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
Stoul
Oru aoi aita hana EA 6/7
Stoul
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$444
Giorgio de Chirico
La Musa della musica
Giorgio de Chirico
Sculpture - 24 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 2.3 x 2.3 inch
$7,770
Il Trovatore
Giorgio de Chirico
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,420,760
Landscape
Giorgio de Chirico
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$11,655
Calligrammes, by Guillaume Apollinaire and Giorgio De Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 33.3 x 25 x 10 cm Print - 13.1 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$93,237
Les Archéologues IV
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 40.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.9 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$7,659
Antichi cavalieri e villa
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 46 x 58.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 23.1 x 0 inch
$1,498
L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 71.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.1 x 19.9 x 0 inch
$4,662
Pascal Marlin
Cherry branches # 1
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$255
Bonhomme
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$444
Cherry branches # 4
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$255
Cherry branches # 3
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$255
Cherry branches # 2
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$255
Portrait d'une vieille dame
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$444
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
La Bibliothèque
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,998
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 14.3 x 6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.6 x 2.4 x 0 inch
$12,432
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Les grilles
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 31.7 x 24.8 x 0.02 cm Print - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Carte marine (Paysage baroque)
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 52 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 20.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,998
Corneille
Etude pour une lithographie
Corneille
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,330
Monika Nowak
Back to Amy
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,216
Sun-Atsuko
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,772
Cover Girl
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,102
Debbie
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,102
Gottfried Salzmann
New York escalier de secours II
Gottfried Salzmann
Fine Art Drawings - 73.5 x 53.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.9 x 21.1 inch
$9,102
Goddog
Reinaldo Chavez
Fanatic moreno
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$377
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$322
Nora Ampova
Fictional Landscape
Nora Ampova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,443
Elena Borstein
Freya
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$24,419
Aboard the Miulis
Elena Borstein
Painting - 127 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 50 x 72 x 2 inch
$18,869
Red White & Blue
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$16,000
Thira Sunrise
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 4.1 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.6 inch
$24,641
Thira Courtyard
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Elizabeth Becker
Magnolia Study No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,530
Hellebore No. 30
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch
$150
Barn Owl No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,530
Herons in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$2,050