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
Xanda McCagg
Joaquim Falcó
Manhattan at night
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 98 x 130 x 0.2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,366
Untitled
Joaquim Falcó
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,234
Four Warhol Marilyn
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 122 x 121 x 0.2 cm Painting - 48 x 47.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,366
Bunkt_
Hal Mayforth
The Sound of My Jaw Hitting the Floor
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 76.2 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Windchill Valentine
Hal Mayforth
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$300
There's a Pelican in My Soup
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 58.4 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Questions Asked and Not Answered
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 116.8 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 46 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Stamp of Approval
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 53.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 21 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Evgeniya Buravleva
The birth of Venus
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,066
Dans les champs N7
Evgeniya Buravleva
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$539
Yantarnoe, 27/02/2021, 20h14
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,683
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,066
Saint-Cloud, 6/10/2019, 20h51
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,683
Minorque, 25/10/2018, 20h45
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,683
Andrea Vandoni
Coffee & Cigarette 5
Andrea Vandoni
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$561 $477
Madonna Che Allatta Il Bambino
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,907 $1,621
Last Flowers
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,515 $1,288
Suburban Idyll
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,739 $1,479
Recomposition of a Landscape 3
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 30 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,244 $1,907
Emilio Greco
Lovers
Emilio Greco
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$7,292
José Luis Cuevas
Political Demagogy III
José Luis Cuevas
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 inch
$4,500
Suite Sobre la vida III
José Luis Cuevas
Print - 55.9 x 75.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Suite Fantasmas del Centro Historico II
José Luis Cuevas
Print - 53.1 x 40.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 20.9 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$750
Francisco Nicolás
One Fountain at the mountains IV
Francisco Nicolás
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$987
Al otro lado del espejo
Francisco Nicolás
Painting - 140 x 190 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch
$15,707
Marion Zimmermann
NYC Streets - Waverly Place
Marion Zimmermann
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$208
New York City Streets - Empire State Building
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.5 inch
$1,559
Marion Zimmermann
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$696
Times Square X
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 101.6 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 59 x 1 inch
$1,761
Times Square Xl
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$1,402
Times Square XVII
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,627
Manhattan Twilight ll
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,705
Nina Urushadze
A foral pattern
Nina Urushadze
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
$898 $763
Blue Sombreros - Dec
Nina Urushadze
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Warrior Muse
Nina Urushadze
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,019 $1,717
Chinoiserie Coral
Nina Urushadze
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$898 $763
Thalia Dalecky
Baiser suspendu
Thalia Dalecky
Sculpture - 41 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch
$1,907
Formes sculpturales
Thalia Dalecky
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$718