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Drawing is undoubtedly one of the oldest forms of human expression. Even in the prehistoric times, humans used drawings to represent the world around them. Drawing has been central not only to artists learning how to capture reality but also for fashion designers wanting to sketch out designs, or architects and engineers needing to create detailed images of buildings or machines. Overtime, drawing has hugely diversified. Innovation by artists and those using drawings for non artistic purposes has resulted in the existence of a wide variety of techniques.

Genre drawing depicts everyday life with ordinary people. Although it changed overtime, even with the first prehistoric drawings we can see aspects of the daily life of men and women represented on the walls of their caves.

In Antiquity, wealthy Romans also used painted mosaics to illustrate their lives and actions in their homes, examples of this were found at the Villa Casale in Sicily (listed as UNESCO World Heritage).There is also some evidence that Romans used metalpoint (generally silver although gold, copper or lead could also be used) on paper or parchment coated with gum powder and coloured pigments to produce artworks.

Artists have always been inspired by their environment and have never ceased to represent the world around them. Drawing forms the basis of artists' understanding of the human body and the world around them. They will first learn to look carefully at the world around them. They might choose to capture simple things around them: a still life or a child playing. With colored pencils, charcoal drawings, chalks or pastels, artists have immortalized the scenes around them from ordinary actions to extraordinary festivities.

Many great masters were fond of genre scenes and everyday life drawings. While these drawings often took the form of preliminary sketches, they could also be artworks in themselves. For example, in the 17th century Rembrandt produced a substantial portfolio with hundreds of drawings, including many depicting scenes of everyday life. For example, “Saskia in Bed", a drawing in pen and brown ink, represents a nurse watching over his wife who lies ill in bed.

Everyday life drawings have evolved throughout art history but still have valued place within the visual arts, particularly in modern and contemporary art. In fact, it is one of the first courses offered to budding artists at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. As Giacometti famously stated, “If we master a bit of drawing, everything else is possible."

Artsper offers a wide selection of drawings representing realistic, figurative or abstract scenes of everyday life. Explore works by famous contemporary artists as well as drawings by new emerging talents like Soufiane Ababri, Virginie Barré and Shadi Alzaqzouz.

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Fine Art Drawings, Pub no.1, Xiao Duzi

Pub no.1

Xiao Duzi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$830

Fine Art Drawings, La farandole, Lyne Seybel

La farandole

Lyne Seybel

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$328

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 20.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8 inch

$2,340

Fine Art Drawings, No New Friends, Ivan Peev

No New Friends

Ivan Peev

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Smat156,part2, Lassana Sarr

Smat156,part2

Lassana Sarr

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$819

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kimi Stichova

Sans titre

Kimi Stichova

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Banderillero II, Wai Ming Lung

Banderillero II

Wai Ming Lung

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, The Meal, Lenz Guerino

The Meal

Lenz Guerino

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, Trump at Home, Blankman

Trump at Home

Blankman

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, Le bain, Olena Siniuhina

Le bain

Olena Siniuhina

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

$94

Fine Art Drawings, Acteon, Jean-Michel Alberola

Acteon

Jean-Michel Alberola

Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 112 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 44.1 x 0 inch

$9,360

Fine Art Drawings, Couple in a Cube, Kaiko Moti

Couple in a Cube

Kaiko Moti

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 71 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 28 x 0 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, Les femmes de Renoir, Flojack

Les femmes de Renoir

Flojack

Fine Art Drawings - 115 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,978

Fine Art Drawings, Couple Reading, Mino Maccari

Couple Reading

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 4.7 x 0 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch

$700

Fine Art Drawings, Couple, Mino Maccari

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.4 x 0.1 inch

$643

Fine Art Drawings, Spettacolo, Mino Maccari

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Gareth Pugh, Manuel Santelices

Gareth Pugh

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Silhouettes. May, Elena Done

Silhouettes. May

Elena Done

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$590

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 134, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 134

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$700

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Mino Maccari

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Mino Maccari

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$585

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Mino Maccari

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$608

Fine Art Drawings, Painter, Mino Maccari

Painter

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$877

Fine Art Drawings, In the Fied, Ilia Balavadze

In the Fied

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$877

Fine Art Drawings, Solaire, Francine Van Hove

Solaire

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Fine Art Drawings, At the Zoo, Mino Maccari

At the Zoo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$819

Fine Art Drawings, Otium, Mino Maccari

Otium

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$679

Fine Art Drawings, Strong Mans, Ilia Balavadze

Strong Mans

Ilia Balavadze

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

$2,106

Fine Art Drawings, dream #1, Dr. Love

dream #1

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$105

Fine Art Drawings, Police and Woman, Mino Maccari

Police and Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$585

Fine Art Drawings, Grupos de amigos, Gabriel Rigo

Grupos de amigos

Gabriel Rigo

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$994

Fine Art Drawings, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$994

Fine Art Drawings, Consultation, Mino Maccari

Consultation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Home, Avishek Sen

Home

Avishek Sen

Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 56.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,861

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

$1,521

Fine Art Drawings, Two World, Ilia Balavadze

Two World

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$1,872

Fine Art Drawings, Dreaming woman, Dr. Love

Dreaming woman

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$105

Fine Art Drawings, Chocó II, Juan arreaza

Chocó II

Juan arreaza

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$800

Fine Art Drawings, Free Boys 2, Ilia Balavadze

Free Boys 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$4,095

Fine Art Drawings, Free Boys, Ilia Balavadze

Free Boys

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$4,095

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Painter Can

tizlu

Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

$1,404

Print, Sans Titre, Yann Kebbi

Sans Titre

Yann Kebbi

Print - 72 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$585

Print, Le plongeon, Maude Ovize

Le plongeon

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Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$351

Need help with Everyday life Drawing ?
What is everyday life drawing?

Everyday life drawing, also known as genre drawing, refers to drawings that depict ordinary life and people. Drawings representing daily life date back to prehistoric cave drawings, but they are still popular today.  

What are still life drawing examples?

Still life drawings use objects as their subject matter, which are often everyday items situated within a domestic interior setting. Common still life objects include fruit or other foods, flowers, and tableware.

What is the theme of scenes of everyday life?

Everyday life scenes were popular with 19th century artists, who used them to represent contemporary themes such as childhood, bourgeois life and work. This genre can cover many themes, often addressing issues in contemporary society.