Contemporary Nude 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
Desire - original blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Desire", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series.
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En...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper
Torso 02 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Paris with Apples Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Paris with Apples"
The original legend says Paris, prince of Troy had one golden apple, and had to choose between 3 goddesses.
Modern Paris has more than one apple, and he is depi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Tempera
$400 Sale Price
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BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in, from Florida.
This piece, Blue Sun, is a striking and evocative work that captures both the sensu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Ink, Archival Paper
Sensory Experience - original large nude art by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Sensory Experience", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US.
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Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Paper
Pensando
recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower rig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Duchándome, May 28th, Watercolor Diptych, 2018
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard
Women with Idol II - 21st Century, Nude, Pink, Cactus, Female, Male, Interior
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Women with Idol II, 2016
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference on fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspectiv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Model On Back: Mixed media painting on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
This mixed media on paper is a subtle study of the model, soft and flowing.
Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Paper
BLESSED original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Blessed" Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored paper, with pencil and blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Matisse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
NUDE 03, 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Celebration - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and oil pastel on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his...
Category
1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel
MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed
Signed, l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Tracey Emin, No Time 4 Love, original signed
titled ink drawing on FDC, Framed
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin
No Time 4 Love drawing, 2017
Original ink drawing on a Royal Mail Art in the 20th Century 1st Day Cover
Signed, titled and dated in pen on the front
Frame included
Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude Female Gaze
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm.
Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well pa...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
La Raccourcie
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Signed, lower right
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Les femmes
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
Untitled 28 (Polaroid Transfer Drawing of a Reclining Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Polaroid transfer drawing of a reclining male nude on Rive BFK paper by Mark Beard
9.5 x 7 inch image size
22 x 15 inch paper size
Ed. 5/6, Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unfr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Les trois muses
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
Duchándome. Nude watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
SILENCE - original large blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube.
Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm
Free shi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Archival Paper, Tempera
ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500.
Like the immortal myth...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Paper
MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 21 inches unframed
...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Anima Mundi- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude Female on Paper
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Anima Mundi
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Pedro Pablo, Figurative 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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
CENTAUR IN BLUE original art Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Centaur" Part of Neo Mythology series. Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm. Shipped rolled in a tube, check 1stDibs free shipping code.
Centaur is a mythological figure with the upper bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
$400 Sale Price
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MB 089A (Contemporary Graphite Drawing of Seated Male Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 22 inches, 37.5 x 26 inches framed
Custom frame with Natural wood molding, white 8ply mat, AR non glare glass
Signed BEARD 20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper, Graphite
What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$551 Sale Price
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In the Mirror - original female nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"In the Mirror", nude, sepia red on paper.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio.
Drawing in mat, for display purposes!
1s...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper
$400 Sale Price
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Study for "Lucifer"
Located in New York, NY
This work on paper by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Dreaming - original large Blue nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Dreaming”, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse and Botero.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Nude shown in a Victorian interior, in a cinematic view. In a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper, Pencil
$570 Sale Price
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A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two", Space for love and passion.
Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Paper
$550 Sale Price
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The Boys- Penis. Carbon Pencil on archival paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper
SIESTA - original ultramarine large nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Siesta", 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US.
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"Siesta" is a serene and visually arresting addition to the "Nude in Interior" series. It conveys a quiet intimacy and relaxation, perfectly encapsulated in its title. The reclining female figure, with legs elegantly extended upward, creates a sense of balance between stillness and subtle energy. The interplay of ultramarine tempera and the warm-toned paper once again demonstrates the artist’s ability to use limited color palettes to great emotional and visual effect.
The ochre-like background provides a sunlit, tranquil atmosphere that pairs beautifully with the cool, calm energy of the ultramarine tempera. The artist’s choice of medium emphasizes contrast while imbuing the piece with a harmonious duality—warmth in the environment and coolness in the figure. The fluidity of the brushstrokes aligns with the theme of relaxation, while the vertical drips lend a dreamlike quality, as if the figure is melting into her surroundings. The looser strokes in the background contrast with the more defined lines of the figure, highlighting her as the focal point.
The unconventional reclining pose, with legs extended upward, adds visual interest and a sense of lightheartedness to the piece. It suggests a playful yet completely relaxed moment, as though the figure is unwinding and stretching in the midst of a private, comfortable setting. The verticality of the legs and the drips juxtaposes with the horizontal lines in the background, creating a sense of structure and stability. This geometric balance anchors the composition and enhances the overall sense of calm. The artist has included abstract horizontal strokes in the background, reminiscent of blinds or a window. These subtle details suggest an interior space filled with sunlight and add depth without detracting from the figure’s prominence.
The title, "Siesta," reinforces the narrative of rest and tranquility. The figure’s pose is unapologetically casual and unguarded, evoking the vulnerability and freedom found in moments of private repose. While other works in the series explore themes of introspection, passion, or desire, this piece focuses purely on physical and emotional relaxation. It offers a more subdued, meditative perspective, providing variety to the series while maintaining its stylistic coherence.
The reclining nude is a recurring motif in art history, seen in works by Titian, Ingres, and Modigliani. However, this piece’s contemporary execution—fluid, minimalist, and abstracted—ties it more closely to modernist traditions, particularly the gestural energy of Egon Schiele or Matisse’s reclining nudes. The artist’s decision to leave much of the environment abstract enhances the piece’s timeless quality. The figure feels anchored in both a specific space (suggested by the window-like strokes) and an almost dreamlike, universal realm.
