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
Josep Guinovart
Untitled
Josep Guinovart
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,779
Antoni Clavé
Untitled
Antoni Clavé
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 57 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,668
Arman
Ilia Balavadze
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
£1,334
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
£1,512
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
£1,156
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
£1,423
Two World
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
£1,423
Valerio Adami
Notte di Natale
Valerio Adami
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
£13,341
Come dare i primi soccorsi ann cane
Valerio Adami
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
£75,598
Nagsoul
Frame me not
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
£712
Urban friends on week end, Série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£845
Spanish salsa 1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
£267
Southern winds
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
£267
Les pays imaginaires
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.5 inch
£222
Moon Shin
Moon Shin Museum Stairs 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,690 £845
Blue Simphony / Symphonie en bleue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
£2,624
Famille Family MMCA Museum Seoul Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,734
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,690 £845
Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,579 £1,290
Yves Brayer
Quand les mystères sont très malins
Yves Brayer
Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch
£756
La Masque
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
£765
Ane et cheval en Provence
Yves Brayer
Painting - 37 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
£1,245
Claude Weisbuch
Le violoncelliste
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
£872
Patrick Moya
Carnaval des animaux
Patrick Moya
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,690
Dolly dans les nuages
Patrick Moya
Sculpture - 30 x 14.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.7 x 2 inch
£872
Carnaval des animaux
Patrick Moya
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£1,334
Angelo Pioppo
Crypsis
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£436
He's got a dream too
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
£614 £368
Running with Birds
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 33 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£676 £439
Symphonie des vagues
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,058
Discursions, fracas et révolutions colorées
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£783
Reinar Foreman
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£6,226
Persephone
Reinar Foreman
Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 15.4 inch
£712
Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
£3,558
Head of Daphne in Green (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
£3,558
The Abduction of Proserpina II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
£8,716
The Source
Reinar Foreman
Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 15.4 inch
£712
The Greek Athlete
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 140 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
£6,226