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
Zoran Music
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$2,805
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 21.3 inch
$78,533
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Painting - 57 x 76.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22.4 x 30.1 x 0 inch
$84,142
Goddog
Guy Denning
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$729
Assessment and synthesis edition
Guy Denning
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$247
Pascal Marlin
Bonhomme
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$449
Cherry branches # 3
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Cherry branches # 1
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Cherry branches # 2
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Cherry branches # 4
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$258
Eduardo Arroyo
Paris-Madrid-Paris gravure originale
Eduardo Arroyo
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$1,571
Seuls mon coeur et moi sommes éveillés
Eduardo Arroyo
Print - 45 x 61 cm Print - 17.7 x 24 inch
$449
Wissam Beydoun
Intricate Maze III
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,700
Intricate Maze II
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,700
Elena Borstein
Freya
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$24,682
Aboard the Miulis
Elena Borstein
Painting - 127 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 50 x 72 x 2 inch
$19,072
Red White & Blue
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$16,000
Thira Sunrise
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 4.1 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.6 inch
$24,906
Thira Courtyard
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Nathan Chantob
L'addition
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,693
People and bread
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$16,268 $14,641
Dyptique du dimanche
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$6,731
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
$3,366
Eulogia Merle
Black Sheep 202404
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$436
My village, a child and a Lego
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 120 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 inch
$2,715
Black sheep 2024 02
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$433
Black Sheep 16 23
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$505
White Rabbit 15
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$505
Black sheep 04 2024 01
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$409
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
$16,828
Come dare i primi soccorsi ann cane
Valerio Adami
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$95,361