ID: 1D199201 Hand-signed by author _____________________________________________...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Tailor's Stool
Located in Columbia, MO
Ashlee received her BFA with a Minor in Art History from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012 and has been exhibiting and selling her artwork for the past twelve years. When she’s not making art, Ashlee loves to get lost in her garden with her four year old son where they battle pirates on lost islands, fly with dragons around kingdoms in the sky, and search lush jungles for purple tigers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Wink
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Wink Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,pencil,ink Date : 2015 Dimensions : 8×9″ COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which she’s...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil

Wink
$498 Sale Price
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Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Satan Dieu du 5 Juin 1957 is an original artwork realized by Éliane Diverly in 1957. Mixed colored watercolor glued on cardboard. Include passe-partout: 60 x 41.7 cm Hand-signed a...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Back Cover
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Homme Assis et Personnage - Pencil Drawing by A. Giacometti - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Homme assis et personnage is a pencil drawing realized by Alberto Giacometti on a page of Louis Guilloux's "La merveille", published in "Les Lettres Nouvelles", n°7, septembre 1953, p. 779. Giacometti sketched a male portrait in his typical style. The man is in profile and on the right side of the page there is a small study of a standing figure. Following Fondation Giacometti, it was realized by the author on September 1953. As James Lord...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Figurative Painting Animal "Emerald Whispers", Oil Textured Mixed
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas. Animals emerging from within. This is an attempt to interconnect the coexistence of different species. I invite the viewer to reflect on the symbiotic and oft...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Garden Clippings no. 4
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Garden Clippings no. 4' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Self Portrait in Front of Easel
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Front of Easel Graphite on paper 4 x 9 inches (10.2 x 22.9 cm) $1,525 This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Portrait of Woman - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2018. The artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors. Hand signed by the artist on the lower l...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Teens at the Beach - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Teens at the beach is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artwork represents fre...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an acclaimed Polish artist, best known for her powerful sculptures and large-scale installations, often crafted from fiber-based materials such ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

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

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Oil Pastel

Animal Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman Artist Tiger
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. Hugely inspired by Paula Rego, Isabel Rock is part of a formidable group of women artists (Leonora Carrington and Eileen Agar amongst others) working with Surrealism. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

"The Heart Of America IV" Bison Bull Buffalo Charcoal Drawing, Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Title: The Heart of America IV Date: 2024 Artist: Steffen Bue (Danish, 1948 - ) Medium: Charcoal on handmade paper Dimensions with frame: 26,5in (W) x 19in (H) / 67,5cm (W) x 48,5cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Handmade Paper

Rainbowland Inlet - Abstract Colorful Dreamy Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. This artwork is part of her "Rainbowland Land" series. Through a masterful bl...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Jon Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Jon Anderson Signed in pencil, u.l. Color crayon on paper 23 x 17 inches (58.4 x 43.2 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

"Blind Chicken" Pen & Ink Illustration of Chicken with Blindfold by Sean 9 Lugo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Blind Chicken" is an original piece by Sean 9 Lugo, known artistically for his murals and street art. The piece is made from acrylic and ink on mixed media panel and was debuted in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Blue Lotus
Located in Fairfield, CT
I was born in Manhattan, but the most important places in my life have been here on Long Island by the ocean and in the mountains and forests of Vermont. I love to surf, I love to sk...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Bright Camellias
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Bright Camellias' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pink, green with hints of blue and yellow from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Pleiades-Taygete - nude, female, figurative, charcoal and ink on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Richard Tosczak creates life size paintings and sketches of his models which he then recreates in bronze. This large scale canvas reflects speed, gesture and the effect of capturing ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Watercolor

Sky, Future, From Series of "Past, Now, Future" - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Sky, Future, From the series " Past,  Now, Future" is an original drawing realized by Iranian artist and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink, acrylic, and mixed media on Himalayan...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Swamper / acrylic painting - framed
Located in Burlingame, CA
Abstracted figurative nude painting in mainly greens with purple from Kim Frohsin's "Figures WIth Edges" series. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—from the movemen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

