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
Daniele Steardo
Moi, grand-mère et Simeon du desert
Daniele Steardo
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 110 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,304
Anti-romantique
Daniele Steardo
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 110 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,304
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Karine Nicolleau
Impression #2
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$281
Gremlins
Karine Nicolleau
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$225
Impression #3
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$281
Enlightened #1
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Enlightened #2
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Enlightened #3
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Lilu Fischer
Collage 4
Lilu Fischer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$2,972
Way with surprise
Lilu Fischer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$10,038
Abstract anonymous
Lilu Fischer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$7,984
Kunst Schubert
Summerfeeling 3
Kunst Schubert
Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$1,163
Teo Asensio
Untitled
Teo Asensio
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 65.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 25.8 x 0 inch
$6,742
Untitled
Teo Asensio
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 52 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 20.5 x 0 inch
$6,742
Untitled
Teo Asensio
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$6,742
Untitled
Teo Asensio
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$6,742
Marcoleptique
Le Troll des Calanques
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 43 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 16.9 inch
$899
Le cardinal des deux Sèvres
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11 inch
$562
Connexion Marseillaise
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 23.6 inch
$1,517
Dernier Jour de Louis XVI à Versailles
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 inch
$618
Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$618
La Chimère de St Germain
Marcoleptique
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$618
Gav Banns
Dunham Massey National Trust Outbuildings painting
Gav Banns
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$905
Autumn trees by the river
Gav Banns
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$168
Neuilly Parc Paris, Park Saint-James, Impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Gav Banns
Painting - 38.1 x 46 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$919
Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism
Gav Banns
Painting - 33 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$881
Tree in Spring Leaves Radiating the Sun impression
Gav Banns
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$579
Early Morning by the Lakeside
Gav Banns
Painting - 21.8 x 26.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$330
Impressionist cliffs and ocean
Gav Banns
Painting - 30 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
$451
Shallow forest pond impressionist painting on wood
Gav Banns
Painting - 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$371
Barbara Kroll
Portrait with hand on chin
Barbara Kroll
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 1 inch
$900
Nude with red hair
Barbara Kroll
Painting - 49.8 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$900
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Blue Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Painting - 24.5 x 36.5 x 2 cm Painting - 9.6 x 14.4 x 0.8 inch
$843
Decoration
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$618
Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$730
Georgian Motifs
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$843
Women From Retro
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$730
Letters Of A Traveler
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$730
Massimo Petrucci
La Repubblica 2
Massimo Petrucci
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562 $506
La Repubblica
Massimo Petrucci
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Il cammino dell'alter
Massimo Petrucci
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$281 $253
L'Alitalia e la Cultura
Massimo Petrucci
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$281 $253
Louise Abbéma
Old Lady with Dog
Louise Abbéma
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.5 x 0 inch
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