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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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Fine Art Drawings, Receiver 3, Margaret Neill

Receiver 3

Margaret Neill

Fine Art Drawings - 74.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Receiver 1, Margaret Neill

Receiver 1

Margaret Neill

Fine Art Drawings - 74.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Manifest, Margaret Neill

Manifest

Margaret Neill

Fine Art Drawings - 63.5 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Hom Nguyen

Untitled

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Elephant V, Jean Poulain

Elephant V

Jean Poulain

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, La soirée, Miquel Wert

La soirée

Miquel Wert

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 73 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.7 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, When the word came, The Catman

When the word came

The Catman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Das Lied, Richard Laillier

Das Lied

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Port Fouquet, Giselle Halff

Port Fouquet

Giselle Halff

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Dancer, Hubert Yencesse

Dancer

Hubert Yencesse

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Iris, Mathilde de Bellecombe

Iris

Mathilde de Bellecombe

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sol, Muriel Patarroni

Sol

Muriel Patarroni

Fine Art Drawings - 116 x 81 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Enfants et chien, Keith Looby

Enfants et chien

Keith Looby

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 98 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 38.6 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Winter Tree, Serge Fontinsky

Winter Tree

Serge Fontinsky

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Sans titre

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, La ferme, Bernard Gantner

La ferme

Bernard Gantner

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Drawing Fish, The Catman

Drawing Fish

The Catman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 20.1 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Peur, Michaël Brack

Peur

Michaël Brack

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Davood Koochaki

Untitled

Davood Koochaki

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Impasse, Michaël Brack

Impasse

Michaël Brack

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Institut II, Michaël Brack

Institut II

Michaël Brack

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Cat, Giselle Halff

Cat

Giselle Halff

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 33 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Voyageur à plumes, Pasturo

Voyageur à plumes

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Pasturo

Untitled

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Jelly Fish, The Catman

Jelly Fish

The Catman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Ancêtre, Richard Laillier

Ancêtre

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Yurei, Richard Laillier

Yurei

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Suaire, Richard Laillier

Suaire

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 14 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Code-barres, The Catman

Code-barres

The Catman

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Mambo #2, The Catman

Mambo #2

The Catman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Sans titre

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Sans titre

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Sans titre

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Two houses, Luis Alberto Quispe

Two houses

Luis Alberto Quispe

Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 4.1 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Ours, Muriel Patarroni

Ours

Muriel Patarroni

Fine Art Drawings - 146 x 114 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Cambodge, André Maire

Cambodge

André Maire

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Flovers, Sariye Kozan

Flovers

Sariye Kozan

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.038 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,169

Fine Art Drawings, Skrik, Jean-François Bouron

Skrik

Jean-François Bouron

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Big Cloud, Caroline Jardin

Big Cloud

Caroline Jardin

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Bloodline, Ayoola Gbolahan

Bloodline

Ayoola Gbolahan

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Her Cat, Gabrielle Rul

Her Cat

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Blue, Gabrielle Rul

Blue

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Lunaire, Gabrielle Rul

Lunaire

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 55 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 21.7 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Passing By, Gabrielle Rul

Passing By

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Solace, Gabrielle Rul

Solace

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Her cat, Gabrielle Rul

Her cat

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Solitude, Gabrielle Rul

Solitude

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 52 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 20.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Revealed, James Shipton

Revealed

James Shipton

Fine Art Drawings - 154.9 x 145 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Some Nights, Gabrielle Rul

Some Nights

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 101 x 81 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Her Cat, Gabrielle Rul

Her Cat

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Some Rest, Gabrielle Rul

Some Rest

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

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Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.25 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$643

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Painting - 122 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 48 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,404

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$690

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Painting - 65.5 x 52 x 2 cm Painting - 25.8 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

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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.