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
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Saint Michael’s Battle in The Spirit
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 220 x 300 x 6 cm Painting - 86.6 x 118.1 x 2.4 inch
$42,632
Black Sea Beach
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.3 x 0 inch
$3,141
From the Divine Comedy
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 94 x 131 x 4 cm Painting - 37 x 51.6 x 1.6 inch
$10,434
Red Coast
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 55 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,805 $2,384
November
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,141 $2,670
War and Peace by Tolstoi
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$2,132
The Birth of the New World
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,956 $5,912
Susana Mata
Woman playing cards
Susana Mata
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$673
Interior of a café
Susana Mata
Painting - 75 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,019 $1,817
Abstract figuration of an interior with a figure
Susana Mata
Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,346 $1,212
Woman lying on a table
Susana Mata
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,346 $1,212
Tanner Rhines
Bella's Last Adventure
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 17.78 x 12.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 5 inch
$673
Glass House
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 75.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 40 inch
$33,657
Fortunato Depero
Bitter Campari - l'aperitivo
Fortunato Depero
Fine Art Drawings - 24.3 x 21.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.6 inch
$10,097
Campari nel cuore
Fortunato Depero
Fine Art Drawings - 30.6 x 21.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.3 inch
$10,097
Visioni simultanee. Terra + cielo
Fortunato Depero
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 59.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 23.5 inch
$50,485
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Cubic Feet Empaquetages
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$5,049
Wrapped Snoopy House Collage
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 61.2 x 54.9 cm Print - 24.1 x 21.6 inch
$17,838
Wrapped Barcelona fontain
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 56 x 71 cm Print - 22 x 28 inch
$10,097 $7,573
Christo (1935-2020) Project for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1970. Signé
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 48 x 68 x 2 cm Print - 18.9 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
$5,609
Lithographie Le Pont Neuf
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$2,805
Wrapped Reichstag
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 66 x 98 x 0.5 cm Photography - 26 x 38.6 x 0.2 inch
$11,219
Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 71.1 x 55.9 cm Print - 28 x 22 inch
$4,500
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Sans-titre
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,683
Sans-titre
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,683
Agrès - Ensemble de cinq gravures
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch
$1,346
Walasse Ting
Adam Nidzgorski
Sans titre
Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$729
Sans titre
Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Ziad Dib Jreige
The fields of yesterday
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$756
Sick at heart
Ziad Dib Jreige
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inch
$216 $195
A living seaside
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$216 $195
A Victim's Eye
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$755 $604
William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Lake Ullswater, April 1802
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 45 x 60 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
$864
An unholy Valentine
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 7 x 7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 2.8 x 2.8 x 0.2 inch
$432 $389
Mathilde André
Amazone
Mathilde André
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
$280
Par dessus des fleurs
Mathilde André
Painting - 31 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$449
L'homme est à la mesure de toutes choses
Mathilde André
Painting - 72 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,731
Paysage Corée du sud
Mathilde André
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$337
Nina Narimanishvili
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$561
Continuation of the Road
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,805 $2,384
Little Clown
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Thought About You
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,366
Serge Salis
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$729
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$898
Macchiareddu et ses conteneurs
Serge Salis
Painting - 24 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
$785
Beau temps sur la Istiklal CD
Serge Salis
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,814
Je plane comme un drone et jouie à la vue de ce spectacle
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,488
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,366