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Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, ink on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Nebula
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Bath 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on Canson paper 300 g. Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Bath
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on Canson paper 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (P95.93) White Brown abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
From his most desirable period, this restrained in color palette Fonseca is for a collector and room where sophistication is key. Long held that his works on heavy paper are the mos...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Particle Shower 1
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conce...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Einstein's Ring I
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conce...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Poplar, Gouache

Thought - Myelin
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

"Vertical Plane III" abstract painting on paper geometric, stacked shapes bright
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of three abstract paintings made in 2023 by Amanda Andersen, initialed on the back. An array of loose geometric shapes: rectangles, triangles and circles converse wi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Sentence 1, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This abstract artwork explores the formation of complex shapes, focusing on movements and contrasts. Unique patterns emerge from the deliberate arrangement of f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 2000 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 Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Healing 3 - Blood Clot
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Wave Function - Hyrdogen
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Cosmic Background
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 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 Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Quanta - Hydrogen Atom 2
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Thought - Myelin 2
Located in New York, NY
Jody Rasch’s work is drawn from various science practices, including astronomy, biology, and sub-atomic physics. In his subject matter and technique, Rasch builds on historical conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Conflict, 1941 gouache by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
Conflict (1941) Gouache on paper 20" x 12" 27 ½" x 19 ¼" x 1 ½" framed Signed "V. Wicht" lower right. An important work from the artist's "Force" series, which were executed in hom...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

K1901 / Whitewater (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K1901 / Whitewater (Abstract work on paper) Lacquer, collage on paper - unframed This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. Harald Kröner works thoroughly with ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Lacquer

Canto #22 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
Canto #22 (Abstract work on paper) Ink, oil on paper - unframed This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Oil

K1959 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K1959 (Abstract work on paper) Ink on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner's work is very much about perc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

K1965 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K1965 (Abstract work on paper) Lacquer, print, punching, collage on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner'...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Lacquer

Adjusted silhouette, 1975, collage, mixed media on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Joel BASS (1942-2019) Adjusted silhouette n°2, 1975 Mixed media, collage, gouache, adhesive on paper Signed, dated and. titled Work : 17,5 x 28 cm Frame : 3...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

K20124 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K20124 (Abstract work on paper) Print, ink, collage on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner's work is ver...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento (Mixed media lithograph with chalk pastel)
Located in New York, NY
Nam June Paik Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento, 1992 Mixed Media: Color offset lithograph with unique chalk pastel drawing 13 3/10 × 18 inches Edition 104/130 Pencil numbered 104/130, hand signed in pastel chalk on the front Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome, Italy Excellent condition; held in matting which can be easily removed The matting measures 18" x 21" This was part of a series of works produced for the Nam June Paik retrospective at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1992, Nam June Paik: Arti Elletroniche. This is one of the editions which bears unique hand coloring with pastel chalk. A comparable work sold at auction in 2015 for US $12,583. (see details below): Nam June Paik Title Novecento Description Nam June PAI K Novecento 1930-1940, 1992 Pastel sur offset en couleurs, épreuve signée et numérotée 104/130 Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome 23,5 x 39,5 cm EH Oeuvre réalisée a l'occasion de la rétrospective Paik au Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1992, Nam June Paik: Arti Elletroniche, cinema e Media Verso il XXI Secolo Medium pastel Year of Work 1992 Size Height 9.3 in.; Width 15.6 in. / Height 23.5 cm.; Width 39.5 cm. Misc. Signed Sale of Millon & Associés: Monday, June 22, 2015 [Lot 00090] Design Sold For 11,057 EUR Hammer (12,583 USD) Nam June Paik Biography Nam June Paik was born in 1932 in Seoul. He received a BA in aesthetics from the University of Tokyo in 1956 where he also studied music and art history. After graduating, he studied for a year with composer Thrasybulus Georgiades Georgiades at the University of Munich and for two years with composer Woflgang Fortner at the International Music College in Freiburg. He attended the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt in 1957, when he met Karlheinz Stockhausen, and in 1958, when he met John Cage. Cage, and through him Marcel Duchamp, had a significant influence on Paik as he became a major force in the avant-garde through performances. In Hommage à John Cage (1959), Paik employed audiotape and performance to attack traditional musical instrumentation and compositional practices, splicing together piano playing, screaming, bits of classical music, and sound effects. Realizing that taped sound was not enough, he decided to move into performance, first by introducing performative actions into his audio works. In 1961 Paik performed Simple, Zen for Head and Étude Platonique No. 3, in which he became a volatile figure, thrashing about in unexpected patterns and sudden movements to his signature soundtracks. In 1962 Paik participated in the Fluxus International Festival of the New Music in Weisbaden. Paik's first exhibition, entitled Exposition of Music - Electronic Television, in 1963 at Galerie Parnass at Wuppertal, launched his transition from composer and performance artist to the inventor of a new art form: an engagement with the material site of television as an instrument. In the exhibition, thirteen televisions lay on their backs and sides with their reception altered; for example, Zen for TV (1963) reduced the television picture to a horizontal line and Kuba TV (1963) shrank and expanded the image on the television set according to the changing volume. In 1964 Paik traveled to the US. He quickly settled in New York and became a leading innovator among an emerging generation of artists seeking new modes of artistic expression and distribution. That same year, Paik collaborated with Shuya Abe to create Robot K-456 (1964), a remote controlled robot that played audiotaped speeches by John F. Kennedy and defecated beans in Paik's Robot Opera (1964). In the interactive work Magnet TV (1965), Paik invited viewers to modify the television's output into swerving abstract lines through the movement of a magnet over the TV. In 1967 Paik and frequent collaborator Charlotte Moorman were arrested when Moorman performed Paik's Opera Sextronique (1967), a striptease as she played the cello at the Filmmakers' Cinematheque in New York. Paik's TV Bra for Living Sculpture (1969), which Moorman wore in performances, featured two television tubes...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Offset, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph

