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
André Roland Brudieux
Glimpse of Billiat
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£357
Paysage de France
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£429
Architectures in Vendôme
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
£402
House in the Countryside
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.2 x 0 inch
£268
Stables on Larron Mountain
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.2 x 0 inch
£259
Les Granges de Port Royal
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
£286
Saint Moreil
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£268
Notte
World 3.0 n°4
Notte
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,340
Jacques Villon
Sans Titre
Jacques Villon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.5 x 0 inch
£4,020
Les Joueurs des Cartes (The Card Players)
Jacques Villon
Print - 47 x 58.4 cm Print - 18.5 x 23 inch
£7,879
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3059
Jacques Villon
Print - 41 x 28 cm Print - 16.1 x 11 inch
£1,340
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3067
Jacques Villon
Print - 51 x 33 cm Print - 20.1 x 13 inch
£1,340
La Chasse au Tigre (Ginestet-Pouillon 641)
Jacques Villon
Print - 36.8 x 48.3 cm Print - 14.5 x 19 inch
£4,147
La Fabrique du Sourire
Sourire au clair d'un sourire
La Fabrique du Sourire
Print - 30 x 30 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£112
I want you smile
La Fabrique du Sourire
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
£223
Sourire Parisien
La Fabrique du Sourire
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
£223
Henri Fehr
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
£503
Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
£823
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
£457
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£640
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
£549
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
£558
Nature morte au vase de roses et jeu de cartes
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
£759
Adriana Carambia
De la série Los escritos
Adriana Carambia
Painting - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,233
René Gruau
Etude de femme au béret
René Gruau
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.6 inch
Sold
Walter Minus
Xaviera
Walter Minus
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Otto Wols
Jean Hélion
Portrait d'homme au chapeau Melon
Jean Hélion
Print - 66 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,340
Homme assis
Jean Hélion
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.6 inch
£19,651
Tony Cragg
Untitled
Tony Cragg
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
£12,505
Gino Charpentier
Fleur
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Aphrodite
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Racines de la vie
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Étreinte
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Jambe en l’air
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
1 coeur pour 2
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Reflets dans l’eau
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357
Naïade
Gino Charpentier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£357