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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
Jenna Starter
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

Joy Three
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 and Stephen De...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

For Jeannette's Mother
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

Tossed
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Sahar Silhouette
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

Light Envelope with Tape, realist watercolor and pencil still life, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Margot Glass explores the fragility of communication, and people’s natural drive to find narrative in even the most ordinary of objects. In her Envelopes series, Glass works in water...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board

Owl - Colored Pencil Drawing of a Great Horned Owl
Located in Chicago, IL
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This detail color pencil drawing captures the eerie beauty that mother nature has given us. This artwork is framed in a simple grey toned walnut frame and a heavy mat measuring 13h x 15.5w inches. Sylvia Beckman Owl colored pencil on paper 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm SUB025 Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI Education University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design University of Wisconsin, Botany Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting Exhibitions 2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI 1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI 1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Exotic Hex Series 111 07 - Reddish Brown Circle Mandala Line Drawing, 2007
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary 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 ma...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

View of Siena with the Duomo - Ink and Crayon Drawing, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose hash marks come together in this colored pen and conte crayon drawing of the Tuscan countryside with a view into Siena with its fabulous Duomo. This piece is matted with a buttery hued mat and framed in a simple oak colored wooden frame measuring 15h x 18w inches. Christopher Ganz View of Siena with the Duomo colored pens & conte crayon 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm CG0052 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pen, Crayon

Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japanese Kozo pape...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Thira Stairway
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper Elena Borstein currently lives and works in New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, She received her B.S. Degree from Skidmore Col...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Yellow tulips in a tall vase 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yellow tulips in a tall vase 1' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Fishermen - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple white frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing. Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the U...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Big Turquoise Bug - Gyotaku Lobster Painting in Blue on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

House and Sky, Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by Murray Reich
By Murray Reich
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original painting by contemporary American painter, Murray Reich. Nicely framed. House and Sky by Murray Reich, American (1932–2012) Date: 1980 Acrylic and Collage on Paper, sign...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic

"Man, How Did They Know Me?" Oil Pastel on Illustration Board by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Man, How Did They Know Me?" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features a few abstract portraits...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Illustration Board

Untitled (Jazz Scene) - Charlie Mackesy, Original Pastel, Musician, Instruments
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Untitled (Jazz Scene) is an original Charcoal & pastel drawing on paper by British artist Charlie Mackesy. Mackesy's clever work and style here give us a glimpse into this intimate &...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel

Soul Flowers 57 Donna's Portal - Staircase Doorway Black and White Drawing, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
A tiny black figure ascends a stairway to a portal surrounded by meticulously rendered patterns. This contemporary drawing is entirely hand-drawn using only pen and paper. Framed in...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Pen

beach, three-dimensional inflatable ink drawing on paper, rocks, sun and bluesea
Located in Carballo, ES
This work is part of the latest production by artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Pontevedra). In this series, Ruth works on heavyweight paper with bouncy paint. She brings this material from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Printer's Ink, Handmade Paper

Warm-up - Watercolor by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame 106x82.5 cm. Very good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on M...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Charcoal Nude of African American Woman with Head Scarf
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This captivating charcoal drawing depicts the upper half of a nude African American woman adorned with a wrapped headscarf. The contrast between the delicate curves of her bare shoul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

From the Duchándome Nude, Series. Set of 12 Watercolors & Ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchando me series by Celso José Castro - Daza 1. Duchándome May 22nd 2. Duchándose, May 27th 3. Duchándome May 28th 4. Duchándose, May 27th 5. Duchándome, June 5th 6. Pensando & recordando a Luis...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Kobe", In Memorium, Hand drawn/painted figure featuring Lakers players
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Kobe" is an original contemporary wall-hanging artwork by Sean 9 Lugo, known artistically for his murals and street art . The two bear faced basketball players wearing Lakers jersey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Aquatint

Red Rum - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Factory XIII: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint, red, unframed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is one-of-a-kind, unframed colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. See image gallery for example of framing possibilities. These pieces work particularly well as a s...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype

