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
Invader
Invasion Kit #06 Runner
Invader
Sculpture - 18 x 19.5 x 1 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.7 x 0.4 inch
$30,291
Peter Pan Camel
Invader
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch
Price upon request
Space Invader Impression pigmentaire Portrait Space Invader par Enki Bilal
Invader
Print - 60 x 40 cm Print - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$4,263
Meteo Meteo
Banana
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$73
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$129 $77
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$729 $438
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Concert baroque, Verdi
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.9 inch
$13,463
Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,122
Wagner
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 15.7 inch
$20,194
Hervé Di Rosa
Sauvetage dans le ciel
Hervé Di Rosa
Painting - 156 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 61.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$29,169
Mourenx, la tour des célibataires
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$168
Speedy Graphito
Lapinture
Speedy Graphito
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$5,385
Les tumultes de la modernité
Speedy Graphito
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$30,291
On récolte ce que l'on s'aime
Speedy Graphito
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,780
L'Atlas
Jazzu
Esprit de Liberté 1
Jazzu
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$337
JonOne
Piotre
Tarek
David Gerstein
Porsche 911 | 80th Birthday 2024
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 62 x 161 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 63.4 x 5.9 inch
$10,658
White Hope - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Print - 73 x 93 x 3.5 cm Print - 28.7 x 36.6 x 1.4 inch
$5,273
Lifestyle - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,273
Graffiti Heart - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Painting - 70 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,273
Dutch Bouquet - Wall Sculpture - Flowers | 80th Birthday 2024
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 76 x 56 x 15 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 22 x 5.9 inch
$10,658
Marathon - New York - Wall Sculpture | 80th Birthday
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 84 x 160 x 15 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 63 x 5.9 inch
$14,024
Drop Of Love
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 115 x 115 x 15 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 45.3 x 5.9 inch
$14,304
Francine Van Hove
Étude pour Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,702
Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
$22,775
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
$26,140
Etude pour "Avec Mona Lisa"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$2,244
Solaire
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,805
L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,844