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CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Reclined Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is a drawing in oil pastel realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historica...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Luscious Garden Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and bountiful depiction of a patch of flowers in a garden by Lila Mills (American, 20th Century). Various flowers, including lilies, daffodils, and tulips, are shown against a...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

On The Jetty ( Fishing ) - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple white wood 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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Horses - Ink and Watercolor by Michele De Luca - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is an original drawing artwork in pen and watercolor on reddish paper realized in 1983 by Italian artist Michele De Luca. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. With the ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Dans l'Oeil de l'Amour il y a une Mine de Verre by Henry Maurice - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Dans l'oeil de l'amour il y a une mine de verre is an artwork realized by Maurice Henry (Cambrai 1907 - Milan 1984) in 1975. Watercolor and ink on paper 30.5x39 cm with frame. Si...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Hanging Garden Statue with Beehive Hairdo
Located in Nashville, TN
Artwork Size: 12 x 12 in Frame Size: 20.75 x 19.5 x 1.5 in "Hanging Garden Statue with Beehive Hairdo" is a watercolor and hand-carved engraving, matted and framed, by artist Ke Francis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

Who needs a mammoth - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Illustration for book by Agnieszka Frączek 'Who needs a mammoth' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker, illustrator of children's books, author of press ill...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Two Nudes - II, Contemporary Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Two Nudes - II, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: This sensual...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Talia in Fruitvale / woman with hat - red & gold - drawing painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talia in Fruitvale' , head study of a young woman in a hat in mainly yellow and red, is created with mixed media on paper, including stabilo pencil, gouache, ink, dry point pigment,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Charcoal

Plat Survey - Trees in Graphite on Antique Vellum Architectural Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Vellum, Graphite

Beautiful Mess - 5"x7", Original Artwork On Masonite, Pencil, White Dress
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
In this delicate small painting on masonite, the blending of paint and pencil creates a loose impression of a white dress. Sensitive to intuitive mark making, it is expressive with a...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic, Pencil

Apollo and Daphne From Bernini Sculpture, Galleria Borghese, Rome - Original Ink
Located in Chicago, IL
Christopher Ganz Apollo and Daphne From Bernini Sculpture, Galleria Borghese, Rome, 2014 Colored pens & chalk 11h x 7.50w in 27.94h x 19.05w cm Frame: 16.25h x 14.25w in CG0004 -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, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck, Professor of Art, University of Dallas A Mammalian Future? - Invitational Portfolio Intaglio print Jonas Ark displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 5 – 9 Paper in Particular - National Juried works on paper exhibition Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, Feb. 5 - March 5; two pieces accepted. Juror: David Morrison, Professor of Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 19th Parkside National SmallPrint Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.15 - Feb. 16 Juror: Rudy Pozzatti, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University - Bloomington 2005 18th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.14 - Feb. 22 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2004 Exchange! A Survey of International and National Exchange Print Portfolios Visual and Performing Arts Center, Main Gallery, Purdue University, Feb. 1 - 15 Juror: Kathryn Reeves, P rofessor of Art, Purdue University 2003 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 16 - July 2, 2003 Border to Border – National Juried Drawing Exhibition Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, March 3 - 30 Juror: Jim Cantrell, independent studio artist, Bardstown, KY On/Of Paper – National Juried Exhibition Clyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, March 3 - April 11 Juror: Dale Leys, Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY Emerging Artists 2003 – National Juried Exhibition Limner Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.12 – March 1 Jurors: Tim Slowinski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Ink

Study of Trees in Forest II
Located in New York, NY
Study of Trees in Forest II Conté crayon on paper 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm) This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté

"Taahhutlu" Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and found object collage composition with stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects

Color in Motion - Pointillist Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed pointillist watercolor and ink drawing featuring dynamic form and color in motion by Ben Black (American, 1922-2003). Unframed. Signed "Ben Black" lower right. Image,...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Roman Subterranean - Original Mixed Media on Cardboard - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Subterranean is an original modern drawing in mixed media on cardboard by an anonymous artist of the 20th Century. Good conditions except for aged margins. The artwork repres...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Nude - I, Contemporary Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Nude - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Ira Moskowitz's renderin...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1960 ca. Hand-signed in pencil. In good conditions except for being aged. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido,...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

"The Cognoscenti", Contemporary Symbolist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Cognoscenti", a large-scale contemporary charcoal on canvas figurative scene by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2008. A group of bearded men, whom the title ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal

Cyclist
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Antokal's drawings are made with mixtures of white chalk, graphite, flour and ash. These materials, ineffable light dry powders, can be easily dispersed by the slightest movement of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

Preciosa III
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Preciosa series explores the intimacy of the female body through a subtle and deeply respectful gaze. Using pencil on paper, Natalia Mancilla captures the softness of the skin, t...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Nude with green accents
Located in Columbus, OH
"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Hydra
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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Pastel, Paper

SAGE - Landscape/Still Life Painting of Green Sage Oil on Arches Oil Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

