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…
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René Gruau
Etude de femme au béret
René Gruau
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.6 inch
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Pasturo
May the Gods still accept...
Pasturo
Sculpture - 240 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 94.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$1,786
Promeneur du jour V
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$558
Promeneur du jour II
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$558
Promeneur du jour IV
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$558
Promeneur du jour III
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$558
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
État intermédiaire 17
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,353
Hydroponie 04
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 144 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 56.7 x 0.1 inch
$5,023
Biostasie 06
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,679
Hydroponie 11
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 144 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 56.7 x 0.1 inch
$5,023
État intermédiaire 13
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,353
État intermédiaire 14
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 114 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,353
Biostasie 23
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,679
Biostasie 13
Emmanuel Lesgourgues
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,679
Simão Da Silva
NUDE Lovers 4
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,953 $977
Lovers 9 Amoureux
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,953 $977
Schiele 1984 tribute 3
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,842 $921
NUDE Lovers 1
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,953 $977
NUDE Lovers 2
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,898 $949
NUDE Lovers 3
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,953 $977
Lovers 6 Amoureux
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,953 $977
Lovers 7 Amoureux
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,953 $977
Christiane Bernais
Les yeux verts
Christiane Bernais
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,005
La belle endormie
Christiane Bernais
Sculpture - 29 x 33 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13 x 6.3 inch
$1,060
Jour de marché à Bamako
Christiane Bernais
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.4 inch
$726
Vagues d'amour
Christiane Bernais
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Beatriz Oggero
Against the tide
Beatriz Oggero
Sculpture - 800 x 50 x 2 cm Sculpture - 315 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,140
River I
Beatriz Oggero
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 43 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
$536
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 27.6 inch
$2,009
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 97 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 38.2 inch
$3,126
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$3,126
Gilbert Pastor
Intérieur
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,340
Etude
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$558
Intérieur
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 98 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 38.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
Paysage
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,233
Arnaud Gautron
Oiseaux Bleus Arbres Rouges
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,233
Le passeur et l'oiseau
Arnaud Gautron
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$558
Sans Titre 33 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
Nouvelles directions, n°5
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
Sans Titre 25 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
Sans Titre 9 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 111 x 111 x 3 cm Painting - 43.7 x 43.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,228
Eduardo Moreno
Red Volcano
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$106
Orange Tree
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$106
Sleeping Cat
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$106
Green Candy
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 4.3 x 0 inch
$106
Autumn Leaves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$106
Pink Waves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$106
Red and Pink
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$106
Red and White
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$106
Luigi Bompard
The Alpine
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$670
Girls with a flower
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$737
Intimate Talk
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$647
Elite Discourse
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$647
Fighting Children and Mother Cry
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$647
The Family Scheme
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$625
Lady and news
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$625
Seducing Lady
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$625