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Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Stocking Stuffer
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, pencil & wash in Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

"The White Lodge" Abstract, Marker on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original drawing by Patrick Blake, custom framed and float mounted as pictured. The finished framed dimensions of the piece are 11.5in x 14in. "Though I work in many different me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite on paper, drawing measures 5.5 x 4 inches Vintage frame is 12.5 x 9 x 2 inches with beautiful floral carved detail and fabric inlay. This graphite work on paper was inspire...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

The sprinkling of defiled persons (drawing)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original drawing on paper by Hunter Stabler measuring 12”h x 12”w x 2.5”d framed. The piece is made from graphite, ink, transfer paper and Gelly Roll® pen on paper. Hunter Stabler was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and was raised in upstate South Carolina. He received a BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Art at Louisiana State University. His work has been widely exhibited across the United States and internationally including exhibitions at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, NY, The Shelburne Art Museum in Shelburne, VT, the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ, and the Islip Art Museum in East Islip, NY. His hand-cut paper artwork has been published in the books High Touch: Tactile Design and Visual Explorations, Push Paper, Strangers in the Nest (a book of Poems by Anselm Berrigan, Letterpress printed with images accompanying each poem), and published in Laminate Magazine, First Look Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. He was named “Philadelphia’s Next Hot...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper, Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Untitled (Interior)
Located in Dallas, TX
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled (Interior)
Located in Dallas, TX
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Human Article
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, pen & watercolor on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink, Pen

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Fresh Prince
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many so...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Dance - Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Dance is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Black and white ink on paper. Original title: Danza Hand signed by the artist. Author of numerous philosoph...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Untitled - Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017. Mixed colored ink on paper. Hand signed by the artist. Author of numerous philosophical and literary es...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Surrealist Composition - Watercolor on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
"Surrealist Composition" is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimensio...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Election Year Portrait 2
Located in Dallas, TX
In his sculptures, drawings and paintings, Michael O’Keefe employs unpredictable processes as a means to discover content. He couples accident and chance with unconventional methods,...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Monoprint

"Dialogue" - Contemporary Paintings by Indian Artist 10 pc, (Pink+White)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Dialogue" is a powerful series by Indian Artist Ritu Sinha. This series of 10 pieces boldly brings to the forefront a feminist discussion that culturally isn't part of everyday life...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Textile, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Paper, Acrylic

Spiral Form Four A, Geometric Spirograph Drawing in Reddish Brown on Cream Paper
Located in Kent, CT
This geometric drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. The ordered symmetry of the spirograph drawing in reddish brown is...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Yellow & Red Grid (Abstract Geometric Mixed Media Painting on Paper, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric drawing on paper in bright sunflower yellow and red, with a custom light wood frame 'Yellow and Red Grid' by Donise English 30 x 22 inches unframed, 37 x 29 inches...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Quarantine Drawings 9, 6, 5
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: Chinese ink, ink stick, and charcoal on handmade paper ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is roote...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Handmade Paper

10-83Years (Tree Rings Series)
Located in New York, NY
Steven L. Anderson 10-83 Years, 2014 marker and pen on paper 40 x 30 inches The Tree Rings artworks are made on paper which is torn and reassembled, scratch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Nigel Bird, Note, Original Drawing, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Nigel Bird Note Original Drawing Ink on Paper Size: H 48cm x W 82cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look). Note is an orig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Cleromancy I" . Ink On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, India Ink

"MEEK", Blue, Black, and White Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, black, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "MEEK" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on canvas. This piece measures 5"h x 5"w. Jim Houser was born in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Panel

'Boston Tea Party with White Tea Bag' original watercolor by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artworks in David Barnett's 'Boston Tea Party' series present a playful vision of one of the foundational narratives of the United States. In the imag...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Watercolor

'Homage to Ruben Blades' giclée print on watercolor paper after 2000 color ink
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In ‘Homage to Ruben Blades,’ artist David Barnett celebrates the works of Panamanian Salsa musician and actor Rubén Blades. Seen here performing in concert, Blades takes center stage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Giclée

'Boston Tea Party Celebration III' original watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artworks in David Barnett's 'Boston Tea Party' series present a playful vision of one of the foundational narratives of the United States. In the imag...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

"Mask On, You’re Happy Now", Brightly Colored, Rainbow, Abstract, Mixed Media
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brightly colored mixed media artwork titled "Mask On, You’re Happy Now" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, latex paint, marker and handmade sequins o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Thread, Paper, Sequins, Latex, Permanent Marker

