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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
St. Raphael, Quebec, Canada - Hyper Realistic Windmill Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed drawing of a windmill on a farm in Denmark by M. Mayer (20th Century). A large rustic windmill attached to a barn is the central focus of the piece. The landscape and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Illustration Board, Pencil

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

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic

Charley - bird feather blue and gold 3D wall sculpture composition on paper
Located in New York, NY
American artist Chris Maynard gives homage to nature through the plumage of birds -using feathers acquired from legal sources such as zoos and private aviaries all naturally shed by ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Graphite and gouache on handmade paper: 'The Remains: 5'
Located in New York, NY
The Remains, A series of 10 works An insect approaches a crumpled paper doily to eat what remains of a party. This series explores the moment when the trimmings become debris and ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
"Descriptions I have heard or read of my work, most of which either delight or offend me, are: allegorical, apocalyptic, provocative, prophetic, dream-like, surreal, fantastic, weird, frightening, disturbing, demanding, despairing, disgusting, irrelevant, inspiring, old, new-old, fascinating, morbid, medieval, bizarre, cathartic, mystery-plays (I like that), and well drawn." - David Becker David Becker Day of the Painter graphite on paper 22h x 34w in 55.88h x 86.36w cm DB0017 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on request Arkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconsin-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennessee – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shoemaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Water (Dove 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

Water (Rabbit 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

Fire (Horse Spirit), 2017, figurative, yellow, orange, 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

Bird
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Hide-Out, 2015, bower bird, nature, animal, pattern, drawing, framed
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Colored Pencil on Color Paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Blooming Jaguar", watercolor & pencil illustration on watercolor paper
By Oliver Flores
Located in Dallas, TX
"Blooming Jaguar" by Oliver Flores is a whimsical watercolor and charcoal drawing of a beautiful colorful elephant. This artwork comes in a white floater frame, ready to hang. Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Arc and Houses - Original Watercolor by Armin Guther - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Arc and Houses is an original watercolor on paper, realized in 1993 by Armin Guther. The artwork is hand-signed and dated in charcoal pencil on the lower-left corner. In excellent...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Circulus VI. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Amazing, fantastical images pepper the entire painting. It for all the world looks like a piece of Wedgwood porcelain has come to life and the characters are playing in a new reality...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic

Panthera V (Panther)
Located in Hudson, NY
This new series of painting is an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. “Anim”, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. This exhibition features select large-format monochromatic oil paintings on stretched canvas and wood panels. On view as well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been looking at pre-historic cave paintings as well as animals depicted therein, such as the Chauvet caves in Nice, Southern France. Emerging from the inextricable interplay of light and dark, Kinney’s black and white ink paintings capture the ever-shifting subjectivity shaped by shadow. Cast in Japanese Sumi ink, each unique painting explores the trajectories of human and animal, natural and architectural form- what is revealed or hidden? A variety of hand-torn, heavy weight papers add textural dimension to each mark and brush stroke, as well as through the immediacy of brushstrokes to depict the action within the artwork In his latest collection of works, Kinney explores animal form and meaning as seen in both contemporary and ancient times. In “Savanna (Zebras) ”, a stampede of zebras is depicted through oil paint on wood panel. Animal populations in regions like the horn of Africa today face the loss of their natural habitats due to extreme draught. He explores the deep imprint they leave behind and the interconnectedness of humans and animals in the world. With the balance of nature at stake, Kinney’s paintings underscore the importance of the relationship between the natural environment and civilization. Matt Kinney...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Esther's Second Banquet (Haman's Treachery Revealed), Purim Collage #14
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel Esther's Second Banquet (Haman's Treachery Revealed), Purim Collage #14, ca. 2017 Hand made paper collage on paper Hand signed on the front; also is accompanying by handwritten text by the artist and a typed narrative 14 × 17 inches Unique Unframed; This work is held in a matting which opens up This handmade paper collage was exhibited in April, 2018 in the show "Thelma Appel: Landscapes, Cityscapes + Biblical Journeys Exhibition at the Edward & Bernice Wenger Center for the Arts in Greenvale, New York". Curated by art advisor and curator, Susan Seelig. It depicts the second banquet of the Jewish Queen Esther, married to the Persian King...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Magazine Paper

Figures - Pen on Paper by Maurice Rouzee - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures  is an artwork realized by  Maurice Rouzée  in the Mid-20th Century. Pen Drawing.  The artwork is in good conditions . The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

