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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Shui Qiu
Spiritual Realm 3
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,000
The Same Day
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 95 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 37.4 x 0 inch
$9,500
The Land of Hongmeng
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 367 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 144.5 x 0 inch
$33,299
Smart Cat
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 27.2 x 0 inch
$2,500
Reincarnation
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$4,800
Visitors from Outside
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$4,800
Pray for
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$4,500
Spiritual Realm 1
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 22 x 0 inch
$4,995
Amandine Urruty
Outside
Amandine Urruty
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 91 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
$4,440
Ariadna Dane
Basal Elements. The cycle
Ariadna Dane
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,126
Still (Basal Elements)
Ariadna Dane
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$1,126
Basal Elements. Of life
Ariadna Dane
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,126
Niobe (Organic Wreath Series)
Ariadna Dane
Painting - 105 x 82 x 1.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 32.3 x 0.5 inch
$2,445
Jordi Maragall
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Tristan Wu
Get the fuck out of our way !
Tristan Wu
Painting - 83.5 x 123 x 0.2 cm Painting - 32.9 x 48.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
One leg at a time !
Tristan Wu
Painting - 81 x 121 x 0.2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
Eugène Leroy
Composition abstraite
Eugène Leroy
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$11,100
Giusy Lauriola
Tutti al mare
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$211
Colours and women
Giusy Lauriola
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,886
Ma come siamo fru fru
Giusy Lauriola
Painting - 14 x 14 x 1.5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inch
$311
Dove si va oggi?
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$211
Andiamo al bar?
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$211
Woman
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$211
In attesa del vento
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$211
Rod McIntosh
Genesis
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
Sold
Focus on the present
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 88 x 88 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 34.6 x 34.6 x 2 inch
Sold
The moment before and within
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 200 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch
Sold
Robert Crumb
The Old Soldier VS Beautiful Young Zealot
Robert Crumb
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$15,540 $13,986
Alexandra Sans Massó
Magenta - Vagueries
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Berger III
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Berger II
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Berger I
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$333
Potser sí
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Cian - Airositat
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
T'espero
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.9 x 0.1 inch
$333
Katia Kameli
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Hibou
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 36 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.2 x 14.2 inch
$7,770
Zoème, déesse des oiseaux
Katia Kameli
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$4,995
Les Poissons et le Cormoran
Katia Kameli
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$6,105
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Héron
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 49 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,325
Le Cantique des oiseaux, La Bergeronnette
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 28 x 5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11 x 2 x 6.7 inch
$5,550
Pascal Astier
Siestes short ancres marines
Pascal Astier
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$2,220
Discussion sous la paillote
Pascal Astier
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,220