Ink Drawing for Sale
Drawing is undoubtedly one of the oldest forms of human expression, with the use of the pictograph as early as prehistoric times. If ink drawing has been present in many periods, and in a very widespread way in Asia, its forms and representations seem to diversify especially from the 19th century. Following the rise of industrial production, technical drawing (or industrial drawing) developed and was clearly distinguished from artistic drawing. In fact, it became very codified and aimed at communicating very precise information about a manufacture or a use. Thus, in the same vein, we find fashion drawings for example. Drawing also seems to be very present in the fields of design or architecture...
There are many drawing techniques: charcoal, pencil, dry or oil pastel, chalk, colored pencils... and of course ink!
For a long time reserved for writing, ink is gradually making its way into art. Diluted, mixed or pure, ink offers an almost infinite palette of nuances. A quality ink must be fluid and fix instantly on the paper. It marks the white sheet of paper by leaving a trace whose installation and drying time are relatively fast. There are several types of ink that can be used for drawing.
The best known? The Indian ink. It appeared nearly 5000 years ago, this black ink, very qualitative, brings a brilliant effect to the drawing. It became popular in Europe in the Middle Ages, where it was first used to decorate manuscript illuminations. It is also found in the Renaissance in the field of printing. From a formal artistic point of view, the great names of the time such as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach or Titian began to use it in engraving. Artists found other uses for it in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The ink of walnut, quite widespread because it can be manufactured in large quantities, is the only ink that is perfectly compatible with writing with a fine pen. More fragile to light but no less popular for decorative drawing or illustration, colored inks are composed of special pigments similar to those used in watercolors.
Probably the most famous ink artwork in the world remains "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" by the great Japanese master Hokusai: the first in the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji". Imitated but never equaled, the Wave with its light tones of white and grey-blue is a print surfing on Western and Eastern artistic influences.
Are you in love with Hokusai's poetry or simply curious to explore this unique artistic genre? Emerging and established artists are waiting for you in our selection dedicated to ink drawing: discover Éléonore Deshayes, Lali Torma or Manuel Santelices! Don't wait any longer to look for the rare gem...
Kosta Kulundzic
Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 110 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 43.3 x 2 inch
£3,490
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 127 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 50 x 0 inch
£1,309
Michel Macréau
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£7,416 £6,304
Emmanuel Akolo
Fine Art Drawings . 34.3 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.5 x 20 x 0.1 inch
£486
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings . 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
£174
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,134
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings . 57.2 x 35.1 x 0.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 13.8 x 0.25 inch
£960
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£602
Violetta Arnesen
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,134
Karl Lagerfeld
Fine Art Drawings . 47.5 x 7.5 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.7 x 3 x 3.9 inch
£3,606
Jean-Pierre Velly
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£4,362
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings . 119 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 46.9 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
£3,403
Benjamín Palencia
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch
£2,181
Jean-Claude Desmerges
Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
£3,403
Jeanne Susplugas
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
£2,443
Christophe Hohler
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
£1,745
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch
£1,658
Arancha Tejedor
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£140
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings . 29.2 x 22.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.5 x 8.75 x 0.11 inch
£1,013
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£829
Maxime Gaillard
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
£698
Cesare Bentivoglio
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 15.4 x 0 inch
£2,007
Tadeusz Kantor
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11.6 x 0 inch
£9,597
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£446
