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…
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Larry Rivers
Sans titre
Larry Rivers
Fine Art Drawings - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$7,591
Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio
Larry Rivers
Print - 144.8 x 101.6 cm Print - 57 x 40 inch
$6,000
Franck Scurti
Art is a game (3)
Franck Scurti
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 13 inch
$3,349
Éléonore Deshayes
Sémaphore
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,898
Allées et venues en paysage moelleux n°3
Éléonore Deshayes
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,465
Piscines (Encre rouge n°6)
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,440
Quelle fournaise !
Éléonore Deshayes
Painting - 115 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,023
Allées et venues en paysage moelleux n°1
Éléonore Deshayes
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,465
Dessin 41, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
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Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Vers Saint Georges
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
$391
Vers Louvre-Dauphine
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,967
Badaboum
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$6,028
Confrontation
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$4,465
Trapèze
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,023
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
$391
Wang Fei
Untitled 2
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 235 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 92.5 x 0.4 inch
$37,953
Untitled 1
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 98 x 240 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.6 x 94.5 x 0.4 inch
$32,484
Untitled 3
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$16,298
Untitled 4
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$16,298
Untitled 5
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$13,060
Untitled 7
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$10,828
Untitled 8
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$13,060
Untitled 9
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$13,060
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Retrato 1
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Retrato 2
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Retrato 3
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Lucio Fontana
Untitled
Lucio Fontana
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$24,558
Ghada Jamal
No Place to Go
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,200
M. Koeur
Love Charged!
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$893
AbstraKoeur Cosmos Peace
M. Koeur
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Neon Love KoeurPoration
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$893
Love Railroad KoeurPoration
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
Love is Rich
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670