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
LN Le Pape
Martin Bradley
Blue Cloud, Pink Sky
Martin Bradley
Painting - 76 x 55 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,679
Chila Spirit
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$3,349
The Proclaimers
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$3,126
Archaic Spirit
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,795
Bernard Gantner
Le torrent dans la montagne
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$9,488
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Unda III
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 122 x 62 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,405
All in one
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Sculpture - 194 x 115 x 3 cm Sculpture - 76.4 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
$6,977
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,451
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,451
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,451
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,451
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 55 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$982
Cirrus
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 115 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,967
Evelyne Postic
La danseuse au bras coupé
Evelyne Postic
Photography - 29 x 23 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
$670
Les gardiens
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,842
Les poumons fleuris
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$781
Le soleil du soir
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.3 inch
$670
L'empreinte du lion
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.5 inch
$781
Les seins bleus
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 6.3 inch
$1,005
Guillaume Piot
Le Philosophe
Guillaume Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,674
Charles Djerry
Sans titre
Charles Djerry
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 51 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 20.1 inch
$1,563
Pierre Sojo
Etudes de nus I
Pierre Sojo
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$502
Harald Kröner
K1901 / Whitewater
Harald Kröner
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 95 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,140
Canto #22
Harald Kröner
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 110 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$6,542
José Antonio Fondevila
Cesto sin globo
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,005
Extraña ocurrencia
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 inch
$1,005
Caballero das dúas Caras
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
$670
Realidad forzada
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 inch
$1,005
Tres figuras sin identidad
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 12.6 inch
$1,005
Viaxe a estratosfera
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
$670
Filigrana de color
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
$670
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Just a fine person
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$335 $301
Just a horse with no name and a silly flame
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Painting - 27 x 37 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch
$614
It’s time
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Painting - 13 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$167 $151
Grass is greener if you pee on it often
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$335
In my face
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$335
Sport is touchy (Hockey)
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Painting - 20 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$480
Your hair is so annoying
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$413