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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, Plaid Shirt, Nathan Chantob

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€3,200

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

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Dancers, Nicola Simbari

Dancers

Nicola Simbari

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

€750

Fine Art Drawings, Charlatan, Nicola Simbari

Charlatan

Nicola Simbari

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Night Tram, Nicola Simbari

Night Tram

Nicola Simbari

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Fall, Pauline Di Valentin

Fall

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Scène de corrida, Yves Brayer

Scène de corrida

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Buio omega, Rossella Mercedes

Buio omega

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.9 x 0.1 inch

€990

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 25, Imad Fakhry

Untitled 25

Imad Fakhry

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

€649

Fine Art Drawings, Intérieur, 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

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Elite Discourse, Luigi Bompard

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

€580

Fine Art Drawings, Seducing Lady, Luigi Bompard

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

€560

Fine Art Drawings, Lady and news, Luigi Bompard

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

€560

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

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

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.9 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 6.1 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Girls, Ilia Balavadze

Girls

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, K2, Elena Borstein

K2

Elena Borstein

Fine Art Drawings - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 inch

€3,710

Fine Art Drawings, Family, Ivan Afronskiy

Family

Ivan Afronskiy

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€1,290

Fine Art Drawings, Danceuse, Henri Fehr

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

€522

Fine Art Drawings, Reading letter, Luigi Bompard

Reading letter

Luigi Bompard

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Why?, Michael Grine

Why?

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.01 inch

€278

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joan Albert

Untitled

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, Attablée au bar, Henri Fehr

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

€633

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.3 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.7 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 4.7 inch

€1,100

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, The street, Luigi Bompard

The street

Luigi Bompard

Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€560 €420

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 67, Lucio Forte

Untitled 67

Lucio Forte

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13 x 0 inch

€130

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Sculpture, Painter Can, tizlu

Painter Can

tizlu

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

€1,200

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

€500

Print, Le plongeon, Maude Ovize

Le plongeon

Maude Ovize

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

€300

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.