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
Ossip Zadkine
Untitled
Ossip Zadkine
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$13,395
The Labours of Hercule - Cerberus
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$391
The Labours of Hercule - Fight against the Nemean lion
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$391
The Labours of Hercule - The birds of Stymphalian lake
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$391
The Labours of Hercule - The shepherd of Geryon
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
$391
Raoul Hausman
Sans titre
Raoul Hausman
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17.9 x 0 inch
$5,023
Wassily Kandinsky
Sans titre
Wassily Kandinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 12.2 inch
$66,976
Dominique Liccia
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 18.9 inch
$726
VIEUX MONDE DEBOUT
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 18.9 inch
$781
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 15.4 inch
$670
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 15.4 inch
$670
Stop la guerre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$502
Reem Yassouf
Jessica Houston
Perceptible Changes Over Time
Jessica Houston
Print - 56 x 84 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,000
With an Eye of Faith (Elephant Island, Antarctica)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 55.9 x 83.8 cm Photography - 22 x 33 inch
$3,349
Rock Has No Tongue
Jessica Houston
Sculpture - 99.1 x 38.1 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 39 x 15 x 11.5 inch
$6,400
The fatigue of the conquest
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
$1,563
If Held To The Light
Jessica Houston
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,237
Kelkin
Joel Giraud
Pastel bleu 1423
Joel Giraud
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13.6 x 0 inch
$279
Chorégraphie Minérale
Joel Giraud
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,353
Les nouveaux arrivants
Joel Giraud
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,242
Frank Denota
Mia Malkova portrait
Frank Denota
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,233
Ludoroy
Zen-3162
Ludoroy
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,340
Helen Warner
Three Screams
Helen Warner
Painting - 40.5 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.9 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$1,892 $1,609
Dream World
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,892
Gliding on Ice
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$1,892
Expressions Of The Heart 4 of 4
Helen Warner
Painting - 76 x 51 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0.6 inch
$5,046
Disappearing Darkness
Helen Warner
Painting - 50.7 x 61 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$3,784
Frozen
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$2,523
Around In Circles 3
Helen Warner
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$6,307
Around In Circles 1
Helen Warner
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$6,307