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
Maryam Hatami
N 05, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
Sculpture lumineuse A101, Miroir
Maryam Hatami
Design - 70 x 65 x 40 cm Design - 27.6 x 25.6 x 15.7 inch
$3,590
Sculpture lumineuse A102
Maryam Hatami
Design - 58 x 27 x 38 cm Design - 22.8 x 10.6 x 15 inch
$3,254
Sculpture lumineuse A103
Maryam Hatami
Design - 52 x 50 x 37 cm Design - 20.5 x 19.7 x 14.6 inch
$3,029
N 04, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
N 06, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
Badriot
Girl, lost in her own shadow
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,122
Two lovers
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Close up with Lea
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,122
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Green Old Schoolboard with math Science Art Collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,300
Before and After, Science art on paper, Triptych Manuscript
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$800
The Beauty of Chaos 02
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$804
Warped reality - Conceptual science art collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 130 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,805
Shopping in Megacity, New York
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$954
Water Rebirth
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$898
Remember? From Science Art Collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$2,244
Old Schoolboard with Alphabet on Gallery canvas
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,244
Victor Roschkov
Westward
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
$594
Illuminated
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 66.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 26.3 x 0.1 inch
$649
Riverbank
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$538
After the Storm
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$524
Behind The Door
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$524
Melting snow
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
$418
Bob Palmerton
Torrent
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.5 inch
$1,620
Cadence
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.5 inch
$620
Eastbound Trail
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.5 inch
$650
Good Morning Starshine
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.5 inch
$625
Winter's Breath
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 68.6 x 53.3 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.5 inch
$4,100
Vías
Robert Goodnough
Figure Sketch
Robert Goodnough
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Red, Blue, and Gray
Robert Goodnough
Print - 97.8 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 38.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Figure Group
Robert Goodnough
Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,850
White Shapes Gray
Robert Goodnough
Painting - 116.8 x 147.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 46 x 58 x 2 inch
$22,000
Danylo Movchan
Two Bodies
Danylo Movchan
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449 $381
Yellow House With Skeletons
Danylo Movchan
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449
Nitrogen Explosion
Danylo Movchan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$449
Red House And Body
Danylo Movchan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$449
Two Bodies With Hidden Faces
Danylo Movchan
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$449
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Ballet Series II
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$774
Cromofusion
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,346
Ballet Series V
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$886
Ballet Series I
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$774
Ballet Series IV
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$774
Hey Joe
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Desnudo 18
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Desnudo 19
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Stéphane Belzère
Fixé long n°3
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 62 x 372 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 146.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,341
Cerveaux IRM (série 1 n°2)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$561
Cerveaux IRM (série 2 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$561
Cerveaux IRM (série 5 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$561
Cerveaux IRM (série 9 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$561
Diaqualune n°5
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,111
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 250 x 170 cm Painting - 98.4 x 66.9 inch
$17,950
Papio sphynx - 1932-205
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 92 x 85 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
$6,283
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Beige XI
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$1,672
Januar i Oslo
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0 inch
$2,237
Beige VIII
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$1,672
Cañas y troncos
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
Sold
Abstrac urban scene, Oslo
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Beirutmidnight
Tongue out
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 inch
$145
Come to daddy.
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$50
Let's hang.
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Vulva a pince
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Les trois doights
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Pince à linge
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500