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
Pichi & Avo
Hybrid Hero Sculpture
Pichi & Avo
Sculpture - 36 x 27 x 27 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch
$2,065
Vladimir Kolosov
Distillation of the Black Box
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.125 inch
$1,260
Memories of my school days' apparitions
Vladimir Kolosov
Fine Art Drawings - 104.1 x 78.7 x 0 cm Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 31 x 0.01 inch
$620
Mesmerizing hugs and phantom stranger at the engrossing landscape with mysterious lights
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.8 inch
$2,160
D'Artagnan observe les métamorphoses de sa bien-aimée Constance Bonacieux, tandis qu'Armand-Jean du Plessis (Cardinal et duc de Richelieu) leur tend un piège
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.12 inch
$1,260
Inside the metaphysical nature of sense of falesia
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 137.2 x 304.8 x 5.7 cm Painting - 54 x 120 x 2.25 inch
$12,990
Collectors of Antique
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch
$2,180
Mark Kostabi
Study for a Transfigured Night
Mark Kostabi
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 57.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22.5 inch
$4,500
Pierre Alechinsky
Pays minier
Pierre Alechinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 97.5 x 63 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.4 x 24.8 inch
$35,721
Monika Nowak
Sun-Atsuko
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,805
Debbie
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,153
Cover Girl
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,153
Queen of butterflies
Monika Nowak
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,251
Sumit Mehndiratta
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
Chromatic waves
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 40 x 102 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 40.2 x 2 inch
$1,340 $1,139
Composition No. 456
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 86 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,786 $1,518
Heavenly Plants No.8
Sumit Mehndiratta
Photography - 114.3 x 83.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 45 x 33 x 2 inch
$1,228 $1,044
Composition No. 447
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 183 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 72 x 0 inch
$1,116
Composition No. 450
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$893 $759
Vibrant Hypnosis
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 68 x 91 x 6 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 35.8 x 2.4 inch
$1,563 $1,328
Sandro Chia
Senza titolo
Sandro Chia
Sculpture - 34.5 x 37.7 x 30.7 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 14.8 x 12.1 inch
$33,488
Philippe Berry
Totem Elephants cm 200 polished
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$35,721
Les Petits éléphants assis en équilibre
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$5,358
Les Petits éléphants assis en équilibre (dorè)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$5,358
Eléphants en équilibre h cm 200
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$35,721
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$35,721
Timothy Archer
Encre #4
Timothy Archer
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$949
La danse d'un fou et d'un roi
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,907
Edvarda Braanaas
Madame Mondrian
Edvarda Braanaas
Painting - 130 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,787
Anais Nin - Doyennes in profile
Edvarda Braanaas
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$4,242
Yoko Ono
Edvarda Braanaas
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,242
Reinaldo Chavez
Fanatic moreno
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$380
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$324
To your feet, mother
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$324
Mino Maccari
Sex Appeal
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$614