It's All In The Bag #4 - 9.75"x11.5", Fashion Art Print, Dress, Figurative Print
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This art print on paper features a strong yet minimalist figurative composition. A blend of detailed and expressive pencil work balances the contrast between dark and light. The art ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 laying on a ground in a swimsuit. It evokes hot summer ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Smell of the Flower - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The smell of the flower is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Included two original drawings in mixed on ivory...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Gomera Port- Tenerife, Las Canarias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original watercolor by Dwight Baird, drawn on location at the Port of Gomera on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, captures the charm of several fishing boats resting in the harbor...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Water. Monochromatic blue 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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 in swimsuit leaning on a tree. It evokes hot summer day...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Milky Way - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
The Milky Way is a charcoal and pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1975. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Sien...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

In The Purple: Contemporary Limited Edition Figurative Etching
Located in Brecon, Powys
Signed Limited Edition , 6 /25 , etching by this collected Scottish artist Ian Laurie was born in 1933 and is a self taught artist who made the transition from industry to artistry ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Etching

Landscape - Watercolor on Paper by Rudolf Hausner - Mid-20th Century
By Rudolf Hausner
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful drawing in watercolor paper realized by Rudolf Hausner (1914-1995). In aged condition a trace of folded. The artwork represen...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

BB #4 #5
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the Artist Bridget Bardot series Ink + thread hand and machine stitched on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Thread, Paper, Ink

Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Dream World(Rabbit)
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel

GLENROSE AVE. - Embroidered Scene of Glenrose Ave in Nashville in Wood Frame
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This piece was inspired by my families’ journey of becoming displaced. Glenrose Ave. was our first home in America and a time of transitioning into a new society.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Thread, Wood

Silvery Song of Resistance - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Resistance is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp. Excellent conditions. Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022. The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner. The figure on the right and left made an impressive composition dynamically. What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood. Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding themes of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures figures. The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition,  each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style,  the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation. Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted. Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Norman
Located in Columbia, MO
John Selburg was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He holds a BFA in Drawing, Sculpture, and Graphic Design from Bradley University (2006), and an MFA from the University of Misso...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Tall Iris no. 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Tall Iris no.1' original watercolor painted in 2021 in brilliant and subtle shades of red and orange from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in California for o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Bremen #2" Black and white figurative drawing on paper
Located in East Quogue, NY
Photorealistic black and white drawing of rock concert goers - Graphite on paper by Andy Mister. Offered framed. The work of Andy Mister explores the boundary between mechanical and...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Dwight Baird-Fromages Importés/Imported cheese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolour / Ink on Board.
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Matador 2 - Mixed Media Drawing by Leo Guida - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Matador 2 is al Contemporary artwork realized in 1964 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) Original mixed colored china in drawing. Label on the back Hand signed and dat...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Man and Moon - Original Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Man and Moon is an original painting in mixed media on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1961. Applied on passepartout:65 x 49.5 cm. Hand-signed on the lower left and dated on t...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor

Nick Xylouris
Located in New York, NY
This is a drawing by James Childs (1945-2020) offered by CLAMP in New York City. Nick Xylouris 2004 Signed and titled, recto Graphite and Conté crayon on paper 12 x 8.25 inches
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Conté, Graphite

Female Portrait - Drawing - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized in 1965. Mixed colored drawing on paper. Signature and date on the lower margin. 
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Family Gathering, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Penguins are amazing family focused creatures, and I really do enjoy painting them," explains Catherine. She created this painting on heavyweight paper using primarily watercolor, with touches of graphite and gouache as well.


About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor. The fluidity of the paint allows her to capture the muted undertones and the fleeting light found in the natural world. While the backgrounds of her paintings are impressionistic, the foregrounds of her paintings are often highly detailed, showcasing her technical mastery over her medium.


Words that describe this painting: animals, penguins, animals, representational, watercolor painting, grey


Family Gathering...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

I Vote For Guttuso - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
I Vote For Guttuso is a China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1975s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Ma...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, 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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype

April still life with speckled wood butterfly
Located in Brecon, Powys
'April still life with speckled wood butterfly'. watercolour. 15" x 21" mounted on card 18" x 24". Looking at the colours of early spring: petals and flowers from my garden as spring...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Bright Sunny Day, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A bright day in the high desert plains. Pastel yellow, pink and blue balanced with the earthy tones of the landscape. "Landscapes when viewed in the open plai...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled - Pastels on Board by Pedro Cano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an orignal contemporary artwork realized by Pedro Cano in the 1980s. Mixed colored pastels on board. Includes frame. Hand signed on the lower...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Pastel

Great Horned Owl Sitting on a Branch - Illustration in Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Great Horned Owl Sitting on a Branch - Illustration in Ink on Cardstock Detailed illustration of an owl by M. Kochmaruk (20th Century). The piece is wonderfully detailed, with caref...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

