Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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.
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Style: Contemporary
BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat, that covered the right corner!! The lines are the result of the pre...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
nude painting woman watercolour
Located in Roma, GB
erotic portrait nu
naked woman
after the bath
Original tempera watercolor on paper
51x41cm
hand signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Signed, lower right
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno May 30th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome en cuerpo Ajeno May 30th, by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor and ink on paper
Image size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 21 inches unframed
...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
VENUS RESTAUREE original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Venus Restauree”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper.
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Artist Statement
"I started...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower rig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed
Signed, l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
nude watercolor painting laughing girl
Located in Roma, GB
Abstract modern art.
Vivid colours.
Female Nude Painting
Collective exhibitions:
2023 London biennale, Chelsea, Old Town Hall;
2023 YICCA International art contest, Venice, f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ultramarine Male Nude - Contemporary Abstract Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MODERN EVE - nude by Paula Craioveanu - original art ultramarine blue
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Part of my Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
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This piece, Modern Eve, is a striking and expressive work that beautifully captures the essence of Matisse’s influence while maintaining its own contemporary voice. The use of ultramarine tempera on paper creates a dynamic interplay between form and negative space, with the vivid blue standing out against the warm, neutral background.
The loose, fluid brushstrokes give the figure an organic, almost spontaneous energy, reminiscent of Matisse’s Blue Nudes series. The dripping paint and gestural lines evoke a sense of movement, reinforcing the sensuality of the pose.
The arching posture of the figure conveys ecstasy or release, with an elongated, exaggerated form that enhances emotional intensity. The simplification of anatomy aligns with Fauvist principles—prioritizing emotional impact over precise realism.
The choice of ultramarine is bold and effective. It has historical significance in art, often associated with spirituality and depth (as seen in Yves Klein’s monochromes), yet here it is used in a raw, expressive manner that makes the figure feel both powerful and ethereal.
The use of tempera adds a unique opacity and depth to the strokes. It gives the painting a sense of immediacy, as if the artist captured the moment in a burst of inspiration. The visible brushwork and drips make the process part of the final aesthetic, reinforcing a connection between artist and viewer.
The clear homage to Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude series is well-executed but doesn’t feel derivative—it builds upon his legacy while pushing it forward. The sensual yet modern representation of the female body echoes the freedom of early 20th-century modernists but with a contemporary edge. The piece also recalls the expressive, raw energy of Egon Schiele’s linework, albeit with a more fluid and painterly approach.
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Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes, in a reversal of the male-artist/female-muse pattern, validate the feminine experience, defining myself through it.
I was interested in how one experiences the body in a sensual form, and later focused on my own body, as I experience it myself, looking into the mirror and reconnecting.
My work challenges the tradition of the nude by capturing my point of view, the gaze of a female painter, by using photography, drawings, sketches, and painting on canvas, for, both physical and psychological exploration.
My art tries to create a visual language for emotion, beauty, feelings of intimacy and in the same time autonomy, captured with paint and vivid colors. My intense interest in color and the gestures of the brush strokes are the means I see and convey the subjects in space, as living, passionate beings."
Paula Craioveanu
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Night Blues" Female Nude, seen from the back, and a second view in the mirror. from another perspective. Part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper
Untitled 28 (Polaroid Transfer Drawing of a Reclining Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Polaroid transfer drawing of a reclining male nude on Rive BFK paper by Mark Beard
9.5 x 7 inch image size
22 x 15 inch paper size
Ed. 5/6, Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unfr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled (Standing Male Nude 1)
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Carnival Suburbian / 2008 framed figurative painting
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Blue and grey with peach abstracted figurative painting in neutral cool colors from Kim Frohsin's "Figures WIth Edges" series. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache
ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500.
Like the immortal myth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Paper
"Boys on Blue Bed II" Dark Blue Toned Sensual Homoerotic Figurative Watercolor
By Steve Louis
Located in Houston, TX
Dark blue toned homoerotic figurative watercolor painting by contemporary Houston, Texas artist Steve Louis. The work features two nude men stretched out o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pedro Pablo, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pedro Pablo 1998, by Celso Castro
Black crayon on archival paper
Image size: 40 H in. x 48 in. W
Sheet size: 45 H in. x 59 in. W
Unframed
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U...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper
Duchándome, Nude. Watercolor and ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome, by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor and ink on archival paper
Image size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W
Unframed
____________
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled- Penis by Celso Castro-Daza
Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Image size: 48 in. H x 39.5 in. W
Sheet size: 59.5 in. H x 44 in. W
Unique
1996
Drawing on paper is his bas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Portrait of a Boy - Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a boy is an original drawing in pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1982. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artist depicts a delicate...
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jose el velezolano Sabado 25 de junio, 2016 by Celso Castro
Crayon and pastel on cardboard
Image size: 40 H in. x 29 in. W
Unframed
____________
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard
The Boys- Penis. Carbon Pencil on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Boys by Celso Castro-Daza
Carbon Pencil on archival paper
Image size: 47.5 in. H x 39 in. W
Sheet size: 59 in. H x 42.5 in. W
Unique
1996
Drawing on paper is his basic work to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Carbon Pencil
SILENCE - original large blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube.
Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm
Free shi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
ON THE BEACH original art Paula Craioveanu Female Nude FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“On the Beach”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, frame included.
Framed size 35.8x24in shipped framed. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500.
This drawing is a d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero" by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor, pastel, and ink on archival paper
Sheet size: 19.5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Female Nude - Contemporary Figurative Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Torrent - blue nude by Paula Craioveanu original art inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
The Torrent
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Hercules and Deianira Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hercules and Deianira", ink on paper, part of Neo Mythology series. Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Shipped rolled in a tube.
Legend says Deianira w...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Tempera
Model On Black: Mixed media painting on paper by Angela Lyle
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
This mixed media on paper is a subtle study of the model, soft and flowing.
Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled (Standing Nude with Fist)
Located in New York, NY
James Childs (1945-2020)
1975
Inscribed, l.l.
Graphite on paper
28 x 17.75 inches
$3,125
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
SLICED VENUS - original large art by Paula Craioveanu 30x27in Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sliced Venus. Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper. large size, shipped rolled in a tube
Drawing has on the back 2 white wood sticks, and it's rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper
Nude of Woman - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1973
By Emilio Greco
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, 1973"
Very good conditions.
Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engraver an...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flying High - Female Nude in Interior - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Flying High - original unique female nude drawing.
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Shipping anywhere in the world, flat rate. Registered airmail.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
PLEASURE PRINCIPLE original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Pleasure Principle”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed.
This bold and expressive dra...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Reading on Armchair 2 original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Reading on Armchair 2" nude, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series. Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm on heavy watercolor paper, with ultrama...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Paper
CENTAUR and NYMPH Neo Mythology ink by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Centaur and Nymph". Part of "NeoMythology" series. Original work on colored paper.
Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm . Shipped rolled in a tube. Comes with a certificate of authenticity...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Ink
ENTANGLED- original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Entangled", large scale drawing pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Couple in love, part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
Desire - original blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Desire", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series.
Shipped rolled in a tube, Fast shipping anywhere in the world - 7 days.
En...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Archival Paper
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Charcoal on paper, 50 x 36 cm
Signed lower right: Silombria '96
This dynamic drawing by Marco Silombria (19...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Perfect Love (2022), figurative, woman, flower, figure drawing, contour line
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Perfect Love (2022), figurative, sitting woman, flower, figure drawing, contour line, tulip, leaf, leaves, foliage, garden
"Perfect Love" by Rebecca N. Johnson
Limewash, pigment ink...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Archival Paper, Pigment
Charcoal Upper Nude Portrait of African American Woman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This striking portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman, depicted in an upper nude pose. The artist masterfully uses the medium of charcoal to render the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
SUMMER - female nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original sepia drawing
Located in Forest Hills, NY
SUMMER - female nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original sepia drawing. Sepia ink drawing on watercolor paper inspired by Matisse's nudes. Original, unique, not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Ballerina 2 - tempera on paper - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Ballerina 2 - original
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Shipping anywher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Fall to Grace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Fall to Grace" is an original ink and watercolor painting on paper mounted to wood by artist Robert Kraiza measuring 19in height x 9in width.
Artist Statement // In my work I invoke a whimsical world inspired by Victorian and Edwardian eras. To me they represent a romantic time period that has roots that extend directly into the modern world, both good and bad. The customs and aesthetics of the period are both fascinating and breathtaking but a vast portion of the population was victim to subjugation. It has since been eradicated on paper but still permeates to this day. I am exploring an imagined supernatural world hidden just out of sight where these woman could escape. This is an evolution from my earlier work set in the same time period with a continuous thread of humans and their animal companions.
Through witchcraft these women find strength in their abilities and each other to leave the oppressive world they inhabit behind and escape to the woods to their Covendom, the boundary that defines the territory of their coven. They shed their customs, their corsets, and their concerns at the edge of the forest and gather among the trees to explore their magical potential with their familiars at the side.
This body of work is exploring multiple media with a consistent theme and setting; combining watercolor painting, pen and ink illustrations, and graphite drawings. All pieces are created in monochrome on hot press watercolor paper mounted on wood with a gold painted border reminiscent of daguerreotype frames. Watercolor allows me to achieve results ranging from soft ethereal layered washes similar to oil glazes to precise minute details I include in all of my works.
Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
From the Duchándome, Nudes Series. Set of 4 Watercolors on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome and Pity June 4th, by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor, ink, and pastel on archival paper.
1. Duchándome
2. Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Paris with Apples Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Paris with Apples"
The original legend says Paris, prince of Troy had one golden apple, and had to choose between 3 goddesses.
Modern Paris has more than one apple, and he is depi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Tempera
Ballerina - unique female drawing - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Ballerina - original unique female drawing.
Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
The Old Man from the last Expo. Crayon pencil on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Old Man from the last expo, 2016 by Celso Castro-Daza
Crayon pencil on archival paper
Paper size: 59 H in. x 43 in. W
Image size: 54 H in. x 40 in. W
On The back of the painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
Women nude drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
White wooden frame with glass pane
76,5 x 56,5 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
NIGHTWISH - female nude - by Paula Craioveanu -original art inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Desire”. Part of Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Shipped rolled in a tube 31x3in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
MEMORIES - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Memories" Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper, large size, shipped rolled in a tube. The drawing has 2 wooden pieces attached on the back, up an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil
Room with a View - male nude blue drawing by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Room with a View
Male nude, made with ultramarine blue tempera, inspired by Matisse.
70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in
Shipped rolled in a tube directly from Florida.
Part of Nude Men series.
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two", Space for love and passion.
Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
BODY DOUBLE - original large art by Paula Craioveanu NEO MYTHOLOGY
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Body Double
Original art, signed
100x70cm / 30x27in
ink, graphite, tempera on paper
large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio
The drawing has 2 wooden p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil
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