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
Jean-François Dubreuil
Le Monde n°24097
Jean-François Dubreuil
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 60 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
£1,200
La depeche du midi
Jean-François Dubreuil
Painting - 59 x 42 x 5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 2 inch
£2,755
Midi libre n°23810
Jean-François Dubreuil
Painting - 59 x 42 x 5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 2 inch
£2,711
Alina Aldea
Jacek Swigulski
Eugénie Lichet
Vanité
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch
£578
Chaperond
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
£311
'C'
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£89
'D'
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£89
'K'
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£89
Mister Pee
Ida Bagus Putu Purwa
Run for your Life
Ida Bagus Putu Purwa
Painting - 140 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
£5,332
Untitled 3
Ida Bagus Putu Purwa
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
£667
Untitled 01
Ida Bagus Putu Purwa
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
£667
Morris
František Kupka
Composition with Triangles
František Kupka
Painting - 14.5 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 5.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£137,750
A Study for the “Tale of Pistils and Stamens”
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20.8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inch
£25,506
Portrait of a Woman
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 34.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13.6 x 0.4 inch
£102,202
Orphic composition
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.9 inch
Sold
Black Geometrical Composition
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.7 x 0 inch
Sold
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Sans titre
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£2,666
Eponge à la gouache
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
£2,222
Richard Laillier
Die Erde
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£711
L'Enfer me ment (36)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£711
Arcane IX- L’Hermite
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
£889
Arcane VII- Le Chariot
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
£889
Arcane IV- L’Empereur
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
£889
Arcane III- L’Impératrice
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
£889
L'Enfer me ment. Hitodama (64)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
£533
L'Enfer me ment (29)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
£622
Yves Bélorgey
Poignée de Porte - Le Havre
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch
£6,665
HfG Fassade
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
£6,665
283 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
£6,665
69 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch
£6,665
Bar "Le Biarritz" - 115 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80.5 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.7 x 47.6 inch
£6,665
281 rue des Pyrénées (1)
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
£6,665