La Terremoto - Drawing by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra - 2013
Located in Roma, IT
La Terremoto is a contemporary artwork realized by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra in 2013. Pencil on waxed paper. Hand signed on the back. Sa...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Solo el Alma es Verdadera - Drawing by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra - 2013
Located in Roma, IT
Solo el alma es verdadera is a contemporary artwork realized by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra in 2013. Pencil on waxed paper. Hand signed on ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Kukla
Located in Kansas City, MO
Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has been supporting local Kansas City Artists for the past 40 years. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC), is a non-profit, artist-centered, artist-run alternative space, supporting artists at every level in their career through exhibitions, continuing education and artist studios. Artist: Joseph Broghammer Title: “Kukla” Materials : Chalk pastel and pencil on Arches Paper Date : 2019 Dimensions : 42 x 43 in. Omaha based artist Joseph Broghammer is as much of a storyteller as he is an artist. His one-of-a-kind pastel drawings in “Animals” are chronicles of his life. The creatures Broghammer creates are vehicles to uncover the varying characteristics of the artist’s personal identity. Hence, Broghammer’s “Animals” translates as a flowing stream of consciousness. The different birds and livestock staring back at the viewer are ornamented with iconographic symbols – small surprises along the way. These trinkets are keys to understanding the stories Broghammer is sharing. Broghammer began mastering his “dry painting” technique during his B.F.A. in Visual Art at the University of South Dakota. He graduated in 1986 and a year later went on to study his M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin. In 2009, he studied at Creative Capital in Omaha, Nebraska. As storytellers often do, Broghammer later went on to become an educator himself, teaching at WhyArts? and becoming an Artist Assistant at Vera Mercer in Omaha – both of which he still practices at today. It’s apparent that Broghammer’s work has resonated with so many people around the world. Only a few years after his formal education, he began exhibiting his work through various International group shows in Italy, Germany, Holland, Mexico, and even Kansas City. Although Broghammer’s portraits depict downy creatures, his work is very much about the human experience. They are honest and full of life, evoking a sincere exchange between artist and viewer. “Animals” is for the animal lovers, students, teachers, collectors, writers, the young or old, and art historians alike. Dry Painting, Pastel, Drawing, Chalk Pastel, Oil Pastel, Painting, Contemporary Drawing, Contemporary Painting, Animal Drawings, Animal Paintings, colored pencil, pencil, large-scale drawings, portrait, portrait drawing, contemporary art, contemporary artists, Joan Miro, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington, Vladimir Kush...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

"Smoker", contemporary, pencil on paper, portrait, collage, drawing
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s portrait “Smoker” is a pencil drawing on paper with collage 22 inches by 14 ½ inches. Concentration and disorientation are both well captured in the smoker’s face, which...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper, Pencil

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Lavander Gate Storm
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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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Untitled, Mixed Media on Board by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 27 x 39 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Board, 2017 Free shipment in a roll form all over the world. Style : Jayashree’s distinctive art pra...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Mixed Media

Seated Nude and Landscape
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Justin Liam O'Brien Title: Seated Nude and Landscape Medium: Graphite on Paper Size: 10 x 7 Inches Year: 2021 Notes: Hand Signed, Titled and Date...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Target 2. Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Target 2. An unusual black & white piece; this picture cleverly confuses the eye with its intricate construct. Acrylic, charcoal and hand finished in pencil. Mounted not framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil

Donkey with Bells - Original Drawing in pen - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Donkey with bells is an original drawing in pen, realized by an anonymous artist of the Early 20th century. Monogrammed on the lower. artist name on the rear, illegible. Good condi...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pen

Two Schools Reeves
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Richard Lilley Medium: Ink on Paper Dimensions: 21 x 30 in Rich Lilley, a now New York based artist began his practice in Pennsylvania in the theater program and studied art with Milan Melicharek before moving to New York City to continue his education at Parsons. It was here that Lilley studied under Mohammed Omar Khalil and Luther Davis with a primary focus in metal etching and printmaking. Drawing inspiration from J.R Crumb...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

"Alexandria", Abstract, Contemporary, Orange, Red, Mixed Media, 1981
Located in Natick, MA
“Alexandria” by artist Mary Spencer is a 30 x 42.5 inch contemporary mixed media work on paper. The artwork is signed and dated on the front and back. Mary Spencer’s works on paper ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Desire No. 75 (I want someone to go frolicking in the fields with me)
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary drawing by American artist Tina Dillman from her recent "Our Desires" series. Drawings from this series are being offered for sale to benefit Dillman's residency progr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Ink, Pen

Dreamers of Dawn - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamers of Dawn 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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

Berry Cobbler - 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 extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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