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
Qing-Yan Li
Fairy in the Flying Apsaras
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Fairy Playing Chinese Lute
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Girl Named as Lily
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Girl With a Cat
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Riding Together
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Animal Love
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Birds Chirp in The Valley
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Lotus of Heart
Qing-Yan Li
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Mike King
A good day fishing
Mike King
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$609
Midway at the Florida State Fair
Mike King
Painting - 38.1 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$909
Sunday Morning 7th Ave. Ybor City, Tampa
Mike King
Painting - 38.1 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$979
Cephas Jamaican Restaurant & Grocery
Mike King
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,539
Skippers Smokehouse Tampa Fl
Mike King
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$1,399
You Wu
If Love
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch
$893 $759
Withstand
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch
$893 $759
Heart Sutra Floating in the World
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$893
Self Defence
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch
$893
You have me and I have you
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch
$893
Reflection
You Wu
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,786
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Armin Guther
Landscape
Armin Guther
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$335
View of Henningsvaer Lofoten
Armin Guther
Painting - 21 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$335
View of Henningsvaer Lofoten
Armin Guther
Painting - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$335
Northern Europe Landscape
Armin Guther
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 17 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$279
Vincent Pompetti
Blade Runner
Vincent Pompetti
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,060
Fiona Weedon
Autumn Walk 2
Fiona Weedon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$190
Last minutes of Light I
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,072
Last minutes of Light II
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,072
Nicolas Sanchez
Mariana Mirage
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$5,000
Tios y hijos
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 inch
$5,000
Aperture 7
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$5,000
Aperture 14
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 17 x 2 inch
$5,000
Cielo de Jalisco
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
Sol de Jalisco 5
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
Anthea Missy
City Lovers
Anthea Missy
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,791
Martin Bradley
Blue Cloud, Pink Sky
Martin Bradley
Painting - 76 x 55 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,679
The Proclaimers
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$3,126
Archaic Spirit
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,795
Alexandre Taillandier
Untitled
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$770
Rue Clodion
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$837
Sans titre (3)
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Accident
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Portrait 1
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$536
Sans titre (6)
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
Rue Vaneau
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$469
Rue Mony
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$469