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…
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Jose Bellver
The world of ideas II
Jose Bellver
Painting - 71 x 101 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 39.8 x 1 inch
€1,600
Irmgard Sigg
Sans titre
Irmgard Sigg
Fine Art Drawings - 69.5 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0 inch
€800
La Danse de Daphné
Irmgard Sigg
Sculpture - 48 x 23 x 21 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.1 x 8.3 inch
€3,200
Hommage à J-H Simon (résistant membre du CNR)
Irmgard Sigg
Sculpture - 21 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€1,500
Peter Nabarlambarl
Oeuvre n°1263
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 101.5 x 75 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,930
Oeuvre n°0840
Peter Nabarlambarl
Fine Art Drawings - 101.5 x 75 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,930
Oeuvre N°1202
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 76 x 58 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22.8 x 0.2 inch
€1,716
Blue tongue lizard
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 75 x 105 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,930
Oeuvre n°0843
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 101.5 x 76.5 x 0.4 cm Painting - 40 x 30.1 x 0.2 inch
€1,930
Oeuvre n°1606
Peter Nabarlambarl
Painting - 105 x 75 x 0.4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€2,123
Thierry Virton
The big rhinoceros
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
Wonderful cruise
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
The balloons
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
Art in nature
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
The viking
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
Wild trip
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
The people of the desert
Thierry Virton
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€410
Leszek Zegalski
Santiago Jr. Ayala
Long-distance talk
Santiago Jr. Ayala
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 inch
Sold
Andrzej Szypluk
A girl
Andrzej Szypluk
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 45 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
Nude
Andrzej Szypluk
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 45 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€750
A Girl
Andrzej Szypluk
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
€350
Nude
Andrzej Szypluk
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.4 inch
€350
Marc Bodie
Why are we so alone even in company?
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€650
The eye of the storm
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€650
Beyond Just a Matter of Distance
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€650
Where next
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€750
Holding fast
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€650
Mirco Marcacci
Nu VI
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu IV
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu III
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu I
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu VII
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu V
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Nu II
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€890
Alcides Calizaya
Which one for the people?
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
€400
The mirror clause
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
€450
Dilemma of the flesh
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
€880
Home party
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€810
Toxicity wherever you are
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
€400