Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Untitled No. 26 (Modern Black
Grey Abstract Fruit Drawing in Black Frame)
By Ralph Stout
Located in Hudson, NY
Vertical charcoal drawing on Arches paper
18 x 13 inches unframed
25 x 20 inches in black metal frame with AR non-glare glass & 8-ply mat
This contemporary, abstract charcoal drawin...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
1970s Abstract Seascape Acrylic Stencil Painting "Seascape"
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose
"Seascape"
1970
Acrylic stencil on paper
17"x11.5" unframed
Signed in pencil bottom left
Edith Isaac-Rose (1929-2018)
Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Tei...
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1970s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Acrylic
$318 Sale Price
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GUIA FEDEX and DHL. Tracking, Diptych. From the series Terms and Conditions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
GUIA FEDEX and DHL. Tracking, Diptych by Rodrigo Spinel
From the series Terms and Conditions
Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g.
Overall Frame size: 52 cm H x 86 cm W x 4 cm D
Over...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Mysteries of Purple
Green, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Purple and green are two of my favorite colors and wisteria is the perfect subject! I squirted paint directly onto the paper to make a lovely, saturated wash. When dry I developed the piece intuitively. I finished with tinted gouache to highlight the lovely light behind the wisteria. I'm very pleased with the mood of this piece.
About the Artist
Melissa is passionate about color. She finds it to be the most significant form of inspiration to paint. Speaking on influences in her work, Melissa says, “Sometimes it’s an idea that I can’t get out of my head, or a color that I just MUST paint!” She particularly enjoys painting leaves, and the changing colors of Oregon foliage are visible in her work. In 2001, Melissa began teaching art classes, which has allowed her to view her own artwork in a new way. “The information that flows in a class is awesome,” she says. Melissa is constantly learning from the students in her classes, and is more conscious of what it means to be an artistic role model.
Words that describe this painting: wisteria,flowers,watercolor painting,watercolor floral,floral,purple,green,purple and green,nature,floral painting,, impressionism, flora, representational, watercolor painting, green, purple, purple
Mysteries of Purple & Green
Melissa Gannon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
300K, 100 OBVERSE LEFT AND RIGHT "WATERMELON NOTE". Diptych. Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Boston Expressionist Conte Pencil Drawing "Still Life with Flies" Hyman Bloom
By Hyman Bloom
Located in Surfside, FL
Hyman Bloom
"Still Life with Flies"
Frame: 18" X 16"
Image: 9.25" X 8.25"
Hand signed with his monogram initials
Provenance: bears exhibition label from Fuller Museum of Art
Hyman B...
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1990s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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Color Pencil
Abstracted Still Life of White and Yellow Flowers
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstracted watercolor still life with white and yellow daisies on a soft purple and blue background, on heavy paper by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). This piece is uns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
William Cruikshank (1848-1922) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Study of Game
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour study of a game bird and hare in a pantry interior. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a part gilt frame.
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Late 19th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life with Grinder - Tempera by Enotrio Pugliese - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Grinder is an modern artwork realized by the artist Enotrio in the late 20th Century.
Mixed colored tempera on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Sketches by ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Vibrant abstract picture of jar and flowers by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautiful and peaceful abstract still life painting done in pastel. Vibrant colours such as red, yellow, blue and green burst through the picture to create a living and loving peac...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
La memoria de narciso 3, 4, and 2. The memory of narcissus series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
300K, 100 OBVERSE RIGHT "WATERMELON NOTE". Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
300K, 100 OBVERSE LEFT "WATERMELON NOTE". Drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Double Standard 7. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Cardboard
Double Standard 12. From The Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 6. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 8. From The Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Geometría fractal 3. The memory of narcissus. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Geometría fractal 2. The memory of narcissus series . Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Double Standard 17. From The Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 9. From The Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
La memoria de narciso 6. The memory of narcissus series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
MANDRAGORA. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Double Standard 5. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a process of visual archeology through a search for human representations conditioned by their ritual, aesthetic or utilitarian meaning where a resignification of beauty patterns is proposed, a game with female representation with its multiple meanings, functions and forms”
James Bonachea...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
La memoria de narciso 4. The memory of narcissus series . Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 4. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 3. From The Series Doble Standard Series. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Doble Standard 2. From The Series Doble Standard. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
La memoria de narciso. Painting From the series The memory of narcissus
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
Double Standard 1. From The Series Doble Standard. Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
GUIA USPS. Tracking, Drawing on paper. 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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
GUIA FEDEX Tracking. Drawing on paper. 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 Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
GUIA UPS. Stamp. Drawing on paper. 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Sophia Katherine Charleton (1789-1844) - Watercolour, A Summer Bloom
Located in Corsham, GB
A detailed early 19th century botanical study by the artist Sophia Katherine Charleton (1789-1844) depicting a plentiful summer bloom. The edges of the artwork have been delicately e...
