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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
French School, 18th Century, Portrait Of A Man Seen From Three Quarters, chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
French School - 18th century Paris, Louis XV-Transition period Portrait of a man seen from three quarters Mid-18th century Sanguine 40 x 29 cm 59 x 50 cm framed Superb Transition pe...
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Mid-18th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Laid Paper

'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Millicent Tomkins' for Millicent Hanson Tomkins (American, 1930-2021) and dated 1957. Millicent Tomkins began painting at a young age and, as a child, was award...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Zoomorphic composition, 1979, India ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Alena NADVORNIKOVA (née en 1942) Zoomorphic composition, 1979 India ink on paper Signed and dated "1979" lower left 50 x 32 cm Frame : 60 x 40 cm A Czech artist born in 1942 in Lipn...
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1970s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

VILLAGE ON THE WATER - Modern Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Blue Tones, Light
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Au bord de l'eau, Original Drawing, Pastel, Seascape, Trees along the seafront
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. The work has been treated with an anti-UV varnish and it is not framed. Medium : Soft Pastel and Oil based color pencils on A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Pastel, Oil Crayon, Color Pencil

The Tree of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Unique signed abstract pastel and chalk painting on paper Albright Knox Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Jene Highstein Untitled, 1982 Pastel and Chalk on Paper Hand signed and dated by artist on the front 32 × 40 inches Frame included Original hand signed pastel and chalk drawing, with...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Pastel, Mixed Media

Silvery Song of Resistance - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Resistance is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp. Excellent conditions. Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022. The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner. The figure on the right and left made an impressive composition dynamically. What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood. Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding themes of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures figures. The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition,  each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style,  the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation. Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted. Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Dawn at the Wiers
Located in Provincetown, MA
George David Yater was an American painter associated with the Cape Cod School of Art. He was best known for watercolors. Yater's work has been exhibited by major galleries like the ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist 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

"Stripe Drawing #5" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Talons
Located in Nashville, TN
Talon by Kerry Simmons is a beautiful hyper-realistic graphite figure drawing. Simmons has been working as a fine artist since 2003. Her work is collected nationally and internationa...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Graphite

Sans Titre 2 Original Pastel/Drawing on Paper
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Roberto Matta Title: Sans Titre 2 Medium: Original pastel/drawing on paper Signed: Hand Signed Measurements: 20" x 25" Framed: 28" x 35" Authentication: Kajsa Westling N...
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1960s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper

"Dew Drops" - pastel drawing, landscape, bunny, animal, grass, green, flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 22 by 22 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Canvas, Pastel

Chopin Music Abstract Expressionist Landscape Piano Homage Contemporary Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Chopin-Nocturnes The Pleasure of Polish Potatoes - Sunset with Potato Clouds in the Western Sky" is an original watercolor painting with collage elements by David Barnett,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Watercolor

John.Modern British Portrait.Mid-20th Century.Original Ink Drawing. Flower Power
By John Kingerlee
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Kingerlee. Irish ( b.1936 ). John, 1967. Ink & Paper. Signed & Dated. Image size 11 inches x 8.5 inches ( 28cm x 21.5cm ). Frame size 15 inches x 12.4 inches ( 38cm x 31.5cm )....
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Mid-20th Century Symbolist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

"Original Joseph Stella Drawing" - 20th Century Portrait Pencil Drawing
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil sketch by famed American Modernist Joseph Stella, who burst on to the American scene at the epochal Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is today in the collections of every m...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Graphite

Jef Friboulet, Characters At Work, Mixed Media
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jef FRIBOULET (1919-2003) Characters at work. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Small dirt.
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Five Generations" Watercolor, gouache, and ink, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Five Generations" is an original artwork by Al San Valentin and is made from watercolor, gouache, ink, and marker on watercolor paper. This piece measures 24”h x 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Gouache, Ink, Paper

Modernist Rocky Californian Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Rocky Seascape in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor seascape by California artist Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Waves crash in among a group of brown...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Antique Seaside Watercolor Lancashire England 1933
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3828 Antique English watercolor of Blackpool from Cleveley Lancashire England Image size 9.25x13.25"
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Guardian, Cowboy and Horseman of the Camargue, South of France. Mid-Century.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Guardian, Cowboy and Horseman of the Camargue,1970. Pastel on Paper. Signed and dated. Paper size 15.2 inches x 20.9 inches (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

