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Ink Drawing for Sale

Drawing is undoubtedly one of the oldest forms of human expression, with the use of the pictograph as early as prehistoric times. If ink drawing has been present in many periods, and in a very widespread way in Asia, its forms and representations seem to diversify especially from the 19th century. Following the rise of industrial production, technical drawing (or industrial drawing) developed and was clearly distinguished from artistic drawing. In fact, it became very codified and aimed at communicating very precise information about a manufacture or a use. Thus, in the same vein, we find fashion drawings for example. Drawing also seems to be very present in the fields of design or architecture...

There are many drawing techniques: charcoal, pencil, dry or oil pastel, chalk, colored pencils... and of course ink! 

For a long time reserved for writing, ink is gradually making its way into art. Diluted, mixed or pure, ink offers an almost infinite palette of nuances. A quality ink must be fluid and fix instantly on the paper. It marks the white sheet of paper by leaving a trace whose installation and drying time are relatively fast. There are several types of ink that can be used for drawing.

The best known? The Indian ink. It appeared nearly 5000 years ago, this black ink, very qualitative, brings a brilliant effect to the drawing. It became popular in Europe in the Middle Ages, where it was first used to decorate manuscript illuminations. It is also found in the Renaissance in the field of printing. From a formal artistic point of view, the great names of the time such as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach or Titian began to use it in engraving. Artists found other uses for it in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The ink of walnut, quite widespread because it can be manufactured in large quantities, is the only ink that is perfectly compatible with writing with a fine pen. More fragile to light but no less popular for decorative drawing or illustration, colored inks are composed of special pigments similar to those used in watercolors.

Probably the most famous ink artwork in the world remains "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" by the great Japanese master Hokusai: the first in the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji". Imitated but never equaled, the Wave with its light tones of white and grey-blue is a print surfing on Western and Eastern artistic influences.

Are you in love with Hokusai's poetry or simply curious to explore this unique artistic genre? Emerging and established artists are waiting for you in our selection dedicated to ink drawing: discover Éléonore Deshayes, Lali Torma or Manuel Santelices! Don't wait any longer to look for the rare gem... 

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Fine Art Drawings, Madame Chanel, Kristina Mallen

Kristina Mallen

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€550

Fine Art Drawings, Prostitute, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€3,000 €2,400

Fine Art Drawings, Feelings, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,000 €4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Balance, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€4,000 €3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Franco, Fred Borghesi

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Man in blue, Fred Borghesi

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, News Paper Sellers, Fred Borghesi

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,400

Fine Art Drawings, The Frowns N2, Fred Borghesi

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Putting, golf !, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€90

Fine Art Drawings, Golfeur !, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€90

Fine Art Drawings, Pressure, Nina Narimanishvili

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€650 €520

Fine Art Drawings, Personnages I, Arancha Tejedor

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€160

Fine Art Drawings, Moineau II, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 inch

€100

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Benoît Mauduech

Benoît Mauduech

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€820

Fine Art Drawings, Alpha, Richard Saint-Amans

Richard Saint-Amans

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€250 €188

Fine Art Drawings, Shady Acacia, Gabrielle Pool

Gabrielle Pool

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€417

Fine Art Drawings, Abracadabra N2, Nino Devdariani

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Abracadabra N1, Nino Devdariani

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Wedding, Nino Devdariani

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Dementia, Nino Devdariani

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, No Title, Elio Marcucci

Elio Marcucci

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 inch

€180

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elio Marcucci

Elio Marcucci

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elio Marcucci

Elio Marcucci

Fine Art Drawings - 18.2 x 14.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.2 x 5.6 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Senza titolo, Elio Marcucci

Elio Marcucci

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Lunapark, Jeanne Daour

Jeanne Daour

Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.4 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, The street, Luigi Bompard

Luigi Bompard

Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€560

Fine Art Drawings, Reading letter, Luigi Bompard

Luigi Bompard

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, The Castellan, Florisa Cordova

Florisa Cordova

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (35), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (21), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (22), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (72), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (73), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (75), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (71), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (67), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (66), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Karol Drzewiecki

Karol Drzewiecki

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.7 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Gush, Rossella Mercedes

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings - 29.8 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Chateau de cartes, Maksim Lopez

Maksim Lopez

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Treacherous, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Secret game V, Lilit Soghomonyan

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€430 €387

Fine Art Drawings, Mascarade, Kristina Mallen

Kristina Mallen

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€490

Fine Art Drawings, Spiritual Realm 2, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 22 x 0 inch

€4,023 €3,218

Fine Art Drawings, Spiritual Realm 1, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 22 x 0 inch

€4,500

Fine Art Drawings, Pray for, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,023

Fine Art Drawings, Visitors from Outside, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€4,291

Fine Art Drawings, Reincarnation, Shui Qiu

Shui Qiu

Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€4,291

Fine Art Drawings, Solo, Ezekiel Messou

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, WID, Ezekiel Messou

WID

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Cotoi, Ezekiel Messou

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€730

Fine Art Drawings, Bigaba, Ezekiel Messou

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, KAIC, Ezekiel Messou

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Yama-Sirpe, Ezekiel Messou

Ezekiel Messou

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€600

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Need help with Ink Drawing ?
What is an ink drawing?

Ink drawing is the process of applying ink to a surface using a pen, brush or other object. This method encompasses various techniques and can achieve a wide range of outcomes.

What do you need to draw with ink?

To create an ink drawing, you will need a surface such as paper, ink, and a tool to apply the ink with such as a pen or brush.

What's the difference between ink and paint?

Both ink and paint are made partially of pigment, but while the pigment in ink is mixed with PVC resin and plasticizers, the pigment in paint is mixed with acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers.