Charcoal Drawing for Sale
Charcoal, or fusain, is a unique medium in the world of drawing, known for its ability to create rich textures and shades. This natural charcoal is typically derived from partially burned branches of trees like willow, plane, birch, or spruce, with each species offering a different rendering on paper. The thick, smudge-friendly texture of charcoal allows artists to explore a wide range of monochrome tones, making it a versatile tool for both shading and detailing in drawing.
The manipulation of charcoal requires precision, as it can easily break under pressure, demanding skilled technique from artists and illustrators. Unlike sharpened tools like pencils, pens, or markers, charcoal creates bold, rough, and wild lines that add an expressive dimension to the artwork. It is ideal for creating dynamic portraits, figure drawings, and expressive sketches that stand out due to their deep contrasts and organic flow.
Explore a variety of charcoal drawings on Artsper, including the delicate nudes of Eliane Bonabel, the hyper-realistic sketches of François Bard, or the powerful studies of Ernest Pignon Ernest. Whether you are drawn to the texture of charcoal on paper or the unique technique behind it, these works demonstrate how artists use charcoal to capture the essence of their subjects.
Whether for personal collection or as part of a curated lot, charcoal art offers timeless beauty. From fine art to preparatory sketches, the use of fusain in art continues to evolve, making it a favorite medium for contemporary artists worldwide. Discover the versatility of charcoal today and explore how this drawing technique can add depth and drama to your collection.
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Call of childhood
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$924
Grooving the Bass
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Play A Simple Melody
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
On the Trumpet
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Sax Man
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Big Mama’s Place
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Diptych: Asking For Your Touch
Kristina Mallen
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 110 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$2,925
Asking For Your Touch
Kristina Mallen
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$1,813
Whispering for Your Touch
Kristina Mallen
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$1,755
Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$21,060
Odieuse créature
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$760
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,978
Abstract landscape-V
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 24 x 0 inch
$409
Abstract landscape-II
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 67 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$526
Eva -III
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$351
Presentiment-XIV
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$234
Presentiment-XIII
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$199
Presentiment-XI
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$234
A Gentle Request
Kristina Mallen
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$643
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$702
Anatomie 8
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$837
Anatomie 7
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$837
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$585
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$585
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$585
Nature morte
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$585
Barques de Pécheurs catalans
André Lac
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 52 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch
$749
Présage II
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$760
Landscape
Marilina Marchica
Fine Art Drawings - 73.7 x 53.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1.2 inch
$1,500
Untitled
Joan Albert
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$702
The Gates
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,521
Jungle Book
Patrick Villas
Fine Art Drawings - 145 x 127 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 57.1 x 50 x 0.4 inch
$8,424
Neighbours
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,510
Sans titre #1
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,925
Two Girls
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$1,400
Éclats de vie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,111
Ray Charles and the Band
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
The Blues Boss
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Colisée, Rome
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$611
Allow Me - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black and White, Love
Sayeed Momoh
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,890
Transformation
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$5,850
Reality
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$3,510
Pupets
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$4,680
Nightmare
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$5,850
Gaze up to the Sky
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,808
Advance (Abstract Drawing)
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 inch
$3,201
Brain Power 2
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Brain Power
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Steamer series 1
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 40 inch
$3,201
Dovetail 5 (Abstract drawing)
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 127 x 96.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 38 x 0 inch
$3,201
Dovetail 1 (Abstract drawing)
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 127 x 96.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 38 x 0 inch
$3,201
Arietta series 2
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 inch
$3,618
Arietta series 1
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 inch
$3,618
Sans titre 1
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$8,190
Steps of Seduction
Kristina Mallen
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$643
Obscured Fear
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$900
Never Ending Period
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 30 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$900
The Maestro
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,000
Awaiting on a Clear Day
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,000
In the Past Awaits the Shadow
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0.6 inch
$1,000
Right Behind You
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,000
No Place to Go
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,200
Il est mien #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,053
Red Cube
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,340
Ka-e-ru
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 15 x 0 inch
$1,989
Le corbeau et le renard
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,825
Portrait of Woman
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,872
Feel the bass
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,400
Three Horsemen
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch
$562
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.4 x 5.7 x 0 inch
$468
Smoking Man
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$445
Prospectus 1
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 68.58 x 104.14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 41 inch
$2,714
Manifest 2
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 53.34 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 40 inch
$2,714
La Cigale et la fourmi
Zo
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,825
Untitled (2)
Mansour El Habre
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,900
This place has been here before #4
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,012
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,012
Sans titre #3
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,223
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Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
$877
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Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$760
Sans titre
Patrick Villas
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,404
Need help with Charcoal Drawing for Sale ?
How is charcoal used in drawing?
Charcoal is used in versatile ways by artists. Using charcoal, the artist has the ability to create fine lines using the corner of the stick, or it can create larger patches of tone when used on its side.
Why draw in charcoal?
Charcoal is often used by artists for drawing instead of a pencil because it allows for more artistic freedom and variation. Artists can create both fine, sharp lines and larger areas of tone using the same medium.
What are the different drawing techniques?
The most commonly used drawing techniques are graphite pencil, charcoal, pastel, pen and chalk.