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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Gianfranco Baruchello
Sans-titre
Gianfranco Baruchello
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,827
Sans-titre
Gianfranco Baruchello
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,827
In the Devonian Gardens
Gianfranco Baruchello
Print - 70 x 69.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch
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Tertium Dufur
Gianfranco Baruchello
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Alberto Romero
Cuenco de trozos de calabaza
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 2 inch
$1,696
Geometric drawing with yellow plums Geometría de ciruelas amarillas Óleo sobre papel
Alberto Romero
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 13 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.1 inch
$679
Bowl with eggs Cuenco con huevos
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,923
Bowl with blue cloth Cuenco con trapo azul
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,923
Still life - Flor - Alberto Romero
Alberto Romero
Painting - 38 x 34 x 5 cm Painting - 15 x 13.4 x 2 inch
$1,414
Giuseppe Uncini
La Dimora delle Cose
Giuseppe Uncini
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 149 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 58.7 x 0 inch
$20,356
Carlos Velilla
No se desprende
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.1 inch
$848
Mester de Juglaria
Carlos Velilla
Painting - 195 x 250 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 98.4 x 1.6 inch
$33,927
En el bosque
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 19.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.1 x 7.7 inch
$848
Frédéric Balmefrezol
La Ruffe
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$441
Miroir Vert - tige
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,764
Couleurs d'écorces
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Sculpture - 90 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$2,443
L'envol
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0.6 inch
$554
Presqu'ile
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$441
Source du Lac
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$441
Sous l'eau
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$441
Gérard Fromanger
Bruce Tchibozo
Sans titre
Bruce Tchibozo
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 inch
$679
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Personnage
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$4,524
Untitled IV (carmine)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 53.1 x 62 x 0 cm Print - 20.9 x 24.4 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Untitled II (green)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,696
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,696
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.2 inch
$5,654
Untitled I (blue)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Untitled III (pink)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Juan C. Estrada
Untitled
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 114.3 x 96.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 38 inch
$1,200
Untitled- One of a kind pencil and gold paint figure drawing on paper
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 99.1 x 67.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 26.5 inch
$1,200
Anet Duncan
Good Eloquent Evening Light (Geel)
Anet Duncan
Painting - 65 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 53.9 x 2 inch
$3,619
Homeland
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch
$769
Take four
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 23 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 9.1 x 2 inch
Sold
Dutch Courage
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 x 2 inch
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Claude André Thibaud
Élévation
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$688
L'entorse
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$580
Extension
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$382
Racines II
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$382
Julio Gonzalez
Femme aux cruches n.17
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.4 x 5 x 0 inch
$18,094
Étude d’après le Greco
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 20.2 x 18.6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$11,309
Femme assisse lisant
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.8 x 25.5 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 10 x 0 inch
$18,094
Deux nus au gros arbre n.1
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 12.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.4 x 5 x 0 inch
$18,094