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
Invader
Meteo Meteo
Banana
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€65 €46
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€115 €69
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch
€650 €325
JonOne
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Concert baroque, Verdi
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.9 inch
€12,000
Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
€1,000
Wagner
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 15.7 inch
€18,000
Hervé Di Rosa
Sauvetage dans le ciel
Hervé Di Rosa
Painting - 156 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 61.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€26,000
Mourenx, la tour des célibataires
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€150
L'Atlas
Speedy Graphito
Lapinture
Speedy Graphito
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€4,800
Les tumultes de la modernité
Speedy Graphito
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€27,000
Jazzu
Piotre
Untitled
Piotre
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€500 €350
Tarek
Philippe Pasqua
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch
€20,000
Vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
€14,000
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
€28,000
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch
€20,000
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch
€14,000
Francine Van Hove
Étude pour Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€3,300
Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
€20,300
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
€23,300
Etude pour "Avec Mona Lisa"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€2,000
Solaire
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
Étude pour Clémentine & Café
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
€4,100
L'Oeil en Coulisse
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€6,100