Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Georgian Contemporary Art by Maria Vanishvili - N555
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, marker & ink on paper
Maria Vanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 2004 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She signa her work regarding childhood nickna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Georgian Contemporary Art by Maria Vanishvili - N444
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, marker & ink on paper
Maria Vanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 2004 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She signa her work regarding childhood nickna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Original Set-Breakfast with Cat Series-British Award Artist-oil, ink on papers
Located in London, GB
These two drawings, when paired together, serve as a delightful ode to the enchanting moments shared over breakfast with her beloved cat. Shizico Yi, the esteemed British artist, is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
Frammento, Drawing, large size Ready to Hang By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragment
Medium: Graphite on Canson paper,
50x70 cm,
mounted on white wooden frame 63x83 cm,
ready to hang
Description:
This unique charcoal drawing by Marilina Marchica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Imaginary Kiss - Drawing by Henry Maurice - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The imaginary kiss is a contemporary artwork realized by Maurice Henry.
Black and white pencil drawing.
Hand signed and titled on the lower margin.
Original title: Le baiser imagi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts person sitting on a tree. Painting is colorful. It was create...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté
Dandelion with Two Buds, Metallic Gold Botanical Drawing, Black Paper
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate botanical drawing is made with 14 karat gold on painted black paper. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a dandelion gone to seed, its leaves and buds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'PERMEATE'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'SPREAD'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'Torque'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'PIECE'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Shelter
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Woman's shelter
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'CONVERGE'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts an equestrian who is horse back riding. Painting is colorful....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a fantastic horse-like creature. Painting is colorful. It was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Melancholy
Located in Boxholm, SE
Melancholy is a nuanced emotional state that straddles the line between sadness and tranquility. It can be seen as a peaceful form of sorrow, a feeling often experienced by those wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Madrileña
Located in London, GB
Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'PICK'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'FIND'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'Expanse'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Factory XII: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'CURL'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Beachcomb
By Idoline Duke
Located in Fairfield, CT
India ink on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Nautical Girl #3 - 9.5"x9.5", Children's Art Print, Navy & White Dress, Nursery
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This children's Art Print on recycled paper features a delightfully sweet little girls dress. The contemporary and timeless aesthetic makes it perfect for a child's room or nursery. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a horse. Painting is colorful. It was created during art resi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tangle No. 1
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a fanstastic animal. Painting is colorful. It was created dur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a mythological creature- pegasus. Painting is colorful. It wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Girl with flowers. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a girl holding flowers. Painting is monochromatic in blue.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Summer. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts people picking flowers. Painting is monochromatic in red. Tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman in swimsuit leaning on a tree. It evokes hot summer day...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jungle. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman standing in the water with tree leaves above her. Paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Jungle. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts two people in floral surroundings. Painting is monochromatic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman laying on a ground in a swimsuit. It evokes hot summer ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Witch Hunt Inner Guts
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wax Crayon, Archival Paper
Reverse the Curse
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Wax Crayon
Terracotta Head, 6-7th Century C.E.
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Head, 6-7th Century C.E.
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
Power Station: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in red, framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This framed work is one-of-a-kind colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. The work itself is 20" x 16", and it is framed to 26" x 20" in a contemporary, simple white wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Lovers draw
Located in Boxholm, SE
Lovers Draw – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Factory IX: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in red, framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This framed work is one-of-a-kind colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. The work itself is 20" x 16", and it is framed to 26" x 20" in a contemporary, simple white wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Monoprint, Monotype, Handmade Paper
Open Window, Original Drawing, Contemporary Landscape, Interior
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Drawing, Unique Work, Handmade Artwork. The work has been treated with UV-resistant varnish and it is not framed.
Medium : Acrylic and oil based pencils on ARCHES pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Original Set-Breakfast with Cat Series-British Award Artist-Gold, ink on papers
Located in London, GB
These two drawings, when paired together, serve as a delightful ode to the enchanting moments shared over breakfast with her beloved cat. Shizico Yi, the esteemed British artist, is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Candle Cave
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wax Crayon, Archival Paper
Absorbing Magic
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Wax Crayon
Psychodrama
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wax Crayon, Archival Paper
Factory XI: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in red, framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This framed work is one-of-a-kind colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. The work itself is 20" x 16", and it is framed to 26" x 20" in a contemporary, simple white wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Nautical Girl #1 - 9.5"x9.5", Children's Art Print, Navy And White Dress
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This children's Art Print on recycled paper features a delightfully sweet little girls dress. The contemporary and timeless aesthetic makes it perfect for a child's room or nursery. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Factory X: modernist urban architectural collage on monoprint in red, framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This framed work is one-of-a-kind colored pencil & collage on archival pigment print. The work itself is 20" x 16", and it is framed to 26" x 20" in a contemporary, simple white wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
Oracle of Bastet (Blue Ballpoint Pen Drawing of Forested Landscape with Trees)
Located in Hudson, NY
Oracle of Bastet (Blue Ballpoint Pen Drawing of Forested Landscape with Trees), 2023
ballpoint pen on Arches paper
Image size: 40 x 30 inches
Frame size: 41.5 x 31.5 inches
To creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Terracotta Siren, Greek, c. 550-500 BCE
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Siren, Greek, c. 550-500 BCE
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Temptest
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Clay Vessel, Minoan
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Clay Vessel, Minoan
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Clay Figurine, Milan
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Clay Figurine, Milan
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
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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