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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Dasha Buben
Control Attempt #21. Jealousy
Dasha Buben
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,110
Conversations with my Inner Child 4:27
Dasha Buben
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$555
Control Attempt #9
Dasha Buben
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,110
Control Attempt #20. Personal Black Hole
Dasha Buben
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Control Attempt #13. Tenderness
Dasha Buben
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$1,110
Conversations with my Inner Child 4:49
Dasha Buben
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$555
Juan Boilero
La Miranda
Juan Boilero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.7 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.7 x 3.1 inch
$499
Crescendo
Juan Boilero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.7 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.7 x 3.1 inch
$499
Vuelta
Juan Boilero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.7 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.7 x 3.1 inch
$499
Coming-out
Juan Boilero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.7 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.7 x 3.1 inch
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Meriame Louattani
Boucle et lys
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,387
Le deuxième sexe ou la lecture 03
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 82 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
L'homme et les coquelicots
Meriame Louattani
Painting - 83 x 70 cm Painting - 32.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,498
Portrait d'Anne
Meriame Louattani
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$277
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fossile
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$674
Saint Michel Terrassant le dragon
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 49.7 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15 x 0.2 inch
$1,131
L'homme assis
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 60.6 x 50.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.9 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,057
Petit orchéstre de rue avec accordéon et clarinette
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 64.5 x 54.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.4 x 21.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,274
La Cathédrale
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 108.5 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 42.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$1,120
Lukasz Blikle
Jean Laniau
Toei Animation
Chevaliers du Zodiaque
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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"Olive et Tom" Danny Melow
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
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Krilin
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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Piccolo
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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Tortue Géniale
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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Jacques Doucet
Rivages-visages-paysages du Sepik III.
Jacques Doucet
Print - 66 x 87 cm Print - 26 x 34.3 inch
$666
Sans titre
Jacques Doucet
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,995
Rivages - visages - paysages du Sepik I
Jacques Doucet
Print - 66 x 87 cm Print - 26 x 34.3 inch
$666
Sans titre
Jacques Doucet
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$8,547 $7,692
Sans titre
Jacques Doucet
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$6,660
Sans titre
Jacques Doucet
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 49 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$4,995
Alain Bonnefoit
Portrait de Renée
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$361
Nu allongé sur fond rouge
Alain Bonnefoit
Print - 75.5 x 56.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.7 x 22.2 x 0 inch
$999 $899
Eleonora
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 64 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,885
Nu allongé sur fond noir et rouge
Alain Bonnefoit
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$666
Felecita
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,885
Andrea Michaelsson BTOY
Montse Roldos
Cuina amb finestra i porta en groc i verd
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 53 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$305
Cuina verda amb taula i cadires vermelles
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$205
Cuina verd-groc-siena
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$205
Estris cuina verds sobre groc-ocre
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$139
Botella de vi amb rajoles blaves
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$139
4 tassetes verd-vermell
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$139
Jardí amb taula i cadires
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 14.2 inch
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