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Blue Blood - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Grape of Wrath - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Purple Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
watercolor on mulberry paper 25h x 37w in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC075 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Purple Nurple - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Purple-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
JEC104 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Assembly - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Encounter - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Stay Golden Pony Boy - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus, Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC123 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Blue Meets Red - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 20h x 30w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC160 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

The Great Australian Bight Trio - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
mulberry paper 30h x 42w in 76.20h x 106.68w cm JEC113 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

The Blue Ring of Cape Fourcroy - Gyotaku Painting of Octopus on Nautical Chart
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
pencil on mulberry paper 36h x 47.50w in 91.44h x 120.65w cm JEC115 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

70 s Kitchen - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
and brings them to life in this small octopus Gyotaku ink print. Using sumi ink to "print" the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d in 46.35h x 61.59w x 2.54d cm JEC128 Gyotaku - A Japanese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
television show with a current favorite - fishing. The artist has master the Japanese art of Gyo-Taku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink, Color Pencil

Gyotaku X Abstract Expressionism
By Justin Lyons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justin Lyons, "Gyotaku X Abstract Expressionism" 2020, Mixed media on canvas.
Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Kohaku - Koi Fish, Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Rainbow, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting of a Trout, on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
disciplines together by learning the art of Gyotaku Painting. After having caught this rainbow trout near his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Blue Ringed Octopus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting w/ Yellow Blue
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyotaku painting of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Blue Ringed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Blue Bayou - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Blue Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC078 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Red Rising - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Print, Large Red Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Red Rising 25h x 37w in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC066 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black Cherry - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large, Deep Red Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC073 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Sea Fan - Green Meets Blue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Blue sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 20h x 30w in 50.80h x 76.20w cm JEC166 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Carp au Natural - Gyotaku technique
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Red, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Hank - Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Sumi Ink
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black Grassie, Yellow Eye - Japanese Style Gyotaku Yellow Eyed Fish Painting
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Gathering - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: The Arrival - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting, Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Impasse - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: Inclusion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond: Circling - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Impasse - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Overpass - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Yamabuki Ogon - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Rorschach Test - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Two Tanchos - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black Mirror - Gyotaku Technique Fish Painting with Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Sweet Home, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Chicago Flag
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
disciplines together by learning the art of Gyotaku Painting. After having caught this carp in a lake near
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Crooked Carp - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Red Fish on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Blue Behemoth - Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting in Blue on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Ascending Blue - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting of Large Blue Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyotaku painting of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Ascending Blue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Reclining Nude Blue Ring - Octopus in Gyotaku Style, Japanese Sumi Ink Painting
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyotaku painting of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Reclining Nude
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Boi Koi I, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Ass Goldfish, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting in Blue on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Koi Pond Yin and Yang -Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Red Fish Blue Fish - Japanese Style Gyotaku Double Fish Painting in Red and Blue
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Boi Koi II, Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper, Sumi Ink
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black and Blue, Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Two Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Rubbarb - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
cm JEC141 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Tobasco - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
x 20.25w in 38.10h x 51.44w cm JEC156 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Cilantro - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
15h x 20.25w in 38.10h x 51.44w cm JEC157 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Blue Curaçao - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
50.80w cm JEC142 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
- Pastel sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 15h x 20w in 38.10h x 50.80w cm JEC159 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Black Mirror - Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Mint Julep - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Green Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC076 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Sea Fan - Gumball - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 15h x 20w in 38.10h x 50.80w cm JEC148 Gyotaku - A Japanese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Cobblestone - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 15h x 20w in 38.10h x 50.80w cm JEC150 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Carnivale - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 15h x 20w in 38.10h x 50.80w cm JEC151 Gyotaku - A Japanese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Goldilocks - Blue Moon - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 15h x 20w in 38.10h x 50.80w cm JEC162 Gyotaku - A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

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Gyotaku Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of gyotaku art for your needs in our varied inventory. On 1stDibs, the right item from our selection of gyotaku art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, gray and black. Artworks like these — often created in handmade paper, ink and mulberry paper — can elevate any room of your home. A large choice in our collection of gyotaku art can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller object in our assortment of gyotaku art, measuring 24 high and 33 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Gyotaku Art?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of gyotaku art in our inventory may begin at $1,150 and can go as high as $1,850, while the average can fetch as much as $1,350.

A Close Look at Contemporary Art

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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

Finding the Right Drawings And Watercolor Paintings for You

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.