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
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
La Course
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,421
L'Observateur
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,066
Starlight
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,243
Cœur de dragon
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$766
Paul Aïzpiri
Genevieve Gaignard
Adornement (Tupac)
Genevieve Gaignard
Sculpture - 76.2 x 17.8 x 10 cm Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 3.9 inch
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Jet-Set
Genevieve Gaignard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 35.6 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 14 x 1.6 inch
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Muscle Beach
Genevieve Gaignard
Photography - 73.7 x 106.7 x 8 cm Photography - 29 x 42 x 3.1 inch
Sold
Marcel Gromaire
Untitled
Marcel Gromaire
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
$7,659
Nu
Marcel Gromaire
Fine Art Drawings - 64.5 x 49.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,220
nu assis
Marcel Gromaire
Fine Art Drawings - 64.5 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,220
Nu
Marcel Gromaire
Fine Art Drawings - 64.5 x 49.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,220
Female Figure
Marcel Gromaire
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$10,545
Colleen Wolstenholme
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.2 inch
$900
Matrix Index 1 / Black
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 6 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 2.4 inch
$1,776
Untitled
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 36 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,300
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.2 inch
$900
Matrix Index 4 / Yellow
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 8 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 3.1 inch
$1,776
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 24 inch
$1,600
Matrix Index 2 / Gold
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 8 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 3.1 inch
$1,776
Matrix Index 3 / Charcoal
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 8 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 3.1 inch
$1,776
Franz Roth
Das Zimmer im zweiten Stock / La chambre au deuxième étage
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$721
Das versteckte Paradis / Le paradis caché
Franz Roth
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$721
Der Alptraum / Le cauchemar
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$644
Der Schauspieler / L'acteur
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$721
Achtung! / Attention!
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$721
La corrida / La corrida
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$644
Das Distelherz / Le cœur de chardon
Franz Roth
Painting - 125 x 200 cm Painting - 49.2 x 78.7 inch
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Der Herbstwind / Le vent d'automne
Franz Roth
Painting - 125 x 100 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 inch
Sold
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Curva 20/39 (1)
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 108 x 108 x 1 cm Painting - 42.5 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,220
Curva 20/39
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 158 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 62.2 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,531
Prémices Diptyque N° 17
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,816
Danses 4/29 Tarentelle
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,720
Prémices Diptyque N° 19
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,816
Contre le vent 3/31
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 169 x 169 x 3 cm Painting - 66.5 x 66.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,383
Veronica Botticelli
Lontano
Veronica Botticelli
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,108
Despa Hondros
Heathcote Trees
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,443
Untitled (Green)
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$1,498
Field of yellow
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0 inch
$721
Mandala 9 (One Continuous Line)
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$1,221
Pink. Intense.
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$1,776
Untitled (Flower)
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0 inch
$1,110
Cornflowers
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0 inch
$721
Albena Vatcheva
Chouette d'Or
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,219 $2,109
Mélodie pour deux chatons et piano
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$43
Souviens-toi les lucioles...19
Albena Vatcheva
Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$121
Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent ... (métal)
Albena Vatcheva
Design - 76 x 76 x 0.16 cm Design - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$943
Jeune femme
Albena Vatcheva
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$461
L'océan - et nous
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,330
Jean-Jacques André
Diptyque Strate
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 92 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
$888
Guéridon Pop Art/Street Art
Jean-Jacques André
Design - 80 x 43 x 43 cm Design - 31.5 x 16.9 x 16.9 inch
$943
R/021
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 63 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
$655
C /003
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
$400
Józef Szajna
Annunciation
Józef Szajna
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$1,998