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
Stikki Peaches
Amy Winehouse
Stikki Peaches
Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 95 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 37.4 x 0 inch
$5,394
Mohamed Ali
Stikki Peaches
Fine Art Drawings - 127 x 92 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 36.2 x 0 inch
$5,394
Johnny Depp
Stikki Peaches
Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Picasso, Street pieces
Stikki Peaches
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Salustiano
Love is pop (Zahara bate beisbol)
Salustiano
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 130 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 51.2 inch
$47,419
Territorio de ternura ii luz con espada
Salustiano
Print - 82 x 78 cm Print - 32.3 x 30.7 inch
$2,472
Tenderness land luz con espada y abejas
Salustiano
Print - 78 x 82 cm Print - 30.7 x 32.3 inch
$2,472
Roberto Matta
Les travailleurs de la mère
Roberto Matta
Painting - 102 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch
$95,512
Foot Musik
Roberto Matta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 78 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 30.7 inch
$10,113
Les mademoiselles
Roberto Matta
Print - 48 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 25.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,348 $1,146
Jinny Yu
Just That
Jinny Yu
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20.5 x 1.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$1,100
Just That
Jinny Yu
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20.5 x 1.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$1,800
Non-painting painting (Musa)
Jinny Yu
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,400
Ludovica Cholet
Le trait - 04
Ludovica Cholet
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$674
Croquis feutre sans nom
Ludovica Cholet
Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,067
La mécanique du coeur
Ludovica Cholet
Painting - 120 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,978
Antoniucci Volti
Saint Michel (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 240 x 64 x 42 cm Sculpture - 94.5 x 25.2 x 16.5 inch
$101,131
Le Cavalier (petit)(bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 47 x 43 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 16.9 x 5.5 inch
$12,922
Le Cavalier (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 105 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 13.8 x 41.3 inch
$73,039
Germinal h cm 40 (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 27 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 10.6 inch
$12,922
Petite Femme Chiffonnèe (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 16 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch
$12,922
Maternité Allongée cm 90 (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 57 x 46 x 90 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 18.1 x 35.4 inch
$48,880
Vestale debout d'après Volti (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 180 x 58 x 38 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 22.8 x 15 inch
$73,039
Germinal (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 76 x 70 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 29.9 x 27.6 inch
$48,880
Ann Thomson
Gen Paul
Fleurs
Gen Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,686
Composition, ca
Gen Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 77 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,809
Composition, ca.
Gen Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 77 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,809
Milo Manara
Manara - Esmeralda et Corto Maltese Hommage à Hugo Pratt
Milo Manara
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Le vaisseau fantôme
Milo Manara
Fine Art Drawings - 34.7 x 24.8 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Pierre Tal-Coat
Paysage d'hiver
Pierre Tal-Coat
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$2,023
Roland Topor
Nouvelle technologie
Roland Topor
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 83 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 32.7 inch
$5,618
Composition 2
Roland Topor
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 19.7 inch
$5,618
Lucio Forte
Untitled 66
Lucio Forte
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13 x 0 inch
$112