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Keith Haring - Original Radiant Baby Drawing, from the Estate of David Copley)
Keith Haring - Original Radiant Baby Drawing, from the Estate of David Copley)

Keith Haring - Original Radiant Baby Drawing, from the Estate of David Copley)

By Keith Haring

Located in New York, NY

This drawing, held in a monograph has been elegantly floated in a museum quality painted wood frame under UV plexiglass. Measurements: Framed: 16 inches (vertical) by 21.75 inches (h...

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker, Book

A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting
A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting

A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting

By Amanda Immurs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...

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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper

Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marisa Mu’s watercolor paintings celebrate liberated bodies in motion, using playful gesture and vivid color to create scenes that feel joyful, intimate, and full of momentum. "Showg...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century French Abstract Tree Expressionist Ink Painting
Mid Century French Abstract Tree Expressionist Ink Painting

Mid Century French Abstract Tree Expressionist Ink Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Abstract Tree Expressionist Ink Painting Medium: Black ink and wash on paper, unframed French, circa 1950's Size: 23.75 inches x 15.75 (height x width) Condition: The work is structurally sound though with visible creasing, surface rippling and age related toning throughout the sheet. There is a horizontal fold line across the centre and light edge wear consistent with storage. The ink remains bold and stable. This would benefit from professional flattening and framing. Provenance: from a large collection in Paris Description: A striking mid-century French abstract expressionist ink painting on paper, executed in bold black gestural marks with a strong sense of movement and rhythm. The composition reads as a lively field of calligraphic brushwork, with sweeping strokes, broken textures, and clustered forms that suggest foliage, energy, or a landscape fragment without becoming literal. The confident use of black against the raw paper creates a dramatic, graphic impact, making this an ideal piece for modern interiors, particularly for collectors drawn to monochrome abstraction, post-war European modernism, and expressive works on paper. In this particularly powerful example, the abstract gestures resolve into a sculptural tree form. A thick, sweeping trunk rises from the lower edge of the sheet, curving upward into branching limbs that extend dramatically across the upper half of the composition. The bold, loaded brushstrokes create dense black passages, contrasted with dry-brushed edges that reveal the speed and physicality of execution. The central mass gives the composition weight and presence, while the upward branching creates a sense of growth and vitality. The organic structure is rendered through expressive, economical mark making, aligning closely with the spirit of post-war French Art Informel and modernist landscape abstraction. This fabulous mid century original French expressionist abstract tree painting...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed
Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed

Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed

By Mel Bochner

Located in New York, NY

Fresh to market - UNIQUE! Mel Bochner UNNAMEABLE Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand- dyed Twinrocker handmade paper Signed in graphite recto Frame included - he...

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2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 19.5 x 13 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we hav...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil

First Floor Biogram

First Floor Biogram

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Title : First Floor Biogram Materials : Acrylic, gouache, oil pastel, marker, charcoal, graphite, and conté crayon on paper Date : 2018 Dimensions : 24 x 18 x .1 in. Description : ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, Graphite, Conté, Oil Pastel,...

20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude
20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude

20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude

By Marcel Dumont

Located in Woodbury, CT

Outstanding pencil on paper Abstract drawing. Marcel Dumont was a Liège artist who painted in oils and gouache, also produced collages and was an illustrator and engraver, doing so in a number of different styles. Early on in his career, he tended to produce paintings displaying a poetic realism but this changed over time until, in 1957, he was employing geometric abstraction and later still, the influence of pop art could be discerned. His geometric style has strong linear structure which occasionally veers to expressionism and the effect of this is an interesting sense of detachment that the viewer of the work can feel and one engages with the subject on a different level than one would normally expect. A critic wrote of him," Sometimes expressionist, sometimes linear, the abstraction forms itself willingly, in Marcel Dumont's world, to leave the rectangular structure to connect to carefully prepared tones. He retains also, in his abundant output, a few poetic pop-art collages together with a number of drawings and engravings illustrating Stefan Zweig...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Vintage Lascaux Caves Abstract Watercolor
Vintage Lascaux Caves Abstract Watercolor

Vintage Lascaux Caves Abstract Watercolor

By Les Anderson

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstracted composition inspired by prehistoric paintings in the caves of Lascaux, France by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" lower right. Fr...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rainbowland Jellyfish I - Abstract Colorful Sea Creature Watercolor Painting
Rainbowland Jellyfish I - Abstract Colorful Sea Creature Watercolor Painting

Rainbowland Jellyfish I - Abstract Colorful Sea Creature Watercolor Painting

By Xiao Wen Xu

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Xiao Wen Xu's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. This artwork is part of her "Rainbowland Jellyfish" series. Through a masterf...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By John von Wicht

