Charcoal Drawing for Sale
Charcoal, or fusain, is a unique medium in the world of drawing, known for its ability to create rich textures and shades. This natural charcoal is typically derived from partially burned branches of trees like willow, plane, birch, or spruce, with each species offering a different rendering on paper. The thick, smudge-friendly texture of charcoal allows artists to explore a wide range of monochrome tones, making it a versatile tool for both shading and detailing in drawing.
The manipulation of charcoal requires precision, as it can easily break under pressure, demanding skilled technique from artists and illustrators. Unlike sharpened tools like pencils, pens, or markers, charcoal creates bold, rough, and wild lines that add an expressive dimension to the artwork. It is ideal for creating dynamic portraits, figure drawings, and expressive sketches that stand out due to their deep contrasts and organic flow.
Explore a variety of charcoal drawings on Artsper, including the delicate nudes of Eliane Bonabel, the hyper-realistic sketches of François Bard, or the powerful studies of Ernest Pignon Ernest. Whether you are drawn to the texture of charcoal on paper or the unique technique behind it, these works demonstrate how artists use charcoal to capture the essence of their subjects.
Whether for personal collection or as part of a curated lot, charcoal art offers timeless beauty. From fine art to preparatory sketches, the use of fusain in art continues to evolve, making it a favorite medium for contemporary artists worldwide. Discover the versatility of charcoal today and explore how this drawing technique can add depth and drama to your collection.
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Sans titre #3
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,254
Feel the bass
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,400
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$4,034
Three Horsemen
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch
$569
Prospectus 1
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 68.58 x 104.14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 41 inch
$2,755
Manifest 2
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 53.34 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 40 inch
$2,755
La Cigale et la fourmi
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,851
Untitled (2)
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,900
Smoking Man
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$451
Maria
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
Meet the Reaper
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,040
Escena interior. Solstickan
Miquel Wert
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,966
Le fakir maladroit
Timothy Archer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,780
The Director
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 75 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 29.5 x 1 inch
$3,000
Suprématisme ukrainien 3
Sergey Kamennoy
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,559
Suprématisme ukrainien 4
Sergey Kamennoy
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,559
Suprématisme ukrainien 5
Sergey Kamennoy
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,559
Suprématisme ukrainien 6
Sergey Kamennoy
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,559
Treacherous
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$3,559
The Drifter
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,542
David Lynch
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,305
Conspiration
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966
Tios y hijos
Nicolas V Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 inch
$5,000
Metaphor
The Catman
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$421
Stop
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$8,304
#29 Vilidian - Série: Woman on wood, portrait de femme
Affagard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$374
#28 Vilidian - Série: Woman on wood, portrait de femme
Affagard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$374
#42 Anna K. - Série: Woman on wood, portrait de femme
Affagard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$374
#5 Clara - Série: Woman on wood, portrait de femme
Affagard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$374
Si ploaia miroase bine
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,424
L'Enfer me ment (36)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$949
Aperture 14
Nicolas V Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$5,000
Aperture 7
Nicolas V Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$5,000
Pointlessness
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$11,863
Pine and Spruce
Simon Kozhin
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$10,558
Foot bridge
Simon Kozhin
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$11,270
Princess from the Savannah
Wale Ajayi
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$3,100
The Pianist #4
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch
$771
The Pianist #3
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch
$771
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 45.5 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 62.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24.6 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$475
Sans-titre
Jean Revol
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch
$475
Antilope Kobo
Jean Poulain
Fine Art Drawings - 79 x 95 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.1 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,056
C memory II
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$436
C memory Yu
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$436
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Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966
Adaptation #6
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$2,966
Sans titre #6
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966
Sans titre #5
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$2,966
Sans titre #4
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966
Concave
Nicolas V Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$6,000
Antilope
Jean Poulain
Fine Art Drawings - 99 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,056
Métamorphose de Giacometti
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.8 x 0 inch
$237
Destination Venus
The Catman
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$344
Fishes in Pink
The Catman
Fine Art Drawings - 81.5 x 120.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 32.1 x 47.4 x 0 inch
$427
Alpha
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$297
Arrière-plan
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,254
Divas, champagne & blablabla VI
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,008
Aphillocladus denticulatus
Catalina Baraona Molina
Fine Art Drawings - 168 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 66.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,839
L'Enfer me ment. Hitodama (64)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$712
L'Enfer me ment (29)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$830
Personnages
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$5,694
Le diner de cons
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$534
Truffe et caviar
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$534
Divas, champagne and bla bla bla #4
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
Blue Monday
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
Call of Duty
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,483
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$297
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$297
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$225
Si nu stim totul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,424
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Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
$890
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$771
Sans titre
Patrick Villas
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,424
Untitled
Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,250
Need help with Charcoal Drawing for Sale ?
How is charcoal used in drawing?
Charcoal is used in versatile ways by artists. Using charcoal, the artist has the ability to create fine lines using the corner of the stick, or it can create larger patches of tone when used on its side.
Why draw in charcoal?
Charcoal is often used by artists for drawing instead of a pencil because it allows for more artistic freedom and variation. Artists can create both fine, sharp lines and larger areas of tone using the same medium.
What are the different drawing techniques?
The most commonly used drawing techniques are graphite pencil, charcoal, pastel, pen and chalk.