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
Mansour El Habre
Untitled
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$900
The Unforgettable
Mansour El Habre
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$6,800
Thomas Lesigne
The world has gone blue
Thomas Lesigne
Painting - 23 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11 x 0 inch
$1,105
Bumpy road
Thomas Lesigne
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 39.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 15.5 x 0 inch
$1,875
Lesly Pierre Paul
Sans titre
Lesly Pierre Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 47 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 18.5 inch
$1,340
Sans titre
Lesly Pierre Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 47 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 18.5 inch
$1,340
Sans titre
Lesly Pierre Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,451
Sans titre
Lesly Pierre Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 51 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 20.1 inch
Sold
Caroline St-Pierre
Brian May
Caroline St-Pierre
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 8 x 1 inch
$300
Picasso et Son Chien Perro
Caroline St-Pierre
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$3,430
Capitaine Hemingway
Caroline St-Pierre
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$2,600
Face à ses mers
Caroline St-Pierre
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
Sold
Nerza Villegas
Julián Fourcade
Pierre Célice
Gagosian m'amuse
Pierre Célice
Painting - 195 x 228 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 89.8 x 1.2 inch
$15,070
Yu Fu
Lumière de coeur
Yu Fu
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Wysszbar
Rouge 1959 Red 1959 Tapis persan Persian rug
Wysszbar
Painting - 99 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,423
Peacock Moon Sun
Wysszbar
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$999 $500
Oiseau Lyre 1959 Lyrebird
Wysszbar
Painting - 31.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$999
Joseph Salamon
Abstraction 1972
Joseph Salamon
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,395
Heinrich HEINE Il Romanzero 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 32 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,105
Heinrich HEINE Il Romanzero 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 32 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,105
Heinrich HEINE, Im Wundershonen, Il Romanzero 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 44.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,105
Wandere, Heinrich HEINE, Leberoohl 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 44.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111
Heinrich HEINE Il Romanzero 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 44.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111
Salomo, Heinrich HEINE Il Romanzero 1974
Joseph Salamon
Print - 44.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111 $556
Ezequiel Solano
Germinative
Ezequiel Solano
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 72 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 28.3 inch
$279