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
Javier Calleja
Untitled
Javier Calleja
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 17 x 2.57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 6.7 x 1 inch
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Never looking back
Javier Calleja
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 71 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 28 x 0.4 inch
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Céline Pierzchala
Gainsbourg, Le palace #266
Céline Pierzchala
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€320
That's life, That's life #265
Céline Pierzchala
Print - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€130
Garden confinement #185
Céline Pierzchala
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.6 inch
€120
Day3 #188
Céline Pierzchala
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 36.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 14.4 x 0 inch
€120
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Les Grenouilles qui Demandent un Roi
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
En Compagnie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,800
Métamorphose
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Ombre d'un Géant
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
La Jardinière
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 170 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€22,000
La Rose
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
La Palme
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
Femme au Chapeau
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€6,000
Gustav Klimt
La Danseuse de Cabaret / Liegender Mädchenakt nach links / Reclining female nude facing left - 1914
Gustav Klimt
Print - 54 x 69 cm Print - 21.3 x 27.2 inch
€1,200
Nude of Woman Reclined on the Back of a Chair on the Right
Gustav Klimt
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€74,000
La Fille aux bas de soie sur le Tabouret / The Girl with silk stockings sitting on the stool - 1910 (Sitzende mit gerafftem Rock / Seated Female Semi-Nude in Patterned Dress, Her Head Resting on Her Right Knee)
Gustav Klimt
Print - 87 x 59 cm Print - 34.3 x 23.2 inch
€1,590
La fille aux yeux fermés, 1917 | The girl with her eyes closed, 1917
Gustav Klimt
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€680
1. Etude pour le serpent d'eau - Deux femmes enlacées, 1905 | Study for Water Snakes - Two women embracing, 1905
Gustav Klimt
Print - 47 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
€580
2. Etude pour le serpent d'eau - Deux femmes enlacées, 1905 | Study for Water Snakes - Two women embracing, 1905
Gustav Klimt
Print - 47 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
€580
Etudes 1 & 2 pour le serpent d'eau - Deux femmes enlacées, 1905 | Studies 1 & 2 for water snakes - Two women embracing, 1905
Gustav Klimt
Print - 47 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
€990
Michal Bajsarowicz
Nude
Michal Bajsarowicz
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€400
The People
Michal Bajsarowicz
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
€2,500
Nude
Michal Bajsarowicz
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€400
Nude
Michal Bajsarowicz
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€400
Nude
Michal Bajsarowicz
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€400
MrHope
Skate Mr Hope upcycling
MrHope
Sculpture - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€150 €135
Stéphane Rime
No name 40.30 #C171
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€70
No name 100.70 #D244
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€250
Noname 50.40 #D111
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€100
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Délicieusement Dérangé
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 60 x 50 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€2,200
The Black Swan
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 75 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€380
Musical Symbiosis (1)
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,800
Le Philosophe
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,834
Connexion musicale
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€580
The female cat
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
Waleria Matelska
Red figures
Waleria Matelska
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 10 x 0 inch
€300
Charles Lapicque
Les comédiens dans la forêt
Charles Lapicque
Painting - 92 x 65 x 6 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 2.4 inch
€48,000
L'attaque du Sénat par la division Leclerc
Charles Lapicque
Painting - 116 x 89 x 6 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2.4 inch
€48,000
Juliette June
Les flots bleus
Juliette June
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€180
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
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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
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