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
Benoît Mauduech
Diptyque sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 140 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,100
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€820
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€820
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€820
Sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€820
Katsuko Kuroya
Sans Titre (DED463027)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€160
Untitled (DEC355458)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€160
Sans Titre (DED463026)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€160
Blue Canyon
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€160
Morning haze
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€160
Mountains in the winter
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€160
Winter sky
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€160
Morning Light
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€160
Kat Zhivetin
Abstraction of a Dark Blue Square No. 1
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,576
Manifest Abstraction
Kat Zhivetin
Sculpture - 65 x 42 x 2 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,615
Maze of Pain
Kat Zhivetin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€193
Photo documentation Perfect combination
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€86
Evening on the Amazon River
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 44 x 37 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
€725
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Equality
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€1,500 €1,275
Migration
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€3,000 €2,550
Velvet Befriended Artemis
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch
€1,300 €1,105
Renaissance Two
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,100
Promised Sanctuary
Vakhtang Khelashvili
Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€270
Xavi Figueras
Julieta Intergalactica
Untitled XXIX
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XXVI
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XXX
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled 65
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XXXII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XXXIII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XXXI
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Untitled XVII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€240
Jean Carzou
Luis Miguel Valdes
El chisme
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€967
Malecon 15 años
Luis Miguel Valdes
Painting - 199.9 x 460 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 181.1 x 0.1 inch
€25,146
Manos 2
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 41.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.5 inch
€870
Americas
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 41.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.5 inch
€870
De la serie La Siempre Habana 62
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 39.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€580
Contado
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 41.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.5 inch
€870
Joaquín Xaudaró
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
€2,000
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 6.1 inch
€2,000
Sabio / Wise Man
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
€900
Christian Frederiksen
Wild Rose
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 10 x 16 x 1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,000 €850
Wintery Hare
Christian Frederiksen
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch
€810
Takakkaw Falls
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
€850
Bow River Headwaters
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,100
Dandelion World
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 10 x 15 x 0.5 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch
€730
North Side of Lasqueti
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 19 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€770
Entangled Wildflowers
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 20 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,170
Medusa 3
Christian Frederiksen
Painting - 36 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 11.4 x 0 inch
€1,400 €1,190
Anthony Roaland
Portrait of a Boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€380
Man lying down
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
€380
Sleeping
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.2 x 0 inch
€340
Portrait of a Boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€480
Portrait of a boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€490
The boy on the motorcycle
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€480
Portrait of a boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€420
Portrait of a boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 18.1 x 0 inch
€280
Audrey Faivre
Est-ce que l’art a le pouvoir de changer les sentiments ?
Audrey Faivre
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€941
Rêver de toi
Audrey Faivre
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€310