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
Guy Denning
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$726
Assessment and synthesis edition
Guy Denning
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$246
Moon Shin
Moon Shin Museum Stairs 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,121
Blue Simphony / Symphonie en bleue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$3,293
Smile Sourire
Moon Shin
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$39,070 $19,535
Famille Family MMCA Museum Seoul Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,177
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,121
Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,237
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Les poissons
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
L'arbre de sagesse
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
Voyage au bout de la nuit (1)
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 70 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,312
Erte Tirtoff
Etoiles
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 13.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Sophisticated Lady
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 40.6 x 26 x 14.6 cm Sculpture - 16 x 10.25 x 5.75 inch
$5,700
Cascades
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 13.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Rudyard Heaton
Sans titre 4 (DED359702)
Rudyard Heaton
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$268
Sans titre 10 (DED359708)
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$268
Mel Ramos
Angelo Pioppo
Crypsis
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$547 $328
Ladybug after the rain
Angelo Pioppo
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$670 $335
He's got a dream too
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$770
Symphonie des vagues
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,328 $664
Discursions, fracas et révolutions colorées
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$982 $491
Ilia Balavadze
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
$1,674 $1,423
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
$1,898 $1,613
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
$1,451 $1,233
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$1,786 $1,518
Koen Betjes
PopArt Collage Apple - BIG FUN - Donald Duck, Mickey and more
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$669
Stormtrooper Painter
Koen Betjes
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.05 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$502
PopArt goes around the Globe / Mickey Mouse
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 36 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch
$334
PopArt Telephone x StreetArt is Calling
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 15 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
$557
PopArt Telephone x PopArt is Calling x Disney All-Over
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 15 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
$557
Lady with the Pearl Earring meets PopArt
Koen Betjes
Print - 43 x 29 x 2 cm Print - 16.9 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch
$273
Claude Weisbuch
Le violoncelliste
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,094
Emmanuelle Vroelant
"Doute" bronze numéroté de 1 à 8 20x21x11cm
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Sculpture - 20 x 21 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 4.3 inch
$1,563
Le monde des media
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 72 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,233
Processus de formation.
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 61 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,009
Yaacov Agam
Star of David Crystal Mezuzah
Yaacov Agam
Design - 12.5 x 3 x 3 cm Design - 4.9 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch
$900
"Day & Night" Spinning Polymorph
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 32 x 28.5 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.2 x 4.7 inch
$40,186
Beyond the Visible
Yaacov Agam
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 27.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 11 inch
$2,000
Rainbow Star of David
Yaacov Agam
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
$49,500
Polymorph "2 x 3= 4"
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 54 x 82 x 2 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch
$30,139