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Early 19th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Modern Black and Yellow Abstract Organic Botanical Charcoal Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Black and yellow abstract charcoal drawing by Houston artist Paul Forsythe. The piece features an abstract, organic shape floating against a white background. Currently hung in a lig...
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1990s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Charcoal
Ann Bridges, The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep, Original Landscape Painting
By Ann Bridges
Located in Deddington, GB
Ann Bridges
The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep
Original Still Life Painting
Oil based ink
Image size: 27 x 27 cm
Sheet size: 39 x 39 cm
Framed Size: 43 x 43 cm.
Sold Framed (Dark Gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Moros, orange and yellow abstract pastel monochrome diptych of a blood orange
Located in New York, NY
Daisy Craddock's Moros is an abstracted still life of a Blood Orange, rendered in oil pastel. Drawn from life, Craddock considers her diptychs to be literal depictions of her fruit a...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Rosa Bianca, green and purple abstract pastel fruit portrait, 2018
Located in New York, NY
A produce portraitist, Daisy Craddock's abstract oil pastel diptychs capture the skin and flesh of her subjects. Daisy Craddock examines her fruits and ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
First Heirloom (cherry tomato), abstract pastel fruit still life
Located in New York, NY
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...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil Pastel
Lexington No 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by the metropolitan areas of France, New York and California, Frédéric Choisel’s abstracted city scapes tell a story of urbanized grace. Artwork is 60 x 42 inches. Mixed med...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Daisies and Sunflowers - Still Life Oil Pastel on Paper
This fun, quirky oil pastel by a David Mark (American, 20th C) features bright, abstract yellow and white flowers with contra...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Still Life" Abstract Drawing 20" x 12" inch by Nazli Madkour
Located in Culver City, CA
"Still Life" Abstract Drawing 20" x 12" inch by Nazli Madkour
Madkour was born on 25 February 1949 in Cairo, Egypt.
She has held solo exhibitions since 1982 in many galleries in Eg...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Colorful Expressionist Still Life with Watermelon and Pears
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid watercolor still life with colorful expressionist pink and purple hues, of a bright table with watermelon, pears, and flowers on heavy paper by Monterey artist Les Anderson (Am...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$340 Sale Price
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Abstract Still Life by Evelyn Mills Cory
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract Still Life c/1935-1945)
Gouache and watercolor on paper
17 3/4" x 24"
21 1/2" x 27 1/2" x 1 1/4" framed
Signed "E Cory" lower right.
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1930s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Bouquet II, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
By Abigail Frank
Located in Boston, MA
Bouquet II, Oil Painting on Canvas
Unframed, ready to hang with a wire on the back. Artist signature on the back.
Abstract, Flora, Texture, Drip, Pastel, Contrast, Light, Layers, Co...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Staro. 2019. acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 50x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
This abstract work represents artist's perception of the starry night, where the sky is an absorbing darkness with no limits. Expressive lines coming from the center radiate the ener...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled (cacti)
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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 gradu...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Shield, Kiowa, Central Plains, c. 1850, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shield, Kiowa, Central Plains c. 1850" is an watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It is an illustration of a painted shield from the Kiowa Native America...
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1990s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract still-life drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract still-life drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Dew Bruner, Dick Wray, Daisy Craddock, and Les Anderson. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract still-life drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.75 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $35,000, while the average work sells for $1,700.
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