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
Ana Pérez Pereda
8 actos de genuflexión
Ana Pérez Pereda
Sculpture - 200 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch
£1,072
Lentamente lugares
Ana Pérez Pereda
Fine Art Drawings - 181 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 71.3 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£7,592
Estudios de Secuencias diacrónicas
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 150 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 59.1 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£3,626
Nueve secuencias en horizontal
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 31 x 145 x 1 cm Print - 12.2 x 57.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,054
El tiempo en las minas de Ojos Negros
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 134 x 121 x 1 cm Print - 52.8 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch
£7,950
Ekaterina Shitova
Emigration for love
Ekaterina Shitova
Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£268
Festive
Ekaterina Shitova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£447
Homage to Matisse: Fall into Antiquity
Ekaterina Shitova
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£447
That's what makes you a goddess
Ekaterina Shitova
Painting - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£268
What's the point, cat? Paws.
Ekaterina Shitova
Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£268
Ludmila Korets
The Night
Ludmila Korets
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
£715
The Winter
Ludmila Korets
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inch
£715
In front of the mirror
Ludmila Korets
Painting - 18 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
£447
ADrÉ
Femme assise
ADrÉ
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
£348
Olga Radionova
Starfall. Item 1
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
£357
Tree of Life #1
Olga Radionova
Sculpture - 55 x 41 x 14 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 16.1 x 5.5 inch
£4,575
StarFall. Item 2
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£357
Starfall. Item 3
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£357
Starfall. Item 5
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
£357
Starfall. Item 6
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
£357
Tree of Life #3
Olga Radionova
Sculpture - 50 x 55 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 21.7 x 4.7 inch
£4,392
Nanci Erskine
Grasslands Nocturne w/ fireflies
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£162
Grasslands Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£162
Prairie Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£162
Evening Pathway
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£162
Through the Trees,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 19.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
£162
Grove,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch
£162
Kristina Malashchenko
A piece of the sea
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,117
Mascarade
Kristina Malashchenko
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
£438
Serene sailboat at sunset
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
£491
We are just like other people…
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,117
Woman in love
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,206
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Wuthering Heights
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 61 x 51.1 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,667
Kitten and Summer Flowers
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Fine Art Drawings - 36.1 x 26.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
£424
Hidden Blossom
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
£1,070
Evening Poppy Meadow
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
£609
Morning on the Norfolk Broads, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 90.9 x 90.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.4 inch
£4,258
Willow tree reflections
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 75.9 x 101.1 x 3.6 cm Painting - 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.4 inch
£4,258
Leiga
Solomon Mugutso
Against the current
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£2,724
Walk with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
£3,153
It stops with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£2,510
Balance
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
£5,440
The River Ancestors
Solomon Mugutso
Painting - 110 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
£5,583
Beautiful people
Solomon Mugutso
Painting - 190 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0 inch
£6,011
Maria Vetkalova
Your Majesty
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,209
Falling For You
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,838
First Meeting
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,995
Golden Glow
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,681
Vogue as Butterflies
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,681
Autumn Memories
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
£1,681
Autumn Melody
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,209
Olivier Furter
Face II
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
£1,161 £987
Mensch III
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,072
Topographie Humaine II
Olivier Furter
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,608 £1,367
Runway I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 63 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 24.8 x 0 inch
£1,072
Zimmer I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
£1,072 £911