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Untitled Abstrraction Gouache, watercolor and pigments on paper, c. 1960 Signed lower right in pencil (see photo) Image: 17 x 22 inches Sheet: 25 1/4 x 29 3/4 inches Frame: 25 1/4 x ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Philippines Landscape', Paris, Académie Chaumière, NY, ASL, Sao Paulo Biennal
'Philippines Landscape', Paris, Académie Chaumière, NY, ASL, Sao Paulo Biennal

'Philippines Landscape', Paris, Académie Chaumière, NY, ASL, Sao Paulo Biennal

By Romeo Tabuena

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A fine and delicate, watercolor landscape showing a view of the rural Philippines by this celebrated Philippine Modernist. Signed, lower right, in graphite, 'Romeo V Tabuena' for Rom...

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1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Abstract Art, Vivid Watercolor - Rolling Colors, Kemija, 1980
Abstract Art, Vivid Watercolor - Rolling Colors, Kemija, 1980

Abstract Art, Vivid Watercolor - Rolling Colors, Kemija, 1980

Located in Houston, TX

Transfixing and vivid watercolor of abstract striated colors, rolling together like leaves in the wind or waves of sand dunes. Signed lower right by Kejima, 1980. Original artwork o...

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1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Drawing
Abstract Drawing

Abstract Drawing

By Jorge Miton

Located in Houston, TX

Abstract ink drawing by Spanish artist Jorge Miton, 2005. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Ce...

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Early 2000s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Plant in Pottery Pot 2 - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Plant in Pottery Pot 2 - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Plant in Pottery Pot 2 - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Pierre Montheillet, Composition in green and yellow, monotype on paper
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in green and yellow, monotype on paper

Pierre Montheillet, Composition in green and yellow, monotype on paper

By Pierre Montheillet

Located in PARIS, FR

Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011) Composition in green and yellow Mixed media on paper - monotype Signed and dedicated “pour mes amis Sallaz” lower right Dimensions of the work: 28.5 x ...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Monotype

Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed
Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed

Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed

By Charmion von Wiegand

Located in New York, NY

Charmion von Wiegand Intersecting Magic Square, ca. 1963 Gouache on paperboard Signed and titled on the back of the artwork. The signature shown on the frame back is a photo of the a...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Pencil

"Mountains" by Gilbert Pauli - Pastel on Paper - 48x32 cm
"Mountains" by Gilbert Pauli - Pastel on Paper - 48x32 cm

"Mountains" by Gilbert Pauli - Pastel on Paper - 48x32 cm

By Gilbert Pauli

Located in Geneva, CH

Born in the canton of Friborg, Gilbert Pauli (1944 - 2020) lived in Geneva, where he devoted himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed since childhood. His favorite t...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros

"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros

By Salah Boutros

Located in Culver City, CA

"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros Salah Boutros was born in 1964 in Cairo where he still lives and works. He gained a BA degree from the Faculty of Fine ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Takashi Murakami - Original signed drawing, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas
Takashi Murakami - Original signed drawing, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas

Takashi Murakami - Original signed drawing, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas

By Takashi Murakami

Located in New York, NY

Takashi Murakami - Original drawing, for the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2018 Unique original signed drawing done in marker, and bound on title This original hand signed dra...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker

RV Float (Abstract drawing)
RV Float (Abstract drawing)

RV Float (Abstract drawing)

By Xanda McCagg

Located in London, GB

RV Float (Abstract drawing) Watercolor on paper . Unframed. McCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aestheti...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art

Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art

By Moses Bagel Bahelfer

Located in Surfside, FL

Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995) Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, ABS

FS 1 12- Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 1 12- Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed
Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed

Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed

By Kenneth Noland

Located in New York, NY

Kenneth Noland Untitled Target, 2001 Acrylic paint on offset lithograph paper Signed, dated, and dedicated along lower edge: For Howard and Susan with Love Kenneth Noland 6.10.01 Fra...

Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

FS 1 - Soft pastel color abstract geometric watercolor on paper

FS 1 - Soft pastel color abstract geometric watercolor on paper

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Rust Sapath II

Rust Sapath II

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Rust Sapath II" by Halsey Chait India Ink Drawing on Strathmore Paper 20" x 20"

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Ink, Paper

Abstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”
Abstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”

Abstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”

By Alexander Nepote

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a mid-century abstract landscape painting by the prominent Northern California modernist painter Alexander Nepote (1913–1986). The piece showcases Nepote’s signature fasc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Solar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white

Solar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with acrylic on watercolor paper 300g. The work are 11 by 15 inches in size, framed black or gold with a glass face on a mat board (w...

