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Roberto Burle Marx, Stamp. Drawing From The Series Terms And Conditions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is based in the contrast of the two images, the air waybill and the postage stamp, from different times but similar in their function. The artist seeks to enlighten the c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Fiery Sky
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: Watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 16" x 28" Murray Hantman (1904–1999) was a painter, muralist, an...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Original Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an Original Ink and Watercolor realized by an Unknown artist of mid-20th century. The artwork is in good condition on a cream colored cardboard. No Signature.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Set of 4 Drawings. From the series Terms and Conditions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is based in the contrast of the two images, the air waybill and the postage stamp, from different times but similar in their function. The artist seeks to enlighten the c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract impressionist painting with touches of expressionism, "The French Coast" is a delicate and emotive creation by French artist Natalya Mougenot. Part of a su...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Paper

Drawing n°18 by Julien Dinou - Pastel A4 size
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Dorothy Dehner, Mid Century Modern signed abstract sculptural drawing, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner Untitled Mid Century Modern abstract sculptural drawing, 1955 Marker and graphite on paper Signed and dated by Dorothy Dehner in black felt tip pen on the front Frame ...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Graphite

Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches Superb - bold - and very co...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Modernist Abstract Expressionist Color Field Watercolor Painting Lamar Briggs
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed frame measures 39 X 51 sheet measures 29 X 41 This will be shipped unframed If you would like the frame please contact me. Apple or fruit shape abstract color field pai...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Ephemeral composition VI - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Foliage Abstract 2
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white French pen and ink with ink wash of weaving lines defining abstract complex alignements, circa 1970. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Psychic Garden (Meteor) - botanical - cyanotype - ethereal - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of blue, tan, pink, green and white in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. Caroline Bullock is inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, Anish Kapoor, Katharina Grosse, Andy Goldsworthy and Lucy Dodd...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Glitter

Hesitation Blues (Black Surrealist Artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Surrealist proto-Afropunk drawing by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Hesitation Blues, 1968. Ink on paper, sheet measures 13 x 23 inches; 14 x 18 inches in archival pH-neutral matting. Signed and dated lower right. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Provenance: Sheila Ayers-Whitelaw Exhibition History: Roland Ayers: Calligraphy of Dreams, Woodmere Art Museum, 07/10/2021 - 10/24/2021 Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10 x 6.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Target acrylic on paper geometric Color Field painting signed inscribed Framed
Located in New York, NY
Kenneth Noland Untitled Target, 2001 Acrylic paint on offset lithograph paper Signed, dated, and dedicated along lower edge: For Howard and Susan with Love Kenneth Noland 6.10.01 Fra...
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1990s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Lake Tahoe Panorama, Nautical Landscape Cyanotype in Blue, Minimal Water Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Lake Tahoe Panorama" shows a sequence of abstracted ripples of the calm Tahoe waters. Details: + Title: Lake Tahoe Panor...
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Emulsion, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Lithograph, Photogram

Drawing 1 2 - black white, minimalist, gestural, abstract, acrylic on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Toronto artist Lynne Fernie prefers working in black and white. She enjoys the pure pleasure of drawing, the first art form she began to work in. Drawing 1 & 2, two panels of jet bla...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Ink, Latex

Lily in Charcoal abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Sans titre
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent abstract work on paper by Swiss artist Albert Chubac measuring 55.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

"said the zinnia", Abstract, Collaged Monoprints, Watercolor, Botanicals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "said the zinnia" is an original piece by Cassie Normandy White and is made from fabric monotypes and ink. This diptych piece m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Monotype

1963 "Pond" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose "Pastel Landscape Pond" 1963 Pastel on paper 13.5"x10" unframed Signed and dated lower left in pencil. Came from a portfolio of her work Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Teitelbaum, she graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago in 1951 and moved to New York in 1959 where she lived ever since. Taking as her professional name her parents’ first names, Edith was a prolific artist working first as an abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”. She had been represented by the Phyllis Kind Gallery and her work is in the Hirshhorn Museum as well as numerous private collections. Edith, along with her partner of 35 years, Bea Kreloff, (1925-2016), founded Art Workshop International in 1981 where they held art and writing workshops in Assisi, Italy, Monhegan Island, Maine, and Puerto Escondido, Mexico. They were both actively involved with the anti-war movement, gay liberation...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Alphabet of Geometry 42. From The Alphabet of Geometry Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The series Geometric Alphabet is part of my series Geometric Abstract, in which the abstract game is used in the form of asemic writing with geometric shapes. Here Peters recreates h...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen, Gouache

Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pre-eminent figure of postwar American art and one of the most important artists (and instructors) of the 20th century. Born in Germany, Hofmann immigr...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Untitled
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"This Place is a Dream (Entanglement)" - botanical - cyanotype - flowers - moody
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of dark blue and tan. It is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. The unframed work measures 60 by ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and colorful abstract geometric watercolor with multicolor connected forms cascading in a dynamic vertical composition by Ellwood Graham (American, 1911-2007). Signed "GRAHAM" in the upper right corner, and "Ellwood Graham" on verso. Circa 1961-1966. The title "Indian Dance...
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil

A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men
Located in Chicago, IL
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A visually striking charcoal male portrait stu...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good and impressive provenance: all th...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

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

The Bull - abstract painting, made in black, grey color, 2025
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper Brightly colored Dry Pastel abstract landscape by Aleah Koury (American, b. 1959). ...
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1980s American Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Flower Arrangement In Red Spotted Glazed Pot - Mixed Media Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona
Located in Storrs, CT
A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona. 1920. Watercolor on watercolor board. Study for Seeber 189. 10 3/8 x 14 1/4. Signed lower left; titled verso. An exquisitely subtl...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Cut-Up Paper I.5 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up Paper I.5 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on paper. Unframed. Pedersen works with acrylic paint. When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often re...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Watercolor on paper, impressionist, colorful, green, blue - Blade Vibration 247
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Blade Vibration 247 - Watercolor on paper, impressionist, colorful, green, blue In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that ...
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1990s Feminist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Minimalist White Paper Work, 2024 - COLOR FUGAÇE III
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Silvia De Marchi (b. 1967, Melzo, Italy) is an Italian painter currently based in Italy and represented by the Grège Gallery. Her artistic practice reflects a deep exploration of mat...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Glue, Ink

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"residence" abstract cityscape, colorful rowhouses, geometric, marker, pencil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "residence" is an original artwork made from pencil, maker, acrylic paint collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 8"h x 8"w. Miriam Singer grew up i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 9.5 x 9.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Maestro
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Maestro", is a rare pen...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

7.10.24 #12 - Colorful Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint in fluent b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

What Lies Beneath, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a sideview of the earth as I envision it - solid but active. It has shades of blues, browns, and purples with accents of orange/red. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece com...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1959 Black White Mid-Century, Surrealist Abstraction by Artist Desmond Mclean
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1959 black and white, Mid-Century, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. Image size: 15 1/2" x 22 1/2". Framed size: 25" x 21". McL...
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Leaves of Autumn - Original Abstract Muted Colorful Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Original 1940s Retrofuturism Gouache Painting Birth of Mind in Black White
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage 1941 gouache painting on paper, titled Birth of Mind, signed and dated lower right, is a striking example of retrofuturism by Charles Ragland Bunnell, a prominent artist from the Broadmoor Academy...
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1940s Futurist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Archival Paper

"Sketch for the Spinner" Alexander Calder, Preliminary Drawing for Mobile
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder Preliminary drawing for the Spinner, 1966 Signed lower right Felt tip pen on paper Overall 27 x 15 1/2 inches Individual sheets 8 x 10 1/2 inches Alexander Calder ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Felt Pen

Original 1970 S French Abstract Composition with Thick Organic Lines
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020) Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Unique drawing Geometric Abstraction on franked card conceptual art, hand signed
Located in New York, NY
Sol LeWitt Unique Geometric Abstraction on Postcard, 1982 Original drawing done on postcard from the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam), mailed, stamped and postmarked (franked) from Spolet...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Postcard, Mixed Media, Offset

1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Abstract #4" c.1950s Ink & Gouache on paper 10.5x19.5" brown, ripple, wood frame 11.5”x1”x20.75” Signed in pencil lower right with label on reverse Came from artist's e...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Abstract Watercolor Painting, Design for Sculpture , C. 1995 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 Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Oculus I III (Diptych, Abstract Geometric Drawings in Graphite on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of abstract geometric graphite drawings inspired by the moon in white frames "Oculus I and III" by David Dew Bruner made in 2024 graphite on paper Each individual drawing measur...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Blue Mother Drawing #3 (Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting in Blue Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue Mother Drawing #3, by Jeanette Fintz in 2020 22 x 30 inches watercolor, gouache on Fabriano paper Signed lower right corner Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches, custom white frame, 8 ply w...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Expressive vibrant colorful painting "Energy of Nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of spring. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of nature which is full of diffe...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

