Crayon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Diana Kurz Light White Pastel on Paper 14 x 11 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England and t...

Large bright vivid drawing done in oil crayon or oil pastel. Abstract floral drawing. David Kimball Anderson’s work is bold and graceful, respectful and spiritual. A practicing Bud...

Deep blue and purple tonal figurative abstract pastel work. It is framed in a silver frame with a tan matte. Dimensions without Frame: H 11.5 in x W 15 in. Artist Biography: Helen...

"I don’t see shapes as much as I see the energy of elements interacting to move, stop, support or explode. I mostly use clean bright color to keep my world hot and alive. My painting...

"I don’t see shapes as much as I see the energy of elements interacting to move, stop, support or explode. I mostly use clean bright color to keep my world hot and alive. My painting...

"I don’t see shapes as much as I see the energy of elements interacting to move, stop, support or explode. I mostly use clean bright color to keep my world hot and alive. My painting...

A produce portraitist, Daisy Craddock's abstract oil pastel diptychs capture the skin and flesh of her subjects. Daisy Craddock examines her fruits and ...

This painting, executed in bright and rich shades, depicts the mythological scene of the "Abduction of Europa." The central figure is a red bull, symbolizing Zeus, who to...

He was born in Paris, the son of a conversation though open-minded middle-class family. His father runs the family business of optical equipment but he's also a theatre lover, an author and a poet. He gives his son a strict education and the boy will feel closer to his mother. Pierre De Maria will become a honest, straightforward man, uncompromising to himself and the others. He is very particular about his appearance and, as a child of the "Belle époque" takes up to a kind of dandysm. A cousin of his, Jacques Camoreyt (a pupil of Albert Maignan) teaches him how to master pictorial techniques along with the rather academic education in Arts he is going through. From 1907 to 1914 he is a student at the Lycée Condorcet, first graduates in science and languages, then at the Engineering College just before World War 1. The sight of atrocities will leave a deep scar in his memory. He has a miraculous escape from the war and finds a job in the family firm. He soon realizes he hates everything related to engineering and decides to launch on into painting. He works as a scene painter with Ronsin and Laverdet workshop and on stage with "avant-garde" drama companies. In the same time, he shows his work at the "Salon d'Automne" in 1923 an gets a honour prize in the modern painting department. In 1925 he takes up to boxing and creates some polychromatic facades with Djo Bourgeois, then gets into the Art Deco trend as an architect and a decorator. Henri-Pierre Roché, a writer (Jules et Jim) a painter and an art collector close to the cubists has already discovered talents ( Brancusi, Wols…) and takes an in interest in Pierre De Maria. Autoportrait Environ 1960 In 1926 (the "Années Folles "in Paris) Pierre De Maria meets Marcel Duchamp, Brancusi and the surrealist gang he enjoys but never joins. « They were friends and I was curious but I never liked the hint of complaisance I saw in their work. » He then starts some technical research an collages as shown in his first exhibition of "pasted gouaches" in Princess'Murat 's gallery in Paris. (« Fermé la nuit ») « I never thought I'd make money with my paintings. I took to painting as I would have taken holy orders » He works as a journalist for Marianne and Vu magazines (1932-1933) and writes a detailed report about the Maelström in Norway and the soviet Movies. He has the opportunity to meet Eisenstein and Poudovkine in Sovietic Russia and thinks of making a name for himself in the Movie industry. In 1939 Pierre De Maria meets Germaine Pellegrino who becomes his wife a year later. They'll have two sons : Jacques born 1942 and François born 1943. The family settle in Geneva at the end of 1943. During those years he writes an unpublished autobiographical novel («Tir à volonté») as well as a collection of thoughts about various topics such as war. He also writes poems and a play (as his father had done) «Cornelius'death», in a rather humorous manner. « He who conveys the opinion of fools makes certain to get the majority of votes ». In 1944 he is back in Paris, leaving his wife. He'll settle in Nice in 1953 and starts there his mechanical period with the recurrent theme of machinery in his painting. In 1958 he has his second exhibition in Paris (JC de Chaudun's gallery) and shows a series of lino-engravings done after some drawings of his: he then begins being acknowledged by his contemporaries, his fellow-painters and the Parisian artistic circle. Jacques Prévert even dedicated him a poem. («Les Machinoutis») Henri Pierre Roché, Henri-Pieyre de Mandiargues, Yves Taillandier contribute to the catalogue, well received by the press. In the meantime, he has his works exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, the Salon de Mai, and the Salon Comparaison. In 1963, Flemish wood-engraver Frans Masereel, and Professor Gowa, the curator of the Offenbach Fine Arts, both introduce Pierre De Maria successfully in Germany, allowing him to become famous abroad. The Homo Atomicus Exhibition gathers 45 paintings, recounting the artist'progress over the past ten years. He's then nicknamed the «Atomic age Hyperonymus Bosch» ! In 1964, Greek gallery owner Iris Clert finds him out and helps him into a new career. He is then 68. Iris Clert, as a specialist in Contemporary Art has contributed to the coming out of the New Realism movement through her most spectacular and mediatical exhibitions. She takes a fancy to Pierre De Maria 's work : « The visit of his studio turned my love at first sight into a cutainty : he uses the technique from the Ancients to express Future. » Afterwards, both get into intense collaboration so that the painter is allowed to use the gallery owner's european and international net. In 1966, his work's dedicated a research published in Connaissance des Arts Magazine n° 70 : » A foreground study of Pierre De Maria in this month issue ». Later an article in International Art. In 1969 he turns 73 and he can see his first retrospective exhibition in Nice at the Ponchettes Gallery (about 60 paintings). At 76, he meets artist Hélène Bottet, from then on allowing humour to take over violence in his art. Machines don't frighten him anymore, he's now able to mock them even through they remain at the core of his paintings, in spite of the mechanical Art...

Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...

Untitled Pastel on paper, 1922 Initialed lower right (see photo) Exhibited: Francis Nauman, Leon Kelly: Draftsman Extraordinaire, New York, April 4 - May 23, 2014. Condition: excellent Image size: 11 8 7/8 inches Frame size: 18 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist The Orange Chicken...

Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...

"Abstraction" Mid-20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Modernist James Daugherty (1887-1974) "Lascaux" 5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches Pastel on paper Initialed lower left, titled lo...

Agostino Ferrari was born in Milan on 9 November 1938. He commenced his career as as professional artist in 1959. In 1961 he held his first one-man show at the Galleria Pater, in Mil...

"The Mainvjine of Farsplintoc" is an original oil pastel drawing on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features a variety of abstract marks...

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This drawing by Austin Reavis is from a series of abstract works that build lines and forms, suggestive of construction elements, as a foreground to chan...

Fresh from the summer harvest, we’re delighted to serve a new crop of demure fruit and vegetable diptychs from Abstractionist, Daisy Craddock. Daisy’s lush pairings of skin and flesh...

Each intuitive drawing has its own character, its own energy. If you tune in with it, it will give you a charge of vivacity and a bright mood! This work is made in the style of abstr...

Colorful geometric abstract mixed media painting by modern artist Don Shaw. The work features primary colored shapes intertwined with a crouching pink figure. Signed and dated in fro...

"Talking Lines" This intuitive abstract drawing in chocolate tones is made with Chinese ink and pastel on thick kraft paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. ...

"Talking Lines" This intuitive abstract drawing in chocolate tones is made with Chinese ink and pastel on thick kraft paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. ...

"Talking Lines" This intuitive abstract drawing in chocolate tones is made with Chinese ink and pastel on thick kraft paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. ...

"Lemon Accent" This intuitive abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on watercolour paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. "Every time I draw such abstract lines, a flow of energy moves my hand. For this to happen freely, I need to be calm and focused at the same time. I draw very quickly to keep expression and spontaneity. I never know what the result will be. The process of drawing like this is a kind of magic that turns an invisible impulse into a reflection on paper. Each drawing is unique and one of a kind." Sve Gri...

Baldur Helgason drawing 2018: Baldur Helgason Jorgen the Dog Day: A robust, lively Helgason hand-drawing defined by the artist’s signature style. Med...

