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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Armin Guther
Landscape
Armin Guther
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$335
View of Henningsvaer Lofoten
Armin Guther
Painting - 21 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$335
View of Henningsvaer Lofoten
Armin Guther
Painting - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$335
Northern Europe Landscape
Armin Guther
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 17 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$279
Vincent Pompetti
Blade Runner
Vincent Pompetti
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,060
Fiona Weedon
Autumn Walk 2
Fiona Weedon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$190
Last minutes of Light I
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,072
Last minutes of Light II
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,072
Joanna Wiszniewska Domanska
Papertown - girl with a stroller
Joanna Wiszniewska Domanska
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 8.7 inch
$447
Landscape with a tower of blocks
Joanna Wiszniewska Domanska
Print - 15 x 21 cm Print - 5.9 x 8.3 inch
$234
Dream of escaping a maze
Joanna Wiszniewska Domanska
Print - 28.5 x 34.5 cm Print - 11.2 x 13.6 inch
$447
Nicolas Sanchez
Mariana Mirage
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$5,000
Veracruz Dancer
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$15,000
Tios y hijos
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 inch
$5,000
Aperture 7
Nicolas 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 14
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$5,000
Cielo de Jalisco
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
Alexandre Taillandier
Untitled
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$770
Rue Clodion
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$837
Sans titre (3)
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Accident
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Portrait 1
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$536
Sans titre (6)
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
Rue Vaneau
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$469
Rue Mony
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$469
Agathe Wagner
Aquarelles graphiques 3
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$893
Reciprocity
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,060
Aquarelle graphique 6
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$893
Reciprocity2
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Loreto Verrocchia
Voitures à pédales
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$614
Intérieur de bar
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$614
Pas sur la table Milo !
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
$614
Tadeusz Kantor
Homme au porte-voix
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$12,279
Charleville pendant la nuit
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$5,358
Personnages
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$5,358
La machine de la mort - Projet pour un spectacle
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$6,698
La machine de la mort
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$6,698
Sans titre
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch
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Raluca Arnautu
Hoag's object
Raluca Arnautu
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$670
Gwendoline Hausermann
Le chant des machines
Gwendoline Hausermann
Painting - 99 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 39 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,456
Sans titre
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$1,340
Salpetrière, portrait #1
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 inch
$670
Autoportrait
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 12.2 inch
$670
Salpetrière, portrait #2
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 inch
$670
Scorie #8
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 inch
$670
Photo de classe
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 14.6 inch
$726