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
Christiane Bernais
Les yeux verts
Christiane Bernais
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,010
La belle endormie
Christiane Bernais
Sculpture - 29 x 33 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13 x 6.3 inch
$1,066
Jour de marché à Bamako
Christiane Bernais
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.4 inch
$729
Vagues d'amour
Christiane Bernais
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Rachel Isadora
Untitled
Rachel Isadora
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 61 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 24 x 2 inch
$800
Beatriz Oggero
Against the tide
Beatriz Oggero
Sculpture - 800 x 50 x 2 cm Sculpture - 315 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,170
River I
Beatriz Oggero
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 43 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
$539
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 27.6 inch
$2,019
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 97 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 38.2 inch
$3,141
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$3,141
Gilbert Pastor
Intérieur
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,346
Etude
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$561
Paysage
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,244
Arnaud Gautron
Oiseaux Bleus Arbres Rouges
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,244
Le passeur et l'oiseau
Arnaud Gautron
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$561
Sans Titre 33 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,122
Nouvelles directions, n°5
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,122
Sans Titre 25 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,122
Sans Titre 9 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 111 x 111 x 3 cm Painting - 43.7 x 43.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,234
Eduardo Moreno
Red Volcano
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Orange Tree
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Sleeping Cat
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Green Candy
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 4.3 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Autumn Leaves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Blue and Red
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Pink Waves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Red and Pink
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$107 $54
Riccardo Buonafede
Martine Dégot
Carnaval de Rio
Martine Dégot
Sculpture - 100 x 85 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 33.5 x 3.9 inch
$8,975
Edward Shahda
Eugene Berman
Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,010
Model
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,795
Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch
$673
Landscape with Figures
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,244
Image of Death
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$1,122
Trapezist
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 31.8 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,234
Mermaid
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$673