Wolf Moon
Located in Chicago, IL
Born in Hollywood and raised in the urban sprawls of Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic aesthetic was shaped early on by the platinum light and expansive concrete horizons of southern Cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Rag Paper, Ink

Acanthus
Located in Chicago, IL
Color pencil on acrylic-coated canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Color Pencil

Back View
Located in Deddington, GB
Daniel Ludwig is an American figurative artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Berkley. His original piece of artwork pictured above is called 'Back View' and this work of ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Ellen Williams, Sweet Pea II, Original Drawing, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Ellen Williams Sweet Pea II Original Drawing Coloured pencil on A4 150gsm paper Image Size: H 29.7cm x W 21cm Signed Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on Bristol paper Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - 24.40
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, pen & pigment on paper Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen, Pigment

Contemporary Drawing With Colored Pencils And Ink On Fabriano Paper. "Visions"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Contemporary drawing work that combines the use of colored pencils and ink on a layer made with natural dyes from leaves and flowers. It is a surreal and fantastic drawing that seeks...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

"Andromeda" Large Scale Watercolor Galaxy painting by Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
At over 11 feet in length, Broadbent’s “Andromeda” galaxy watercolor painting captures the spectacle and wonder one feels when looking at the stars in the night sky. In this large sc...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Silhouette - 5"x7", Black Dress, Artwork On Paper, Painting, Gold Detail
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
SILHOUETTE - This artwork on paper captures a sense of understated glamour. The blending of a textile texture and delicate gold detailing around the waist creates a refined and elega...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Malaga Sunset - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Malaga Sunset sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.50w in 31.75h x 46.99w cm JEC137 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Standing Female Nude, Watercolor & Graphite on Paper in Muted Earth Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose brush strokes and minimal pencil outline convey a sense of ease in this female nude by Eduardo Alvarado. The female is shown in a side view in muted earth tones on pale yellow paper with a water mark all along the right side of the piece. The piece is matted in a heavy mat measuring 16h x 14w inches. This artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing request. EDUARDO ALVARADO b. Spain, 1972 EDUCATION 1990-95 Licenciado en BB AA La Facultad de BB AA de la UPV, Bilbao La Facultad de BB AA de San Fernando, Madrid SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Casa del Libro, Logroño 2016 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro 2015 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro Galería Espiral, Noja 2014 Galerie d´Art Anne Broitman. Biarritz, France 2013 Galería de Arte-Centro Cultural (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Novi Sad, Serbia Centro Cultural La Vidriera, Maliaño The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia 2012 Gallery Seasons (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Sofia, Bulgaria Gallery SKC (junto a Vesna Palovic). Belgrado, Serbia Manos para qué os quiero. Logroño Galería Espiral. Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santander Sala Asociación Artistas de Guipuzcoa (junto a Juan Carlos Cardesín), San Sebastian 2011 Galería Espiral, San Miguel de Meruelo Galería Jovan Popovic (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Opovo, Serbia Galería Veciti Trkac (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia Exit Art Gallery (Fundación Adolfo Dominguez...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Dancers at the Bar 6
By Michael Costello
Located in Buffalo, NY
Boxers, Ballerinas and Bible Stories “ are a suite of drawings wherein one model plays a series of interactive roles with his or her self. Contemporary graphic novels and the Pop cul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper

Diadem, drawing and collage of female belly dancer, jewels
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - In the Field
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache, pastel & oil on paper Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi St...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Oil, Gouache

It's All In The Bag, 3 Original Artworks On Paper, 8"x10" Each, Figurative Women
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
IT'S ALL IN THE BAG - This set of three original pencil artworks on heavy textured paper features streamlined compositions with an emphasis on the bag. The blend of detailed and expr...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

Ted Williams - Baseball Great, Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Ted Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball career, primarily as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Acrylic

