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
Gina Vor
Gestures
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€600
Arman
Violin 4
Arman
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 8 x 0.5 inch
€1,451
Les cadres éclatés (Série de 6 assiettes)
Arman
Design - 55 x 82.5 x 12 cm Design - 21.7 x 32.5 x 4.7 inch
€1,200
Empreinted De Violins Et Pinceaux
Arman
Print - 73.7 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Print - 29 x 22 x 0.5 inch
€1,451
Eulogia Merle
My village, a child and a Lego
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 120 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 inch
€2,420
Black sheep 2403
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
€365
Black sheep 2024 02
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
€386
Black Sheep 16 23
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
€450
White Rabbit 15
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
€450
Black sheep 04 2024 01
Eulogia Merle
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 inch
€365
Jacques Villeglé
Lumière noire
Jacques Villeglé
Sculpture - 29.2 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 11.5 x 5.7 x 5.7 inch
€9,500
Clara Castagné
Chine
Clara Castagné
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 118 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 46.5 x 1 inch
€4,500
Continent Américain
Clara Castagné
Painting - 110 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 36.2 x 1 inch
€4,500
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
€850
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
€860
Au Grand Radeau
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 11.6 inch
€750
Ane et cheval en Provence
Yves Brayer
Painting - 37 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€1,400
Rudyard Heaton
Sans titre 4 (DED359702)
Rudyard Heaton
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€240
Sans titre 10 (DED359708)
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€240
Jules Pascin
Jeune garçon adossé au mur
Jules Pascin
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€850
Hélène Duclos
Situation inverse #4
Hélène Duclos
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€1,900
Méditation #2
Hélène Duclos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€1,300
Distorsion des signaux #1
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 73 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 2 inch
€3,500
Une époque sans règle #1
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 89 x 116 x 5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 2 inch
€4,500
Jardins disparus #3
Hélène Duclos
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€1,900
Les espaces généalogiques 6
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 162 x 228 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 89.8 x 1.6 inch
€9,500
James Shipton
Revealed
James Shipton
Fine Art Drawings - 154.9 x 145 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,140
Leap Of Faith
James Shipton
Fine Art Drawings - 180.1 x 150.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,583