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

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Oil Pastel

Raymond Pettibon drawing 1995 (Raymond Pettibon drawings)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon (untitled) Clock drawing 1995: Medium: ink and graphite on paper. 1995. Dimensions: 121⁄4 x 12 7/8 inches (31 x 33 cm.) Dimensions including frame: 16x16 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; floated in a wood glass frame. Hand signed and dated 'Raymond Pettibon 95' (on the reverse). Provenance: Private collection, acquired directly from the artist; Phillips, London 2014; Christie’s 2023. Raymond Pettibon emerged from Southern California DIY culture and its punk-rock sensibility, and his work still embraces a youthful edginess and sense of political engagement. Drawing from disparate cultural sources—which range from Marcel Proust and William Blake to the Bible—the artist makes cartoon-inspired ink drawings on paper which evoke the aesthetics of fanzines and concert flyers...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Coltelli
Located in Malmo, SE
Dated: 19 Januari 1976. (19.1.76) Artwork size: 48×36 cm. Frame size: 65×52 cm. Frame in white gold. Free shipment worldwide. Signed,titled and dated. Acquired directly from the ar...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Isabel, Diorama, Scramble, Twenty Seventeen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand signed and numbered out of 20 by Tuymans. Printed on Hahnemühle Bright White 300 gsm paper. Comes in a blue linen folder. The four colour etchings Isabel, Diorama, Scramble, and...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Etching

The Tower
Located in Hudson, NY
Watercolor on archival paper 23 x 17 inches in white-painted custom wood frame with 8ply mat 19 x 13 inches unframed This whimsical watercolor drawing on archival paper was made by the creative duo Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick as part of their series "Madame Lulu's Book of Fate", wherein the artists celebrate the carnivalesque with a cast of peculiar costumed characters. In this illustration, a cluster of sienna-colored buildings are stacked in the shape of a human figure. Surrounded by a spring-green landscape and bearing flowers--a pale yellow sunflower in one hand, and a bouquet in the others--the figure appears gentle despite its colossal size. The artists' highly stylized approach adds an almost vintage...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Flowers for Mary #5
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Flowers for Mary #1
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Illustration Board

Water (Dolphin Spirit), 2017, figurative, blue, drawing, tribal, MarYah
Located in Jersey City, NJ
China marker on smooth bristol paper. Jay Golding’s realistic portrait and figure drawings/paintings are inspired primarily by Indigenous culture and heritage but are not limited to...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Nude - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Pencil Drawing on Paper
Located in Warsaw, PL
Siergiej Timochow, a Belorussian artist, born in 1960. He studied at an art school in Minsk in 1979 before continuing to study at the Fine Arts Academy in Belarus. His acrylic and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Pink Lady X, Block Print on Paper, Hot Pink Woman Portrait, Nude Figure
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Pink Lady X" (2019) by SarahGrace Archival ink on archival paper, block print; woman, nude, figurative portrait, hot pink pigment Hand-signed by artist Certificate of Authenticity I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Screen

Morning Glory
Located in Burlingame, CA
Start your day with Morning Glory—a beautifully rendered still life by Savitha Viswanathan. This colored pencil drawing captures the simple pleasure of a freshly baked croissant pair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): Bailey 1977
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

"Easter Morning"
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), "Easter Morning", Mixed Media on Paper, pastels, abstract composition, titled and signed to verso, unframed. 45.25" H x 45.25" W. Provenance:...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media

"Boys on Blue Bed I" Light Toned Sensual Homoerotic Figurative Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Light blue toned homoerotic figurative watercolor painting by contemporary Houston, Texas artist Steve Louis. The work features two nude men stretched out ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

