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
Silvia Cuello
Aesthetic encounter
Silvia Cuello
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.3 inch
£359
Marcela Zemanova
On ne peut pas m’arrêter
Marcela Zemanova
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£494
Golden dancer II
Marcela Zemanova
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£494
Tamar Mindia
Portrate of Frida Kahlo
Tamar Mindia
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
£379
Autumn in pastel shades
Tamar Mindia
Painting - 101 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 1 inch
£675
Rafik Majzoub
Fausto Melotti
Sculpture Project
Fausto Melotti
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
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Casey Waterman
When You Love Someone. From the Origin series
Casey Waterman
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 182.9 x 3.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 72 x 1.25 inch
£2,024
Boobs, From the Series “Why This Restlessness?”
Casey Waterman
Print - 101.6 x 127 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 50 x 0.1 inch
£1,012
Tennis, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
£1,012
Swing, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Sculpture - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
£1,012
Red Ball, From the Series “Why This Restlessness?”
Casey Waterman
Print - 101.6 x 127 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 50 x 0.1 inch
£1,012
Lawn, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£1,012
Gersony Silva
Pigment, sweat and nothing else... III
Gersony Silva
Photography - 120 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
£1,797
Pigment, sweat and nothing else...
Gersony Silva
Print - 120 x 79 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
£1,797
Há lados I (1)
Gersony Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£1,168
Raoul Hausman
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Unda III
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 122 x 62 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,741
All in one
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Sculpture - 194 x 115 x 3 cm Sculpture - 76.4 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
£5,616
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,168
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,168
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,168
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,168
Untitled
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 55 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£791
Cirrus
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 115 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
£3,999
Dominique Liccia
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 18.9 inch
£584
VIEUX MONDE DEBOUT
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 18.9 inch
£629
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 15.4 inch
£539
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 15.4 inch
£539
Stop la guerre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
£404
Reem Yassouf
Jessica Houston
Perceptible Changes Over Time
Jessica Houston
Print - 56 x 84 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,687
With an Eye of Faith (Elephant Island, Antarctica)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 55.9 x 83.8 cm Photography - 22 x 33 inch
£2,696
Rock Has No Tongue
Jessica Houston
Sculpture - 99.1 x 38.1 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 39 x 15 x 11.5 inch
£5,397
The fatigue of the conquest
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
£1,258
If Held To The Light
Jessica Houston
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,606