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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
Period: 20th Century
Little Boodge (1993) by David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph 11.02 x 16.54 in (28.0 x 42.0 cm) Unsigned. This is an original, vintage artist-authorised David Hockney poster print, printed in 1993. This is not a later repro...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo
By Arcangelo Salimbeni
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, matita su carta 32 x 22.5 cm, raffigura una figura femminile che indossa un vestito con le maniche corte e la gonna che lascia intravedere le gambe, distesa su un fianco,...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Ben & Jerry's Artist Woody Jackson 1994 Cows in a Pasture Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
Woody Jackson Woods Orchard, 1994 Watercolor on paper Sight: 6 x 7 3/4 in. Framed: 12 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. Signed and dated lower right Signed, titled, and d...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

DESSIN
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Hiquily's original drawings from the early 1960s, housed in a private collection, are a distinctive showcase of the provocative Hiquilian style that defined this era. These ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

DESSIN
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Hiquily's original drawings from the early 1960s, housed in a private collection, are a distinctive showcase of the provocative Hiquilian style that defined this era. These ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

DESSIN
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Hiquily's original drawings from the early 1960s, housed in a private collection, are a distinctive showcase of the provocative Hiquilian style that defined this era. These ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

DESSIN
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Hiquily's original drawings from the early 1960s, housed in a private collection, are a distinctive showcase of the provocative Hiquilian style that defined this era. These ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Angle with Flowers - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Flowers is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Ink drawing on paper. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Eight of Hearts, mixed media silkscreen with hand applied acrylic, signed unique
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen Eight of Hearts, 1989 Mixed media silkscreen with hand applied acrylic on paper with deckled edges Hand signed, numbered 6/21, dated, and inscribed on the front Uniqu...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Graphite, Screen

Dancer - Drawing by Michel Estèbe - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a China ink realized by Michel Estèbe in the Second half 20th Century Hand signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions with slight foxing. Michel Estèbe is a Frenc...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

The Profile - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Ink and watercolor on paper. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Angle with Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Bird is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Ink drawing on paper. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original gouache and ink nude figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Torso and buttocks of man with arm raised in wa...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Still Life - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Felt Pen drawing on paper. Good condition. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Indigenous Woman - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Indigenous Woman is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Ink and watercolor on paper. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on ar...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Self Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Man With Animal on Shoulder is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1973. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Good condition. Leo Guida has be...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Angel on Clouds - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Angle on Clouds is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Ink drawing on paper. Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and th...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Angels of Canova - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Angels of Canova is a pencil drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th century. Good conditions with slight folding.
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

German Lesson (two separate unique watercolor gouaches, each hand signed) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Roberta Allen German Lesson, 1981 Two separate mixed media works framed together: watercolor, gouache, ink, wash, laid paper collage (each signed by hand) Signed twice: each of the s...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

John Fincher Stallions Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
John Fincher (American, b. 1941) Physical Activities, c. Late 20th Century Watercolor and collage on paper Sight: 16 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. Framed: 22 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. Provenance: Th...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

“Geraniums”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well painted original watercolor on archival paper of potted geraniums with metal watering can and garden gloves. Signed in pencil by the artist Peggy Dressel lower right. The S...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Lily Tomlin
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
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Jodie Foster
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
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Chiquito Futbolista de Tanger 1982
Located in Milan, IT
Sanguine on paper. Signed and dated in Roman numerals at lower right. In the upper right corner is the title. Claudio Bravo Camus was a Chilean painter best known for compositions (...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Running Men
Located in London, GB
Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 36cm x 44cm, (45cm x 53cm framed). The picture is behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. Throughout h...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

LA DEMONSTRATION (TITRE AU DOS)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Roberto Matta. Frame size approx 38 x 46 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of A...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Change into White
Located in London, GB
Graphite pencil on paper, signed and dated (middle right), 22cm x 20cm, (51cm x 46cm framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. This was the only tonal d...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

DWIGHT BAIRD Blue Jay Jumble, 1998 - Hand Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 20 x 30 inches ( 50.8 x 76.2 cm ) Image Size: 20 x 30 inches ( 50.8 x 76.2 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Watercolour on Crescent Watercolour Boa...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled 1971, acrylic on cardboard
Located in Milan, IT
Acrylic on cardboard. Signed lower right. Accompanied by Authentication on photo signed by the artist, with stamp of Bolzicco Gallery in Portogruaro (VE). Published in General catalo...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic

LeRoy Neiman 'Femling - Happy New Year 1992' Original ink & watercolor
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Leroy Neiman (1921 - 2012) Title: Femling - Happy New Years Type: Original Material: Ink & Paper Year Produced: 1992 Medium: ink on paper Size: 8.25" x 13" Framed approx.: 20...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Composition by Arikha Avigdor - Post-war and Contemporary gouache, c. 1955
Located in London, GB
Composition by Arikha Avigdor (1929-2010) Gouache on paper 39 x 75 cm (15 ³/₈ x 29 ¹/₂ inches) Signed lower right Executed circa 1955 This work is an fine example of the Avigdor’s a...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative drawing
Located in London, GB
Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro (b. 1937) Pencil on paper 56 x 76 cm (22 x 30 inches) Signed below left end of stick, Yvon Vey Executed 1982 Provenance Studio of the Artist, Montpellier ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