"Dreaming of the south of France"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This acrylic painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This landscape painting called "Dreaming of the South of France" is done in a modern contem...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Jef Friboulet, Characters At Work, Gouache
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jef FRIBOULET (1919-2003) Characters at work. Gouache on paper. 30 x 38 cm
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Eduard Vitali - 19th Century Watercolour, The Oil Lamp
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of an Italian woman replacing the oil lamp outside of her home. She wears traditional, brightly coloured clothing with a red headpiece. Signed with initials and insc...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'At the Park', Metropolitan Museum, NY MoMA, AIC, ASL, Whitney Museum, Toledo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, in graphite, 'Rainey Bennett' (American, 1907-1998) and dated 1958; titled, verso, 'Romantic Landscape' and accompanied by original ...
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1950s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

For the Prodigal, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Barns stand as a sanctuary for many farms across America. In this painting, a lit lantern in a high window of the structure acts as a guiding light under the gr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Beaver, Animal, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
263 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Beaver Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

BEFORE THE STORM 2 - Contemporary Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Light
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A couple, 1909, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A couple, 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 23 x 23 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x 33.8 cm This work is hi...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Chalk

Scene with figures - Pastel by Gaetano Previati - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Scene with figures is a beautiful pastel on cardboard realized at the end of the 19th century and attributed to the Italian artist Gaetano Previati. The piece is in good condition. ...
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1890s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait Of Indian Woman, Drawing Dated 56, Signature To Identify
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of an Indian woman. Drawing with black chalk, white chalk and blood. Signature to be identified. Date (19)56. A hole in the sheet on the right side, otherwise good condition...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil

Male Nude Pencil Drawing by Bernard Sleigh RBSA (circa 1900-1920)
Located in London, GB
Male Nude pencil drawing on wove paper (circa 1900-1920), by Bernard Sleigh, RBSA (Provenance: from the artist's studio). An exquisite drawing which is possibly a study for a larger ...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled. The artist draws her i...
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Early 1900s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

"Walk" - oil pastel drawing, figurative, nature, deer, optical mixing, colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 42 by 26 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Canvas, Oil Pastel

Beaten Rose of Revolution - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Beaten Rose of Revolution is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp. Excellent conditions. Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022. The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " in poetic style representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner. What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood. Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding layers of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, she with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures figures. The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition,  each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style,  the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation. Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted. Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6 Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print. Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio

'Studies of a tabby cat', mixed media on paper by British artist John Sergeant
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
John Sargeant (British, 1937 – 2010) Studies of a tabby cat Mixed media Signed and dated ‘John Sargeant 1974 (lower right) 8.7/8 x 12in. (22.6 x 30.5 cm.)
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20th Century Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Original handwritten Letter of thanks, hand signed by Keith Haring on letterhead
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring Original Handwritten, hand signed Letter, ca. 1987 Ink on Haring's Private letterhead Stationery, Hand written and hand signed by Keith...
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1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

"Trees with Flowers and Fruits" Eva Peron Mural Sketch
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan This pieces is from the Eva Perón commissioned mural sketch collection from Likan's time as a commissioned artist in Argentina between 1950 and 1952. 6.5" x 8" Water...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

"Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily" - pastel drawing, figurative, surrealism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 36.5 by 44.5 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often hea...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pastel

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Joshua Tree
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Watercolor

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', c. 2008 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nancy Cohen "Make Visible" Paper Pulp and Handmade Paper
Located in New York, NY
Line is the operative formal element in the work shown here, but there are many other lines in play. Pieces walk a line between drawings that might be tapestries or sculptures or pa...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Handmade Paper

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

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Astral Plaining: Contemporary Figurative Pastel
By Paula Humphris
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stunning pastel work by Paula Humphris a Cornish artist more well known now for her pottery. Signed and dated 1985. Very evocative of the Art Deco Period. very pretty ! Image size ...
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1980s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.

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