K1993 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K1993 (Abstract work on paper) Ink, collage, cutting on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner's work is ve...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

K2119 (Abstract work on paper)
Located in London, GB
K2119 (Abstract work on paper) Gouache, print, collage on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner's work is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Mississippi River
Located in New York, NY
A collage by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Ink, Indian marble paper and Japanese Chiyogami paper on handmade Japanese paper. Miranda Maher’s ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Lyrical Abstraction Abstract Expressionist painting for Sonoma CA (signed heart)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin Lyrical Abstraction for the Sonoma Mission Inn, Sonoma, California, 1990 Acrylic on paper painting with collaged element Signed twice by the ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

"Vertical Plane II" abstract painting on paper geometric, stacked shapes bright
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of three abstract paintings made in 2023 by Amanda Andersen, initialed on the back. An array of loose geometric shapes: rectangles, triangles and circles converse wi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Abstract composition, 1988, charcoal and ink wash on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert CHAMINADE (1923-2010) Abstract composition, 1988 Charcoal and ink wash on paper Signed and dated "88" lower right Dimensions of the work : 25 x 38 cm Dimensions of the origina...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

The Nile River : abstract work of art on paper
Located in New York, NY
A collage by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Ink, Indian marble paper and Japanese Chiyogami paper on handmade Japanese paper. Miranda Maher’s ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Mekong River : abstract work of art on paper
Located in New York, NY
A collage by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Ink, Indian marble paper and Japanese Chiyogami paper on handmade Japanese paper. Miranda Maher’s ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Transcendental Image (Sun God)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Transcendental Image (Sun God) Encaustic on paper, 1944 Signed and dated lower right: Bisttram 44 Sheet size: 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches Condition: Excellent Provenance: Warren Shaull "Em...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Encaustic

Orange and Blue 2 : abstract work of art on paper
Located in New York, NY
An artwork on paper by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Reproductions of maps of the moon printed on Unryu Inkjet washi, mounted to Magnani cotton paper, Overlayed with Sumi ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Orange and Blue 1 : abstract work of art on paper
Located in New York, NY
An artwork on paper by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Reproductions of maps of the moon printed on Unryu Inkjet washi, mounted to Magnani cotton paper, Overlayed with Sumi ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

