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
Jim Bird
Composition végétale 2
Jim Bird
Painting - 56 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.5 x 0 inch
£1,348 £1,213
Landscape of the mind
Jim Bird
Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 7.3 x 0 inch
£719
Letters to Spain / Cartas a España 6
Jim Bird
Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
£1,797
Anna Wardega
No title (Waiting room)
Anna Wardega
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 inch
£225
Lilit Soghomonyan
Untitled
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,797 £1,438
Tender Love I
Lilit Soghomonyan
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 77 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 30.3 inch
£1,438
Untitled
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,797 £1,438
Untitled
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,797 £1,438
With Cupid at Your Back
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£719
Cupid on Wooden Horse
Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,336 £2,103
Doïna Vieru
Bath 3
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
£719
Black Flower 9
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£719
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
£719
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£719
Nebula
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
£719
Kamsar Ohanyan
Sincerity
Kamsar Ohanyan
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£359
Raymond Moretti
Traversée de la Mer Rouge
Raymond Moretti
Print - 92 x 144 x 0.4 cm Print - 36.2 x 56.7 x 0.2 inch
£4,493
Maurice Chevalier
Raymond Moretti
Painting - 64 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£4,493
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
Sold
Sans titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
Sold
Sans Titre
Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
Sold
André Cervera
Journal d'un confiné 37
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£252
Journal d'un confiné 2
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£252
Journal d'un confiné 47
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£252
Journal d'un confiné - 4
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
£252
Journal d'un confiné - 18
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
£252
Patsy McArthur
Hula Study
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
£1,088
Revolutions
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 24.4 x 0 inch
£1,868
Plunge Series Study VI
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 66 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 26 x 0 inch
£2,471
Mr Popart
Crane de Jouy
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch
£180
No future !! Future was brighter in the past !!
Mr Popart
Painting - 87 x 87 x 3 cm Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Nature morte
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch
£180
Greeting from : another adventure in human error
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£108
Godzilla
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£108
Nymphea$
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£108
Blind Love #2
Mr Popart
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£108
Franciszek Starowieyski
Sans titre (9)
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
£674
Étude pour un paysage idéal
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch
£1,078
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 62.5 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 18.9 inch
£3,594
La route vers la Sibérie
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 inch
£449
Skeletons
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
£1,168
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
£539
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.2 x 11.6 inch
£539
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 41 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
£1,078 £906
Art By Son
Rescue rangers
Art By Son
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£2,022