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Primary Unity
By Gershon Iskowitz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921-1988) aesthetic with his personal history.
Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave yeshiva (Je...
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vale Variation
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) is renowned across Canada for his eclectic and dynamic body of work.
In the 1950s, Town established his reputation with a series of abstract monotypes (call...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Critiques Dard
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists.
As with most of ...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Chris Boucher
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most cel...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fab Five
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most cel...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$2,750
Brass Entry
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most cel...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
5 O
Clock EST
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most cel...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Glass and Brass
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most cel...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
John Butler Sunning
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century.
During the 1950s, Warhol established his reputation in New York City as an illustra...
Category
1950s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Her Right Hand
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unparalleled influence on both visual art and cultu...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Butterflies and Flowers
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but has had an unrivalled and lasting influence on artists an...
Category
1950s Pop Art Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Red-Blue
By Gershon Iskowitz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921-1988) joyful aesthetic with his personal history.
Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave yesh...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Three Figures
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Dehner's legacy has been ...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
What the Prophecy Failed to Mention
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists.
As with most of ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Cowboy Shooters
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists.
Dzama's works ar...
Category
1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Evolution of Man
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists.
Dzama's works ar...
Category
1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Over/Under
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists. With one foot in reality and the other in the subconscious, Dzama's unmistakable version of contemporary Surr...
Category
1990s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Surprised Butler
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the best-known and most intriguing artists from the "Painters Eleven" group.
Town's reputation was established in the late 1950s with a serie...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Scared Wolfman
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, Marcel Dzama is one of the most internationally successful Canadian artists.
Born in Winnipeg in 1974, Dzama had an intern...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Self-Posession
By Marcel Dzama
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, as comical as it is otherworldly, Marcel Dzama is one of Canada's most internationally successful artists.
Born in Winnipeg...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Alexander with Flower XL
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. While he is renowned for his signature Pop art creations, Caviar20 has been champion...
Category
1950s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Situation XXVIII
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) took inspiration from the margins of society throughout his career. He coined the term "art brut," and pursued artistic authenticity outside of established ...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Crown Jewels
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but had unrivalled influence on artists and image-making.
D...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Sailor
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. Caviar20 has been championig his inimitable works on paper from the 1950s. We believ...
Category
1950s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
$28,250
Untitled (Red Bulge Drawing)
By Joyce Wieland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century. Emerging on the Toronto art scene at the beginning of the 1960s, throug...
Category
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Untitled (Abstract)
By Anthony Caro
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Anthony Caro (1924-2013) was an influential and innovative British sculptor. Caro played a pivotal role in the development of twentieth-century sculpture introducing abstraction thro...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink
Isle of the Blessed
By Joyce Wieland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century. Emerging on the Toronto art scene at the beginning of the 1960s, over t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Ducharme Beach
By Greg Curnoe
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Greg Curnoe (1936-1992) was a highly revered artist, bookmaker, and competitive cyclist based in London, Ontario, but beloved across the country. He represented Canada in the 1976 Ve...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Embrace
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b.1953) is a renowned Canadian artist acclaimed for her masterful figurative paintings.
Tod has depicted a wide-range of subjects throughout her illustrious career. The human figure, pattern and interiors have been reoccurring and essential elements of Tod's oeuvre.
However over the last ten years, portraiture has become an increasingly significant part of her output, both high-profile commissions as well as more idiosyncratic self-initiated portraits, such as her recent installation of "head-shots" paintings of the entire Toronto Raptors...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$2,950
Foot
By Jim Dine
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jim Dine (b. 1935) was one of the key artists that shaped American Pop art in the 1960s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images in his w...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$7,000
Infrared
By Kim Dorland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kim Dorland (b. 1974) is among the most accomplished and collected Canadian artists of his generation. He is celebrated for his inimitable painting style, with its thick impasto and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Bicep
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed by he...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$18,500
Athens
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$16,250
Affinities
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled - Blush
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Angular Rhythm
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled - Marten
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Blue Motion
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic cont...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$16,250
Breeze (Fire Island)
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Dehner's legacy has been ...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Woman in a Tantrum
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed for many years by her ex-husband, the acclaimed sculptor David Smith. Stifled by their tumultuous relationship, Dehner only fully committed to her practice after divorcing him in 1951. This break was highly fruitful for her artistic output and reputation in the following years.
After the divorce, Dehner refined her artistic voice and expanded her practice to include printmaking and sculpture. Her new-found independence and renewed ambition led to a pivotal relationship with the esteemed printmaking studio Atelier 17. Working there she formed a close and enduring friendship with Louise Nevelson.
Today Dehner has been re-embraced and repositioned in the American art canon. Her work is best understood and appreciated in the context of not only David Smith but other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, and of course Louise Nevelson.
This energetic and hypnotic work on paper is somewhat of a departure from Denher's structured and intricate approach. Bold, frenetic strokes of ink loop chaotically across the surface, revelling in a sense of fluid dynamism that is in contrast with the artist's architectural arrangements.
