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Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - No Juegues con Fuegoque te Quemaras
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Facehuger
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Pleasure Bay
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - You Touched My Heart
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - What Goes Around Comes Around
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Love for Blood
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Bukhareva - Raz'ebala Vse Ebalo
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Watchmaker, Drawing, Inventor, Work on Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Tan, Yellow
Located in Riverdale, NY
Watchmaker is an original Ink and Watercolor Pencil drawing on paper. It is 16x24, unframed. Krzysztof Pastuszka is an interdisciplinary artist who spans sculpture, drawing, engineering, and computer design. Much of his work focuses on the complexity and tension in transition/transitioning, giving voice to his experience growing up as a trans kid in the late 90s -2000s. His process consists of idea generation and the testing and creation of prototypes to generate a multitude of parts. He focuses on mechanical movement and the interplay between parts to visualize the intricacies of change and focus on the necessity of each component's ability to cooperate with another and create movement. He uses motion as a way to expose all the micro-operations and mental acrobatics involved in navigating and rejecting the unchanging nature of cisnormativity. He combines his array of skills to envision and compose an elaborate trail of blueprints archiving the hidden and unseen essence of his trans experience--building documentation that didn't exist in his childhood. His current body of work consists of multiple assemblies within one mechanical sculpture...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

Tennessee Bear
Located in Nashville, TN
Indian Ink on paper by Nashville artist Jason Adams. Letting the materials direct the process, Adams allows room for spontaneity and surprise
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Tennessee Fox
Located in Nashville, TN
Indian Ink on paper by Nashville artist Jason Adams. Letting the materials direct the process, Adams allows room for spontaneity and surprise.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Tennessee Horse
Located in Nashville, TN
Indian Ink on paper by Nashville artist Jason Adams. Letting the materials direct the process, allowing room for spontaneity and surprise.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

"Ref 656", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form and colour. His artworks relate to m...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Ref 665", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form and colour. His artworks relate to m...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Ref 653", painting by Nicolas Dubreuille, 2022
Located in Paris, France
Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, drawing, photography - to explore form and colour. His artworks relate to m...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 18
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 16
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 11
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 9
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Visiting 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 20
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 19
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 18
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 17
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Carbon Pencil, Walnut, India Ink

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 16
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 15
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 11
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 8
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on AMT paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil, Walnut

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Geotropisme 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink, carbon black, walnut husk, gouaches & blue oil on canson paper
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Walnut, India Ink, Gouache, Carbon Pencil

The Dressing Room 1, 5"x7", Black Leopard Print Dress Painting, Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delicate black and leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, pencil and collage elements. With focus on restrained composition, Intuitive mark-making and loose ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Mother's Song of Revolution - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Mother's Song of Revolution is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Red and Pink Song of Freedom - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Red and Pink Song of Freedom is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed and dated. Excellen...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

March Song of Revolution - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
March Song of Revolution is an original painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Silvery Song of Resistance - Oil Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Resistance is a painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023. China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper. Hand...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Tocororo¨, 2018, Work on paper, 17.7x17.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Tocororo', 2018 acrylic on paper Canson 320 g. 17.8 x 17.8 in. (45 x 45 cm.) ID: 1D201805"
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Hongo I¨, 2018, Work on paper, 17.7x17.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Hongo I', 2018 acrylic on paper Canson 320 g. 17.8 x 17.8 in. (45 x 45 cm.) ID: 1D201806"
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Hongo II¨, 2018, Work on paper, 17.7x17.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'HongoII', 2018 acrylic on paper Canson 320 g. 17.8 x 17.8 in. (45 x 45 cm.) ID: 1D201804"
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic

The Dressing Room 2 - 5"x7" Fortuny Style Black Dress Painting, Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This Fortuny style dress is an artwork on paper blending paint and color pencil. Composition, intuitive mark-making and delicate detail make for an...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Big Rain Cloud Bird I Großer Regenwolkenvogel, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A big size watercolor - the first painting done in 2023. Around the changing of the years there are special night we call "Rauhnächte" in Germany. You should watch your dreams and s...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Dressing Room 4, 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Leopard Print Dress Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delicate leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint and color pencil. Composition, intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail make for an outcome both expressive and refined. The perfect addition to a personal art collection. Frame it for a small and intimate space or add a large matte to make it a statement piece. (Frames shown are for reference only) // Andrea Stajan...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Drooling Ain't Fun, Caricature Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
William Anthony was born in 1934, in Forth Monmouth, NJ. and grew up in Washington State. Education 1958 Yale, New Haven, CT, B.A European History 1959-60 San Francisco Art Institu...
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Seeing Some Clouds Today, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is inspired by the Baltic Sea in the famous artist village of Ahrenshoop where I spent a lot of time at the sea watching the light changing in the evenings and through ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Dogs 2 - Contemporary Drawing, Figurative, Black & white, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
ZDZISŁAW WIATR (born 1960) He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, at the Faculty of Graphic Arts in Katowice, where in 1986 he received a diploma with the honourable m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando XXV¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando XXV', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-25"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando XXIV¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando XXIV', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-24"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando XIV¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando XIV', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-14"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando IX¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando IX', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-09"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando VIII¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando VIII', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-08"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Luis Miguel Valdes, ¨Homenaje a Servando VI¨, 1986, Work on paper, 18.5x14 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Homenaje a Servando VI', 1986 drawing, mixed media, lithograph on paper 18.6 x 14.1 in. (47 x 35.6 cm.) ID: VAL-3G1986-06"
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Harmonic Crossing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Colored pencil on burnished indigo wasli paper. Framing is additional $350.
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - When Did Art Stop and Become Ego
Located in Paris, IDF
Collage, pen, pencil, marker, paint 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 fea...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Pencil, Paper, Pen

Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings 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 drawings and watercolor paintings 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 Leo Guida, Reginald K. Gee, David Barnett, and Luis Miguel Valdes . 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 drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings 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 $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,201.

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