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
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Rostros sin rostro 11-3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
€2,000
Rostros sin rostro 8-12
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€570
Rostros sin rostro 2-17
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Print - 60 x 42 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.5 inch
€375
Rostros sin rostro 3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch
€1,800
Rostros sin rostro 11-5
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch
€975
Rostros sin rostro 3-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 65 x 46 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 inch
€730
Rostros sin rostro
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 34 x 83 cm Painting - 13.4 x 32.7 inch
€780
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Ripper
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
€270
Orphandom - The Huayllani Massacre
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Painting - 115 x 115 cm Painting - 45.3 x 45.3 inch
€1,600
Jean-Pierre Stora
1990 Museum Beaubourg
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 32 x 15.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 6.2 x 0.2 inch
€1,950
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
€950
Sans Titre 5 - Ref BDNW9147
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
€950
Ensemble 1988 Together
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
€1,950
1988 Intérieur Beaubourg Museum Inside
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 13.5 x 16 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.3 x 6.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,450
Jeux d'Enfants 1990 Children playing
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.3 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch
€1,950
Silvia Cuello
Aesthetic encounter
Silvia Cuello
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.3 inch
€400
Special little girl
Silvia Cuello
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 15.4 inch
€900
Marcela Zemanova
On ne peut pas m’arrêter
Marcela Zemanova
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€550
Golden dancer II
Marcela Zemanova
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€550
2flui
Tamar Mindia
Portrate of Frida Kahlo
Tamar Mindia
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
€437
Autumn in pastel shades
Tamar Mindia
Painting - 101 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€778
Rafik Majzoub
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
Sold
Casey Waterman
Boobs, From the Series “Why This Restlessness?”
Casey Waterman
Print - 101.6 x 127 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 50 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
Tennis, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,166
Swing, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Sculpture - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,166
Three's Company. From the origin series
Casey Waterman
Painting - 41.9 x 125.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 49.5 x 2 inch
€3,888
Lawn, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
Red Ball, From the Series “Why This Restlessness?”
Casey Waterman
Print - 101.6 x 127 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 50 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
Henrik Jacob
Inconnue Douglas vendeuse
Henrik Jacob
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
€800
Ordres des fumeurs
Henrik Jacob
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
€800