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La Velleda Pastel Drawing, Surrealist Style, Circa 1947, Framed
La Velleda Pastel Drawing, Surrealist Style, Circa 1947, Framed

La Velleda Pastel Drawing, Surrealist Style, Circa 1947, Framed

By André Masson

Located in New York, NY

Masson addressed this central tenet particularly through the development of automatic drawing, a technique that required the artist to let the hand wander free of the mind’s influenc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled (Red Bulge Drawing)
Untitled (Red Bulge Drawing)

Untitled (Red Bulge Drawing)

By Joyce Wieland

Located in Toronto, Ontario

At first glance this composition appears to be a gestural and automatic drawing realized in red ink. However on closer inspection the random shapes appear to be distorted and exagger...

Category

1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson 'Le Cavalier Amoureux'
1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson 'Le Cavalier Amoureux'

1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson 'Le Cavalier Amoureux'

By André Masson

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Beginning in 1925 the journal La révolution surrealiste (The surrealist revolution) published Masson's automatic drawings. His experimentation with media continued during this period...

Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

William Baziotes - Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing with Estate COA
William Baziotes - Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing with Estate COA

William Baziotes - Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing with Estate COA

By William Baziotes

Located in New York, NY

Baziotes was also one of the first New York artists to experiment with the surrealist technique, automatic drawing. Framed 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Automatic (blue, yellow, white)

Automatic (blue, yellow, white)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon

Automatic (yellow, crimson, olive)

Automatic (yellow, crimson, olive)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media

Automatic (red, gold, white)

Automatic (red, gold, white)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon

Automatic (green, red, yellow, blue)

Automatic (green, red, yellow, blue)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media

Automatic (white, green, blue, yellow)

Automatic (white, green, blue, yellow)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon

Miro, Sculptures et Ceramics, 1973 Fondation Maeght

Miro, Sculptures et Ceramics, 1973 Fondation Maeght

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Miro, Oeuvres Graphiques, 1965 Galerie Maeght

Joan MiróMiro, Oeuvres Graphiques, 1965 Galerie Maeght, 1965

$636Sale Price|20% Off

H 22.25 in W 19.25 in

Miro, Oeuvres Graphiques, 1965 Galerie Maeght

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Miro, Lucifer, 1975

Joan MiróMiro, Lucifer, 1975, 1975

$316Sale Price|20% Off

H 31.5 in W 21 in

Miro, Lucifer, 1975

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Miro, Guggenheim Museum (after)

Joan MiróMiro, Guggenheim Museum (after), 1966

$476Sale Price|20% Off

H 33.75 in W 24 in

Miro, Guggenheim Museum (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Automatic (white, red, black, yellow, green)

Automatic (white, red, black, yellow, green)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media

Miro, Pintura, 1978 Ministerio de Cultura of Madrid

Miro, Pintura, 1978 Ministerio de Cultura of Madrid

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Lézard Aux Plumes D'or: Plate I (Mourlot 803; Cramer 148), Joan Miró
Le Lézard Aux Plumes D'or: Plate I (Mourlot 803; Cramer 148), Joan Miró

Le Lézard Aux Plumes D'or: Plate I (Mourlot 803; Cramer 148), Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairfield, CT

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)
Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)

Anthony FrostCrack Loud (Abstract Painting), 2018

$6,841

H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in

Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting. He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1294), Miró Graveur (after)
Miró, Composition (Dupin 1294), Miró Graveur (after)

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1294), Miró Graveur (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1289), Miró Graveur (after)
Miró, Composition (Dupin 1289), Miró Graveur (after)

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1289), Miró Graveur (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1290), Miró Graveur (after)
Miró, Composition (Dupin 1290), Miró Graveur (after)

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1290), Miró Graveur (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1292), Miró Graveur (after)
Miró, Composition (Dupin 1292), Miró Graveur (after)

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1292), Miró Graveur (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1291), Miró Graveur (after)
Miró, Composition (Dupin 1291), Miró Graveur (after)

Miró, Composition (Dupin 1291), Miró Graveur (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Black Mirror
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

By Tigran Tsitoghdzyan

Located in Boca Raton, FL

He mixes fanciful portraiture and a hint of surrealism’s automatic drawing to create these arresting images.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Miró, Woman at the Mirror (Mourlot 242; Cramer 36) (after)
Miró, Woman at the Mirror (Mourlot 242; Cramer 36) (after)

Miró, Woman at the Mirror (Mourlot 242; Cramer 36) (after)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

