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
Jia Yuan Hua
Cheerful Morning
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,917 $2,479
Little World
Jia Yuan Hua
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 52 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 20.5 x 0 inch
$2,244 $1,907
On the cloud No.2
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,132 $1,812
Chaos And Order No. 3
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,254 $2,765
Chaos And Order No. 5
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,273
Tom Wesselmann
Monica with a Purple Hat
Tom Wesselmann
Sculpture - 10.2 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm Sculpture - 4 x 5 x 0.5 inch
$75,000
New Bedroom Blonde Doodle
Tom Wesselmann
Print - 76.2 x 88.9 x 1 cm Print - 30 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$29,500
Monica Nude with Yellow Curtain
Tom Wesselmann
Print - 37.8 x 43.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.9 x 17.2 x 0 inch
$12,341
Bedroom blonde doodle with photo
Tom Wesselmann
Print - 61.875 x 71.5 x 2 cm Print - 24.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch
$42,500
Laura Spring
Timeless 3
Laura Spring
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$150
Unapologetically Pink 5
Laura Spring
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$1,850
Unapologetically Pink 1
Laura Spring
Painting - 88.9 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35 x 33 x 0.1 inch
$1,550
Unapologetically Pink 4
Laura Spring
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.7 inch
$1,850
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Ref. 1015 - Liberté, version bleue
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$3,366
Lips collection
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,683
Jack Danieel
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
$2,244
Letter Dancers 200
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,731
N° 1311 - from the collection Neveshteh
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,366
N°1312 - from the collection Neveshteh
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,366
Aasiri Wickremage
Jack fruit tree
Aasiri Wickremage
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$73
What awaits us
Aasiri Wickremage
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,244
Aya Takano
Johnathan Ball
Lonzo Ball Pelicans
Johnathan Ball
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 inch
$1,800
Brian Calvin
Soma
Brian Calvin
Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 27.3 x 2.57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 10.7 x 1 inch
Sold
Ghislaine Ferreira
Les bleus à l'âme 3
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,066
Chaperon rouge illustration 4
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$561
Blonde Brune Rousse
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,380
Maurizio Gracceva
Without identity
Maurizio Gracceva
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$1,683
Serge Charchoune
Sans titre
Serge Charchoune
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28.3 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.1 x 0 inch
$1,010
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
D2
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$168
E2
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$176
Pomme VII
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$898
Pomme II
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$898
Pomme VIII.
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$898