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
Giuseppe del Debbio
A woman / Une femme
Giuseppe del Debbio
Sculpture - 47 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
£4,044
Together 2
Giuseppe del Debbio
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
£899
Two nudes
Giuseppe del Debbio
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
£809
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
£13,838
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
£13,838
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
£13,838
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
£13,838
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
£6,919
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
£9,256
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
£9,256
Manœuvre
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 123 x 123 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48.4 x 48.4 x 0 inch
£17,253
Georges Laporte
La Sainte-Victoire
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 inch
£449
Au-delà des mers
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.1 inch
£315
La cabane gardiane
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 inch
£315
Les pins parasols
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 inch
£315
Sandra Szaja
Higher
Sandra Szaja
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£899
In the arms of an angel
Sandra Szaja
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£809
Jazz
Sandra Szaja
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£899
Scandal. Collection « Mirror, Mirror »
Sandra Szaja
Painting - 88 x 68 x 3.5 cm Painting - 34.6 x 26.8 x 1.4 inch
£4,493
Moustache Bleue
Les épices quel délice !
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£108
Les épices quel délice !
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£108
Ma cuisine, elle est divine
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£108
We love kisses
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£108
Genny Puccini
10 - Greene & Greene
Genny Puccini
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£764
Angel De la Peña
43-2018
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£1,483
48-2021
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 44.2 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.1 x 17.4 x 0.4 inch
£1,483
32-2022
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 68.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 27 x 0.4 inch
£1,797
50-2022
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
£3,055
Ezekiel Messou
Élisée Maclet
Bateaux de pêche
Élisée Maclet
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,078
Le Moulin de la Galette
Élisée Maclet
Painting - 21.5 x 16.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inch
£809
Montmartre, le Moulin de la Galette, c.
Élisée Maclet
Painting - 27 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Josep María Codina
Orografia 8
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 2 inch
£719
Josep Maria Codina abstract 2018 mixed technique on paper
Josep María Codina
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£764
St 2013 paper
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 73 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,420 £1,065
Transparències 10/13
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 82 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 32.3 inch
£1,348
Transparències 11/13
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 82 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 32.3 inch
£1,348
Josep Maria Codina
Josep María Codina
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£764
Josep Maria Codina
Josep María Codina
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£764
Louis Soutter
Néant, ange noir
Louis Soutter
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.7 inch
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Et il fut revêtu de pourpre
Louis Soutter
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.1 inch
Sold
Changzheng Zhu
Le coq 5
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
£82
Corps ovale sur fond rouge
Changzheng Zhu
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£719
Grand enroulement raku lanc
Changzheng Zhu
Sculpture - 20 x 22 x 19 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.7 x 7.5 inch
£377
Petit enroulement raku blanc
Changzheng Zhu
Sculpture - 17 x 18 x 11 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.1 x 4.3 inch
£198
Nu de profil bleu 2
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
£82
Nu assis bleu
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
£82
Petit enroulement vert
Changzheng Zhu
Sculpture - 16 x 19 x 15 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 7.5 x 5.9 inch
Sold