DS Mirror Blue
DS Mirror Blue

DS Mirror Blue

By Tigran Tsitoghdzyan

Located in Boca Raton, FL

He mixes fanciful portraiture and a hint of surrealism’s automatic drawing to create these arresting images.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Dynamic Rhythmic Forces. Contemporary Surreal Painting
Dynamic Rhythmic Forces. Contemporary Surreal Painting

Dynamic Rhythmic Forces. Contemporary Surreal Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Berlin has furthered his exploration of automatic drawing into automatic painting. Working with lightning speed (he describes it as the speed of galloping wild horses) using a butter...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Composition (Dupin 119), Feuilles éparses, Joan Miró
Composition (Dupin 119), Feuilles éparses, Joan Miró

Composition (Dupin 119), Feuilles éparses, Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Keep Going! (Abstract Painting)
Keep Going! (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderKeep Going! (Abstract Painting), 2026

$13,135

H 87.8 in W 64.97 in D 0.04 in

Keep Going! (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Porous Boundaries (Abstract Painting)
Porous Boundaries (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderPorous Boundaries (Abstract Painting), 2026

$13,135

H 88.19 in W 64.18 in D 0.04 in

Porous Boundaries (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lazy Oasis (Abstract Painting)
Lazy Oasis (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderLazy Oasis (Abstract Painting), 2026

$13,135

H 87.8 in W 63 in D 0.04 in

Lazy Oasis (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Semiramide se promène (Abstract Painting)
Semiramide se promène (Abstract Painting)

Semiramide se promène (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Arbeidsglaede (Abstract Painting)
Arbeidsglaede (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderArbeidsglaede (Abstract Painting), 2025

$12,246

H 79.14 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in

Arbeidsglaede (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lost and Found (Abstract Painting)
Lost and Found (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderLost and Found (Abstract Painting), 2025

$12,246

H 79.14 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in

Lost and Found (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)
Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderDay Twenty (Abstract Painting), 2025

$11,014

H 64.18 in W 64.97 in D 0.04 in

Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Godspeed (Abstract Painting)
Godspeed (Abstract Painting)

Macha PoynderGodspeed (Abstract Painting), 2026

$13,135

H 64.97 in W 81.5 in D 0.04 in

Godspeed (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dayglow

Rezi van LankveldDayglow, 2004

$37,764

H 47.25 in W 47.25 in

Dayglow

Located in London, GB

With their muted palette of blues and grays, van Lankveld's muddy, impressionistic works recall Old Master canvases by way of Surrealist automatic drawing and Jackson Pollock's actio...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

Joan MiróComposition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró, 1965

$1,756Sale Price|20% Off

H 22.008 in W 17.8 in

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowi...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trees of religious reason
Trees of religious reason

Renelio MarinTrees of religious reason

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 30 in

Trees of religious reason

By Renelio Marin

Located in New York, NY

Automatic drawing became the method for accessing the levels of the mind.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Blue Jeans and Moonbeams
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams

Blue Jeans and Moonbeams

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting. He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lea from the Femme Portfolio, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
Lea from the Femme Portfolio, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson

Lea from the Femme Portfolio, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Long Island City, NY

This captivating 1971 lithograph by Andre Masson features the Surrealist master’s distinctive approach to Figurative art through fluid, automatic drawing techniques. Masson creates a...

Category

1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Space Echo
Space Echo

Anthony FrostSpace Echo, 2015

$6,841

H 24.02 in W 35.01 in

Space Echo

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting. He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Clear Spot
Clear Spot

Anthony FrostClear Spot, 2006

$34,207

H 81.5 in W 47.01 in

Clear Spot

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting. He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surface Pressure
Surface Pressure

Anthony FrostSurface Pressure, 2016

$5,473

H 20.01 in W 15.99 in

Surface Pressure

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting. He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Day is an Island  (Abstract Painting)
A Day is an Island  (Abstract Painting)

A Day is an Island (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Prophecy of the Whippoorwill (Abstract Painting)
Prophecy of the Whippoorwill (Abstract Painting)

Prophecy of the Whippoorwill (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)
Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)

Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Presque Rien Presque Tout (Abstract Painting)
Presque Rien Presque Tout (Abstract Painting)

Presque Rien Presque Tout (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)
Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)

Answered Prayers (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lone Pine Milestone (Abstract Painting)
Lone Pine Milestone (Abstract Painting)

Lone Pine Milestone (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In Spite of All the Damage (Abstract Painting)
In Spite of All the Damage (Abstract Painting)

In Spite of All the Damage (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Impossible to Keep a Straight Line (Abstract Painting)
Impossible to Keep a Straight Line (Abstract Painting)

Impossible to Keep a Straight Line (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)
Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)

Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)
Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)

Letters I Wrote You From Needles (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)
Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)

Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)
Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)