"All it Holds Within" - Beautiful Mixed Media Work of Displaced Indian Culture
Located in Gilroy, CA
"All it Holds Within" is a beautiful tribute to the tragic situation of an indigenous sect in India. Tribal people of Jharkhand in India are displaced fro...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"ROAD TO PARADISE", egg tempera, trees, fruit, blossoms, geometry, flora pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
ROAD TO PARADISE is an egg tempera on Ampersand panel by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 24x18x1" and is unvarnished (as many artists prefer). Against a grid of gentle reds, yellows and cream...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Egg Tempera, Panel

Sistema Exobioletal (Exobiolethal System)
Located in Denver, CO
This is a framed original drawing. Humberto Ramirez was born in Guadalajara, México, 1982. Lives and works in Guadalajara. His recent work explores human behavior from primitive perspective...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

"Horsethief", Mixed Media, Assemblage, Acrylic Painting, Abstract, Pen Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beige, black, pink, and grey abstract assemblage artwork titled "Horsethief" is an original artwork by Lindsay Jones made of acrylic paint, pen, and collage on paper. The artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Paper, Acrylic

'Boston Tea Party Celebration II' original watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artworks in David Barnett's 'Boston Tea Party' series present a playful vision of one of the foundational narratives of the United States. In the imag...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Art Liar
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Sightseeing
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Untitled
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Best known for his large-scale, monumental dango (Japanese for “rounded form”) sculptures, Jun Kaneko makes glazed ceramicsm that resemble inflated, three-dimensional canvases. Often...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Arf Art
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Shimmer Grid", drawing, document proof pen, concept, organic, contemporary art
Located in Cologne, DE
"Shimmer Grid" is one work consisting of nine drawings on a European Din A3-size paper (each paper: 42 x 29.7 cm; each frame: 45 x 32.7 cm; the total installion of three frames in three rows: 145 x 108.1 cm). It has been exhibited in Uriarte's mid-career-survey that was shown in the Kunstmusem Reutlingen. Konkret in 2019. Our business world undergoes a constant evolution through specialization and steady improvement. And comparable to that Ignacio Uriarte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil, Paper

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Freedom is a Choice
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Explosive Issue - Abstract Small Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Explosive Issue is a 13 x 10.5 inches watercolor painting. The main colors are green and gray with accents of orange. Petrov works by applying layers of paint and the...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Coney Island
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Marsh Rising" - Abstract Landscape Cyanotype - Kapoor
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Marsh Rising" is a work on paper that features hues of green, blue, gold, pink, yellow and orange. Caroline Bullock is inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, Anish Kapoor, Katharina ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Love & Passion
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor and ink on Bristol paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Nose" Contemporary Abstract Figurative Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract pastel drawing of a nose. The work is mainly blue, pink and orange tones. The work is framed in a light wooden frame with a white matte. The work is signed by H...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Abstract painting on paper - Nicolas Dubreuille - Geometric, Contemporary
Located in Paris, France
Colorful abstraction by Nicolas Dubreuille : "Ref 574" Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photograph...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Dense Route 3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Dense Route 3" is an original pencil and acrylic on panel artwork by Miriam Singer measuring 8"h x 6"w. Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

MARK AND ADAMS RAMP
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"MARK AND ADAMS RAMP" is an original collage on canvas artwork by Jim Houser measuring 6" x 6". Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currentl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Paper

Magic Carpet Ride 2 (9"x12" Navajo Rug Art, Geometric, Black, White, Brown)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. A Navajo inspired rug motif is created using traditional design elements with a contemporary outcome. Symmetry...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Paper, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Pencil

"Color Gradient 2", colored drawing, markers, office, minimal
Located in Cologne, DE
Ignacio Uriarte created “Farbverlauf 2” (“Color Gradient 2”) by drawing straight lines, with the help of a so-called drawing machine, with almost empty...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

'Family Outing' original watercolor signed by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present watercolor is an excellent example of Joseph Rosman's early style, presenting contemporary American life though a child-like, abstracted lens. In the image, a man, woman ...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Around", Colorful Abstract, Black and Rainbow, Drawing and Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract drawing titled "Around" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of sumi ink, gouache, and copic ink on paper. The artist incorporates techniques of painting...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Gouache

Work on Paper -- Soy Arere...
Located in Troy, NY
This is a mixed media work on paper. The pictorial space is bifurcated in two, each space extending beyond the page. One space is a blend of blue and turquoise; the other space is ye...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.150
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper, limited edition of 20 - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

"3x3 Circles", drawing, pigmented ink, office, conceptual, minimal, contemporary
Located in Cologne, DE
Ignacio Uriarte's triptych "3 x 3 Circles" (each DinA1-paper: 84 x 59.4 cm; each frame: 88.6 x 63.8; the total installation of the three frames in a ro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pigment

"Spit Out All My Air", Abstract Painting and Drawing, Colorful, Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract painting and drawing titled "Spit Out All My Air" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of sumi ink, gouache, and copic ink on paper. Incorporating techniq...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Sumi Ink, Gouache, Paper

