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
George Grosz
Without Results
George Grosz
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 52.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 20.7 x 0.1 inch
€38,000
LeRoy Neiman
Femlin with golf ball for playboy
LeRoy Neiman
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 17 x 1 inch
Sold
Marco Araldi
Battersea Power Station
Marco Araldi
Painting - 72 x 91 x 5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 35.8 x 2 inch
€3,031
Royal Albert Hall
Marco Araldi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€4,243
The Geometry of the Millennium
Marco Araldi
Painting - 91 x 102 x 5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 40.2 x 2 inch
€4,243
1902 Americacentric map of the world
Marco Araldi
Painting - 61 x 82 x 6 cm Painting - 24 x 32.3 x 2.4 inch
€3,152
Ma Desheng
Femme nue debout 1988 Nude standing woman
Ma Desheng
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 7.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3 x 0.1 inch
€1,895
1988 Femme nue Nude woman
Ma Desheng
Fine Art Drawings - 5 x 10 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,895
Fuh-mi
Self-portrait in Tanka
Fuh-mi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€700
Emanuele Ravagnani
Self-Portrait #4
Emanuele Ravagnani
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.8 inch
€1,540
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #2
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
€1,500
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 130 x 96 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch
€3,250 €2,925
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #3
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 36 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€1,200
Kokian
YZ (Yzeult)
Empress Louiza
YZ (Yzeult)
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€900
Empress Aïcha
YZ (Yzeult)
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 138 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 54.3 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Women from another century
YZ (Yzeult)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Peter Halley
Katherine Filice
Let's Go The Long Way Around No. 2
Katherine Filice
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch
€2,000
Lost In The Night Sky
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 51.4 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.25 x 16.5 x 1 inch
€1,400
With Only The Moonlight To Guide Me No. 3
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 22 x 1 inch
€1,800
Winter No. 4
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 40.1 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 15.8 x 1 inch
€1,100
Time Traveling No. 5
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€1,000
Time Traveling No. 4
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€1,000
The Time Before Time
Katherine Filice
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
€1,200
Spirit Guide
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 57.2 x 35.1 x 0.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.5 x 13.8 x 0.25 inch
€1,100
Franciszek Starowieyski
Exercice de la mémoire
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Divertissement #3
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€600
Recherches pour B+A
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Sans titre (9)
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
€750
Étude pour un paysage idéal
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch
€1,200
Jean Cocteau
Divinity - III
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€23,000
De ses filles, de son vin, un français peut être vain
Jean Cocteau
Print - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
The Olympus
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
€18,000
Couple de danseurs Barcelone
Jean Cocteau
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
Sold