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
Despa Hondros
Raining Over 100,000 Circles
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$2,679
Untitled (Green)
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$1,507
Field of yellow
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0 inch
$726
Heathcote Trees
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,451
Mandala 9 (One Continuous Line)
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$1,228
Cornflowers
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0 inch
$726
Pink. Intense.
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$1,786
Albena Vatcheva
Mélodie pour deux chatons et piano
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$44 $42
Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent ... (métal)
Albena Vatcheva
Design - 76 x 76 x 0.16 cm Design - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$949 $902
Souviens-toi les lucioles...1
Albena Vatcheva
Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$122 $116
Jeune femme
Albena Vatcheva
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$463 $441
Voyages voyages...
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
Jean-Jacques André
Diptyque Strate
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 92 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
$893
Guéridon Pop Art/Street Art
Jean-Jacques André
Design - 80 x 43 x 43 cm Design - 31.5 x 16.9 x 16.9 inch
$949
R/021
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 63 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
$659
C /003
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
$402
Gopal Dagnogo
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,105
Farandole folâtre sans tutu, sans tralala N°2
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 130 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch
$5,023
Gordon's dry gin
Gopal Dagnogo
Painting - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$12,279
Hossein Borojeni
La petite robe noire
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.9 inch
$558
Call me President
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 10 inch
$614
Theo Haggai
Fille à la cigarette
Theo Haggai
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 20.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.1 inch
$1,060
Audrey Fleurot 1
Theo Haggai
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 20.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.1 inch
Sold
Audrey Fleurot 2
Theo Haggai
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 20.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.1 inch
Sold
Sophie Duplain
Le Souvenir
Sophie Duplain
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$335
Inga Makarova
Welcome to Cabaret
Inga Makarova
Fine Art Drawings - 114 x 74 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 44.9 x 29.1 x 0 inch
$4,019
Ex Boyfriends (Blue)
Inga Makarova
Painting - 168 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 66.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
$6,474
Ex Boyfriends (Black)
Inga Makarova
Painting - 167 x 134 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65.7 x 52.8 x 1 inch
$6,474
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Storm
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$603 $543
Territorial Pissing
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 31.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.4 x 9.6 x 0 inch
$569
Insurance Card
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$603
Arpón (Goat kisser)
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$748
Sleeping Cock
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 26.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$502
Flexible Horizons 2
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$380
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Delicate
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 26 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch
$2,009
Portrait in the studio
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Painting - 76 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,121
What's hidden
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 28 x 22 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11 x 8.7 x 6.7 inch
$2,009
Faces
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 50 x 63 x 63 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 24.8 x 24.8 inch
$4,353