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
Ziad Dib Jreige
The fields of yesterday
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£638
Sick at heart
Ziad Dib Jreige
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inch
£182
William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Lake Ullswater, April 1802
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 45 x 60 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
£729
Mathilde André
Amazone
Mathilde André
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
£225
Par dessus des fleurs
Mathilde André
Painting - 31 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£359
L'homme est à la mesure de toutes choses
Mathilde André
Painting - 72 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
£4,044
Paysage Corée du sud
Mathilde André
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£270
Petar Kras
Nina Narimanishvili
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£449
Continuation of the Road
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£2,246
Little Clown
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£359
Thought About You
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
£2,696
Serge Salis
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
£584
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
£719
Macchiareddu et ses conteneurs
Serge Salis
Painting - 24 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
£629
Beau temps sur la Istiklal CD
Serge Salis
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£3,055
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£3,594
Je plane comme un drone et jouie à la vue de ce spectacle
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£3,145
Quartier de Villanova Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
£539
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£449
Rosemary Achata
Reminiscence
Rosemary Achata
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
£598
Joanna Raad
The little girl and the horse
Joanna Raad
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
£706 £636
Enfance en apesanteur
Joanna Raad
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
£840
Impression Chebanieh
Joanna Raad
Painting - 58 x 68 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.8 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch
£1,518
Lost in the Luna park
Joanna Raad
Painting - 38 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
£911 £820
The magician and the musician
Joanna Raad
Painting - 29 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
£658 £592
R. Cavalié
N° 680 Lactation à Saint Bernard (fragment)
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
£485
N° 1240 Lac de Tibériade. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£485
N° 1243 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£449
N° 1244 Jéricho, Jéricho !
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£467
N°1242 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£485
N° 1241 Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£449
N° 1237 Saint-Jean d’Acre 4.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£485
Mercedes Aparicio
La Force de la Terre
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 21 x 31 x 2.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 12.2 x 1 inch
£1,797
Au Fond de L’océan
Mercedes Aparicio
Fine Art Drawings - 52.3 x 40.5 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.6 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch
£3,774
La Mer Cantabrie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,707
L’amour du Coeur
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 73 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£4,493
L´origine de la Vie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 53 x 53 x 4.3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.7 inch
£3,774
La Force du Coeur
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£5,032
Leonardo Aliaga
Tomo Sakurai
Peony
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 53 x 1.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 20.9 x 0.7 inch
£1,348
Vikenti Komitski
Feel Free to Fall
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£1,033
Always Here, Never There
Vikenti Komitski
Print - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£746 £671
Casserole with Kinder Surprise
Vikenti Komitski
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
£2,965
Breath to Breath Connected from Blue Drawings
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 15.9 x 0 inch
£1,033