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Pencil Drawings

Pencil drawing holds a central place in the history of graphic arts, used for centuries for sketching, study, or as a finished work. An accessible and precise medium, the pencil allows clean lines, subtle shading, and meticulous control of detail. Today, pencil drawing takes many forms, from figurative to abstract, including representations of the human body. Pasturo explores these fields through abstract, figurative, and nude compositions, while Yaki Li develops a resolutely abstract language.

Beyond its ease of use, pencil drawing offers remarkable technical qualities: it adapts to multiple textures, can be combined with other media, and retains its clarity over time when protected. Noël Granger works within the figurative tradition with scenes of sport and daily life, while Franciszek Starowieyski creates sketches inspired by architecture, where lines and perspectives structure the composition. These approaches illustrate the versatility of this age-old technique.

Pencil drawing appeals to both collectors and art lovers for its ability to convey observation and imagination with precision and simplicity. Whether portraits, landscapes, architectural studies, or abstract compositions, each work reflects mastered skill and a clear intention. Exploring our selection of pencil drawing is an opportunity to enrich a collection with original, unique, and lasting works, rooted in a graphic tradition that is constantly renewed.

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Fine Art Drawings, 068, Agur

068

Agur

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$425

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Bunkt_

Bunkt_

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 inch

$60

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Babahoum

Babahoum

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch

$364

Fine Art Drawings, Modella, 1975, Paolo Ambrosio

Paolo Ambrosio

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$142

Fine Art Drawings, Les oreilles, AE2

AE2

Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 150 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$946 $899

Fine Art Drawings, Cris, Xavi Figueras

Xavi Figueras

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$3,155

Fine Art Drawings, Two Figures, Henri Epstein

Henri Epstein

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$607

Fine Art Drawings, On her back, Isabelle Floch

Isabelle Floch

Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,247

Fine Art Drawings, Onze, Emeline Piot

Emeline Piot

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$8,494

Fine Art Drawings, Soldier, Jacques Hirtz

Jacques Hirtz

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$364

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 922, Oto Macek

Oto Macek

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch

$1,213

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait de dame, Albert Chavaz

Albert Chavaz

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$907

Fine Art Drawings, Le cube, Patrick Lanneau

Patrick Lanneau

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$425

Fine Art Drawings, View, Nicolas Damianakis

Nicolas Damianakis

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.4 x 0 inch

$364

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$546

Fine Art Drawings, Emma Bovary, Claudine Loquen

Claudine Loquen

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 4.1 x 0 inch

$218

Fine Art Drawings, The Portrait, Francis Duchene

Francis Duchene

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$485

Fine Art Drawings, Bucolic Scene, Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

$15,774

Fine Art Drawings, Riding life, Manon Gribouille

Manon Gribouille

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$243

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Antonio Mellone

Antonio Mellone

Fine Art Drawings - 48.5 x 33.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.1 x 13.2 x 0.1 inch

$485

Fine Art Drawings, In The Kitchen, Abel Besnard

Abel Besnard

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$485

Fine Art Drawings, The Ponte Vecchio, Eugene Pons

Eugene Pons

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 28 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$291

Fine Art Drawings, Le Soir, Louis Pons

Louis Pons

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$7,280

Fine Art Drawings, Seated Woman, Suzie Bernardeau

Suzie Bernardeau

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.4 x 0 inch

$340

Fine Art Drawings, Sans, Ludo

Ludo

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,762

Fine Art Drawings, Fleur, Monica

Monica

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$425

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape, Emile Deschler

Emile Deschler

Fine Art Drawings - 62.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$485

Fine Art Drawings, Le Meneur d'ombres, Lars Bo

Lars Bo

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$473

Fine Art Drawings, Lying Man, Enrique Vasi

Enrique Vasi

Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$582

Fine Art Drawings, A Moto !, Pierre Lelong

Pierre Lelong

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch

$182

Fine Art Drawings, Man machine, Louis Durand

Louis Durand

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$461

Fine Art Drawings, Seated Woman, Louis Jou

Louis Jou

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$461

Fine Art Drawings, Homeland, Valeria Radzievska

Valeria Radzievska

Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.2 inch

$350

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Romain Duris

Romain Duris

Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 20.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8 inch

$2,427

Fine Art Drawings, Bas Dior, René Gruau

René Gruau

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 33.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 13.2 inch

$3,034

Fine Art Drawings, Wonder Frida, Mr Popart

Mr Popart

Fine Art Drawings - 39.6 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$607

Fine Art Drawings, Charitable, Nelly Maurel

Nelly Maurel

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$303

Fine Art Drawings, The Magician, Jean Effel

Jean Effel

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.3 x 0 inch

$243

Fine Art Drawings, La Sieste, Jules Mimouni

Jules Mimouni

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,517

Fine Art Drawings, Métamorphose I, Chahrazed Fekih

Chahrazed Fekih

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,305

Fine Art Drawings, Cheval, Marino Marini

Marino Marini

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$7,887

Fine Art Drawings, Two Women, Paul César Helleu

Paul César Helleu

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$11,527

Fine Art Drawings, Rameaux, Petar Kras

Petar Kras

Fine Art Drawings - 59.5 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.7 inch

$2,123

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Juliette Wegrzyk

Juliette Wegrzyk

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,031

Fine Art Drawings, La Rata, Stef Basias

Stef Basias

Fine Art Drawings - 47.5 x 33.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.7 x 13.2 x 0.1 inch

$358

Fine Art Drawings, The last call, Karim Benchebra

Karim Benchebra

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$2,063

Fine Art Drawings, Aero Urbain, Stella Dite Loo'ise

Stella Dite Loo'ise

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,213

Fine Art Drawings, Épine de Vie, Inkanan Artist

Inkanan Artist

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,031

Fine Art Drawings, Dondi flower, Lassana Sarr

Lassana Sarr

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$1,092

Fine Art Drawings, Le loup, Sébastien Nadin

Sébastien Nadin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$546

Fine Art Drawings, Blood-Mania, Pablo Dalas

Pablo Dalas

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$607

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Bernardo Navarro

Bernardo Navarro

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch

$500

Fine Art Drawings, La Voute, Venet Hervé

Venet Hervé

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$849

Fine Art Drawings, Emprise, Min Kyoung Lee

Min Kyoung Lee

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 47 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 18.5 x 1 inch

$546

Fine Art Drawings, Stranded, Miel Maloberti

Miel Maloberti

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,670

Fine Art Drawings, Ascension, Anaïs Charras

Anaïs Charras

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,092

Fine Art Drawings, Velvety nude, Elisa Filomena

Elisa Filomena

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13 inch

$1,759

Need help with Pencil Drawings ?
What are some tips for creating realistic pencil drawings?

To create realistic pencil drawings, start with a light sketch, use a variety of pencil grades, pay attention to shading and texture, and practice regularly. Also, study the subject closely and use reference images for accuracy.

How do you choose the right type of pencil for a drawing?

When choosing a pencil for drawing, consider the type of lead, hardness, and darkness. HB pencils are versatile, while softer leads are better for shading. Mechanical pencils are great for precision, while wooden pencils offer a traditional feel. Experiment with different types to find what works best for your style.

What are some common mistakes to avoid when working with pencil drawings?

When working with pencil drawings, it's important to avoid pressing too hard, using the wrong type of paper, not sharpening your pencils, and not blending properly. These mistakes can lead to smudging, tearing, and uneven shading. Always use high-quality materials and take your time to ensure a polished final product.