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
Greet Weitenberg
Greet Weitenberg Bodyparts II
Greet Weitenberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$977
Viewscape 104
Greet Weitenberg
Photography - 30 x 42 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$547
Let it hang out
Greet Weitenberg
Sculpture - 72 x 28 x 27 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 11 x 10.6 inch
$1,395
Happy cactus
Greet Weitenberg
Sculpture - 75 x 45 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 17.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,619
Juan Luis Goenaga
Mahmoud Hamadani
Untitled "Requiem 16"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,000
Untitled "Requiem 9"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 15"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
Untitled "Requiem 5",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 6",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Suzie Bernardeau
Seated Man
Suzie Bernardeau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$447
Seated Girl
Suzie Bernardeau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
$447
Ivan Castiblanco
Después de la Data
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Aprender a caminar y salir del pozo I
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Aprender a caminar y salir del pozo II
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Hypomnema II
Ivan Castiblanco
Sculpture - 79.8 x 79.8 x 33.8 cm Sculpture - 31.4 x 31.4 x 13.3 inch
$2,500
Giulio Zanet
Untitled
Giulio Zanet
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,407 $1,196
Untitled
Giulio Zanet
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$2,371
Tsukasa Tamai
Years of harmony
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 34.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,563
Melody
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,242
Blue heaven
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,242
Peace on canvas
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 95 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,581
Tinazavi
Cédric Quissola
Errance n°2
Cédric Quissola
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,233
Des fleurs pour Algernon
Cédric Quissola
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
Créateur d'étoiles
Cédric Quissola
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
Tatjana Rusakova
Heroic landscape
Tatjana Rusakova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,457
Liberation
Tatjana Rusakova
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0 inch
$335
Before the storm
Tatjana Rusakova
Painting - 72 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,674
Alexander Valchev
Wild Flower IV
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$993
Beyond the Horizon I
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 100 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$893
An Ancient Tree I
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 125 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 49.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,293
Deus Ex Machina I / Venus /
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 107 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,293