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
Gérard Titus-Carmel
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Gérard Titus-Carmel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,674
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Gérard Titus-Carmel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,674
Walasse Ting
Adam Nidzgorski
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Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$726
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Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
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Ziad Dib Jreige
The fields of yesterday
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$756
Sick at heart
Ziad Dib Jreige
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inch
$216
William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Lake Ullswater, April 1802
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 45 x 60 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
$864
Mathilde André
La vie est un immense puzzle
Mathilde André
Painting - 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Amazone
Mathilde André
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
$279
L'homme est à la mesure de toutes choses
Mathilde André
Painting - 72 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,698
Paysage Corée du sud
Mathilde André
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$335 $301
Petar Kras
Nina Narimanishvili
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$558
Continuation of the Road
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,791 $2,372
Little Clown
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$447
Thought About You
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
Serge Salis
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$726
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$893
Macchiareddu et ses conteneurs
Serge Salis
Painting - 24 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
$781
Beau temps sur la Istiklal CD
Serge Salis
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,795
Je plane comme un drone et jouie à la vue de ce spectacle
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$558
Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,349
Rosemary Achata
Reminiscence
Rosemary Achata
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$742
Joanna Raad
Enfance en apesanteur
Joanna Raad
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$996
The little girl and the horse
Joanna Raad
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$837
Lost in the Luna park
Joanna Raad
Painting - 38 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,080
Impression Chebanieh
Joanna Raad
Painting - 58 x 68 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.8 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,800
R. Cavalié
N° 680 Lactation à Saint Bernard (fragment)
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$603
N° 1240 Lac de Tibériade. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$603
N° 1244 Jéricho, Jéricho !
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$580
N° 1241 Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$558
N° 1237 Saint-Jean d’Acre 4.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$603
N°1242 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$603
N° 1236 Saint-Jean d’Acre 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$558
Mercedes Aparicio
La Force de la Terre
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 21 x 31 x 2.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 12.2 x 1 inch
$2,233 $1,898
Au Fond de L’océan
Mercedes Aparicio
Fine Art Drawings - 52.3 x 40.5 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.6 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,688 $3,985
La Mer Cantabrie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,121 $1,803
Soleil, Mer Et Poissons
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1.7 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
$2,679
L´origine de la Vie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 53 x 53 x 4.3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.7 inch
$4,688 $3,985
L’amour du Coeur
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 73 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$5,581 $4,744
Deux Pigeons
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch
$6,698 $5,693