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
Cal Lane
Leona Rose
Le soleil est dans tes yeux - I
Leona Rose
Painting - 130 x 103 cm Painting - 51.2 x 40.6 inch
$3,907
Black bird
Leona Rose
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$558
Apotheosis
Leona Rose
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$558
Good fortune
Leona Rose
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$558
Tracey Adams
Balancing Act 2
Tracey Adams
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 inch
$1,701
Anything you lose comes round in a different form
Tracey Adams
Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
$8,897
Agnès Tiollier
Le jardin botanique
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,451
Lumière du soir II
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,237
Instant Majorelle VI
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
$2,099
Couleur Majorelle III
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 0.15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Lumière du soir III
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
Philippe Cognée
Tête brûlée
Philippe Cognée
Sculpture - 20 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.5 x 1 inch
$2,233 $2,009
David Paul Kay
Reflections – Untitled VII
David Paul Kay
Sculpture - 38.1 x 22.8 x 22.8 cm Sculpture - 15 x 9 x 9 inch
$3,349
Out of this World
David Paul Kay
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$15,628
Untitled 2
David Paul Kay
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$670
Untitled 3
David Paul Kay
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$670
Untitled 4
David Paul Kay
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$670
Untitled 5
David Paul Kay
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$670
Untitled 6
David Paul Kay
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$670
Mimmo Rotella
Wifredo Lam
Ils ont le cou des échassiers
Wifredo Lam
Print - 65 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$949
Taureau-trois-graines s’est laisse pousser les dents
Wifredo Lam
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$949
Saverio Filioli Uranio
The dance of a star
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
$1,228
Drum lights
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$313
The dance of the soul.
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$435
Blue sky magic tree
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 80 x 37 x 16 cm Painting - 31.5 x 14.6 x 6.3 inch
$469
Portrait of infinity
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$435
Visioni Interior
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 160 x 108 x 0.4 cm Painting - 63 x 42.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,340
Fabien Verschaere
Little Batman revisité
Fabien Verschaere
Sculpture - 23 x 11 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 4.3 x 3.9 inch
$1,340
Sans titre
Fabien Verschaere
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
$759
Reinar Foreman
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$7,814
Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,465
Head of Daphne in Blue (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,465
Head of Daphne in Green (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,465
The Abduction of Proserpina II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$10,939
The Greek Athlete
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 140 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,814
César Baldaccini
Poulette
César Baldaccini
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,242
Le coeur éclaté
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$5,470
Combustion d'allumettes
César Baldaccini
Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$10,605
Portrait de compression de drapeaux Français
César Baldaccini
Print - 76 x 59 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.2 inch
$837