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
Marian Williams
For Your Eyes Only 19
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
$277
Magdalena's Eyes
Marian Williams
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,164
Valérie Hadida
Duo : jour et nuit
Valérie Hadida
Sculpture - 60 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch
$22,421
Pablo Picasso
Table with Fish, Black Background
Pablo Picasso
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$155,396
Visage Brun-Bleu
Pablo Picasso
Sculpture - 30.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 12 x 15 x 1 inch
$40,000
Exposition Vallauris (1964)
Pablo Picasso
Print - 63.5 x 53.3 cm Print - 25 x 21 inch
$15,000 $13,500
Bouquet à la pomme
Pablo Picasso
Print - 25 x 26 x 2 cm Print - 9.8 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch
$11,100 $9,435
Speedy Graphito
On récolte ce que l'on s'aime
Speedy Graphito
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,655
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
$5,328
Street Art Makes My Day
Speedy Graphito
Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$2,800
BB.Queen
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
$28,859
Cuisine mode d'emploi(s) 2
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$555
Academie des banlieu Bleu
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$222
Piotre
John Matos Crash
Sans titre
John Matos Crash
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26.6 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,387
Untitled (Arrows)
John Matos Crash
Sculpture - 85.1 x 36.8 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 14.5 x 11.5 inch
$7,500
The Revisionist (édition)
John Matos Crash
Print - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$1,776
Antony Squizzato
Dialogue de sourds
Antony Squizzato
Painting - 49 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,421
Œil qui monte se la raconte
Antony Squizzato
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$943
Chanoir
Carrie Graber
Misty Morning in Pasadena
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,850
Two in the Pool
Carrie Graber
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 48.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 inch
$1,750
Tarek Butayhi
B241
Tarek Butayhi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$900