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
Nathalie Grall
A cœur ouvert
Nathalie Grall
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Marion Zylberman
Maisons Saint-Gué 008
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$1,598
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,332
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,665
Elio Marcucci
Senza titolo
Elio Marcucci
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$366
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Antonin
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
César Archibald
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
Furioso (Christophe Rousset)
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$17,760
Dormeur du Val
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 200 x 300 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.2 inch
$29,969
Marielle
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$17,760
Jack Le Magnifique
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 130 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$17,760
La Joie de Vivre
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$17,760
Alexandre
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$17,760
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
D’après Le portrait de Christine Boyer
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,054
Animal à la chute
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,054
Les piliers du temps
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,054
Magasins généraux 48 instant 21
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,164
Rhodia 32 #16
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$12,765
Fabrique à glace 23 #2
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 49 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,219
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
My Path has been stretched
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,288
Binary Emotions Nuances
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$955
Structured Flow Combinations 1, 2 and 3
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,061
Hope is in between
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$955
My Path under construction
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,287
The time that PATH peacefully 1 and 2 (diptyque)
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 82 x 84 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 32.3 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,287
Olivier Tenedor
Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage
Olivier Tenedor
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$222
Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage
Olivier Tenedor
Print - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$222
Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit
Olivier Tenedor
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$222
Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage
Olivier Tenedor
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$222
Les Mange-Peurs, La Faiblesse (poudre d'argent)
Olivier Tenedor
Print - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$222
Renee Anastase
Lilac Luster
Renee Anastase
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 91.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 36 x 0.2 inch
$2,886
Silver Linings 2
Renee Anastase
Painting - 121.92 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.2 inch
$5,994
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Prayer for Kinshasa
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,887
Pride or prejudice
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Angel as demon
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$888
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,199
Above the rabbit hole
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 69.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,998
Another roots saga
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Look who's blowing in the wind !
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 32 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Kiro Urdin
Untitled
Kiro Urdin
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Untitled (5)
Kiro Urdin
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Atelier Vionnet
Robe jaune 1 ref BDNW11665
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Ensemble fourrure vert 108 ref BDNW11774
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Robe rouge 248 ref BDNW11914
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Manteau noir et blanc 246 ref BDNW11912
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Écharpe noire et blanche 245 ref BDNW11911
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Écharpe marron 244 ref BDNW11910
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Écharpe noire blanche et rouge 240 ref BDNW11906
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355
Écharpe noire et blanche 239 ref BDNW11905
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$355