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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Aurélien Desbois
Mont moderne
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$555
Aiguilles Ansabère
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$555
Glacier du Gabietou
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$555
Architecture de la pensée
Aurélien Desbois
Painting - 140 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,442
Lyubena Fox
Amsterdam Ornament
Lyubena Fox
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Ear Cast
Lyubena Fox
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$888
Allen Jones
Isabella Kretzdorn
Homme pensif
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Homme de profil
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Femme nue aux bas noirs
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Femme nue allongée
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 64 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$888
Venetian impressions 1
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 inch
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Femme nue assise sur une chaise
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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La modèle
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Ji-Yun
Bon repas dans l'estomac
Ji-Yun
Fine Art Drawings - 82.5 x 58 cm Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 22.8 inch
$1,776
Crabe en panier
Ji-Yun
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$888
Prickly Blooms
Ji-Yun
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$888
Sans titre20
Ji-Yun
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$832
Boule Percée
Ji-Yun
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
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Babahoum
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 37.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
$333
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
$333
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 38.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
$333
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 37.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
$333
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
$277
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
$277
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$277
Sans titre
Babahoum
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
$277
Christian Zeimert
Zoro
Christian Zeimert
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 57 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
$888
Le dernier combat de Bosc
Christian Zeimert
Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$4,995
Mark Carpenter
Frankestein - Jake in the Box Theme
Mark Carpenter
Painting - 9.2 x 6 cm Painting - 3.6 x 2.4 inch
$89
George Harrison
Mark Carpenter
Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 10 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch
$89
Dark Embrace
Mark Carpenter
Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 10 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch
$89
La Mummia - Jack in the Box Theme
Mark Carpenter
Fine Art Drawings - 9.2 x 6.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.6 x 2.6 inch
$89
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
La Humanidad y su peso extraño
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$832
De la serie Torres, hombres y cielos
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$832
De la serie Huérfanos de Babel
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$832
La Humanidad carga con un peso enorme que le es extraño
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 72 x 115 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 45.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,497
Primigenia esencia, despojarse de lo que nos es extraño.
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 47 x 26.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 10.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,019
Encrucijadas y revelaciones
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 27 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,331
Boceto para la serie Huérfanos de Babel
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 68 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 26.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
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Bernardo Navarro
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 59.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
$800
Untitled (6)
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Clémence Dupuch
Comme ce ciel
Clémence Dupuch
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$766
La forêt intérieure
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Emilie Chauvel
Cruxifié couleur orchidée
Emilie Chauvel
Painting - 26 x 32 x 3.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 1.4 inch
$999