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
Charles Malle
Le pont du Rialto, Venise
Charles Malle
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$943
Le Palais de Chaillot
Charles Malle
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$388
Riva degli Schiavoni, Venise
Charles Malle
Painting - 48 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$1,387
Bord de Seine
Charles Malle
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$555
La lagune
Charles Malle
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$555
Michèle Coudert
Jeune fille en fleurs sortant de sa coquille
Michèle Coudert
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$333
L’emperruqué
Michèle Coudert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$444
Madame Füssli en rose
Michèle Coudert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$444
Radina Stoimenova
This place has been here before #2
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
#1, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$932
#2, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$932
#3, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$932
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
This place has been here before #4
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
André Ferrand
Oeuvre d'André Ferrand "Jaffa n°4"
André Ferrand
Painting - 106 x 78 x 5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 30.7 x 2 inch
$1,332
Sanguine - Maki
André Ferrand
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 57 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
$877
Oeuvre d'André Ferrand " Jaffa n°2 "
André Ferrand
Painting - 121 x 85 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,554
Œuvre par André Ferrand
André Ferrand
Painting - 123 x 94 x 1 cm Painting - 48.4 x 37 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
Citroën 15/6. 2027
André Ferrand
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
L’Ours sur la banquise
André Ferrand
Painting - 96 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,998
Melinda Infante
Grises @melindainfantes infante.ch
Melinda Infante
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$999
Taeho Choi
Dans la forêt III
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,665
Dans la forêt II
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,665
Au-delà de l’horizon ll
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$1,665
Homme qui joue de la flûte
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$1,665
Au-delà de l’horizon l
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 119 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 46.9 inch
$1,665
Xiao Duzi
Musician
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 26.5 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 10.4 x 0 inch
$1,221
The king decides to be a normal person
Xiao Duzi
Painting - 51.5 x 62 x 0.02 cm Painting - 20.3 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$2,220
Pub no.1
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$830
The story on the subway
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$650
Musician
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Dancer
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Cyril Réguerre
Le chanteur
Cyril Réguerre
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$144
Sans titre (DED363323)
Cyril Réguerre
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$100
Lison Favarger
Découverte d'une fresque dans une chapelle
Lison Favarger
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,622
Composition
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 34 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,028
Jacques Villon
Sans Titre
Jacques Villon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.5 x 0 inch
$4,995
Les Joueurs des Cartes (The Card Players)
Jacques Villon
Print - 47 x 58.4 cm Print - 18.5 x 23 inch
$9,500
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3059
Jacques Villon
Print - 41 x 28 cm Print - 16.1 x 11 inch
$1,665
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3067
Jacques Villon
Print - 51 x 33 cm Print - 20.1 x 13 inch
$1,665
La Chasse au Tigre (Ginestet-Pouillon 641)
Jacques Villon
Print - 36.8 x 48.3 cm Print - 14.5 x 19 inch
$5,000
Faith XLVII
Leikun Nahusenay
Trinity (shuka)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,440
Sleeping beauty (Shuka)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,440
Camouflage (red)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 64 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,886
Yekenfer Wedaj IX
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,220
Yekenfer Wedaj VII
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
Sold