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
Studio Abawé
Fausto Melotti
Sculpture Project
Fausto Melotti
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
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Lenil Yu
Secret Invasion
Lenil Yu
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,917
Lucebert
Odonchimeg Davaadorj
Sans titre
Odonchimeg Davaadorj
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.3 inch
$1,234
Agur
Olena Siniuhina
La fille au bord de l'eau
Olena Siniuhina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$325
Le bain
Olena Siniuhina
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$90
Matinée au bord de l'eau
Olena Siniuhina
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$393
Federico Zandomeneghi
Still life
Federico Zandomeneghi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,468
Parimah Avani
Deity of Day and Night of the Ways
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$954 $811
The silvery song of resistance
Parimah Avani
Painting - 21 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
$449 $404
Goddess of Tears and Water
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $858
Goddess and Pillar of the Western Sky
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 182 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 71.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,458 $1,167
Wild Roses of Revolution
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$550 $468
Middle Eastern Goddess and Pillar of Heaven
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 182 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 71.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,627 $1,301
Goddess and Pillar of the Northern Sky
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 182 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 71.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,571 $1,257
Dreamers of Dawn
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 12 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$651 $553
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Man in the fields
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 49 x 64 x 0.4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,346
Cubist with three faces
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Sculpture - 22 x 14 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 inch
$2,917
Woman
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$898
An optimistic landscape
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 44 x 62.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 24.6 x 0.1 inch
$785
Skull - perhaps death
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$673
Captured demon
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,346
Tomo Sakurai
Forgiveness
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 33 x 2.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 x 0.9 inch
$2,019
Funing Xia
The Last Supper
Funing Xia
Painting - 210 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 82.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch
$89,752 $76,289
Blood Sacrifice
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$7,180
The spread of red
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$8,078
The Unfinished Traces
Funing Xia
Painting - 53 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$11,556