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
Louis Soutter
Néant, ange noir
Louis Soutter
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.7 inch
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Changzheng Zhu
Le coq 5
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
€91
Corps ovale sur fond rouge
Changzheng Zhu
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
Grand enroulement raku lanc
Changzheng Zhu
Sculpture - 20 x 22 x 19 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.7 x 7.5 inch
€520
Petit enroulement raku blanc
Changzheng Zhu
Sculpture - 17 x 18 x 11 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.1 x 4.3 inch
€320
Nu de profil bleu 2
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
€91
Nu assis bleu
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
€91
Le Globe
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€91
Tommaso Cascella
La soluzione dell'enigma
Tommaso Cascella
Print - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€850
Musical Notes
Tommaso Cascella
Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
Musical Notes
Tommaso Cascella
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
Musical Notes
Tommaso Cascella
Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
Debut of the fantasy
Tommaso Cascella
Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€4,800 €3,840
Tehos
Jérémie Iordanoff
Pions (Abstract work on paper)
Jérémie Iordanoff
Painting - 29 x 39 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
€607
Bernard Lorjou
Friedrich Schröder Sonnenstern
Die Moralische Eifersucht
Friedrich Schröder Sonnenstern
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 102 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 40.2 x 0.1 inch
€9,800 €8,820
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Baja la Mascara
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€6,500 €5,850
La Fuerza
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€6,500 €5,850
Solo el Alma es Verdadera
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€5,200 €4,680
Anna Lageda
Two
Anna Lageda
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch
€400
Spring on the next street
Anna Lageda
Painting - 59 x 42 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,000
Peter Hofmann
Jonny Hallyday
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,000
Jeanne Moreau
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,000
The Gaze
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,000
Penthesilea
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,000
The beautiful midsummer night's dream
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 70.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 27.8 x 0 inch
€2,250
Miquel Angel Benejam
Meditation
Miquel Angel Benejam
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2.8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
€1,700
Abstract
Miquel Angel Benejam
Fine Art Drawings - 46.5 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 25 x 0 inch
€600
Open
Miquel Angel Benejam
Fine Art Drawings - 46.5 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 25 x 0 inch
€600
Stripes and brushstrokes
Miquel Angel Benejam
Fine Art Drawings - 46.5 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 25 x 0 inch
€600
Three block
Miquel Angel Benejam
Painting - 46.5 x 63.5 x 2.8 cm Painting - 18.3 x 25 x 1.1 inch
€600
Bronzino
Miquel Angel Benejam
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2.8 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.1 inch
€2,700
Mountain
Miquel Angel Benejam
Painting - 130 x 162 x 2.8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.1 inch
€2,400
Gladys Abrahante
Journey Through ...
Gladys Abrahante
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,417
Abstract Still Life
Gladys Abrahante
Painting - 9 x 12 x 1 cm Painting - 3.5 x 4.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,800