Artists working in drawing
Alberto Giacometti said that “drawing is the basis of everything" – and indeed, when it comes to art, drawing is a key starting point: for painting, for learning how to represent the world, even for sculpture in order to understand how forms fit together…
For a long time, drawing was not considered an art form in its own right. Instead it was simply part of an artist's training or the preparatory stages for creating a final artwork. Over time, drawing has gradually showed itself to be an complex and diverse discipline that is worthy of attention.
Artists and theorists specialised in drawing focussed on this practice to redefine it and expand its scope. What was before mostly referred to with the prefix “preparatory" took on a variety of forms and clearly demonstrated that the medium should be considered as an important part of the visuals arts.
Drawing has always been a part of the history of art, from the very first instance of visual art in prehistoric caves to the 21st century. It has continued to evolve depending on the time period and place, just like painting and sculpture. However, it was in the 19th century, when drawing began to be recognised as a medium in its own right that it became even more diverse.
Drawing forms the basis of many artistic practices, including designers, architects, stylists, graphic artists, and illustrators, but above all, it is also a real means of artistic expression in the same way as other forms of visual arts.
Visual artists were able to raise it to the rank of an artistic discipline by exploring new and varied drawing techniques and by using different media.
Whether done with Indian ink, gouache, watercolour, pen, pencil, marker pen or charcoal, drawing is, like any other artistic practice, subject to standards and classified according to a number of artistic movement. Drawings can be described as abstract, figurative, graphic, geometrical, and hyper-realistic.
On Artsper, you'll find artists specialised in drawing who work in a wide range of styles and embody the diversity that is present in contemporary drawing: you'll discover Mario Kolaric's minimalist works, Izumi Kato's intriguing portraits, Eduardo Arroyo's sketches, or Ernest Pignon-Ernest's street art style…
Discover the styles & movements
Alvaro Petritoli
Stillness and movement
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 48 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,959
Underwater Victorian Reverie
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,300
Moon in a box IV
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 35 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,300
Flower night aura
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,953
Dyala Khodary
Lutka Pink
Zig Zag ref BDNW8096
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$726
Composition Ref BDNW7445
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$726
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8095
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$726
Danseur Ref BDNW8111
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 43 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.9 inch
$1,395
Composition Ref BDNW7446
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$726
Personnages Ref BDNW8114
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,619
Danseur Ref BDNW8110
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 43 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.9 inch
$1,395
Composition Ref BDNW7450
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$726
Marie Laurencin
Dans les Rigieres
Marie Laurencin
Painting - 28.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$16,186
Shin Seung-Hun
Chunja's Multiverse Story
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,344
Healing Greenland, Chunja And Animal Friends
Shin Seung-Hun
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch
$1,116 $949
Chunja's Multiverse Story
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,344
HealingGreenland - Skydiving
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 116.8 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 46 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
$4,688
Fantasy Jejuisland - Island Girl Story
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 130 x 97.2 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.3 x 1.6 inch
$5,246 $4,460
Healing Greenland, Teddy Bear Mask
Shin Seung-Hun
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 72 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$1,116 $949
Healing Greenland, Chunja & The Tiger
Shin Seung-Hun
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch
$1,116 $949
God of Thunderclouds Tormi
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 78 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,121
Benoît Mauduech
Diptyque sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 140 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,228
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$915
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$915
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$915
Katsuko Kuroya
Sans Titre (DED463027)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$179
Untitled (DEC355458)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$179
Sans Titre (DED463026)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$179
Blue Canyon
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$179
Morning haze
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$179
Mountains in the winter
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$179
Winter sky
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$179
Morning Light
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$179
Kat Zhivetin
Abstraction of a Dark Blue Square No. 1
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,630
Manifest Abstraction
Kat Zhivetin
Sculpture - 65 x 42 x 2 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,670
Maze of Pain
Kat Zhivetin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$200
Photo documentation Perfect combination
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$89
Evening on the Amazon River
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 44 x 37 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
$750
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Equality
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,674 $1,423
Migration
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$3,349 $2,846
Velvet Befriended Artemis
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch
$1,451 $1,233
Renaissance Two
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,228
Promised Sanctuary
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$301
Xavi Figueras
Julieta Intergalactica
Untitled XXIX
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XXVI
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XXX
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled 65
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XXXII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XXXIII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XXXI
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268
Untitled XVII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
$268