Ride a Horse and Get Away (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and paintings she expands on the methods of the Abstract Expressionists, blending automatic drawing, performat...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Recent Sales

#8
#8

Brandon Ryan#8, 2020

Unavailable

H 19 in W 17 in

#8

By Brandon Ryan

Located in Sausalito, CA

Brandon calls these automatic drawings vs preconceived expressions of art.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Paper

#7
#7

Brandon Ryan#7

Unavailable

H 19 in W 17 in

#7

By Brandon Ryan

Located in Sausalito, CA

Brandon calls these automatic drawings vs preconceived expressions of art.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Paper

#12

Brandon Ryan#12, 2020

Unavailable

H 22 in W 30 in

#12

By Brandon Ryan

Located in Sausalito, CA

Brandon calls these automatic drawings vs preconceived expressions of art.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Paper

give and take (Berlin)
give and take (Berlin)

Jimmie Jamesgive and take (Berlin), 2019

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 19 in

give and take (Berlin)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

In this work, James’ automatic drawing defines the central figure of a kneeling woman with an object to her left, and organic, plant-like shapes to her right.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

Ojo (Bind Lemon)
Ojo (Bind Lemon)

Ricardo GonzalezOjo (Bind Lemon), 2016

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

Ojo (Bind Lemon)

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated?
Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated?

Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated?

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Rake
Rake

Ricardo GonzalezRake, 2016

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

Rake

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Someday I'll Be in the Clay
Someday I'll Be in the Clay

Someday I'll Be in the Clay

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Reason and Squalor
Reason and Squalor

Reason and Squalor

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Can't Be Satismamlishfied
Can't Be Satismamlishfied

Can't Be Satismamlishfied

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Loose Fate
Loose Fate

Ricardo GonzalezLoose Fate, 2016

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

Loose Fate

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

more than you'll ever know
more than you'll ever know

more than you'll ever know

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

The artist frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

echo
echo

Jimmie Jamesecho, 2012

Unavailable

H 11.75 in W 10.75 in

echo

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

James frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

The Dust Blows Back
The Dust Blows Back

Ricardo GonzalezThe Dust Blows Back

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

The Dust Blows Back

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Fuck Poetry Look at Your Hand Read It
Fuck Poetry Look at Your Hand Read It

Fuck Poetry Look at Your Hand Read It

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

my cup runneth over (NYC)
my cup runneth over (NYC)

Jimmie Jamesmy cup runneth over (NYC), 2018

Unavailable

H 14 in W 20.75 in

my cup runneth over (NYC)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

James frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Graphite

fortunate (Berlin)
fortunate (Berlin)

Jimmie Jamesfortunate (Berlin), 2019

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 19 in

fortunate (Berlin)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

The artist frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

about my love
about my love

Jimmie Jamesabout my love, 2019

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 19 in

about my love

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

James frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

the retrieved (Berlin)
the retrieved (Berlin)

Jimmie Jamesthe retrieved (Berlin), 2017

Unavailable

H 14.5 in W 13.75 in

the retrieved (Berlin)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

James frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

pony, hyena and something else (Berlin, Germany)
pony, hyena and something else (Berlin, Germany)

pony, hyena and something else (Berlin, Germany)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

James frequently uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes arriving on the support directly from his unconscious.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

Eternal Return, figurative drawing, ink, nature, trees
Eternal Return, figurative drawing, ink, nature, trees

Eternal Return, figurative drawing, ink, nature, trees

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Luxuriance of Scarlet
A Luxuriance of Scarlet

A Luxuriance of Scarlet

By Barbara Owen

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Each painting is comprised of interwoven abstract forms for the viewer to dissect. The process of drawing/arriving at a shape through a kind of “automatic drawing” is one of the ways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Cut Circles Over Painted Circles III
Cut Circles Over Painted Circles III

Cut Circles Over Painted Circles III

By Barbara Owen

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Each painting is comprised of interwoven abstract forms for the viewer to dissect. The process of drawing/arriving at a shape through a kind of “automatic drawing” is one of the ways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Little Layered Blooms I
Little Layered Blooms I

Barbara OwenLittle Layered Blooms I, 2013

Unavailable

H 11.25 in W 9.25 in

Little Layered Blooms I

By Barbara Owen

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Each painting is comprised of interwoven abstract forms for the viewer to dissect. The process of drawing/arriving at a shape through a kind of “automatic drawing” is one of the ways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Little Layered Blooms I
Little Layered Blooms I

Little Layered Blooms I

By Barbara Owen

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Each painting is comprised of interwoven abstract forms for the viewer to dissect. The process of drawing/arriving at a shape through a kind of “automatic drawing” is one of the ways...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Untitled
Untitled

Alan VegaUntitled, 2014

Unavailable

H 12 in W 10 in

Untitled

By Alan Vega

Located in New york, NY

This drawing is from a series of semi-automatic, diary-like drawings (2014 2015), which Vega produced nightly.

