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
Kokian
YZ (Yzeult)
Empress Louiza
YZ (Yzeult)
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€900
Empress Aïcha
YZ (Yzeult)
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 138 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 54.3 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Women from another century
YZ (Yzeult)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Peter Halley
Gatien Mabounga
Sans titre
Gatien Mabounga
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 19.7 inch
€1,250
Têtes couronnées - Mona sortant du salon de coiffure
Gatien Mabounga
Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
€1,900
Ce soir je serai la plus belle pour aller danser
Gatien Mabounga
Painting - 140 x 100 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 inch
€2,000
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Blond in Mirror
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 69.9 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 21.6 x 1 inch
€1,492
Summer Nap in Brittany
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€481
Tea Time
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 91.9 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 21.6 x 1 inch
€1,400
Tulips on Black
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 28 x 1 inch
€991
Transparent Wave
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 64.8 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.5 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,604
Bright Light
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 129.5 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51 x 35 x 1 inch
€1,575
Amandine André
Fill my life
Amandine André
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 5.7 x 0.4 inch
€70
Enjoy your life!
Amandine André
Photography - 18 x 13 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
€100
Grues Couleurs
Amandine André
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€480
Franciszek Starowieyski
Sans titre (9)
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
€750
Étude pour un paysage idéal
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch
€1,200
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 62.5 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 18.9 inch
€4,000
La route vers la Sibérie
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 inch
€500
Paysage de Bordeaux
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€600
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.2 x 11.6 inch
€600
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€600
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 41 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Jean Cocteau
Divinity - III
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€23,000
De ses filles, de son vin, un français peut être vain
Jean Cocteau
Print - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
Londres
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 26 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
€21,000
The Olympus
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
€18,000
Couple de danseurs Barcelone
Jean Cocteau
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Composition
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.9 inch
€618 €557
Don’t make your glory easy II
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€991
I am the fugitive whose country is pursuing and the stranger
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€991
Has been urinating since the last century, the statue of the public square
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
€1,003
Using speakers – they hid the truth
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
€1,003 €903
The language of speech was disrupted
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€922
Kathleen Ney
High Tops, acrylic painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 60.3 x 45.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.75 x 17.75 x 0.1 inch
€1,845
Sky and Shadows I
Kathleen Ney
Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 31.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 12.5 inch
€462
Contemporary Expressionist Style, Ancestor Oil Painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€651
Shape Shifter, abstract figurative collage
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch
€778
Gernot Kissel
Standing Nude with Flower
Gernot Kissel
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.5 inch
€733
Kitty Sabatier
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,500
Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€1,200