The Relic
Located in Columbus, OH
"The Relic" is an original gouache and ink painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Old machinery in washes of red/maroon, b...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Ink

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

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Paper

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

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Paper

“Place du Tertre”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and ink drawing on paper mounted to heavy cardstock of the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, Paris by the French artist , Jeanne Felicia Simon. Signed lower right ...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

“La Rue Norvins, Montmartre”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and ink drawing on paper mounted to heavy cardstock of the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, Paris by the French artist , Jeanne Felicia Simon. Signed lower right i...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative work on paper
Located in London, GB
Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro (b. 1937) Conté chalk on paper 76 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 ½ inches) Signed lower middle Yvon Vey Executed in 1983 Provenance Studio of the artist, Montpellier ...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Chalk

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman reclining in a turban in washes o...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Gouache

untitled (Reclining Female Nude)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Aka Beni Kosh Still Life with Flowers Colored pencil on paper Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp on reverse (see photo) Estate No. 716 Condition: Soft fold through image, wri...
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1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Edwin, Marzo 14, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Edwin, Marzo 14, 2014 by Celso Castro Black Crayon on archival paper Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W Unframed ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Crayon

Multi-Figure Nude Study
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Paul Cadmus is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Multi-Figure Nude Study n.d. Signed, u.r. Color crayon on paper 8 x 18.5 inches (20....
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Pensando en ti, Marzo 13, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13, 2014 by Celso Castro Watercolor on archival paper Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W Unframed ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each ca...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Untitled - Drawing by Julio Galan - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a contemporary arteork realized by Julio Galan in 1988. Mixed colored pastel on paper. Hand signed and dated on the higher margin. Provenanc...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Blue Bear Waltzes
Located in Austin, TX
This drawing by Lu Ann Barrow depicts two boys and a girl riding tricycles past a tall brick wall covered in poster. The posters read "Blue Bear Waltzes Presents Wolfgang & Strauss"....
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

"Coasting Sailboat, " Pastel on Paper Seascape signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Coasting Sailboat" is an original pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a white sailboat on a dark sea with a colorful background. ...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Shadow of a Doubt
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Pen

Five Female Nudes
Located in New York, NY
This is a drawing by Paul Cadmus offered by CLAMP in New York City. Five Female Nudes n.d. Signed, u.r. Color crayon on paper 10.5 x 18.5 inches (26.7 x 47 cm), sheet
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Paper

Jacques Stettiner
Located in New York, NY
This work by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) is offered by CLAMP In New York City. Jacques Stettiner c. 1927 Signature stamp in purple ink, verso; Also titled in pencil, verso Ink o...
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1920s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio 2016, by Celso Castro Crayon Pastel on archival paper Image size: 60 H in. x 38 in. W Unframed On The back of the painting: Abstract, 1986 Pencil a...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Crayon, Archival Paper

Odalisque
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writes about the drawing: In my intimate drawings, I capture what is closest to me – the private moments that I would hardly want to reveal. And yet, I choose to share them with my audience. The motif of the odalisque, a reclining woman, has long been a popular subject in art. Throughout history, numerous artists have embraced this theme, and some of their paintings depicting reclining women have become iconic, shaping the course of art in their respective eras. Art historians have extensively written about the influence of these works. Notably, the odalisques created by the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, such as his renowned piece “La Grande Odalisque...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen, Acrylic

Dwight Baird-Red, White 'N Blue - Watercolor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dwight Baird-Red, White 'N Blue (No Text)-16" x 12"-Watercolor-1994
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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

Black and White Situation
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Pen

“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Wonderful figurative watercolor on Strathmore tinted paper by the well known Florida artist, Gerald “Jerry” Franklin McClish. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The artwor...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of Michael Feingold
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard Portrait of Michael Feingold 1993 Signed and dated, l.l. Conté crayon and charcoal on paper 11 x 7.5 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Conté, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Chaotic, rock n roll sketch of nude woman rec...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Snow White
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Snow White pen and ink with watercolor, 1999 Signed with the artist's initials and dated along the bottom edge (see photo) Sheet size: 6 x 6 inches Peregrine Honig (born 1976 in San Francisco, CA) is an American artist whose work is concerned with the relationship between pop culture, sexual vulnerability, social anxieties, the ethics of luxury and trends in consumerism. Honig appeared on season one of Bravo’s artist reality television show, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, which aired from June 9–August 11, 2010, finishing in second place. Career Born in San Francisco and raised in The Castro and in Project Artaud, Honig moved to Kansas City, Missouri, at 17 to attend the Kansas City Art Institute. At age 22, Honig was the youngest living artist to have work acquired by the Whitney Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Honig’s work is included in private and public collections, including: The Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University Art Gallery, The Fogg Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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