While it is notably looser and bolder then some of the drawings we expect from this era, we find the artist creating forms that are a harbinger of the muscular sculpture she would create in the following decade. Click here to see an example of a bronze sculpture from 1966 sold at Wright auction house...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Disappointment on Sunday
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture.
Despite her artistic contributions, Dehner'...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Charlie Chaplin with Dancers
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) is renowned across Canada for his eclectic and dynamic body of work.
In the 1950s, Town established his reputation with a series of abstract monotypes (call...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Untitled
By Magdalena Abakanowicz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an acclaimed Polish artist, best known for her powerful sculptures and large-scale installations, often crafted from fiber-based materials such ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Gerald Holding His Knees
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivalled influence on artists and image-making.
...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Woman in Blue
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publications (like Harper's Bazaar) and elegant shops (such as Bonwit Teller), in addition to many smaller independent fashion companies.
In the mid-1950s Warhol became synonymous with shoes after creating a successful campaign for shoe retailer Miller & Sons. Although Warhol had a parallel art practice, primarily focused on drawing, surpassing the designation of “commercial artist” proved difficult. Consider that this era was the height of popularity for the Abstract Expressionist painters. Despite the prevailing aesthetic, Warhol continued to be dedicated to making elegant or playful line drawings.
This untitled illustration is an intimate example of Warhol at his best in the 1950's. It is ambiguous whether this was created for a client, or whether Warhol was inspired by an encounter in real life. With the lightest touch, the artist renders a glamorous woman's profile as she holds a young child in her arms.
Unique to this drawing is the subtle presence of the child, who rests gently against the woman's chest in a tender embrace yet is almost entirely abstract. This maternal exchange represents an unexpected deviation from Warhol's typical subject matter, possibly serving as a tribute to his own mother, Julia Warhola, whom he admired deeply.
This elegant drawing is a marvellous precursor to Warhol's Pop Art era when he became transfixed by images and representation of women.
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Untitled "Woman in Blue...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Toy Horse Friesian
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the best-known and most intriguing artists from the "Painters Eleven" group.
Town's reputation was established in the late 1950s with a serie...
Category
1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
“Feet” USA, 1950s, Stamped by the estate of Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unparalleled and iconic influence on artistic culture and image-making.
During the 1950's Warhol became established in New York City as an illustrator for many fashion publications, often designing advertisements for shoes. This period informed his continued fascination with representing the body – both nude and adorned. His minimal line drawings...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Winged Putti
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Young Man with Flower
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Untitled
By Carroll Dunham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) is a contemporary American artist best known for his distinctive fusion of abstraction and figuration. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s in New York C...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Charcoal, Pencil
$41,500
Trio with Cat
By Joyce Wieland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) is one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists. She achieved a level of commercial and critical success in her lifetime that was exceptional for a woman in her era in a male-dominated field.
Wieland set new standards for what women artists could accomplish and was the first woman artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971.
Many of her innovative creations predate similar works by female artists...
Category
1960s Feminist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Famous Raincoat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Nova
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over 25 years, they made a significant contribution to po...
Category
1970s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
$7,000
Famous Raincoat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Young Man with Flower
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
In recent years there has been new scholarship and increasing commercial interest in Andy Warhol's early works, material created prior to Pop Art.
During the 1950's Warhol established himself in New York City as a trendy illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and gentle, with a subtle but unmistakably gay touch. In a short period of time, he created an aesthetic that was both versatile and distinctively his.
Like the consummate artist that he was, Warhol was frequently drawing. The images he created during this era, independent from his fashion commissions, were romantic, hopeful, and unabashedly gay. It is worth emphasizing that Warhol was almost exclusively dedicated to drawing during this period, only creating a handful of paintings - which were intended to be used for window displays.
Taschen, the legendary art book publisher, recently released the book Andy Warhol: Love, Sex, and Desire 1950-1962 which celebrates his drawings of the male form from the pre-Pop era.
This portrait is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and visionary framing. A man's profile commands the composition as he gazes forward with his hand raised towards his mouth, holding a delicate flower. With the lightest touch, Warhol masterly portrays this male ideal with the details of his chiseled jawline, softened gaze, and timeless elegance.
Warhol drawings from the 1950s are marked by a gentle whimsy that embodies Warhol's vivid imagination. With fanciful details such as exaggerated lips and eyebrows, "Young Man with Flower...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Four Nudes
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the best-known and most intriguing artists from the "Painters Eleven" group.
Town's reputation was established in the late 1950s with a serie...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
ABCs
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant cont...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Metal
$28,250
East Wall
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over 25 years, they made a significant contribution to po...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Over Head
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Cadmus Slaying a Dragon (God Series)
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) is the ultimate chameleon of Canadian art. One of the founders of Painters Eleven, he remains one of the most fascinating characters from this important colle...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Graphite
