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
Otto Wols
Tony Cragg
Untitled
Tony Cragg
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€14,000
Gino Charpentier
Fleur
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Aphrodite
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Racines de la vie
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Étreinte
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Jambe en l’air
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Ingénue
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
1 coeur pour 2
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Reflets dans l’eau
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€400
Keith O'Connor
Got Light ?
Keith O'Connor
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Serge Gainsbourg
Keith O'Connor
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,200
Tony Jagas
Kobe Bryant
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
Monkey
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
Duck
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
Minions
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
Pikachu
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
The Grinch
Tony Jagas
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,725
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Cerro de la Mata
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,070
San Pedro Mártir, Baja California
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Cañón del Sumidero
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 inch
€1,069
Pico de Orizaba
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Sierra Tarahumara
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Desierto Chihuahuense
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Sierra Madre Oriental
Saúl Rodríguez Montante Méndez
Painting - 30 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,069
Ferran Roca Bon
Oswald Aulestia
Untitled
Oswald Aulestia
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 12.8 inch
€2,200
George Maskharashvili
Death of my Friend
George Maskharashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€1,800
Chairs Borrowed at Neighbour`s
George Maskharashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€2,200
Me Against the World
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 134 x 185 x 3 cm Painting - 52.8 x 72.8 x 1.2 inch
€10,600
In God We Trust
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,300
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
État intermédiaire 17
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
€3,900
Hydroponie 04
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 144 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 56.7 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Biostasie 06
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,400
État intermédiaire 14
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
€3,900
État intermédiaire 13
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
€3,900
Hydroponie 11
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 144 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 56.7 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Biostasie 23
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,400
Biostasie 13
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,400
M. M. Calvo
Las kosas son lo ke son aunke no lo parezka (Things are what they are even if they don't seem like it)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 12.2 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 12.4 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Apaños y remiendos (Fixes and patches)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Suma de restos (Moving times. Addition of remainders)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 inch
€900