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Charcoal Drawing for Sale

Charcoal drawings are a timeless form of artistic expression, known for their dramatic contrasts and natural fluidity. Whether used for detailed portraits, elegant nudes, or abstract studies, charcoal enables artists to explore tonal depth and emotional nuance like few other mediums.

Its texture—soft, rich, and easily blended—makes charcoal ideal for collectors seeking artwork that captures both movement and intensity.

Discover powerful charcoal artworks on Artsper, including pieces by Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Robert Longo, and Eliane Bonabel. Whether you're starting a new collection or adding a striking touch to your decor, charcoal art offers bold visual impact and enduring sophistication.

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Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

Fine Art Drawings, Grand portrait de femme, Verog

Verog

Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 79 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.1 x 31.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joan Albert

Joan Albert

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Sans cible, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€585

Fine Art Drawings, Call of childhood, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€790

Fine Art Drawings, King Crab, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€790

Fine Art Drawings, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Nature morte, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Anatomie 8, LN Le Cheviller

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€715

Fine Art Drawings, Anatomie 7, LN Le Cheviller

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€715

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Gilbert Pastor

Gilbert Pastor

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Prostitute, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Feelings, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Alpha, Richard Saint-Amans

Richard Saint-Amans

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Le diner de cons, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Seaborg, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Treacherous, Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 45.5 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 62.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24.6 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Revol

Jean Revol

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 23.8 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Le Buffle, Jean Poulain

Jean Poulain

Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 78 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

€790

Fine Art Drawings, Herma, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€485

Fine Art Drawings, Truffe et caviar, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Candide, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Porcelaine #3, Zo

Zo

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€390

Fine Art Drawings, Onirisme 1, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Personnages, Tadeusz Kantor

Tadeusz Kantor

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€4,800

Fine Art Drawings, Fire not lost, Emily Redd

Emily Redd

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch

€263

Fine Art Drawings, Tête de clown, Verog

Verog

Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Enfant, Isabelle De Luca

Isabelle De Luca

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 inch

€440

Fine Art Drawings, Lunaire, Isabelle De Luca

Isabelle De Luca

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€440

Fine Art Drawings, Magnolia, Fabian La Rosa

Fabian La Rosa

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Bellis Perennis, Fabian La Rosa

Fabian La Rosa

Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 14.8 x 0 inch

€1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Doule Thought D07, Tehos

Tehos

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Nu couché, Camille Hilaire

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€1,150

Fine Art Drawings, La liseuse, Camille Hilaire

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Nu assis, Camille Hilaire

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,150

Fine Art Drawings, The bathing girls, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Esterelle, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, La peur, Christophe Hohler

Christophe Hohler

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

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Need help with Charcoal Drawing for Sale ?
How is charcoal used in drawing?

Charcoal is used in versatile ways by artists. Using charcoal, the artist has the ability to create fine lines using the corner of the stick, or it can create larger patches of tone when used on its side.  

Why draw in charcoal?

Charcoal is often used by artists for drawing instead of a pencil because it allows for more artistic freedom and variation. Artists can create both fine, sharp lines and larger areas of tone using the same medium.

What are the different drawing techniques?

The most commonly used drawing techniques are graphite pencil, charcoal, pastel, pen and chalk.