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…
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Kuffjca Cozma
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,776
Si ploaia miroase bine
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,332
Si nu stim totul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,332
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$2,553
Si umbrela si frigul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
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Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Butterfly Opera
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,942
L'équilibriste
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$422
American Rhapsody
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,885
Douce Insomnie
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,885
Les âmes étoilées
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,552
Le souffle des rêves
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,105
Arpèges nocturnes
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,218
Lisbeth Delisle
Collage - 10
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,332
Femme ou baigneuse
Lisbeth Delisle
Sculpture - 140 x 160 x 140 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 63 x 55.1 inch
$83,248
Maison 1
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 15.7 inch
$1,998
La Veuve Noire
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,332
Collage - 6
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,332
Collage - 5
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch
$1,332
Greet Weitenberg
Greet Weitenberg Bodyparts II
Greet Weitenberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$971
Viewscape 104
Greet Weitenberg
Photography - 30 x 42 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$544
Let it hang out
Greet Weitenberg
Sculpture - 72 x 28 x 27 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 11 x 10.6 inch
$1,387
Happy cactus
Greet Weitenberg
Sculpture - 75 x 45 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 17.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,609
Greet Weitenberg Bodyparts III
Greet Weitenberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$971
Juan Luis Goenaga
Mariusz Szalajdewicz
Mercedes w18, 1933
Mariusz Szalajdewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 inch
$277
Wroclaw - the Town Hall
Mariusz Szalajdewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$277
Clémence Wach
Nu à l'étang
Clémence Wach
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 54 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,332
La tourbière
Clémence Wach
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,554
Mahmoud Hamadani
Untitled "Requiem 16"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,000
Untitled "Requiem 17"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,000
Untitled "Requiem 15"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
Untitled "Requiem 5",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 6",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 9"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Ernest Fouard
A Wrapped Woman
Ernest Fouard
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 4.3 x 0 inch
$377
Ivan Castiblanco
Después de la Data
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Hypomnema
Ivan Castiblanco
Sculpture - 79.8 x 79.8 x 47.8 cm Sculpture - 31.4 x 31.4 x 18.8 inch
$2,500
Aprender a caminar y salir del pozo I
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Aprender a caminar y salir del pozo II
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Giulio Zanet
Untitled
Giulio Zanet
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,399
Untitled
Giulio Zanet
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$2,358
Tsukasa Tamai
Years of harmony
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 34.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,554
Brothers
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,443
Melody
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,218
Blue heaven
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,218
Peace on canvas
Tsukasa Tamai
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 95 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,550