"X-fields 10", drawing, typewriter, minimal, conceptual, office, unique, red
Located in Cologne, DE
"X-Fields 10" is part of a series of drawings that were typed with a traditional typewriter. For it, Ignacio Uriarte started to type the letter "x" in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

How (Hydra) (Square Abstract Urban Landscape Gouache Drawing on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Gouache on paper in light wood frame 14.5 x 14.5 inches This painting is being offered by CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY, located in Hudson, NY. This colorful urban landscape was created by S...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled
By Robert Therrien
Located in New York, NY
Robert Therrien Untitled, 1993 Ink and bleach on paper 8 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches (image) 12 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches (frame) Signed recto
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Frightened Girl", Collage, Roy Liechtenstein, Pop Art, Cubism, Contemporary
Located in Cologne, DE
Nic Hess (*1968 in Zurich, where he also lives and works) studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He got mainly known for his expansive installations and wall collages made of tapes and foils. With these, he deconstructed signs (logos) and symbols from the worlds of business and art history. Now, however, he resorts to his own sign-system, signs that stem from his biography or his personal environment. In particular, for his collages, that he was doing in the last years, he was using hundreds of art and architecture books that he had found in his late father’s library. Like many people in a similar situation, Hess asked himself what he was to do with the books. And he decided to make productive use of them and for his own work. By transforming the books of the library into his own art he created a sort of memorial to his father. Because with the reproductions of some of the illustrated books he made collages, playful new compositions based on the works of artists like – amongst others – Edward Hopper or Roy Liechtenstein. For his own "Frightened Girl" Hess made use of girls of Roy Liechtenstein-paintings. He cut and re-connected them, creating a kind of cubist version of the original. The result, that even made use of the caption in a Liechtenstein-monograph, was carefully put in a frame chosen by the artist. Hess looks back to a long career and to a very large number of institutional solo-shows of which here just a few are mentioned: Zulieferer unter Druck, Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg (2016); Der Stoff aus dem die Träume waren, Kunsthalle Münster, Münster (2015); Ein Titel muss her!, Kunststation Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (2013); The Birds (for Lilou), Swiss Institute, New York (2012); Silberpfeil, Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart (2011); Automatic Crash Response, Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2009...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Walkers on Kilve Beach, landscape watercolour, diptych, Lisa Takahashi
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Walkers on Kilve Beach’ is a watercolour diptych on 2 sheets of Arches watercolour paper. It was painted ‘en plein air’ – out of doors, in front of the subject. The artist Lisa Takahashi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Elusive Question - Ink and Watercolor Drawing on Paper in Green and Blue Colors
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Elusive Question is a 15 x 22 inch abstract ink and watercolor drawing on paper. It is a lyric abstraction in green with accents of blue. This precious drawing stands...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Uhu Schuhu", collage with cut-outs from Magritte reproductions, appropriation
Located in Cologne, DE
Nic Hess (*1968 in Zurich, where he also lives and works) studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He got mainly known for his expansive installations and wall collages made of tapes and foils. With these, he deconstructed signs (logos) and symbols from the worlds of business and art history. Now, however, he resorts to his own sign-system, signs that stem from his biography or his personal environment. In particular, for his collages, that he was doing in the last years, he was using hundreds of art and architecture books that he had found in his late father’s library. Like many people in a similar situation, Hess asked himself what he was to do with the books. And he decided to make productive use of them and for his own work. By transforming the books of the library into his own art he created a sort of memorial to his father. Because with the reproductions of some of the illustrated books he made collages, playful new compositions based on the works of mainly three artists: the Swiss Max Bill, the American Edward Hopper and the Belgian René Magritte – all being his father's heroes. "Uhu Schuhu" has been collaged with reproductions stemming from illustrations of paintings by René Magritte. It is a neo-surrealist work that Hess – with a tongue in cheek – loaded with humor. Hess looks back to a long career and to a very large number of institutional solo-shows of which here just a few are mentioned: Zulieferer unter Druck, Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg (2016); Der Stoff aus dem die Träume waren, Kunsthalle Münster, Münster (2015); Ein Titel muss her!, Kunststation Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (2013); The Birds (for Lilou), Swiss Institute, New York (2012); Silberpfeil, Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart (2011); Automatic Crash Response, Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2009); Escape, Schloß Ringenberg, Hamminkeln (2009); Sculptures, The Project, New York (2008); Food4Less, Museo de Zapopan, Zapopan (2007); Walls/Muri (with Federico Herrero...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 David Barnett, Renato Garza Cervera, Michael Alan, and Reginald K. Gee. 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 Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.96 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 $60 and tops out at $190,000, while the average work sells for $1,402.

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