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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
My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange, yellow
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite

Untitled 05 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is framed behind glass. About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings: ”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Christian Dior, Frida Kahlo and Maria Grazia Chiuri in Mexico City - Cruise 2024
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Atarax by Cécile Bisciglia - Large ballpoint pen drawing on canvas, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Atarax is a unique drawing by contemporary artist Cécile Bisciglia. The drawing is made with ballpoint pen, acrylic and posca on canvas, dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in)....
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

Male Nude 19, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Contemporary male nude done with artists quality charcoal chalks on acid free drawing paper. :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: This piece comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Ivelle" Contemporary Drawing w/Gold & White Gold Leaf by Alessandra Maria
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite, charcoal, ink, and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Vernal Pool Two - Forest Landscape Black Sumi Ink White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods. This ink drawi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mylar, Sumi Ink

Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Watercolor, Paper

Chiaroscuro
Located in Chicago, IL
-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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

"Landscape" Original Drawing , Abstract Drawing made in Italy Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Red Landscape mineral oxide on papers ( Canson Paper 300gr) Origial drawing ,one of a kind 50x70 cm 2025 The drawing is shipped flat inside a cardboard clip, it is possible to bu...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Summer, Iceland #5
Located in New York, NY
Jennifer Bartlett Summer, Iceland #5, 2000 Pastel on paper 30 x 44 1/4 inches (sheet) Unsigned
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Flight
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Black conte drawing of a male nude, part of ongoing series of drawings of the human form by San Francisco artist Fernando Reyes. Reyes attended The School of the Art Institute of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Flight
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Winter Forest - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Elusive Question - Ink and Watercolor Drawing on Paper in Green and Blue Colors
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Elusive Question is a 15 x 22 inch abstract ink and watercolor drawing on paper. It is a lyric abstraction in green with accents of blue. This precious drawing stands...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

City. 2014, paper, watercolor, 35x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The series is dedicated to the artist's home town Riga. Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Ab...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Lily Pond at Giverny, gorgeous signed lithograph with hand coloring unique var.
Located in New York, NY
Diane Burko Lily Pond at Giverny, 1990 Hand colored monoprint (lithograph with hand coloring) Hand signed and numbered 8/95 by the artist and bears publisher's stamp on the front 21 ...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Graphite, Lithograph, Monoprint, Mixed Media

Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya – Art
Located in Zurich, CH
PETER BEARD (1938–2020, USA) Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya, 1962/2006 Color print with gelatin silver print collage, watercolor, tempera paint, ink Sheet 141 x 108,6 cm (55 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.) Unique Signed recto and verso in ink Peter Beard (1938–2020) was an American artist who lived and worked in New York and Kenya. In Africa Peter Beard found the central theme of his life, the destruction of the natural animal world by man and civilization. His photographs of Africa, African animals and the journals that often integrate his photographs have been widely shown and published since the 1960s. Inspired by earlier trips to Africa in both 1955 and 1960, Beard traveled to Kenya upon graduation. Working at Tsavo National Park, he photographed and documented the demise of 35,000 elephants and other wildlife, later to become the subject of his iconic book, “The End of the Game...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Color, Silver Gelatin

Colours Of The Night #2, 11"x14", Fashion Art Print, Figurative, Woman
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Colours Of The Night #2: This figurative art print on paper captures the essence of timeless style. A neutral, atmospheric background creates an evening-like ambiance. Personalize your space with a sense of quiet sophistication. Hand signed on back. This is #2 from a series of 4 art...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

A Walk In The Grass, 5"x7" Artwork On Paper, White Pink Flowers, Green Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A Walk In The Grass - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a vibrant, expressive field of grass, where a few delicate white and pink flowers emerge. An array of lush g...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Marilla Palmer "Parrot, Poppy, and Lily" Pressed Flowers on Paper
Located in New York, NY
"After years of nature-based artwork, in Spring 2020 I became an Anthomaniac. Covid was raging in NYC so I retreated with my family Northwest Connecticut. Nature, for so many of us, ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Sequins, Mixed Media, Watercolor