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled
Untitled

Alan VegaUntitled, 2014

Unavailable

H 12 in W 10 in

Untitled

By Alan Vega

Located in New york, NY

This drawing is from a series of semi-automatic, diary-like drawings (2014 2015), which Vega produced nightly.

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled
Untitled

Alan VegaUntitled, 2014

Unavailable

H 12 in W 10 in

Untitled

By Alan Vega

Located in New york, NY

This drawing is from a series of semi-automatic, diary-like drawings (2014 2015), which Vega produced nightly.

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Try Not to Fall, Just Go I by Courtney Nicole Googe.  Surrealism
Try Not to Fall, Just Go I by Courtney Nicole Googe.  Surrealism

Try Not to Fall, Just Go I by Courtney Nicole Googe. Surrealism

Located in Granbury, TX

In true surrealist fashion, she attempts to subtly connect the worlds of reality and fantasy through photographic images of real places overlaid with automatic drawing and collage wh...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Glue, Charcoal, Ink, Wood Panel

Numéro de réfèrence 107

André MassonNuméro de réfèrence 107

Unavailable

H 18.71 in W 14.77 in

Numéro de réfèrence 107

By André Masson

Located in Paris, FR

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing. By the end of the 1920s, he left the surrealist movement and turne...

“Atelier du sculpteur”

André Masson“Atelier du sculpteur”

Unavailable

H 13.19 in W 16.74 in

“Atelier du sculpteur”

By André Masson

Located in Paris, FR

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing. By the end of the 1920s, he left the surrealist movement and turne...

Numéro de réfèrence 99, André Masson

Numéro de réfèrence 99, André Masson

By André Masson

Located in Paris, FR

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing. By the end of the 1920s, he left the surrealist movement and turne...

Numéro de réfèrence 50

André MassonNuméro de réfèrence 50

Unavailable

H 17.13 in W 13.78 in

Numéro de réfèrence 50

By André Masson

Located in Paris, FR

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing. By the end of the 1920s, he left the surrealist movement and turne...

Numéro de réfèrence 15

André MassonNuméro de réfèrence 15

Unavailable

H 15.56 in W 13.59 in

Numéro de réfèrence 15

By André Masson

Located in Paris, FR

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing. By the end of the 1920s, he left the surrealist movement and turne...

Let Them Carpet the Earth, botanical, floral, nature, watercolor painting, green

Let Them Carpet the Earth, botanical, floral, nature, watercolor painting, green

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Listen to the Wind Playing Harp, botanical, nature, watercolor painting, blue

Listen to the Wind Playing Harp, botanical, nature, watercolor painting, blue

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Awake in a Dream, botanicals, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink & blue

Awake in a Dream, botanicals, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink & blue

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Marriage, botanical, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink green & blue

The Marriage, botanical, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink green & blue

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pinky Rose (Mystery Girl), botanical, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink

Pinky Rose (Mystery Girl), botanical, florals, nature, watercolor painting, pink

By Alexandra Eastburn

Located in Memphis, TN

Born and raised in Hot Springs, AR, Alexandra Eastburn (b. 1987) moved to Memphis, TN in 2006 to attend Memphis College of Art where she earned a BFA in Fine Art with a major in draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mad River, 2017, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III
Mad River, 2017, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III

Mad River, 2017, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III

By Danny Joe Rose III

Located in Granbury, TX

To bring his vision to life for his audience, Rose’s  paintings emerge through a form of automatic drawing and painting. This process enables Rose to pull shapes into being, from a s...

Category

2010s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Glades by Danny Joe Rose III. Hard-edge abstract landscape. Enamel on canvas
Glades by Danny Joe Rose III. Hard-edge abstract landscape. Enamel on canvas

Glades by Danny Joe Rose III. Hard-edge abstract landscape. Enamel on canvas

By Danny Joe Rose III

Located in Granbury, TX

To bring his vision to life for his audience, Rose’s  paintings emerge through a form of automatic drawing and painting. This process enables Rose to pull shapes into being, from a s...

Category

2010s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

The Ridge I, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III
The Ridge I, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III

The Ridge I, enamel on canvas by Danny Joe Rose III

By Danny Joe Rose III

Located in Granbury, TX

To bring his vision to life for his audience, Rose’s  paintings emerge through a form of automatic drawing and painting. This process enables Rose to pull shapes into being, from a s...