New York City #10 Original Signed Work Japanese Paper Color Pastel Charcoal Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Bernardo Navarro Tomas (Cuba, 1977) 'New York City #10', 2017 mixed media on japanese paper 12.3 x 17 in. (31 x 43 cm.) ID: NAA-310 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pastel

Peter Halley, Hand signed dated original ink graphite drawing; unique Framed
Located in New York, NY
PETER HALLEY 6/21/96.9, 1998 Graphite and ink drawing Hand-signed by artist, signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9 Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a hand made museum frame with UV plexiglass signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9 This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality hand made white wood frame under UV plexiglass Measurements: Framed 16.5 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by 1.5 inches Artwork (visible) 10 inches vertical by 8 inches horizontal Peter Halley Biography Peter Halley was born in 1953 in New York. He began his formal training at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1971. During that time, Halley read Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color (1981), which would influence him throughout his career. From 1973 to 1974 Halley lived in New Orleans, where he absorbed the vibrant cultural influences of the city, began using commercial materials in his art, and first became acquainted with the writings of earthwork artist Robert Smithson. In 1975 the artist graduated from Yale University, New Haven, with a degree in art history. After Yale, Halley returned to New Orleans, where he received an MFA in painting from the University of New Orleans in 1978. He had his first solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, that same year. In 1978 Halley spent a semester teaching art at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He has continued to teach throughout his career. In 1980, Halley moved back to New York and had his first solo exhibition in the city at PS122 Gallery. At this time, Halley was drawn to the pop themes and social issues addressed in New Wave music. Inspired by New York’s intense urban environment, Halley set out to use the language of geometric abstraction to describe the actual geometricized space around him. He also began his iconic use of fluorescent Day-Glo paint. In 1984, Halley started to exhibit with the International With Monument gallery, becoming closely associated with the organization and its artists, who exhibited conceptually rigorous work in a market-savvy, coolly presented space that stood in stark contrast to the bohemian, Neo-Expressionist flair of the East Village art scene at the time. In 1986, an exhibition of four artists from International With Monument at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York heralded the group’s growing success. By the late 1980s, Halley was exhibiting with prominent galleries in the United States and Europe. In 1989, an exhibition of his paintings traveled to the Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany; Maison de la culture et de la communication de Saint-Étienne, France; and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. From 1991 to 1992, a retrospective toured Europe, with presentations at the CAPC Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, France; Musée d’art contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland; Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1992, the Des Moines Art Center hosted his first solo exhibition at a U.S. museum. While developing his visual language, Halley became interested in French post-structuralist writers, including Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Michel Foucault, and Paul Virillio, all of whom shared his concern with the character of social spaces in a post-industrial society. In 1981, he published his first essay “Beat, Minimalism, New Wave, and Robert Smithson” in Arts, a New York–based magazine that would publish eight of his essays before the decade’s end. Halley’s writings became the basis for Neo-Geometric Conceptualism (also known as Neo-Geo), the offshoot of Neo-Conceptualism associated with the work of Ashley Bickerton, Halley, and Jeff Koons. In 1988, the artist’s writings were anthologized in Collected Essays, 1981–1987, and again in 1997 in a second anthology, Recent Essays, 1990–1996. In the mid-1990s, Halley began to produce site-specific installations for museums, galleries, and public spaces. These characteristically brought together a range of imagery and mediums, including paintings, wall-size flowcharts, and digitally generated wallpaper prints. Halley has executed permanent installations at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. In 2011, his installation of digital prints Judgment Day...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Graphite

Biogram to the Pharmacy in Anaheim (Abstract, Bold, Figurativ, Collage, 40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kory Twaddle Biogram to the Pharmacy in Anaheim (Abstract, Bold, Figurativ, Collage) Mixed Media Collage on Heavy Paper Year: 2020 Size: 22 x 28.25 inches (55.88 x 71.75 cm) Signed, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Rinzen. Abstract Mixed media painting on handmade Washi paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Traces of lived experiences appear in On Hansen's works, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction and seeking an organic experience between space an...
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Organic Material, Ink, Handmade Paper, Wax, Oil, Washi Paper

"Under construction", Original painting with concrete on paper, Art Povera
Located in Carballo, ES
This new series of works by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña) shows us a completely unique dynamic. In these works he uses the concrete of the construction as picto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Concrete

Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Acrylic, Paper

Abstract Scroll, Large Scale Mixed Media Watercolor Assemblage w Handmade Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique large scale mixed media assemblage featuring a three dimensional, textured handmade paper scroll unfurling to reveal an abstract expressionist watercolor painting with gold ac...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

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