"Expressively Fast" This intuitive abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on watercolour paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. "Every time I draw such abstract lines, a flow of energy moves my hand. For this to happen freely, I need to be calm and focused at the same time. I draw very quickly to keep expression and spontaneity. I never know what the result will be. The process of drawing like this is a kind of magic that turns an invisible impulse into a reflection on paper. Each drawing is unique and one of a kind." Sve Gri...

Confident, bold, decisive, bright! This artwork conveys such a mood. This intuitive abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink, pastel and pencil on white paper. It conveys an impulse...

"The playful breeze seemed to fly into your room through the window. It brought with it a light, cheerful mood." This intuitive monochrome drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel...

When I painted this intuitive drawing, I imagined my brush dancing in a white room. Golden sunlight pours from the window. A feeling of happiness is in the air. "Movement Pattern" is...

"Flying Brush" is an improvised expressive drawing conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. Artwork is done in ink and blue pastel on white paper. "Every time I draw suc...

New Seeds No.3 (Abstract painting) Pastel on Paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Materiality and soul are essential to the work of Nashville-based multimedia artist Brooke Noel...

Dark tonal Italian landscape with hits of yellow greens and reds. The pastel image is framed in a natural wooden frame with a white matte. Artist signed the work in the bottom right ...

"Joyful Impulse" is an improvised impulsive drawing conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. Artwork is done in ink and ocher pastel on thick white paper. "Every time ...

This expressive abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of energy! Every ...

This expressive monochrome drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of energy! ...

This calligraphic abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheerful en...

This calligraphic abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheerful en...

This monochrome abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and silver pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of insta...

This spontaneous gestural drawing is made with Chinese ink and silver pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheer...

This spontaneous gestural drawing is done in Chinese ink and ocher pastel on thick white paper. This is a visualization of the energy impulse that I felt when I closed my eyes and st...

This spontaneous gestural drawing is made with Chinese ink and silver pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheer...

Contemporary pink, red, yellow and black gestural mixed media abstract by Houston, TX artist David Aylsworth. The work incorporates an envelope celebrating World Aids Day from 1993 a...

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Examples like this of Sylvia Spicuzza's work offer a chance to see a musical composition, with repeating curvilinear lines and patters dancing across the image like Jazz music though...

Title : Smug Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,pastel,ink Date : 2015 Dimensions : 8×9″ COA provided Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which she h...

Untitled artwork pastel,acrylic,water colours on paper by Fred Bugs 32x46 cm  N.36 of 100 Year: 2022

Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the artist Peter Marks (1935 -2010) Peter Marks was born in New York City on January 18, 1935. A lifetime New Yorker, Marks graduated from the Hig...

Colorful mixed media piece by Christine Alfery (from Flambeau, Wisconsin) that incorporates hues of purple, red, black, and swatches of gold leaf. Th...

Balance (Abstract painting) Ink, oil pastel and charcoal on paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a prof...

Fusain on paper, signed lower right

David Humphrey Remembering Florida, 1992 Oil Stick, Enamel on Handmade Paper (Contemporary Art Center of Cincinnati label verso of frame) Signed on the back 29 × 43 1/2 × 1 inches Unframed This is an abstract, mixed media work by David Humphrey. It has a "Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati" label on the verso. In a vintage mahogany box...

Arietta series 1 (Abstract drawing) Charcoal ink and pastel on paper - Unframed. Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal mater...

Untitled (ID 1289) (Abstract Painting) Pastel on paper - Unframed In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that e...

Blue, orange and pink pastel work done in an abstract geometric style. It is framed in a black frame with a white matte. The artist signed the work in the bottom right corner along a...

Crayon on vellum. Unframed. In a broader sense, Tilman’s works on paper function as an archive of the artist’s ideas and observations. The visual information derives from various so...

"Untitled" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) Untitled 15 x 21 ½ inches May 15, 1967 Pastel on paper Signed lower left ...

Ink, oil pastel and charcoal on paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a profound sense of drama and emotional weight. Krahl works in a...

Oil and pastel on paper - Unframed In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets intui...

Crayon on vellum. Unframed. In a broader sense, Tilman’s works on paper function as an archive of the artist’s ideas and observations. The visual information derives from various so...

Anna Kunz was born in Chicago, Illinois, where she continues to live and work. After receiving her BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago, Kunz went on to complete her MFA at Northwes...