"an ancient conversation", Abstract, Collaged Monoprints, Ink, Botanical
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "an ancient conversation" is an original piece by Cassie Normandy White and is made from fabric monotypes and ink. This piece m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Monotype

Jo Haran, Jewel Heads in Darkness, Contemporary Floral Art, Mixed Media Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Jewel Heads in Darkness [2021] Original Flowers Gouache, watercolour ink and gesso. Image size: H:53 cm x W:64 cm Paper Size: H:56 cm x W:67.5 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look 'Jewel Heads in Darkness' is an original painting by Jo Haran. "I wanted to try and capture the frailty of anemones nestled in darkness. I used jewel colours....strong pink, yellow, hints of ultramarine and neon green as a contrast to the moody foliage backdrop." 'There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse. "I have been painting flowers for over 20 years as an artist and as a senior textile designer selling prints to clients internationally including Valentino, Leonard, Paul and Joe and high street brands such as Topshop and Marks and Spencer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gesso, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Set of 4 artworks Mixed media on paper book
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An everyday situation, from our memory, from the memory of childhood in a non-place, that is to say, an enigmatic ephemeral place, a space that is delimited and that grows, that mult...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in charcoal, china ink, and Watercolor on ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

Boat - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1975. Hand signed and dated. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 49x39. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, o...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Untitled Poodle by Susumu Kamijo
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Rare and huge work by Susumu Kamijo! Untitled oil pastel and pastel pencil on paper 72 x 94” 2019 signed framed EDUCATION 2000 BFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Oregon 2002 MFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Washington SOLO SHOWS 2024 When You Come Home, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2023 The Motherland, Venus over Manhattan, New York, USA The Sun Inside, Perrotin, Paris, France 2022 Jack and Venus, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA Jack and Venus, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, USA Alone with Everybody, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea I will tell you later, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2021 How was your summer? , Harper’s Gallery, East Hampton, USA Beyond The Hills, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2020 Lick Me Till Dawn, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA Lick Me Till Dawn, Marvin Gardens, New York, USA 2019 I Will Follow You To The Sunset, GNYP Gallery, Berlin, Germany When You Came At Dawn, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2018 Walk With Me To The Sea, Sakurado Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan I Will Walk You Tomorrow, Harpers Books, New York, USA Poodles, Tortoise, Los Angeles, USA 2017 Poodles, Sotheby’s S2, New York, USA 2016 I Think So, Marvin Gardens, Queens, USA GROUP SHOWS 2022 Koichi Sato...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil

"Roses in flower" (contemporary floral expressive acrylic painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This art piece features a bouquet of red roses in a bleu vase. This piece belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral th...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

CENTAUR - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - New Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Sea Centaur" Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in ink, graphite, tempera on paper large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio Antiquity is an endless ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Pencil, Ink

David
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper Signed and titled (lower right) 49cm × 76cm (62cm × 89cm framed) Cayford, now retired, was a graphic designer and illustrator working in London in the postwar period...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Vase of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Dated on rear. Excellent condition. Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, ...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Primavera Pop 17 - Geometric Mandala Green Orange Yellow Red Lines, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 17 is a predominately dark green, br...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Untitled 2 - 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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Orchids and Hydrangeas, Diptych. Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Paper

Indication
Located in Columbia, MO
John Selburg was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He holds a BFA from Bradley University (2006) and an MFA from the University of Missouri-Columbia (2009). He is Associate Profes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Floral Escapades 1 & 2" 2025 Oil on yupo 38 x 25 in.
Located in New York, NY
Tess Michalik Floral Escapades 1 & 2, 2025 Oil on yupo 38 x 25 in. (mic032)
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Hydrangeas, 2021 Ink pen, and watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Paper

