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
Pablo Echaurren
Absorbing reading
Pablo Echaurren
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€1,800
È la promessa di Kimra
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€1,600
I nostri esperti sono giunti ad una conclusione determinante
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€1,600
Biancheggiando l'Alba
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 110 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€8,000
Orphné Achéron
Siréne aux serpents
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
€1,150
Venenum II
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
€1,150
Venenum Neptunium
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
€1,150
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Les signes de l'âme
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 210 x 178 x 5 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 70.1 x 2 inch
€8,500
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
€1,450
En observant la Lune
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch
€5,000
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
€1,450
Les signes de l'ame 4
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 103 x 62 x 3 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,400
Cartographie Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 inch
€3,100
Cartographie Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 inch
€3,100
Anet Duncan
Good Eloquent Evening Light (Geel)
Anet Duncan
Painting - 65 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 53.9 x 2 inch
€3,200
Homeland
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch
€680
Take four
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 23 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 9.1 x 2 inch
Sold
Dutch Courage
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 x 2 inch
Sold
Jacques Yankel
Bleu gris
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 x 2 inch
€2,900
Manette
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
€2,900
Passage hanté
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
€2,900
Gabrielle Pool
Trunklestiltskins out and about
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€549
Stilt Walkers
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€549
African stand off
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€549
Wildebeest migration
Gabrielle Pool
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€7,265
Philippe Azema
Aux avares ravins, merci
Philippe Azema
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
Filaments d'ivres têtes
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€1,500
Beaux ectoplasmes et fiers radis
Philippe Azema
Painting - 100 x 60 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 inch
€2,500
Rue des ombres
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 25.2 inch
€1,500
Korede Solaja
The Split
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€3,126
Illumination
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Tranquility
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Mazed Beauty
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Hands of love
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Frederic Weisz
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€690
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€690
Samoré
Nonno e nipote
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
€550
Domenica in controluce
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
€650
Prima della scuola
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 60 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€750
Tito a San Fruttuoso
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
€550
Retriever in poltrona verde
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch
€650
Anya
Eduarda Tavares
Bubblegum
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 50.6 x 35.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14 x 0.4 inch
€1,100
Dreaming of faraway lands
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50.8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 20 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
Swirling
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
Water
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€500