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
Agathe Wagner
Aquarelles graphiques 3
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
£715
Reciprocity
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
£849
Aquarelle graphique 1
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
£715
Aquarelle graphique 6
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
£715
Reciprocity2
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,340
Loreto Verrocchia
Voitures à pédales
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£491
Intérieur de bar
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
£491
Pas sur la table Milo !
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
£491
Gwendoline Hausermann
Le chant des machines
Gwendoline Hausermann
Painting - 99 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 39 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,965
Sans titre
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£1,072
Salpetrière, portrait #1
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 inch
£536
Autoportrait
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 12.2 inch
£536
Salpetrière, portrait #2
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 inch
£536
Some Girls
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.5 inch
£447
Scorie #8
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 inch
£536
Pierre Segoh
Sabine Danzé
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Anima Angeli
Sabine Danzé
Fine Art Drawings - 95 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.4 x 31.5 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 135 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Marie Labat
Emmy et seneçon
Marie Labat
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£429
Mains aux graines et coccinelles
Marie Labat
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch
£339
Semeuse
Marie Labat
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£983
Melchor Zapata
Loïc Le Groumellec
Sans-titre
Loïc Le Groumellec
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.9 inch
£1,295
Rafael Ruz
Abstract in black & red
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,233
Abstract in black & blue
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
£2,501
Abstract in black & golden
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
£2,501
Tina Loiodice
Collegiate
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
The Red
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
She Loves My Automobile
Tina Loiodice
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£715
World in Pink
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
Wind in Your Hair
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
The Queen of The Sting
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
Green Eyes
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
Hot Dog
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£536
Gérald Panighi
Le scénario est imprévisible
Gérald Panighi
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
£1,161
Quand cette terrible famille arrive sur la plage
Gérald Panighi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
£1,340
Long-Deng Xiong
Serie Parallel Universe 2
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 152 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 59.8 x 0 inch
£13,756
Serie Parallel Universe 5
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 152 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.8 x 38.2 x 0 inch
£13,756
Tous les Phénomène
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 178.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.6 x 70.3 x 0 inch
£9,200 £7,820
Magnolia
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 152 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.8 x 38.2 x 0 inch
£13,756
Serie Parrallel Universe 1
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 147.5 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 58.1 x 38.2 x 0 inch
£13,756
Serie Parrallel Universe 10
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
£6,878
Serie Parrallel Universe 11
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
£9,200 £7,820
Serie Brain Storm 9
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
£9,200 £7,820