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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Marcoleptique
Le Troll des Calanques
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 43 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 16.9 inch
$888
Le cardinal des deux Sèvres
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11 inch
$555
Connexion Marseillaise
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 23.6 inch
$1,498
Dernier Jour de Louis XVI à Versailles
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 inch
$610
Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$610
La Chimère de St Germain
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$610
Gav Banns
Dunham Massey National Trust Outbuildings painting
Gav Banns
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$905
Autumn trees by the river
Gav Banns
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$168
Neuilly Parc Paris, Park Saint-James, Impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Gav Banns
Painting - 38.1 x 46 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$919
Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism
Gav Banns
Painting - 33 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$881
Tree in Spring Leaves Radiating the Sun impression
Gav Banns
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$579
Shallow forest pond impressionist painting on wood
Gav Banns
Painting - 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$371
Early Morning by the Lakeside
Gav Banns
Painting - 21.8 x 26.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$330
Muge QI
Les couleurs de l’eau, N°8
Muge QI
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$444
Les couleurs de l’eau, N°7
Muge QI
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$444
Les couleurs de l’eau, N°5
Muge QI
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$444
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Wuthering Heights
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 61 x 51.1 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,010
Kitten and Summer Flowers
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Fine Art Drawings - 36.1 x 26.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$511
Hidden Blossom
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,290
Evening Poppy Meadow
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$734
Welsh River
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 61 x 90.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 24 x 35.8 x 1.4 inch
$3,209
Morning on the Norfolk Broads, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 90.9 x 90.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.4 inch
$5,134
Barbara Kroll
Portrait with a beard
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9 x 1 inch
$300
Portrait with hand on chin
Barbara Kroll
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 1 inch
$900
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Blue Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Painting - 24.5 x 36.5 x 2 cm Painting - 9.6 x 14.4 x 0.8 inch
$832
Decoration
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$610
Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$721
Motives Of Abkhazia
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$610
Georgian Motifs
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$832
Women From Retro
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$721
Massimo Petrucci
La Repubblica
Massimo Petrucci
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$555
L'Alitalia e la Cultura
Massimo Petrucci
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$277
Louise Abbéma
Old Lady with Dog
Louise Abbéma
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.5 x 0 inch
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Maral Djenazian
Women series I
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,698
Floral Elixir series on paper I
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
$1,698
Floral Elixir series on paper II
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
$1,698
Floral - Elixir series on paper III
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
$1,698
Women series II
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,698
Women series III
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,698
Women series IV
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,698
Courage
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,876
Françoise Leblanc
Homme au Repos
Françoise Leblanc
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$433
L'Araignée (The Spider)
Françoise Leblanc
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,101
Femme à la Chemise Bleue
Françoise Leblanc
Painting - 80 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,100
Agnes von Rogister
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Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 45 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,720
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Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,720
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Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,471
Figure_2
Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$1,576
Triptychon
Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,231
Zena Dabbous
Nostalgia
Zena Dabbous
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 12 x 0 inch
$400