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
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
Maurice Douard
Street n-3
Maurice Douard
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 inch
€1,500
Festival d'Avignon
Maurice Douard
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Street XV
Maurice Douard
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 inch
€1,500
Street VIII
Maurice Douard
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 inch
€1,500
Harald Wolff
Prêt à célébrer (n°1)
Harald Wolff
Painting - 100 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Prêt à célébrer (n°2)
Harald Wolff
Painting - 100 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Prêt à célébrer (n°3)
Harald Wolff
Painting - 100 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Découverte de Myriam
Harald Wolff
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
Nam June Paik
Albert Einstein
Nam June Paik
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
€3,600
Life Has No Rewind Button from V Idea serie
Nam June Paik
Print - 59 x 69.2 x 1 cm Print - 23.2 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
€5,500
Serge Plagnol
Bleu de septembre
Serge Plagnol
Painting - 80.5 x 97.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.7 x 38.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
La Musique de branches en gris bleu
Serge Plagnol
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
La musique de branches
Serge Plagnol
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,395
Georges Rousse
Nantes #2
Georges Rousse
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 64 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
Sold
Tellas
The Forest
Tellas
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 64 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
€1,550
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Mémoire internée – Poulailler n° 2
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Painting - 114.5 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 45.1 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
€7,500
Femme mécanique n°3
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 5.9 inch
€450
Une image de la guerre 14-72
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€7,000
Entrée en matière “Il est 6h15, les corps apparaissent. Je les laisse vivre et je signe…”
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Éclat du jour
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 3.1 inch
€350
Brigitte et ciseaux
Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch
Painting - 93 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 114
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€590
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 64
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 57
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
Jeanne Hébuterne - Couverture
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€990
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 86
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€690
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 74 & 75
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 59.4 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch
€690
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 116 & 117
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 59.4 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch
€590
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 72
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€590
José Pirès
Carmen #2
José Pirès
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
€480
Topolino
Terrasse des paresseux
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€550
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€240
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€240
Mes nuits apaches
Topolino
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€240
Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos
Blue Moonlight
Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos
Painting - 102 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 48 x 1.2 inch
€19,999
Heaven's Gate
Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€23,600
Expectation of the miracle
Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€12,000
Peace Beam
Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€27,000