300K, 100 OBVERSE RIGHT "WATERMELON NOTE". Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
300K, 100 OBVERSE RIGHT "WATERMELON NOTE" by Rodrigo Spinel Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. Image size: 30 cm H x 15 cm W Frame size: 43 cm H x 28 cm W x 4 cm D Ivory Wood Br...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Divine Magnetism, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft shades of teal, white, and metallic bronze blend with hints of warm browns. The alcohol ink moves energetically across the surface, creating subtle pops of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Abstract Landscape" Watercolor Painting
Located in Austin, TX
Abstract landscape resembling a blue, green, yellow, and white. This piece is painted with watercolor and measuring 13" x 13". The frame measures 22" x 24".
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for form', C. 2007 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 Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Trapeze (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Trapeze (Abstract painting) Acrylic and Ink on Handmade Wasli Paper — Unframed. Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fields, dynamic lin...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Big Blue Melt 14 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Big Blue Melt 14 (Abstract drawing) Pigment, Color Pencil and Ice on Mylar. Unframed. Big Blue Melt are works that have been created with pigment pencils and ice. Peerna starts th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Pigment, Color Pencil

Gushing 3 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Gushing 3 (Abstract drawing) Pigment and Color Pencil on Mylar. Unframed. Gushing represents a transition between Peerna’s earlier Maelstrom series based on circular motion, and t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Color Pencil, Pigment

Abstract Egyptian - Mid 20th Century Watercolour Ancient Egypt by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne, Paris. Returned to Budapest to study art at the Fine Arts Academy, then continued his studies at the Academie Julienne, Paris, where he was influenced by the post impressionist artists including Picasso, Salvadore, Dali and Chagall. His motto was “history is the inevitable conveyance of great situations by great personalities.” He came to England due to the Hungarian uprising in 1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation. Started receiving commissions for book and commercial illustrations in 1961. This piece is in a cream wooden frame. Keywords: Abstract, Egyptian...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Blue Melt 19 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Blue Melt 19 (Abstract drawing) Pigment, Ice on Yupo. Unframed. Blue Melt are works that have been created with pigment pencils and ice. Peerna starts the drawings by first markin...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Color Pencil, Pigment

Thaw 14 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Thaw 14 (Abstract drawing) Color Pencil and Graphite on Mylar. Unframed. Thaw Series is a group of drawings where the artist continues her work touching upon environmental matters...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Color Pencil, Graphite

Ablation Zone 6 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
Ablation Zone 6 (Abstract drawing) Pigment And Ice on Yupo. Unframed. Ablation is a series of drawings that extend the Blue Melt approach into large, long, excessively vertical wo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Plastic, Pigment

Nature abstraction
Located in Greenwich, CT
Briggs is s significant Post War artist who can bring substantial prices and interest with his works from the 1950's. His style during this period was "action painting" and expressi...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', C. 1998 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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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Sans Titre VI
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Antoine Menard combines different techniques assimilated with time and the exercise of his practice to question us on the veracity of poetry of reality. Strata, a jumble of co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

"Devotion" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Devotion" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr watercolor & ink on paper “New Horizon” series There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

EC 14 - textural abstract circle shape nature inspired white sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
Anne-Charlotte Saliba's artistic universe is largely inspired by nature, its abyssal dimension as well as its vegetal or mineral forms. Her sculpted artworks are a confrontation of smooth and grainy texture on the same linear paper. A cloud of small perforations, incisions, and punches which play on the elasticity of the paper, to create a topographic relief. A controlled wandering of dotted lines, scales and bumps are drawn following the movement of her hand on the paper. The flow is both free and thoughtfully planned, allowing unexpected movements and completely abandoning set patterns at times. Saliba sees herself more like an artisan than an artist in the sense that she is working with texture and touch to create unique intricate sculpted artworks. Playing with light and shadow, each in her own way ennobles a seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works transport us into dreamlike worlds in which the evanescence of paper echoes the transience of life, subtly reminding us to enjoy the present moment. Anne-Charlotte Saliba works and lives near Lyon, France. Her work has reviewed in numerous publications and has won the prestigious price for Jeune Creation de Métiers d’Art in 2020. She is now represented by the Muriel Guépin Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Sans Titre I
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Antoine Menard combines different techniques assimilated with time and the exercise of his practice to question us on the veracity of poetry of reality. Strata, a jumble of co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

"Abstract Composition VIII" Watercolor painting 10" x 14"in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VIII" 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 hi...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 2000 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 Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Neige (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illustrator and colourist based in France ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache

Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Martin Reyna , Mila Akopova, Jaanika Peerna, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $400,000, while the average work sells for $1,502.

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