“Marshland Artist”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original pastel on watercolor paper by the American artist, Lillian Grace Delevoryas. Signed lower left. Titled and dated verso 1990. The artwork depicts an artist at work in a mar...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Roundism - 10-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism - 10-08-20 Sometimes the body position defines the style of rendering. That is why this drawing came with triangles and diagonals because of the model's triangular position. There was only light from the left and perhaps you guessed it by now: the same LED light and model from the Venus of The Hague series. I liked doing a series of repetitive diagonals starting from the shin...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Blue Blood - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored 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 Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Blue Blood...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Flowers, Plants and Mushrooms - Drawing by A. G.Krohn-Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers, Plants and Mushrooms is an Original Ink and Watercolour realized by Anne Gallion-Krohn in mid-20th century. The artwork in good condition, included a cream colored cardboar...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Arabesque
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Toni Flynn attended the Art Students League in New York City, the storied institution where Jackson Pollack, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder, and Georgia O’Keefe studied. At th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Printer's Ink, Acrylic

Arabesque
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Letter of Greetings with Original Drawings - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
A nice, creative letter by the french poet and dancer Boris Kochno to Countess Pecci-Blunt. This composition was realized as letter of greetings for New Y...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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

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

The Bird - Ink and Watercolor by Maria Ginzburg - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor, realized by Maria Ginzburg the 2000s. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract 2
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork. Yances was born in Cartagena...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

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

Sketch - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1963 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original china ink, watercolor and pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper,...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Leftovers No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
Grace Ramsey (American, b. 1985) Grace Ramsey is a self-taught painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Crayon

a kind of seeing that involves letting go
Located in Columbia, MO
a kind of seeing that involves letting go 2025 Oil on pastel on paper 14 x 11 inches Framed: 18 x 14 x 1 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Still Life with Objects - Drawing by Enotrio Pugliese - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Objects is a drawing in watercolor and tempera on paper realized by Enotrio Pugliese in the 1960s. Hand-signed by the artist o...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

Posing Figures Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Posing figures sketch is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Wage Freedom
By GIFC
Located in Kansas City, MO
GIFC Title: Wage Freedom Year: 2017 Medium: Gouache on Paper Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Signed and dated by the artist COA provided
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Wage Freedom
Wage Freedom
$99 Sale Price
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In the Garden - China Ink drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
In the garden is an original artwork realized by Brunello Serena in 1970s Ink drawing on paper. Includes metal frame: 35 x 2 x 39 cm Hand signed on the lower margin.
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Sea Life - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sea Life is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s. A beatuful mixed colored tempera artwork realized with brilliant silver and gilded colors...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Bouquet of Flowers - Drawing by Anne Gallion-Krohn - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is an Original Watercolour realized by Anne Gallion-Krohn in mid-20th century. The artwork in good condition, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (39.5x21.3 cm). ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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

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Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil

Lizard
$498 Sale Price
47% Off
Figure - Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing in Pencil artwork realized by Antony Roland. Good conditions. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composition.
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

I Am A Dog
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : I Am A Dog Materials : paste,ink,pencil,pen Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8.5×11 Signed COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which s...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paste, Ink, Pen, Pencil

I Am A Dog
$498 Sale Price
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The Artist Get a Tan - Drawing by Riccardo Origon - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
The Artist Get a Tan in an original pencil and pen drawing realized by Riccardo Origon in 1990. Good condition, except for some stains on the back. The little cardboard has a red o...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pen

Stacked Tubes
Located in Burlingame, CA
Stacked river tube graphite drawing from Mary Robertson who is steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement. Her Mary oeuvre focuses on Northern California's Russian River, where she ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Paper

Cesare Pavese Looking At His Suicide - Drawing by Parimah Avani-2022
Located in Roma, IT
Cesare Pavese Looking At His Suicide is a painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored Can...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

The Offer - Drawing by Roberto Cuccaro - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
The Offer is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 21st Century by Roberto Cuccaro. Original Gouache on paper. Hand-signed on the lower left corner: Cuccaro. Total dim...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

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

Woman Red Profile - Watercolor on paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Red Profile is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy. Watercolor on paper. Fair conditions: some foxing traces along the s...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude - China Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in colored china ink and watercolors on ivory...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Hey Cowboy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Hey Cowboy Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,ink Date : 2015 Dimensions : 16.5×23.5 COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which s...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil

Hey Cowboy
$498 Sale Price
56% Off
Resilient
Located in Denver, CO
Francisco Souto is a Venezuelan-born American artist known for his highly detailed drawings and prints. He received his BFA from the Herron School of Art and his MFA from The Ohio St...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil, Varnish

Anim
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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Sumi Ink, Rag Paper

Money Is The Drug Graphic Drawing by Bernard Nacion
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Nacion Untitled (Money Is The Drug), Late 20th Century Acrylic on artist board 15 x 13 in. A Surrealist representation, this piece shows a syri...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

Portrait of Woman, Contemporary Crayon Drawing by Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Portrait of Woman, Year: 1973, Medium: Crayon on paper, Size: 24 x 19 in. (60.96 x 48.26 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Eye Of The Black Bear
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pencil/graphite on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

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