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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Jean-Raymond Delpech
Tropical Landscape
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 14 x 0 inch
$670
Sunset in Mountain
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Painting - 25.5 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$502
During the War
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 42.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.7 x 0 inch
$558
Mountains
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$647
Flower Vase
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$223
Landscape
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 27.2 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 10.7 x 0.1 inch
$313
Landscape
Jean-Raymond Delpech
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 23.6 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch
$279
Notte
Jacques Villon
Les Joueurs des Cartes (The Card Players)
Jacques Villon
Print - 47 x 58.4 cm Print - 18.5 x 23 inch
$9,500
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3059
Jacques Villon
Print - 41 x 28 cm Print - 16.1 x 11 inch
$1,674
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW3067
Jacques Villon
Print - 51 x 33 cm Print - 20.1 x 13 inch
$1,674
La Chasse au Tigre (Ginestet-Pouillon 641)
Jacques Villon
Print - 36.8 x 48.3 cm Print - 14.5 x 19 inch
$5,000
La Fabrique du Sourire
Sourire au clair d'un sourire
La Fabrique du Sourire
Print - 30 x 30 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$140
I want you smile
La Fabrique du Sourire
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
$279
Sourire Parisien
La Fabrique du Sourire
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
$279
Henri Fehr
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$629
Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,029
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$572
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$801
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$686
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$686
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$698
Adriana Carambia
De la série Los escritos
Adriana Carambia
Painting - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,791
Laure Julien
La sagesse des fleurs #3
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,842
La sagesse des fleurs #2
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,842
La sagesse des fleurs #1
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,842
Collection Terre, Lune & Gingko #7
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$257
Moon & gingko #4
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch
$647
Collection Lune fleurie #3
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$553
Lune fleurie #2
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$553
Walter Minus
Xaviera
Walter Minus
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Otto Wols
Jean Hélion
Portrait d'homme au chapeau Melon
Jean Hélion
Print - 66 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,674
Homme assis
Jean Hélion
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.6 inch
$24,558
Tony Cragg
Untitled
Tony Cragg
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$15,628