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
Elena Disabato
Chroma VII
Elena Disabato
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
€948
Several Circles - Kandinsky
Elena Disabato
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€3,119
The birth of the world - Miro
Elena Disabato
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch
€2,273
Chroma VI - Teardrop
Elena Disabato
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch
€455
Lia Chechelashvili
Chaotic dance
Lia Chechelashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€890
Lotus
Lia Chechelashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
€909
Whimsical dance
Lia Chechelashvili
Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 20 x 1 inch
€2,873
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Oris 4 (série de 40 têtes)
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Painting - 49 x 33 cm Painting - 19.3 x 13 inch
€1,500
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
€800
Oris 3 (série de 40 têtes)
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Painting - 48 x 28 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11 inch
€1,500
L'énigme de l'attachement Ghost Town Part I & II
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Painting - 60 x 42.5 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,800
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
€800
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
€1,000
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 79 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 31.1 inch
€800
Baptised through the fire
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Painting - 109 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 42.9 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Molly Greene
Drawing II
Molly Greene
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 14.75 x 2.54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 5.8 x 1 inch
Sold
Drawing I
Molly Greene
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 14.75 x 2.54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 5.8 x 1 inch
Sold
Amber MA
Look at yourself
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 17 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,350
Unstable fantasy
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
The legend of Fig Boys
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
La légende de l’enfant-figue NO.2
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch
€950
Circle game
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€1,400
Blu_451
The bluebird
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
€500
…Where you are
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€400
La beauté du monde
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
€260
L’Art du Bonheur
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€350
Momento lirico - Vanité aux ginkgos
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
€450
Le miroir de ton âme
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Henri Pfeiffer
Haude Bernabé
A bird without a song
Haude Bernabé
Sculpture - 102 x 65 x 72 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 25.6 x 28.3 inch
€9,800
Le gardien du temple
Haude Bernabé
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
Sold
Suite africaine
Haude Bernabé
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
Sold
Les racines du ciel
Haude Bernabé
Sculpture - 115 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
Sold
Aldo Sergio
Still life - bananas
Aldo Sergio
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
€350
Alex Konahin
La Mouche - The Fly
Alex Konahin
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Le Papillon - The Butterfly
Alex Konahin
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Innocenti
Dame Marthe et Mephisto II
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€427
Bergers et troupeaux
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€534
Duo de paysage animé
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€608
Jeunes filles s'amusant
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 13 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
€395
Étude de vaches
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.9 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
€309
Duo de paysage
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
€608
Etude de scène musicale
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€502
Etude de cuisine animée
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€395
Jacques Gorde
Marine à l'aube d'une nouvelle journée
Jacques Gorde
Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,490
Personnages
Jacques Gorde
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€780