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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André Marfaing
Composition à l'encre
André Marfaing
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 19.7 inch
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Mathilde Anclin
Sans titre
Mathilde Anclin
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 inch
$804
Sans titre
Mathilde Anclin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.2 inch
$692
Sans titre
Mathilde Anclin
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 inch
$804
Luca Lionello
Square waves
Luca Lionello
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 60 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$4,465
Biscayne Blvd, 62nd St
Luca Lionello
Photography - 85 x 85 x 2.5 cm Photography - 33.5 x 33.5 x 1 inch
$6,000
A blood curtain on nothing
Luca Lionello
Photography - 113 x 85 x 2.5 cm Photography - 44.5 x 33.5 x 1 inch
$6,698
Remembering Pablo Escobar Bogotà carrera 8 and calle 9
Luca Lionello
Photography - 113 x 85 x 2.5 cm Photography - 44.5 x 33.5 x 1 inch
$6,000
Maurizio Zappon
I tipi di vulcani
Maurizio Zappon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13 inch
$424
Wilhelm Lorenz
Crouched Lioness and Rabbits
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$614
Foreground of a Lion
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 40.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$558
Tiger at Rest
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$670
Study of lion and lioness
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$614
Tiger
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$447
Study of Lion
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 10.4 x 0 inch
$402
Two Lions
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 33.4 x 48.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 19.2 x 0.2 inch
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Lion
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 43.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 17.1 x 0.1 inch
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Gianfranco Baruchello
Sans-titre
Gianfranco Baruchello
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,791
Some Letters Rejected to the Sender
Gianfranco Baruchello
Painting - 36.5 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$10,605
Sans-titre
Gianfranco Baruchello
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,791
In the Devonian Gardens
Gianfranco Baruchello
Print - 70 x 69.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch
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Tertium Dufur
Gianfranco Baruchello
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Alberto Romero
Cuenco de trozos de calabaza
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 2 inch
$1,674
Geometric drawing with yellow plums Geometría de ciruelas amarillas Óleo sobre papel
Alberto Romero
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 13 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.1 inch
$670
Bowl with eggs Cuenco con huevos
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,898
Bowl with blue cloth Cuenco con trapo azul
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,898
Still life - Flor - Alberto Romero
Alberto Romero
Painting - 38 x 34 x 5 cm Painting - 15 x 13.4 x 2 inch
$1,395
Bodegon con Melon y Albaricoques
Alberto Romero
Painting - 57 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,567
Giuseppe Uncini
La Casa delle Cose (House of the Things)
Giuseppe Uncini
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$5,358
La Dimora delle Cose
Giuseppe Uncini
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 149 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 58.7 x 0 inch
$20,093
Frédéric Balmefrezol
La Ruffe
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$435
Miroir Vert - tige
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,741
Couleurs d'écorces
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Sculpture - 90 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$2,411
Reflets du lac
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 29 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11.4 x 0.6 inch
$435
L'envol
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0.6 inch
$547
Presqu'ile
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$435
Sous l'eau
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$435
Source du Lac
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$435
Gérard Fromanger
Le circuit froid et l’escargot petit-gris
Gérard Fromanger
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 102 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
$27,907
Søcø
Bruce Tchibozo
Sans titre
Bruce Tchibozo
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 inch
$670