"Siesta" is a masterful exploration of rest and serenity, demonstrating the artist’s ability to convey mood through form, color, and composition. The elegant simplicity of the figure, combined with the abstracted interior elements, invites the viewer to share in this peaceful moment. Its balance of gestural abstraction and classical themes makes it both timeless and distinctly modern. This piece is a beautiful representation of intimacy, calm, and the universal human experience of seeking rest.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
Room with a View - male nude blue drawing by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Room with a View
Male nude, made with ultramarine blue tempera, inspired by Matisse.
70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in
Shipped rolled in a tube directly from Florida.
Part of Nude Men series.
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno May 30th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Wander, male nude black conte drawing by Fernando Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Black conte drawing of a male nude, part of ongoing series of drawings of the human form. Featuring a rear view and feet.
Reyes attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled (Standing Male Nude 1)
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Duchándome, June 5th, Watercolor Nude, Pastel and Ink on Archival Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
SLICED VENUS - original large art by Paula Craioveanu 30x27in Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sliced Venus. Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper. large size, shipped rolled in a tube
Drawing has on the back 2 white wood sticks, and it's rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper
The Old Man from the last Expo. Crayon pencil on archival paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled - After Cadmus - Nude Males Embracing, Original Graphite Drawing
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
This untitled work by Rick Sindt was inspired by the works of Paul Cadmus. It is a small graphite drawing of two male nude figures with both of their faces somewhat obscured during an intimate moment. The graph lines often used by artist are still visible to distinguish between the photographic elements of a Polaroid photo and this actual drawing. The piece is framed in a white float frame measuring 12.5h x 10.5w inches.
Rick Sindt
Untitled - After Cadmus
graphite on panel
10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm
Shifting the historic male gaze into a male-on-male gaze, this body of work anchors its
exploration of queer culture in relationships and introspection. Beginning with a survey of
several photo archives, I overwhelmingly encountered pictures that fit into two distinct
categories: spectacular demonstrations or public displays of sexuality. All of these images were overtly political. Then, I began to find a subset of more intimate images. Typically, these were images submitted by loved ones or donated to foundations after someone’s death. These images depicted common, tender scenes.
Working my way through these images, I reflected on D. A. Miller’s assertion that gay
identity, to which we have entrusted our politics and ethics, stands in an essentially reductive
relation to the queer desires on which it is based. And David Halperin’s argument that, “identity has become the preferred category for thinking about homosexuality. Moreover, it has been promoted at the direct expense of pleasure or feelings or subjectivity.” This left me asking the questions: how is queer culture transmitted if not genealogically? Is there a universal queer experience? What is queer sensibility and subjectivity and can it be visually represented?
In the body of work submitted here, black and white graphite drawings maintain a
Polaroid scale referencing the found historical photographs on which they are based, oil paintings provide isolated moments of feeling as they investigate questions about queer dispositions in a contemporary setting, and a few key sketches provide insight into how a few individual inquiries began.
Rick Sindt
b. 1990, Hastings, MN,
EDUCATION
2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA
Magna Cum Laude
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL
2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University;
Chicago, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B.
Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL
2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN
How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL
Collective: One, Albany Park...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Panel, Graphite
Norman Gorbaty Cubist Woman Pastel Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Norman Gorbaty (1932-2020)
Untitled, c. 1996
Pastel on paper
Framed: 39 1/4 x 30 x 1 in.
Signed and dated lower right
After graduating from Amherst College, Gorbaty was the recipien...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Nude - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and oil pastel on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 44x34.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Cardboard
Contemporary Female Nude Figurative Ink Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Wistful pen and ink female figurative by artist and architect Reiner Keller (Swiss/American, 1926-2024), dated 2014. In this figurative work, her arms extend beyond the drawing behi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Temptation Blue Nude original nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Temptation", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual bod...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper
"Figure Study 2" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Framed Dimensions: 12.5h x 18.5w inches
Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in To...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Orange Woman. Contemporary Mixed Media on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil
Fall to Grace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Fall to Grace" is an original ink and watercolor painting on paper mounted to wood by artist Robert Kraiza measuring 19in height x 9in width.
Artist Statement // In my work I invoke a whimsical world inspired by Victorian and Edwardian eras. To me they represent a romantic time period that has roots that extend directly into the modern world, both good and bad. The customs and aesthetics of the period are both fascinating and breathtaking but a vast portion of the population was victim to subjugation. It has since been eradicated on paper but still permeates to this day. I am exploring an imagined supernatural world hidden just out of sight where these woman could escape. This is an evolution from my earlier work set in the same time period with a continuous thread of humans and their animal companions.
Through witchcraft these women find strength in their abilities and each other to leave the oppressive world they inhabit behind and escape to the woods to their Covendom, the boundary that defines the territory of their coven. They shed their customs, their corsets, and their concerns at the edge of the forest and gather among the trees to explore their magical potential with their familiars at the side.
This body of work is exploring multiple media with a consistent theme and setting; combining watercolor painting, pen and ink illustrations, and graphite drawings. All pieces are created in monochrome on hot press watercolor paper mounted on wood with a gold painted border reminiscent of daguerreotype frames. Watercolor allows me to achieve results ranging from soft ethereal layered washes similar to oil glazes to precise minute details I include in all of my works.
Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Night Blues" Female Nude, seen from the back, and a second view in the mirror. from another perspective. Part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Seated Nude Female Figure Minimalist Pencil Life Drawing Contemporary Gesture
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Nude Female Figure Minimalist Pencil Life Drawing Contemporary Gesture Study
By Minty Ramsey
Size: 8.5 x 11.75 inches (height x width)
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movement...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$508 Sale Price
24% Off
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