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
Plane crash landscape 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Greek island tempest 3
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper
Rainbow wings 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Emergere - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Emergere is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2023.
Colored mixed media on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Klee magic 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper
Klee magic 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Iberico
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Spa
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Greek island tempest 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Greek island tempest 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Plane crash landscape 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Blue matrix 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper
Framed Original Mixed Media Watercolor Painting
By Yuroz
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original mixed media watercolor painting on paper by Yuroz, hand signed by the artist. This piece comes custom framed. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 21...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Framed Original Painting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an untitled original watercolor painting on deckle edge paper by Wyland, hand signed by the artist. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approximately 36" x 28.5" (frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Misty Morning, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Watercolour
Located in Deddington, GB
Misty Morning by Angela Perrin. Walking on the Pevensey Levels where I live ,I came across this lovely subject , misty and mysterious in the early morning . Watercolour on canvas.
A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Furniture designer and architeFinn Juhl’s home. Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Finn Juhl’s home, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Image size: 8 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2021
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Lions gate
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tinta china, acuarela, tinta acrílica sobre papel artístico Canson
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pink Twigs Side Escape, Cobalt Blue, Pink, Dark Red Snowflake, Branches, Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Goddess and Pillar, Protector of the Dawn of... - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar, Protector of the Dawn of Executors is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Charcoal
Goddess and Pillar of Sky of Skies - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of Sky of Skies is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japanese Kozo paper, with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japanese Kozo pape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
"Red Landscape" Original Art on Paper , large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Red Landscape
Original Art on Paper
60x70 cm
2023
Mineral oxide on paper
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
After receiving her diploma at Liceo ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Primavera Pop Fourteen, Geometric Flower Mandala, Navy Blue, Teal, Pink, Yellow
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 14 is a predominately navy blue and teal green ge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
Lily Tomlin
By Robert Risko
Located in New York, NY
This artwork by Robert Risko is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Jodie Foster
Signed
Mixed media
17.75 x 12.75 inches, image
Category
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Framed Original Painting, Hand Signed by the artist
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an untitled original watercolor painting on deckle edge paper by Wyland, hand signed by the artist. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approximately 32" x 46" (framed)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Dolphins" Framed, Hand Signed Original Painting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Dolphins" is an original painting, watercolor on deckle edge paper by Wyland. Hand signed by the artist, the piece comes custom framed and with a letter of authenticity. Measures ap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled 3 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Side Eye Olives", Food Motif, Hand colored, lips, makeup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Side Eye Olives" is a piece by Kendra Dandy made from block print, acrylic, gel pen on paper This piece measures 24"h x 18"w framed, and is shipped in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paste, Paper, Acrylic, Woodcut
Big Mama's Place
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
ELKHORN FERN - Drawing, Plant, Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Elizabeth McGhee
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Rock-n-roll baby
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper are part of Vatican Museums collection since 2017
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
Title: “Rock-n-roll baby”
original watercolour painting on paper,
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jodie Foster
By Robert Risko
Located in New York, NY
This artwork by Robert Risko is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Jodie Foster
Signed
Mixed media
18 x 13.75 inches (45.7 x 34.9 cm), image
Category
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Where Eagles Dare - Modern Atmospheric Mountains Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Wanting You, original (unique) hand signed drawing - Framed
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin
Wanting You drawing, 2018
Felt tip marker on paper
Signed in felt tip marker on the front
Frame included
Original, unique drawing on card
Signed in black felt tip pen on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Felt Pen, Permanent Marker
Elle, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Ink drawing A structural design with special attention to color and balance original and unique This work will ship well-protected hardboard box, the shipment cost is for the buy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
No Time 4 Love, original signed & titled ink drawing on Royal Mail 1st Day Cover
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin
No Time 4 Love drawing, 2017
Original ink drawing on a Royal Mail Art in the 20th Century 1st Day Cover
Signed, titled and dated in pen on the front
Frame included
Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset
Goddess and Pillar of the West Sky - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of the West Sky is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and mixed media on traditional Japanese Kozo paper, w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Freedom Ride II - Charcoal Drawing with Watercolor on Paper of Horses
Located in Columbus, OH
This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate sensitivity of horses standing still and in motion.
Artist bio:
Cecil K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Philosophers Garden - Modern Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Conceptual Art
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pen
Diva
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Feel The Base
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Grooving the Bass
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
On The Trumpet
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"Palm Trees" Framed, Hand Signed Original Painting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Palm Trees" is an original painting, watercolor on deckle edge paper by Wyland. Hand signed by the artist, the piece comes custom framed and with a letter of authenticity. Measures ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
BULB - Drawing, Still Life, Plant
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Elizabeth McGhee
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
CACTI - Still Life, Plant, Realism
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Elizabeth McGhee
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
STIK Book (Hand signed with Drawing)
By Stik
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Amazing cover on Stik’s self titled book.
Hand signed and hand drawn with very cool figure on cover by Stik in black ink.
Perfect for framing.
Book is red with fabric cover.
224 page...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Ray Charles and the Band
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Play A Simple Melody
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Sax Man
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
The Blues Boss
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Charcoal Sketch
Hand Signed by Jay Russell
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Framed Original Painting, Hand Signed by the artist
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an untitled original watercolor painting on deckle edge paper by Wyland, hand signed by the artist. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approximately 36" x 28.5" (frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Yield and Overcome (Landscape Drawing of Forest in Archival Blue Ballpoint Pen)
Located in Hudson, NY
Linda Newman Boughton, Yield and Overcome, 2022
Framed dimensions: 59.5 x 47.5 inches / Image dimensions: 58.5 x 46.5 inches
Landscape drawing of trees in ballpoint pen on Arches pap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen
"Swimming to the Surface" Framed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Swimming to the Surface" is an original painting, watercolor on deckle edge paper by Wyland. Hand signed by the artist, the piece comes custom framed and with a letter of authentici...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Primary 1, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed Media drawing (graphite,acrylic and watercolor) on Bristol paper. Seal for protection. Signature on the back. :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
The Walking One, mixed media, monotype, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, animal, red
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The Walking One, mixed media, monotype, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, animal, red
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work draws upon my rich Diné (Navajo) heritage. The work I ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Monotype
"50" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 17" x 15" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"50" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 17" x 15" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California, and yet raised for most of his childhood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
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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