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
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Yellow Fantasy II
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€499
Composition I
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.8 inch
€350
Yellow and Blue Fantasy
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€499
Yellow Fantasy I
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€499
Yellow Fantasy III
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€499
Wine and Bread
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€700
Jinshi He
The Coldness
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 126 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 49.6 x 0 inch
€10,000
Circles
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 126 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 49.6 x 0 inch
€12,000
The Chill of Winter
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€3,000
The Lonely Passenger
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€3,000
The Nostalgia
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€3,000
The Passing Clouds
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€3,000
The Recurrence
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 73 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 28.7 x 0 inch
€4,000
Where the Sounds of Spring Come From
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€3,000
Lorette Le Brestec
Les métamorphoses
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 65 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
€3,500
Couleurs chaudes
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
€1,800
Fenice (Bas relief)
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
€1,800
Joséphine (Diorama)
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
€2,800
Géraldine
Lorette Le Brestec
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€800
Lucienne
Lorette Le Brestec
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€800
Menachem Gueffen
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€580
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€780
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€480
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
€480
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
€380
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€580
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€780
Rose
Volkan Aslan
Chapter - 4
Volkan Aslan
Fine Art Drawings - 117 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 46.1 x 33.1 inch
€3,800
Dear Ugly Future
Volkan Aslan
Sculpture - 55 x 27 x 34 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.6 x 13.4 inch
€6,000
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Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Ne cherchons plus tout est là
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€900
Dans ma bulle, pleurs
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€195
Kintsugi bol gris
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€900
Hommage à Rizü Takahashi - chawan rose
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€750
Restez avec nous
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€790
Poussieres d’or
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€790
Qu’a-t-on fait
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€750
Ors-izon-Aimotion - Baobabs 4
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,100
Fiona Weedon
Autumn Walk 2
Fiona Weedon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€170
Last minutes of Light I
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€960
Last minutes of Light II
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€960
Julien Wolf
Terrasse Théâtre
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
€2,500
Essuie-tout en panne
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€4,500
Chirurgie plastique en pratique
Julien Wolf
Sculpture - 36 x 25 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch
€3,900
Han Qi
Zdenka Palkovic
Désertique
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,600 €1,360
Japanese Landscape
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,600