Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
1971 Pat Douthwaite Charcoal drawing of a seated man, Scottish, abstract
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002)
Seated Man
Charcoal on paper
Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right)
25.1/2 x 18.1...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude II" Oil Pastel Drawing
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper
"Green and Blue Nude II"
5/1963
Oil pastel on paper
8.5"x11" unframed
Signed and dated in pencil lower right
Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, ...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Graphite on paper, c. 1945
Signed on image left of center
Condition: Excellent
Sheet/Image size: 9 7/8 x 14 1/8 inches
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
...
Category
1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored faces by Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Two faces are shown in profile, looking to the le...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam
By John Bolam
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently ...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Increspature - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Increspature is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Colored mixed media on plywood.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of numerous p...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic
Tutto Sospeso - Painting by Maurizio Gracceva - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Tutto sospeso is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2014.
Colored acrylic on plywood
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back.
Author of numerous phil...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Pastel, Acrylic
Tropical Migration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage UV Ink on Brushed Silver Aluminum folded into a 2 inch deep rectangle panel
Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive appre...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme" painting is contemporary expressive vibrant artwork.
This artwork highlights the importance of giving and taking love, the importance of love to someb...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his n...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Colorful painting on paper, Unique piece, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña, España)
Mixed media painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
Includes certificate of authenticity
2021
65 x 50 cm.
It belongs to the ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
"Untitled wp20" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp20" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Watercolor on archival paper
In search of silence, in search of the self.
Her work em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sea cliff
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones.
This collection was created for contemporary interior decoration to bring a to...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Structures D04" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Bouquet of red roses
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Olafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, b. 1967)
Herbarium, 2021
Medium: Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Handmade Paper
Unique signed pastel & graphite work Geometric Abstraction Minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hinman
Untitled Geometric Abstraction (Hand Signed), 1980
Pastel & Graphite painting on Paper
Signed and dedicated to "Michael and Rene" in graphite by the artist on the fron...
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Graphite
Out of the Woods
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Mixed media drawing on watercolor paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Oil Pastel
Red lighthouse on the cliff
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones.
This collection was created for contemporary interior decoration to bring a to...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Acrylic
Magical summer days in Provence
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones and dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This vibrant landscape called "Ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Red lighthouse
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones.
This collection was created for contemporary interior decoration to bring a to...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 05535
...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Burst of spring colors
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates st...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1930
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1920s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ammersee #2
Located in New York, NY
Walter Darby Bannard
Ammersee #2, 1975
Watercolor and acrylic painting on paper
Signed, titled and dated lower recto
This is a unique work
Frame included: elegantly floated and frame...
Category
1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 37365
...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)No. 26190
Con...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 24680
Co...
Category
1930s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 4
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 3
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 2
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 1
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in grey, gouache and wash on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in grey
Gouache and wash on laid paper
Signed "Montheillet" lower right
Dimensions of the work: 24 x 32 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 40 x 50...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in yellow, watercolor and gouache on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in yellow
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed lower left
Dimensions of the work: 50 x 65 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 60 x 80 cm
Pierre ...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
C - 3
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
C - 17
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pigment
C - 5
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
William Jacobs "Untitled", original pastel on paper
Located in Glenview, IL
"Untitled" by noted Chicago painter William Jacobs (1897 - 1973) is an abstract expressionist pastel on paper created in 1969. The artwor...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
C - 4
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
C - 22
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Color Pencil, Pigment
Spring rainbow fusion
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of spring flowers which...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Two women dancing indoors
By Jose Caballero
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
68.5 x 57.5 x 4 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"Remembering My Arabesque" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Clinton Township, MI
This is a print of an original contour drawing. It is nicely matted and signed by the artist on the back. It is limited edition 1/1.
Shipping options are available.
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Rose blossom
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting called "Rose blossom" is done in a modern contemporary expres...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Painting Perception
Located in London, GB
Artiist: Olga Volha Piashko
Painting:oil on paper
Frame:Not Framed
Hand signed
Olga Volha Piashko background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Aubrey Penny Abstract Water Color - Untitled, Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny Abstract Watercolor - Untitled
Signed, Dated, and Numbered 2204, 1962 Untitled
Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract artist who worke...
Category
1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Modern British drawing of abstract forms by Arthur Berridge, 1950
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Arthur Berridge (British, 1902-1957)
Abstract forms, circa 1950
Pastel and black crayon
13.1/4 x 17.1/2 in. (33.7 x 44.4 cm.)
Born in Leicester in 1902, Berridge attended Goldsmith...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel
Modern British drawing of abstract with reds by Arthur Berridge, 1950
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Arthur Berridge (British, 1902-1957)
Abstract with reds, circa 1950
Crayon
13.1/4 x 17.1/2 in. (33.7 x 44.4 cm.)
Provenance: David Lay, Penzance
Born in Leicester in 1902, Berridge...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
"Unforgettable summer bouquet"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This floral artwork made in a modern impressionist style with a touch of expressionism. Floral artworks allow me to experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a sum...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
1980s "Yellow and Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen
"Yellow and Black"
1980s
19.75"x12.5"
Soft pastel and pencil on paper
Initialed in pencil lower right
Category
1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Summer in the south
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Spirit Guide
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on sculpted paper
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollister, Northern California, USA. Her work is known for it...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Soulmates No. 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper
Framed 26 x 17.75 x 2 in, white wood frame
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Mica
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Soulmates No. 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper
Framed 26 x 17.5 x 2 in, white wood frame
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and work...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Chalk, Mica
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Winter No. 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper
Framed 26 x 22.75 x 1 in, white wood frame
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Holl...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
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