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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František Kupka
Composition with Triangles
František Kupka
Painting - 14.5 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 5.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$173,022
A Study for the “Tale of Pistils and Stamens”
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20.8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inch
$32,037
Portrait of a Woman
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 34.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13.6 x 0.4 inch
$128,371
Orphic composition
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.9 inch
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Black Geometrical Composition
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.7 x 0 inch
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Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Sans titre
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,349
Eponge à la gouache
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,791
Richard Laillier
L'Enfer me ment (36)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$893
Arcane IX- L’Hermite
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
Arcane VII- Le Chariot
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
Arcane IV- L’Empereur
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
Arcane III- L’Impératrice
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
Arcane XIV- La Tempérance
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
L'Enfer me ment (29)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$781
L'Enfer me ment. Hitodama (64)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$670
Yves Bélorgey
HfG Fassade
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
283 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
69 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
Rokko Housing 2
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
Bar "Le Biarritz" - 115 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80.5 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.7 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
281 rue des Pyrénées (1)
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
Qin Han
Skayzoo
Chilling Minnie / Dessin original signé et certifié
Skayzoo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$391
La lampe du philosophe Picsou
Skayzoo
Painting - 67 x 59 x 3 cm Painting - 26.4 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,116 $949
Mickey Ride / Dessin original signé et certifié
Skayzoo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$391
Fefe Talavera
Hayet, déesse Egyptienne
Fefe Talavera
Painting - 115 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,581
Gino Severini
Natura morta (Still life)
Gino Severini
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 13 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$11,721
Mau Mau
Ramon Maiden
Alexandre Moulis
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$279
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$279
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$313
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$212
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$212
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$212
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$212
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$279
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Le desespéré
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Sculpture - 30 x 34 x 29 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.4 x 11.4 inch
$893
Raconte-moi la mer
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
$140
La désespérée
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$201
Phébé la dernière fille de Gaïa
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Sculpture - 29 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch
$1,005
L'amoureuse
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.01 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279