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2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Streams - abstract  painting, made in black, grey color
Streams - abstract  painting, made in black, grey color

Streams - abstract painting, made in black, grey color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

FS 210 - Soft pastel color orange, green, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 210 - Soft pastel color orange, green, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache
Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache

Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 23.75 x 19.75 inches (...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Flower Arrangement in Carved Wooden Bowl - Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper
Flower Arrangement in Carved Wooden Bowl - Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

Flower Arrangement in Carved Wooden Bowl - Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Jazz Musicians (1950's Black Philadelphia artist)
Jazz Musicians (1950's Black Philadelphia artist)

Jazz Musicians (1950's Black Philadelphia artist)

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). The Split Second After, ca. 1959 Lithograph on paper, image measuring 14 × 18 inches. Sheet measuring 18 × 23 inches. Unframed. Minor staining of sheet...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled II - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
Untitled II - abstract painting, made in black, grey color

Untitled II - abstract painting, made in black, grey color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Mystic Rhizome - Original Colorful Organic Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper
Mystic Rhizome - Original Colorful Organic Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

Mystic Rhizome - Original Colorful Organic Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Autumn Biogram of the Nelson
Autumn Biogram of the Nelson

Autumn Biogram of the Nelson

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Kory Twaddle "Autumn Biogram of the Nelson" Newsprint, graphite, conté crayon pastel, charcoal, beeswax, cardboard, paper, gingko leaves, stickers, and Mixed Media on drawi...

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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism
"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism

"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism

By Charles Biederman

Located in New York, NY

"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism Charles Biederman (American, 1906-2004) Sculpture Model Ink and gouache on Arches paper Sight: 18 x 1...

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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting
A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting

A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Mid Century French Abstract Geometric Modernist Composition
Mid Century French Abstract Geometric Modernist Composition

Mid Century French Abstract Geometric Modernist Composition

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Abstract Geometric Modernist Composition Signed: R Trameau (French School, Mid 20th Century) Medium: Gouache and acrylic on artist paper, unframed Size: 20 x 13.75 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collection Condition: Fair to good overall condition. Areas of paint loss and flaking throughout the surface, revealing underlying blue pigment. Edge wear and surface abrasions consistent with age. Structurally sound but would benefit from conservation. Description: A bold and architecturally structured mid century French abstract composition signed R Trameau. Executed in gouache or possibly acrylic on paper, the painting is constructed through sweeping curved bands of mustard yellow, olive green, teal and burnt umber intersecting with spherical geometric forms. The composition demonstrates clear Cubist and Constructivist influence, with layered arcs and structural colour blocking creating movement and spatial depth. The central circular motif anchors the composition, while the surrounding angular elements introduce rhythm and tension. Confident brushwork and visible directional strokes reinforce the dynamic modernist aesthetic. Areas of paint loss expose earlier blue pigment beneath, adding texture and a raw expressive quality typical of mid century studio experimentation. This work would appeal to collectors of French modernist abstraction, geometric mid century painting...

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20th Century French School Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache

Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt
Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt

Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Stargazer Lily '86 Year: 1986 Medium: Pastel on handmade paper Size: 24 x 23 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated by the a...

Category

1980s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Handmade Paper

Niche Au Board De L'eau, Concarneau
Niche Au Board De L'eau, Concarneau

Niche Au Board De L'eau, Concarneau

By Paul Signac

Located in Belgravia, London, London

Watercolour & Charcoal on paper Paper size: 12 x 10 inches Framed size: 19 x 16 inches Signed lower left

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

"Plastic dynamism" , Black and white Futurism, Speed, Pastel cm. 32 x 24  1929
"Plastic dynamism" , Black and white Futurism, Speed, Pastel cm. 32 x 24  1929

"Plastic dynamism" , Black and white Futurism, Speed, Pastel cm. 32 x 24 1929

Located in Torino, IT

Plastic dynamism, Blac,white Futurism, Speed, Signature bottom left ALFREDO GAURO AMBROSI (Rome 1901 – Verona 1945) Painter of the second Futurism, he is mainly dedicated to aeropainting. His most famous work is the Air-Portrait of Mussolini the aviator...

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1920s Futurist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

French Abstract
French Abstract

French Abstract

Located in Houston, TX

Marbled French abstract aquatint of flowing motion, 1963. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Cert...

Category

1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Animal Capers (Black Surrealist Artist)
Animal Capers (Black Surrealist Artist)

Animal Capers (Black Surrealist Artist)

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Surrealist proto-Afropunk drawing by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Animal Capers, ca. 1970 . Ink on illustration board, image measures 20 inches. inches; illustration panel measures 21.5 inches. Unsigned. Minor staining evident in detail photos Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...

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1970s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache
Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Architectural Rhythm French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.5 inches (hei...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache