Crayon Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

"Glimpse of the Party" is an original oil pastel drawing on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract marks on a blue background. Some a...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

"Abstraction" Mid-20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Modernist James Daugherty (1887-1974) "Lascaux" 5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches Pastel on paper Initialed lower left, titled lo...

Chorus Line Oil pastel on paper, c. 1960's Signed (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Estate of the artist (Estate No. 745) Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 5 3/4 x 4 inches Sam Spanier (1925-2008) Born in Brooklyn New York, Sam Spanier studied painting with Hans Hofmann (1949–50) and also at the Taos Valley Art School (1951). His formative years as a working artist were spent in Paris (1951–52), where he also became involved with the work of G. I. Gurdjieff, through his disciple, Mme. Jeanne de Salzmann. By 1953, Spanier’s work had already begun to meet with critical acclaim. That year, he had his first solo gallery show, and was selected by Milton Avery and Hans Hofmann to receive the prestigious Lorian Fund Award. His second solo exhibition, in 1955, was curated by renowned museum director, Gordon Washburn. Spanier’s early work was reviewed by Dore Ashton, Donald Judd, Fairfield Porter, Stuart Preston, and Irving Sandler, among other significant critics of the period. Spanier’s spiritual path increasingly became the central focus of both his life and his art. In 1960, he was introduced to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, which led to visits to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, in 1962 and 1964, during which he was inspired to leave New York City and found Matagiri (in 1968)—a spiritual center in Woodstock, New York—with his lifelong partner, Eric Hughes. The work he embarked upon there bifurcates his life as an artist, separating him from New York’s art world, and radically altering the trajectory of his career. From that point forward, it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to consider his artistic endeavor apart from the life of dedication he had undertaken, and to which he remained committed. As early as 1954, Dore Ashton had recognized in Sam Spanier a “haptic visionary;” in 1960, Irving Sandler wrote that the people in Spanier’s paintings “seem to have witnessed some transfiguring event.” In his later paintings—usually worked in oil pastel on panel or paper—made during intermittent creative periods, from the mid-1970s to the final years of his life, the artist’s inner life remains always apparent in his subject matter; and from the portraits and abstract Buddha-like figures and heads, to the fantasy landscapes, the paintings are redolent with a rich intensity of color and light that can only be described as inspired. Sam Spanier’s works are in the collections of the Historical Society of Woodstock Museum, and the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum. He received the Woodstock Artists Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Urban Gallery, New York (1954, 1955, 1956); Wittenborn Gallery, New York (1958); Gallery Mayer, New York (1958, 1959, 1960); Unison Gallery, New Paltz (1986, 1995, 2009); Limner Gallery, New York (1988); Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, New York (1999). Selected Group Exhibitions: Salon des Comparaisons, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France (1952); October Exhibition of Oil Paintings, New York City Center Gallery, New York (1954); Salon de Mai, Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Centre Culturel de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France (1954); Carnegie International, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1955); Les Plus Mauvais Tableaux, Galerie Prismes, Paris (1955); Première Exposition Internationale de l’Art Plastique Contemporain, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (1956); Recent Paintings USA: The Figure, The Museum of Modern Art (1960); Winter’s Work, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York (1985); Juried Group Show, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York (1986); Woodstock Artists, Self-Portraits, Historical Society of Woodstock Museum, Woodstock, New York (1988); Portraits, Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Poughkeepsie, New York (2003); The World We Live In, Upstate Art, Phoenicia, New York (2003); Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Phoenicia, New York (2004). Selected Writings on the Artist: Dore Ashton, “Sam Spanier,” Art Digest (May 1, 1954) and “Sam Spanier,” The New York Times (March 16, 1960); Cassia Berman, “Sam Spanier: A Divine Calling,” Woodstock Times (February 7, 2008); Lawrence Campbell, “Sam Spanier: Exhibition of Paintings at Urban Gallery,” Art News (April 1, 1954); Sam Feinstein, “Sam Spanier: Exhibition of Paintings at Urban Gallery,” Art Digest (March 1, 1955); Pat Horner, “Big Heart, Timeless Art —Sam Spanier Retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock Times (July 1, 1999); Donald Judd, “In the Galleries: Sam Spanier,” Arts Magazine (April 1960); Liam Nelson, “Human Force...

D. Tongen "Orange and Blue" 1980s 11.75"x9.75" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Initialed and dated in pencil lower right

D. Tongen "Orange, Brown, Black" 1980s 11.75"x10" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Signed in pencil lower right

Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi CBE RA (Scottish, 1924 – 2005) Industrial abstract; and another similar Pencil, crayon and ink on paper 8 x 11.1/2 in. (20.3 x 29 cm.) (both)

Rita Letendre (1928-2021) is one of Canada’s leading abstract painters... and one of Caviar20's favourite artists. Early in her career, Letendre was associated with Les Automatiste...

