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
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Personnage
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 5.9 x 0 inch
€4,000
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Untitled II (green)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
€2,139
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.2 inch
€5,000
Untitled I (blue)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
€2,139
Untitled III (pink)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
€2,139
Juan C. Estrada
Untitled
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 114.3 x 96.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 38 inch
€1,166
Untitled- One of a kind pencil and gold paint figure drawing on paper
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 99.1 x 67.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 26.5 inch
€1,166
Anet Duncan
Good Eloquent Evening Light (Geel)
Anet Duncan
Painting - 65 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 53.9 x 2 inch
€3,200
Homeland
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch
€680
Take four
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 23 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 9.1 x 2 inch
Sold
Claude André Thibaud
Élévation
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€608
L'entorse
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€513
Extension
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
€338
Racines II
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€338
Marie Détrée
Icebergs en série
Marie Détrée
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€400
Julio Gonzalez
Petit Masque n°3
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 7.2 x 6.8 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.8 x 2.7 x 0 inch
€10,000
Femme aux cruches n.17
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.4 x 5 x 0 inch
€16,000
Étude d’après le Greco
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 20.2 x 18.6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
€10,000
Femme assisse lisant
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.8 x 25.5 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 10 x 0 inch
€16,000
Benjamin Déguénon
Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
Femme, mère de l'inhumanité
Benjamin Déguénon
Painting - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€2,500
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€2,000
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€2,000
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€2,000
Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
Sold
Rajendra Dhawan
Sans titre
Rajendra Dhawan
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.2 inch
€3,800
Soleil sur fond rose
Rajendra Dhawan
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€11,000
Composition sur fond beige
Rajendra Dhawan
Painting - 55 x 67 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 26.4 x 1 inch
€9,000
Renato Guttuso
Hommage to Antonello da Messina
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
€500
Hommage to Gustave Courbet
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
€580
Hommage to Heinrich Fuseli
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
€550
Monte Compatri view
Renato Guttuso
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch
Sold
Monte Compatri Village
Renato Guttuso
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 51 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Hommage to Vincent Van Gogh
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Mahmoodkhan
Kuffjca Cozma
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€1,600
Si ploaia miroase bine
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
€1,200
Si nu stim totul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,200
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€2,300
Si umbrela si frigul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
Sold
Lisbeth Delisle
Collage - 10
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€1,200
Femme ou baigneuse
Lisbeth Delisle
Sculpture - 140 x 160 x 140 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 63 x 55.1 inch
€150,000
Maison 1
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 15.7 inch
€1,800
La Veuve Noire
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€1,200