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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Jacques Doucet
Rivages-visages-paysages du Sepik III.
Jacques Doucet
Print - 66 x 87 cm Print - 26 x 34.3 inch
$670
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
$5,023
Rivages - visages - paysages du Sepik I
Jacques Doucet
Print - 66 x 87 cm Print - 26 x 34.3 inch
$670
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
$8,595
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
$6,698
Alain Bonnefoit
Portrait du peintre Sen Shombit
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.1 inch
$363 $309
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
$363
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
$1,005
Eleonora
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 64 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,907
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
$670 $603
Andrea Michaelsson BTOY
Echo's answer
Andrea Michaelsson BTOY
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$502
Enrique Grau
Untitled II
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Untitled III
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Untitled IV
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Para Celso
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Montse Roldos
Cuina verd, groc i gris
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$207
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
$307
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
$207
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
$207
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
$140
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
$140
Jardí amb taula i cadires
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 14.2 inch
Sold
Badriot
Dev
Jose Bellver
The world of ideas II
Jose Bellver
Painting - 71 x 101 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 39.8 x 1 inch
$1,786
Irmgard Sigg
Sans titre
Irmgard Sigg
Fine Art Drawings - 69.5 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0 inch
$893
Hommage à J-H Simon (résistant membre du CNR)
Irmgard Sigg
Sculpture - 21 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
$1,674
Peter Nabarlambarl
Oeuvre n°1263
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 101.5 x 75 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,059
Oeuvre n°0840
Peter Nabarlambarl
Fine Art Drawings - 101.5 x 75 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,059
Blue tongue lizard
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 75 x 105 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,059
Oeuvre n°0843
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 101.5 x 76.5 x 0.4 cm Painting - 40 x 30.1 x 0.2 inch
$2,059
Oeuvre n°1606
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 105 x 75 x 0.4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,265
Oeuvre n°1604
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 105 x 75 x 0.4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Thierry Virton
The big rhinoceros
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
Wonderful cruise
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
The balloons
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
Art in nature
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
The viking
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
Wild trip
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458
The people of the desert
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$458