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Domarämbetet (The Judicature)
Domarämbetet (The Judicature)

Domarämbetet (The Judicature)

By Jockum Nordström

Located in Stockholm, SE

Jockum Nordström Domarämbetet/The Judicature, 2001 111.0 x 104.0 cm Provenance: Gallerie Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm Private collection, Stockholm Literature: Laura Hoptman (ed), “...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

House and Bugs

Jockum NordströmHouse and Bugs, 2008

Unavailable

H 22.5 in W 31.5 in

House and Bugs

By Jockum Nordström

Located in San Francisco, CA

Color spit bite and sugar lift aquatints with soft ground etching. Image size: 22½ x 31½"; paper size: 22½ x 31½". Edition 50.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Stay By Our Door

Jockum NordströmStay By Our Door, 2009

Unavailable

H 16.25 in W 46 in

Stay By Our Door

By Jockum Nordström

Located in New York City, NY

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Game of Craps

Jockum NordströmGame of Craps, 2008

Unavailable

H 19.75 in W 27.75 in

Game of Craps

By Jockum Nordström

Located in New York City, NY

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Friday Afternoon
Friday Afternoon

Guðmundur ThoroddsenFriday Afternoon, 2016

Unavailable

H 25.5 in W 19.5 in

Friday Afternoon

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Palm Sunday Game

Guðmundur ThoroddsenPalm Sunday Game, 2015

Unavailable

H 39.25 in W 31.5 in

Palm Sunday Game

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Stupid God
Stupid God

Guðmundur ThoroddsenStupid God, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22.25 in

Stupid God

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Chaos
Chaos

Guðmundur ThoroddsenChaos, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22.5 in

Chaos

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

The Sausage has Awoken
The Sausage has Awoken

The Sausage has Awoken

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

A Game of Basketball in Athens Apartment
A Game of Basketball in Athens Apartment

A Game of Basketball in Athens Apartment

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Objects from an Imaginary History
Objects from an Imaginary History

Objects from an Imaginary History

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Urn (Best Dead Father)
Urn (Best Dead Father)

Urn (Best Dead Father)

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Ptarmigan Hunt IV
Ptarmigan Hunt IV

Ptarmigan Hunt IV

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Brewsession
Brewsession

Guðmundur ThoroddsenBrewsession, 2013

Unavailable

H 42 in W 29 in

Brewsession

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Strip Poker
Strip Poker

Guðmundur ThoroddsenStrip Poker, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22.5 in

Strip Poker

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Fancy Man
Fancy Man

Guðmundur ThoroddsenFancy Man, 2011

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Fancy Man

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Professor and Friend Tasting Beer
Professor and Friend Tasting Beer

Professor and Friend Tasting Beer

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Tools of Power and Fear
Tools of Power and Fear

Tools of Power and Fear

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Trophy of Beards I
Trophy of Beards I

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTrophy of Beards I, 2013

Unavailable

H 7 in W 4 in D 3 in

Trophy of Beards I

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Get Well Trophy
Get Well Trophy

Guðmundur ThoroddsenGet Well Trophy, 2014

Unavailable

H 6 in W 5 in D 3 in

Get Well Trophy

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Little Man Cup
Little Man Cup

Guðmundur ThoroddsenLittle Man Cup, 2013

Unavailable

H 4 in W 3 in D 5 in

Little Man Cup

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Punishment
Punishment

Guðmundur ThoroddsenPunishment, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in

Punishment

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Evil Goblet
Evil Goblet

Guðmundur ThoroddsenEvil Goblet, 2016

Unavailable

H 15.25 in W 7.5 in D 6 in

Evil Goblet

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Trophy of Beards II
Trophy of Beards II

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTrophy of Beards II, 2013

Unavailable

H 4.5 in W 4 in D 2.5 in

Trophy of Beards II

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Trophy of Hefeweizen
Trophy of Hefeweizen

Trophy of Hefeweizen

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Troll
Troll

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTroll, 2016

Unavailable

H 10 in W 7 in D 5 in

Troll

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Trophy of Pilsner
Trophy of Pilsner

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTrophy of Pilsner, 2013

Unavailable

H 8 in W 5.5 in D 3 in

Trophy of Pilsner

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Something is About to Happen
Something is About to Happen

