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
Xanda McCagg
Joaquim Falcó
Manhattan at night
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 98 x 130 x 0.2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch
£2,696
Untitled
Joaquim Falcó
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£988
Four Warhol Marilyn
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 122 x 121 x 0.2 cm Painting - 48 x 47.6 x 0.1 inch
£2,696 £2,426
Bunkt_
Hal Mayforth
The Sound of My Jaw Hitting the Floor
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 76.2 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 39 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Windchill Valentine
Hal Mayforth
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
£253
Questions Asked and Not Answered
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 116.8 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 46 x 32 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Stamp of Approval
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 53.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 21 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,530
Leonor Fini
Evgeniya Buravleva
The birth of Venus
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
£854
Dans les champs N7
Evgeniya Buravleva
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
£431
Yantarnoe, 27/02/2021, 20h14
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,348
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
£854
Saint-Cloud, 6/10/2019, 20h51
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,348
Minorque, 25/10/2018, 20h45
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,348
Andrea Vandoni
Coffee & Cigarette 5
Andrea Vandoni
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£449
Recomposition of a Landscape 3
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 30 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£1,797
Emilio Greco
Lovers
Emilio Greco
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£5,841
José Luis Cuevas
Political Demagogy III
José Luis Cuevas
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 inch
£3,795
Suite Sobre la vida III
José Luis Cuevas
Print - 55.9 x 75.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,265
Suite Fantasmas del Centro Historico II
José Luis Cuevas
Print - 53.1 x 40.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 20.9 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
£632
Francisco Nicolás
One Fountain at the mountains IV
Francisco Nicolás
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
£791
Al otro lado del espejo
Francisco Nicolás
Painting - 140 x 190 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch
£12,580
Marney-Rose Edge
Our new Adventure awaits
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 91 x 91 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.8 x 35.8 x 2.4 inch
£1,649
We Are looking Out For You
Marney-Rose Edge
Painting - 41 x 31 x 6 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 2.4 inch
£400
Day Dreamer
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 122 x 76 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 29.9 x 2.4 inch
£1,743
Change of Season
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 76 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 29.9 x 2.4 inch
£1,101
Freedom
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 56 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 2.4 inch
£768
Life is Full of Possibilities
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 122 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 48 x 2.4 inch
£1,438
Hanky, Panky Palace
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 122 x 152 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 59.8 x 2.4 inch
£3,509
Room with a view
Marney-Rose Edge
Fine Art Drawings - 102 x 152 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.2 x 59.8 x 2.4 inch
£2,929
Nina Urushadze
A foral pattern
Nina Urushadze
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
£719
Blue Sombreros - Dec
Nina Urushadze
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,078