October Gloves
Located in Burlingame, CA
Monotype EV edition variée 5/7, with heavy hand coloring using mixed media / colored pencils, The original monotype features a young woman wearing tube socks and feathered gloves. Im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Dream
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment. A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium combined with dry pigments, oil paint, and embedded fragments of burlap. The surfaces eventually build up into a dense, rugged terrain." --Thaddeus Radell
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Spurious
Located in Buffalo, NY
This large scale charcoal on paper is from the artist's series "These fragile truths". This body of work explores the limitations and aesthetics of human memory through portraiture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

The Woman's Face - Drawing by L. B. Saint-André - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The  Woman's face is a drawing, realized in  Mid 20th Century,  by the French post-impressionist painter and illustrator Louis André Berthommé Saint-André (1905-1977).  Black and wh...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

16B: Modern, Abstract Blue, White, & Yellow Grid Pattern Painting in White Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on vellum 8 x 8 inches, 13.25 x 13.25 in white frame This work on paper is offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY. This modern, abstract blue and white painting...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Vellum

Ju Black Wig
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Danse Macabré - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Danse Macabré is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. Sumi and Persian ink, and acrylic on traditional Lokta Hymalian paper "Nepali Kagaj". Hand-si...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

Lake Murten
Located in Genève, GE
Black and white etching on watercolor paper signed dated
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Engraving

The prisoner
Located in New York, NY
Signed, l.r. Graphite on museum board This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Graphite

Camellia no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no. 2' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Early Marks No. 4
Located in Columbia, MO
Lita Kenyon was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. She attended Columbia College for her BFA, and earned her MA from Northern Illinois University 1982. She’s been featured in Empty Mirror...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Acrylic

UNTITLED (CAFE SCENE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist. Original mixed media on paper. Image size 19 x 25 in. Frame size approx 27 x 33 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

UNTITLED (CAFE SCENE)
UNTITLED (CAFE SCENE)
$1,750 Sale Price
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Pot Creek, NM, Summer
Located in Dallas, TX
The paper size is 30 1/8 x 44 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

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 consumed margins. The artwork is depicte...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel

"#220 – PEACE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, vintage book, hemingway, poetry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#220 – PEACE" is from Amy Williams' series "A Farewell to Arms" – wherein the artist works directly onto page 220 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Rainbowland Falls - Abstract Colorful Dreamy Still Life Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. This artwork is part of her "Rainbowland Land" series. Through a masterful bl...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Flowers for Mary #3
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board

SF 89-153.
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 67 x 51 cm. Frame size: 112 x 97 cm. Free shipment worldwide. Archive number SF 89-153 in the Sam Francis Foundation. Stamped with the Sam Francis Estate logo and stamped signature on verso. Sam Francis’s paintings are a journey into a dream, a voyage into the landscapes of the soul where colours are lights on fire. Alongside names such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, Sam Francis is an artist who has succeeded in demonstrating a total mastery of abstract expressionism’s impassioned and spontaneous genre. The explosions of colour – red, blue, green and yellow – the streaks, strokes and bold lines of his pictures are the physical synthesis of the deepest crevices of the soul. His colours create rhythmical motifs that, characteristically enough, can be called the “musicality” of his paintings. The work of Sam Francis provides a visible meeting place for the conscious and the unconscious. His pictures are the cross-fertilisation of what has already been experienced with what exists still only as desire, a struggle between melancholy and merrymaking. Influenced by C.G. Jung, the father of psychoanalysis, Sam Francis spent a large portion of his life exploring the premise that dreams, instincts and intuition provide, the keys which unlock the mysteries and meaning of our inner lives. He was also fascinated by the four ancient elements – earth, water, air and fire – which developed into a leitmotif in his work. Sam Francis was born in San Mateo in California, USA in 1923. After starting to paint at the age of around twenty, he soon found himself increasingly consumed by the power of art. He spent much of the 1950s in Paris, from where he not only made frequent excursions to a number of European cities, but also embarked on many journeys to South America and Asia. He continued to move from place to place, primarily in the USA and Japan, right up until his death in 1994. Sam Francis’s first...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

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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