"Bourrée Fantasque #12 Blue", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 b...

"Bourrée Fantasque #8", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...

Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illustrator and colourist based in France ...

Fresh from the summer harvest, we’re delighted to serve a new crop of demure fruit and vegetable diptychs from Abstractionist, Daisy Craddock. Daisy’s lush pairings of skin and flesh...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

This original drawing by Alfredo Pizzi presents a vivid, expressive interpretation of natural elements, rendered with oil pastels on fine white Canson paper. The composition is struc...

"Untitled" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) Untitled 12 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches Initialed and dated February 21, 1966 lower ri...

Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, illustrator and teacher. His works feature natural forms, espe...

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) People, 1964 Ink and crayon on paper Signed and dated upper right 36.5 x 24 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of nation...

"Go Figure" is an original oil pastel drawing by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right. It depicts abstracted figures mixed with a variety of Neo-expressionist mar...

Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...

Wayfinding (No. 4) is a 16.5 x 11.5-inch unframed painting with ink and pastel drawing on paper featuring grey, blue and pink elements that captures the spirit of searching—physicall...

Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...

Fusain on paper, signed lower right

Floral Glass Window by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 19.5 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, Fr...

Grey Hardware by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 25.5 x 19 inches good condition - small rip in paper provenance: from the art...

V9: Variations on a Body Series, by Daniel Berman - Oil Pastel - 89 x 58cm - Figurative Abstraction, c.2024 It features intertwined human forms in luminous shades of pink, yellow, a...

frame size 27.5" x 25.5" Light Buttress, by Kenneth Draper, pastel, paper, framed, abstract, England

Cityscape Reflections - Misty Morning. 1980. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 42. Edition 40. 14 x 10 3/16 (sheet 18 x 14). Tape stains in the margins, not affecting th...

A brightly coloured and joyful abstract pastel work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns. Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013) Red Garden Pastel Signed with initials and dated ‘EJ 87’...

Artist: Ben Hancocks Title: 24th April Year: 1982 Medium: Oil Pastel on Paper, signed and dated Paper Size: 34 x 15 inches [86.36 x 38.1 cm] Image Size: 27.5 x 11 in. [69.85 x 27.94 cm]

Work on c-us frame size 73x89 cm

"Not Intended For Office Viewing Series, Section F" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece fe...

Contemporary mixed media and pastel on paper of a golden sun like orb by Belgian artist Francis Besson, signed bottom right. In plain contemporary oak f...

Item Details Title: Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 323 Medium: Acrylic, Oil Crayon, and Oil Pastel on Premium Archival Paper Dimensions: A2 – 420 × 594 mm / 16.5 × 23.4 in Fr...

This watercolor, gouache, graphite, and crayon drawing on paper was created by contemporary artist Jody Pinto (b. 1942). Pinto's large-scale architecture and small-scale design all h...

A view over the loch by Natalie Bird [2022] original Pastel Image size: H:36 cm x W:28 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:25 cm x W:20 cm x D:0.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that ...

Colorful mixed media piece by Christine Alfery (from Flambeau, Wisconsin) that incorporates hues of purple, red, black, and swatches of gold leaf. Th...

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture Black crayon on paper, 1959 Signed and dated middle right (see photo) A rare 1950's AbEx drawing. Provenance: Estate of the artist Michael and Ala...

Sonia Gechtoff Flag Icon, 1963 Pastel, graphite and collage Frame included: elegantly framed in hand made wood frame with UV plexiglass Evocative mixed media mid century modern work...

"Contrast Form" is an original oil pastel on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left as well as signing & dating it on the back. 13" x ...

Awash with swirling colors and abstract forms, the mixed-media paintings of emerging artist Issy Wilson reflect the interconnectedness of the natural world. A collaboration between t...

Still life pastel drawing by unknown artist. Realistic pastel drawing depicting watermelon, lemons, and other fruits in the background. Signed by artist at bottom left. Double matted...

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Composition by Maurice Estève (1904-2001) Ch...

Untitled (Purple and Yellow) Pastel on paper, 1981 Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Collection of Jan Cowles Jan Cowles was married to Gardner Cowles owner of Cowles Media Company (1935–1998) which owned newspapers, magazines and information publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The company operated Cowles Business Media, Cowles Creative Publishing, and Cowles Enthusiast Media units. Owners of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune from 1935 to 1998, other newspapers owned at one time by Cowles Media and its affiliates included the Des Moines Register, the Buffalo Courier...