"Scuola" - Venice - Architectural Watercolor Painting - Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Scuola" is a watercolor and ink drawing of a school in Italy featuring hues of blue and red. This piece is 19.5 by 16.25 inches framed. McLean Jenkins is inspired by the work of JMW Turner, Richard Diebenkorn and Louis Khan. McLean Jenkins is a practicing architect with McAlpine and his work derives from and celebrates the classical forms of his trade. Working in graphite, ink and watercolor, McLean employs a gestural approach that frees his hand to explore a subject’s essence. His compositions rely on the quick, decisive sketch and are then given over to the whims and splashes of watercolor. Spontaneity, movement and spirit are all emphasized and his drawings collectively form their own narrative of his passion for architecture. The city of Venice has captured McLean’s imagination since his first trip there as a 12 year old boy. Over the years a kind of courtship with the city has evolved, and its impact has motivated and sustained his development as both architect and artist. His work depicting the city has been recognized within the architectural profession by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in its award to McLean of the J. Neel Reid...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Untitled
By Matthew Kolodziej
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Watercolor, cut out and construction on paper, 2013 Signed and dated in pencil lower right Condition: Excellent Image size: 22 x 30 inches Frame size: 30 x 37 inches Archiv...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Ernie Banks at Ebetts Field - Chicago Cubs Baseball Great, Watercolor Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Ernie Banks, aka "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was a professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and first baseman for...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Javier Báez - Baseball Great, Original Framed Watercolor on Archival Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Javier Báez was nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "The Magician") when he was a middle infielder for the Detroit Tigers. On the international level, he represents the Puerto Rican national team. Báez was named the National League Championship Series co-MVP alongside left-handed starter Jon Lester as the Chicago Cubs clinched their 2016 National League pennant en route to winning the 2016 World Series. He is a two-time All-Star, as well as a Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award winner. He is also the cover athlete for MLB The Show 20. Margie Lawrence Javier Báez watercolor and graphite on paper 12.50h x 22.50w in 31.75h x 57.15w cm MAL031 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Preisung der Unzucht II
By Felix Waske
Located in Wien, 9
Signed, dated and titled lower left. Felix Waske was born in Vienna in 1942. From 1958 to 1967, he studied at the University of Applied Arts under Prof Eduard Bäumer and at the Acad...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

"Mighty Resignation" Black and White Contemporary Drawing by Mac Mechem
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Mac Mechem's drawing features a seated nude man draped in a small loincloth. Sitting in a wood-crafted chair, his gaze fixed downward as though he were brooding over some bad news. Despite the defeatist posture, his physique radiates a stark contrast—the sculpted body exudes strength and athleticism through pronounced abdominal lines, robust thighs, and defined biceps. Both hands rest passively on his knees, amplifying the sense of resignation portrayed in the artwork. The artist signed in the lower right part of the artwork. Mac Mechem, a figurative contemporary painter...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

'Speak to My Heart No. 1' - figurative - black & white - cut paper - embrace
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is a black and white figurative work made of cut paper. Jerushia Graham is an Atlanta-based artist whose work straddles various media, including printmaking, book arts and fiber arts...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Untitled 05 - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Colorful Framed Composition
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on fabriano watercolor paper. They were created from 2010 to ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

'Boston Tea Party Celebration III' original watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artworks in David Barnett's 'Boston Tea Party' series present a playful vision of one of the foundational narratives of the United States. In the imag...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

Untitled drawing (Your Brain on Drugs)
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Untitled drawing (Your Brain on Drugs)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

To Break, To Blossom 24-08
Located in New York, NY
Aida experiences resilience: she paints, she breaks and she rebuilds. Watercolor, subtle and delicate, turns into great sculpture. The beauty of scars in her work — imperfect and fra...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Suppose
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 portraitu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

Specious
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

"An Accurate Account", Watercolor, Geometric Abstraction, Patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"An Accurate Account" is an original piece by Sophie Roach made from watercolor on paper. This piece measures 25.5"h x 19.5"w framed and is signed en recto. Sophie Roach (b. 1988) i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude Female Gaze
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well pa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Exotic Hex Series 112 - Reddish Brown Circle Mandala Line Pigment Drawing, 2007
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary 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 ma...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment, Stencil

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