Category

2010s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Try Not to Fall, Just Go III. Whimsical surrealist with yellow by Courtney Googe
Try Not to Fall, Just Go III. Whimsical surrealist with yellow by Courtney Googe

Try Not to Fall, Just Go III. Whimsical surrealist with yellow by Courtney Googe

Located in Granbury, TX

In true surrealist fashion, she attempts to subtly connect the worlds of reality and fantasy through photographic images of real places overlaid with automatic drawing and collage wh...

Category

2010s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Glue, Charcoal, Ink, Wood Panel

Sanctum Forest - Acrylic Abstract on Linen, Green, Orange, Red
Sanctum Forest - Acrylic Abstract on Linen, Green, Orange, Red

Sanctum Forest - Acrylic Abstract on Linen, Green, Orange, Red

Located in Milton, AU

I prefer to work with automatic drawing. I have practiced calligraphy since childhood and calligraphic forms sometimes emerge in my work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Wading for Dinner
Wading for Dinner

Tommy MayWading for Dinner, 2017

Unavailable

H 58 in W 64 in

Wading for Dinner

By Tommy May

Located in Quogue, NY

This current body of work again focuses on color, symbols, abstracted landscapes and automatic drawings. May and his partner, Gwen O’Neil, opened the Lee O’Neil Gallery in Savannah,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Everything is Broken
Everything is Broken

Everything is Broken

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

Ricardo Gonzalez utilizes a limited, earth toned palette, simplified mark-making, and sense of humor to explore the language of expressionistic painting and drawing. His work draws o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Revelator
Revelator

Ricardo GonzalezRevelator, 2016

Unavailable

H 48 in W 38 in

Revelator

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

Ricardo Gonzalez utilizes a limited palette, simplified mark-making, and sense of humor to explore the language of expressionistic painting and drawing. His work draws on his own aut...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

If 6 was 9
If 6 was 9

Ricardo GonzalezIf 6 was 9, 2016

Unavailable

H 48 in W 38 in

If 6 was 9

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

Ricardo Gonzalez utilizes a limited palette, simplified mark-making, and sense of humor to explore the language of expressionistic painting and drawing. His work draws on his own aut...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Floating Dream"

Oriane Biangonga"Floating Dream", 2017

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in

"Floating Dream"

By Oriane Biangonga

Located in New York, NY

She has been using automatic drawing for several years, which helped her explore and paint sensations.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Phone Was Ringin', This Foot Came Through the Line
Phone Was Ringin', This Foot Came Through the Line

Phone Was Ringin', This Foot Came Through the Line

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled

Ricardo GonzalezUntitled, 2016

Unavailable

H 48 in W 38 in

Untitled

By Ricardo Gonzalez

Located in New York, NY

His work draws on his own automatic drawings, urban wall scribbles that populate his environment in Mexico City and New York, and celebrates a recurrence of Art Brut via the likes of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

a slow breath (Berlin, Germany)
a slow breath (Berlin, Germany)

Jimmie Jamesa slow breath (Berlin, Germany), 2019

Unavailable

H 11.75 in W 11.75 in D 0.125 in

a slow breath (Berlin, Germany)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

Spare, spontaneous line creates abstracted shapes floating over these painted areas. James uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand from the control of his mind, shapes a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

do (Hang Dong, Thailand)
do (Hang Dong, Thailand)

do (Hang Dong, Thailand)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

The interplay of economically drawn line and the brushy, organic painted shapes creates tension and compositional balance. James uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Color Pencil

we are all boats (Hang Dong, Thailand)
we are all boats (Hang Dong, Thailand)

we are all boats (Hang Dong, Thailand)

By Jimmie James

Located in Stowe, VT

The interplay of economically drawn line and the brushy, organic painted shapes creates tension and compositional balance. James uses automatic drawing in his work to free his hand ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper, Graphite

The Eiffel Tower, from Regards sur Paris
The Eiffel Tower, from Regards sur Paris

The Eiffel Tower, from Regards sur Paris

By André Masson

Located in New York, NY

Paintings of forests, card players and still life, followed by experiments with automatic drawing. Participated from 1924-1929 in the Surrealist movement.

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Automatic Drawing For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate automatic drawing for your needs in our varied inventory. Adding an automatic drawing to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, red, orange and more. Creating an automatic drawing has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Anastasia Pelias, Mary Judge and David Barnett are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, crayon and oil crayon. A large automatic drawing can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 25 high and 19 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Automatic Drawing?

The price for an automatic drawing in our collection starts at $1,800 and tops out at $3,750 with the average selling for $3,750.