View of Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed lower left. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figure - Drawing by Arturo Pagano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Bamburgh Castle Sunrise, Northumberland /// Contemporary Female Artist British
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gillie Cawthorne (English, 1963-) Title: "Bamburgh Castle Sunrise, Northumberland" *Signed and dated by Cawthorne lower left Year: 2008 Medium: Original Watercolor on paper F...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Celebration - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and oil pastel on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Paris Night 2 by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris, city
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Night 2 is a unique drawing by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The drawing is made with ink and acrylic on kraft paper, dimensions are 28 × 36 cm (11 × 14.2 in)...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Paper

Absorb Starlight - Abstract Pattern Drawing Yellow Blue Brown Branches, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this meticulously detailed contemporary drawing in ink and watercolor on paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in yellow with violet blue, red and dark brown create an intricate c...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500. Like the immortal myth...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Paper

Landscape BW, Original Art on Paper , Framed, Ready to Hang by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW Mineral Oxide on Paper 40x29 cm framed 51x41 cm Original Art Ready to Hang The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pigment, Paper

Cala Lily, Watercolor on paper. Sill life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Workstation 17 (Vividly Colorful, Gestural Abstract Painting on Canvas Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Workstation 17", 2023 (Gestural Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Paper) by Jenny Nelson 24 x 18 inches The abstract painter Jenny Nelson is a master at communicating story through...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC Ships rolled in ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil

"Clown Fish" (2020) By Dustin Panzino, Procreate Illustration on Metal
Located in Denver, CO
"Clown Fish" (2020) by Dustin Panzino is a beautiful digital painting created in Procreate, which details a fantasy scene of a knighted version of a court's...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Metal

Landscape - Original Watercolor by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension:13x 26.5 cm The artwork represents light, and brilliant landscape with the poetical expression of trees, through greenish color, the artwork characterized by a well-balanced drawing of houses...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Pop Flower 48 - Contemporary Yellow Orange Geometric Flower Mandala Brown, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 48 is a predominately golden yell...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

VENUS RESTAUREE original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Venus Restauree”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed. Artist Statement "I started...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Man in Raincoat, Vintage Modern Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracted portrait of a man in a raincoat by artist John Dobbs. This impressionistic depiction of the subject allows for stylistic references to Monet, and Sisley. John Barnes Dobbs, a determinedly figurative painter who launched his career in the 1950s against the prevailing winds of Abstract Expressionism, lived to see a time when Realism would coexist with Abstraction, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and a variety of other artistic movements. On August 9 Dobbs died at his home in New York’s Greenwich Village at the age of 80. In his final works, Dobbs’ figures appear against flat backgrounds, iconic as the images on tarot cards: acrobats, boxers and contortionists, struggling against the physics of their own bodies and that of the universe. Dobbs had many solo shows at galleries, universities and museums. His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, and the Salon Populiste in Paris. Dobbs’ paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC; the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; the Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY; the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH and the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MA. From 1972 to 1996, he was a Professor of Art at John Jay College, City University of New York. He was a member of the National Academy, to which he was elected in 1976. Born in 1931 in a small house by the Lackawanna Railroad...
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Room with a View - male nude blue drawing by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Room with a View Male nude, made with ultramarine blue tempera, inspired by Matisse. 70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in Shipped rolled in a tube directly from Florida. Part of Nude Men series. T...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" abstract collage of sumi ink on Tyvek
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper

Torero
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Botero Torero, 1989 Colored markers on paper 12 x 8 1/2 in Provenance: Allegrini Piero, Brescia. Galleria Panantu Casa de'Aste. Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. August 5 - Sep...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Laid Paper, Permanent Marker

Talavera Composition 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talavera Composition 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Worker - Watercolor by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a tailor made frame realized by the Artist, 108.5x84.5 cm. Very good condition. Sirio Pellegrini,...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled - self portrait smiley face By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Smiley self portrait) By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg)
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Mark Beard is already framed, price includes framing. Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg) 1990 Signed and dated, l.l. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on R...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Charcoal

View of Burano La Giudecca in Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1973. Hand signed lower left. Titled and dated on rear. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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