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
Harald Kröner
José Antonio Fondevila
Cesto sin globo
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
£804
Extraña ocurrencia
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 inch
£804
Caballero das dúas Caras
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
£536
Mércores pola mañá
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.1 inch
£804
Realidad forzada
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 inch
£804
Tres figuras sin identidad
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 12.6 inch
£804
Viaxe a estratosfera
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
£536
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Just a fine person
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
£268 £241
Just a horse with no name and a silly flame
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Painting - 27 x 37 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch
£491
It’s time
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Painting - 13 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£134 £121
Grass is greener if you pee on it often
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£268
In my face
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£268
Threatened by your color
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£192
Haunted
Teodor Genov – Pastedko
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£268
Flavio Aguilera
Urban Fisher Man
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.8 inch
£705
Winter Calligraphy, Winter Calligraphy
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
£456
Winter Calligraphy, Early Morning
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
£498
Winter calligraphy, Metamorfosis
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
£498
City Calligraphy 2, Shadow Building
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
£373
City calligraphy 2, Night Vision
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£373
City Calligraphy 2, Repression
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
£373
City Calligraphy 2, Crow Flying
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
£373
Ofobuike Okudoh
Festival of Fire
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 49.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.5 inch
£2,680
Irin ajo
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
£4,645
Unmasked II
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£2,590
Léopold Survage
Personnages et poissons
Léopold Survage
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch
£3,573
Études de nus
Léopold Survage
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£2,680
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Distance
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£8,039
Comportement Ultra
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Print - 73 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 28.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
£804
Paradis artificiel
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£6,253
Empreinte 10 Concrétion
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch
£26,797
Marianne
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.62 x 0.1 inch
£1,786
Col rouge
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 160 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Ambiguité
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 20 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Distance 2
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Enric Cormenzana
September 4
Enric Cormenzana
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 39 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
£715
Hommage à Picasso
Enric Cormenzana
Painting - 67 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
£1,340
September 12
Enric Cormenzana
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 39 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
£715
Chat à la fênetre
Enric Cormenzana
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,340
Sans titre 7
Enric Cormenzana
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£268
Sans titre 6
Enric Cormenzana
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£268
Erdna André
Pensive
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£447
Pensif
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£447
Abdullah Murad
Untitled A2
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 inch
£1,203
Untitled A1
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 8.3 inch
£1,244
Zenoy
Raoul Ubac
Épreuve d'essai pour logis de terre
Raoul Ubac
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 17 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0 inch
£357