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Everyday life Drawing for Sale

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, Soma, Brian Calvin

Soma

Brian Calvin

Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 27.3 x 2.57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 10.7 x 1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, La toilette, Eugène Carrière

La toilette

Eugène Carrière

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 131, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 131

Tarek Butayhi

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 130, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 130

Tarek Butayhi

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 137, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 137

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Familien Bild, Olivier Furter

Familien Bild

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre, Camille Adra

Sans Titre

Camille Adra

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Trapezist, Eugene Berman

Trapezist

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 31.8 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.5 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, The Couple, Mino Maccari

The Couple

Mino Maccari

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Primavera, Pauline Di Valentin

Primavera

Pauline Di Valentin

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Le Gendarme, Erte Tirtoff

Le Gendarme

Erte Tirtoff

Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 15.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, La soirée, Miquel Wert

La soirée

Miquel Wert

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 73 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.7 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Isabel, Xavi Figueras

Isabel

Xavi Figueras

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Bridge, Simon Goldberg

Bridge

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Chemin, Sounya Whang

Chemin

Sounya Whang

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Femmes 3, Arancha Tejedor

Femmes 3

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Mes nuits apaches, Topolino

Mes nuits apaches

Topolino

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, #hands10, Nello Petrucci

#hands10

Nello Petrucci

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Angelo Griscelli

Figures

Angelo Griscelli

Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 9.6 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Jules Chadel

Figures

Jules Chadel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, The Hairstyle, Henri Wormser

The Hairstyle

Henri Wormser

Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Tadeusz Kantor

Sans titre

Tadeusz Kantor

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Femmes 2, Arancha Tejedor

Femmes 2

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Athanase, Dominique Pourchet

Athanase

Dominique Pourchet

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Double Neck, Jason Newsted

Double Neck

Jason Newsted

Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 22 x 2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, On stage, Damien Berrard

On stage

Damien Berrard

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Mes nuits apaches, Topolino

Mes nuits apaches

Topolino

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Man Reading, Louis Touchagues

Man Reading

Louis Touchagues

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 14.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.6 x 5.8 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Babahoum

Sans titre

Babahoum

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Babahoum

Sans titre

Babahoum

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Quixote, Leonardo Aliaga

Quixote

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Return, Leonardo Aliaga

Return

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Crossing Sea, Mr Popart

Crossing Sea

Mr Popart

Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Illimani, Rosemary Achata

Illimani

Rosemary Achata

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

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Fine Art Drawings, It's art ?, Mr Popart

It's art ?

Mr Popart

Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Pulse, Carol Damar Bitre

Pulse

Carol Damar Bitre

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 19.3 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Surprise, Rosemary Achata

Surprise

Rosemary Achata

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Journey, Rosemary Achata

Journey

Rosemary Achata

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Cage, Eric Demelis

Cage

Eric Demelis

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, In The Kitchen, Abel Besnard

In The Kitchen

Abel Besnard

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Players, Gabriele Galantara

Players

Gabriele Galantara

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Warm-up, Sirio Pellegrini

Warm-up

Sirio Pellegrini

Fine Art Drawings - 96.5 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch

€3,600

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape, Sirio Pellegrini

Landscape

Sirio Pellegrini

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 23 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Picking, Murmure

Picking

Murmure

Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€9,500

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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.