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
Atom Hovhanesyan
The Journey
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$45,000
Untitled (PEN 04)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 40.6 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 x 0 inch
$80,000
Janechka (TR21)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 51 x 40.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 inch
$60,583
Melancholy (DIV 104)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 122 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch
$140,000
Bound (DIV015)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.5 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
$162,675
At the foot of the mountain (DIV004)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$145,000
Monk by the see, homage to Caspar D. Friedrich (DIV 013)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.2 inch
$140,000
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Curva 20/39 (1)
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 108 x 108 x 1 cm Painting - 42.5 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Curva 20/39
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 158 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 62.2 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,558
Prémices Diptyque N° 17
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,879
Danses 4/29 Tarentelle
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,739
Prémices Diptyque N° 19
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,879
Prémices Diptyque N° 14
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,879
Rodrigo Spinel
Cubos Transparencia 2 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$700
Set of 6 Orquídeas (Set)
Rodrigo Spinel
Print - 20.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 8.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$600
Textura Base (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$600
Roberto burle Marx
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Textura
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$600
Herbert Bayer
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Guia DHL
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Guia USPS
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Emma Donaldson
Flowers Red
Emma Donaldson
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$56
Flowers blue
Emma Donaldson
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$56
Flowers green
Emma Donaldson
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$56
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Die Katia
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,066
Sans titre, ni mots, ni voix
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 74 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,188
Safe zone
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
Désir Noir, comme la Nuit
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
The Pianist #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$729
Éclats de vie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,066
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
$841
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
$841
George Grosz
Without Results
George Grosz
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 52.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 20.7 x 0.1 inch
$42,632
LeRoy Neiman
Marco Araldi
Battersea Power Station
Marco Araldi
Painting - 72 x 91 x 5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 35.8 x 2 inch
$3,271
Royal Albert Hall
Marco Araldi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,579
The Geometry of the Millennium
Marco Araldi
Painting - 91 x 102 x 5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 40.2 x 2 inch
$4,579
1902 Americacentric map of the world
Marco Araldi
Painting - 61 x 82 x 6 cm Painting - 24 x 32.3 x 2.4 inch
$3,402
Ma Desheng
Pierres 1988 Stones
Ma Desheng
Fine Art Drawings - 4 x 8 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 1.6 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
$2,238
Femme nue debout 1988 Nude standing woman
Ma Desheng
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 7.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3 x 0.1 inch
$2,126
1988 Femme nue Nude woman
Ma Desheng
Fine Art Drawings - 5 x 10 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$2,126
Fuh-mi
Self-portrait in Tanka
Fuh-mi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$785
Emanuele Ravagnani
Self-Portrait #4
Emanuele Ravagnani
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,728
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #2
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,683
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,375
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #3
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 36 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,346
Kokian
Andy (Keith Haring in his head). Pop Art is dead
Kokian
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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