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…
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Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
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Sans titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
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Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
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Katherine Filice
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
$1,571
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
$2,244
The Time Before Time
Katherine Filice
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$1,346
Soulmates No. 2
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 48.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 10.5 x 1 inch
$1,010
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
$1,234
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
$1,122
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
$2,019
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
$1,234
Lilit Soghomonyan
Childhood memories
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 55 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,244 $1,907
Tender Love I
Lilit Soghomonyan
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 77 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 30.3 inch
$1,795
In The Arms of Little Cupid
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 56 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $858
Happy Muse
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 50 x 23 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $858
Muse and Cupid
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 50 x 23 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $858
With Cupid at Your Back
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$898
Mohamed Lekleti
Le génie incompris apparaît à nos yeux
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 110 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$6,507
Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,141
Tapi dans l’ombre des rêves
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 130 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.2 inch
$12,341
Reflet rose qui éclaire son visage
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 130 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.2 inch
$12,341
Ils apportent chacun un souffle d'énergie
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,141
Fouler ton herbe fleurie
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 130 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 51.2 x 0.2 inch
$12,341
Auprès de toi
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 110 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch
$6,507
Kamsar Ohanyan
Sincerity
Kamsar Ohanyan
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449 $381
Raymond Moretti
Traversée de la Mer Rouge
Raymond Moretti
Print - 92 x 144 x 0.4 cm Print - 36.2 x 56.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,609
Maurice Chevalier
Raymond Moretti
Painting - 64 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,609
André Cervera
Journal d'un confiné 47
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$314
Journal d'un confiné - 18
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$314
Journal d'un confiné 6
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$314
Journal d'un confiné 9
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$314
Journal d'un confiné - 24
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$314
Sophie Duplain
Le Souvenir
Sophie Duplain
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$337
Patsy McArthur
Hula Study
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$1,290
Revolutions
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$2,215
Plunge Series Study VI
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 66 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 26 x 0 inch
$3,085
Mr Popart
No future !! Future was brighter in the past !!
Mr Popart
Painting - 87 x 87 x 3 cm Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Crane de Jouy
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$224
Greeting from : another adventure in human error
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$135
Nymphea$
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$135
Godzilla
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$135
Blind Love #2
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$135
Mathilde Polidori
Green Attraction
Mathilde Polidori
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Printemps suspendu #1
Mathilde Polidori
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,814
Lassana Sarr
Dondi flower
Lassana Sarr
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$1,010
Le Havre, Porte Océane
Lassana Sarr
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Echelle grise
Lassana Sarr
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$954
Smat156,part2
Lassana Sarr
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$785