Something is About to Happen

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Clump
Clump

Guðmundur ThoroddsenClump, 2016

Unavailable

H 10 in W 4 in D 4 in

Clump

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

The Rockabilly Umpire Cup for Best Hunting Dog
The Rockabilly Umpire Cup for Best Hunting Dog

The Rockabilly Umpire Cup for Best Hunting Dog

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Sausage
Sausage

Guðmundur ThoroddsenSausage, 2016

Unavailable

H 8 in W 11 in D 4 in

Sausage

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Transformation
Transformation

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTransformation, 2016

Unavailable

H 39.5 in W 39.5 in

Transformation

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Viking
Viking

Guðmundur ThoroddsenViking, 2011

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Viking

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Spirit and Smoke
Spirit and Smoke

Guðmundur ThoroddsenSpirit and Smoke, 2016

Unavailable

H 8 in W 4 in D 3 in

Spirit and Smoke

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

The Snifter Trophy for Best Imperial IPA
The Snifter Trophy for Best Imperial IPA

The Snifter Trophy for Best Imperial IPA

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Sundae Trophy
Sundae Trophy

Guðmundur ThoroddsenSundae Trophy, 2014

Unavailable

H 7.5 in W 5 in D 3.5 in

Sundae Trophy

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Best October of 2013 II
Best October of 2013 II

Guðmundur ThoroddsenBest October of 2013 II, 2013

Unavailable

H 13.5 in W 8 in D 3.5 in

Best October of 2013 II

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Happy Hour
Happy Hour

Guðmundur ThoroddsenHappy Hour, 2016

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 16.5 in

Happy Hour

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Ptarmigan Hunt II
Ptarmigan Hunt II

Ptarmigan Hunt II

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Dance of the Hooligans
Dance of the Hooligans

Dance of the Hooligans

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Penetrating and Devastating
Penetrating and Devastating

Penetrating and Devastating

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Father's Father
Father's Father

Guðmundur ThoroddsenFather's Father, 2010

Unavailable

H 28 in W 15 in D 15 in

Father's Father

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Trophy for Longest Pee
Trophy for Longest Pee

Guðmundur ThoroddsenTrophy for Longest Pee, 2013

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 5 in D 3.5 in

Trophy for Longest Pee

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

Hunting in the Highlands
Hunting in the Highlands

Hunting in the Highlands

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Basketball Practice V
Basketball Practice V

Basketball Practice V

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Lost Emperor's Noses
Lost Emperor's Noses

Lost Emperor's Noses

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Head Without Nose
Head Without Nose

Head Without Nose

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Present a Glass of Milk to God
Present a Glass of Milk to God

Present a Glass of Milk to God

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Urn
Urn

Guðmundur ThoroddsenUrn, 2011

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Urn

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Master Evokes Cheers of Joy from Natives
Master Evokes Cheers of Joy from Natives

Master Evokes Cheers of Joy from Natives

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Fruitless Hunting
Fruitless Hunting

Fruitless Hunting

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Generations
Generations

Generations

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Circus Training
Circus Training

Guðmundur ThoroddsenCircus Training, 2015

Unavailable

H 32.5 in W 22.25 in

Circus Training

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Lick My Hand

Jockum NordströmLick My Hand, 2008

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H 19.25 in W 27.5 in

Lick My Hand

By Jockum Nordström

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jockum Nordström had made prints before, but in 2008, it was his first experience with etching, in the Crown Point studio.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Free Time at Track and Field Practice
Free Time at Track and Field Practice

Free Time at Track and Field Practice

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

These scenes are unified by muted colors and rendered in paradoxically feminine watercolor, delicate graphite, and chunky collage, evoking Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Oculi Quatuor, Four Eyes
Oculi Quatuor, Four Eyes

Oculi Quatuor, Four Eyes

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Smoking Patriarch II
Smoking Patriarch II

Smoking Patriarch II

By Guðmundur Thoroddsen

Located in New York, NY

Muted colors, delicate graphite, and chunky collage evoke Jockum Nordstrom, Carter, Marcel Dzama, and Twombly-esque scrawls.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

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