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
Sandra Paris
Le bouquet de Chrystèle
Sandra Paris
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£366
Emergence
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
£161
Femme au regard au-dessus de son épaule
Sandra Paris
Painting - 51 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£323
C'est qui le patron
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£161
Super héroïne
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£161
Machines sensationnelles
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£161
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Rejoicing
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£5,566
Consolation
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
£2,952
Kam Zin Choon
1952 Paris Portrait
Kam Zin Choon
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
£854
1956 Dieu dans la rivière River God
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£1,752
1958 Parisiens Parisians
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 48 x 64 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,033
Fredy Escobar Vega
Adam and Eve X
Fredy Escobar Vega
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 inch
£297
Siergiej Timochow
LN Le Cheviller
Ciel - grand - 21
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£629
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Road signs I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Natural resemblance XIV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
When you step into the land of colours I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
When you step into the land of colours VI
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Natural resemblance XIII
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Road signs IV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
From my Nanny's wall VI
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 68 x 98 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.8 x 38.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Road signs II
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Léa Dedieu
La sieste - Nap in a 70's room
Léa Dedieu
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,617
2 points de vus
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£171
Coquelicot flottant
Léa Dedieu
Photography - 60 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
£854 £768
Miroir - Necklace ou Grand Collier
Léa Dedieu
Design - 93.5 x 77.5 x 3 cm Design - 36.8 x 30.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,617
Jaanika Peerna
Storm Series (Ref 844)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
£970
Screech of ice series 41
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 inch
£700
Screech of ice series 43
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 inch
£700
Screech of ice series 42
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 inch
£700
Storm Series (Ref 845)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
£970
Small Maelstrom (Ref 854)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
£970
Maelstrom Series 68
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 92 x 92 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36.2 x 36.2 inch
£2,450
Gushing 3
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
£4,050
Fernando Botero
Seated woman
Fernando Botero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£61,105
Alvaro Petritoli
Silent and reassuring
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 61 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,402
Flower night aura
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,573
Stillness and movement
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 48 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
£1,577
12 series - Estuary twilight
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 45 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,573