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…
Discover the styles & movements
Olga Radionova
Starfall. Item 1
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€400
Tree of Life #1
Olga Radionova
Sculpture - 55 x 41 x 14 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 16.1 x 5.5 inch
€5,316
StarFall. Item 2
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€400
Starfall. Item 3
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€400
Starfall. Item 4
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€400
Starfall. Item 5
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€400
Starfall. Item 6
Olga Radionova
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€400
Tree of Life #3
Olga Radionova
Sculpture - 50 x 55 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 21.7 x 4.7 inch
€5,104
Nanci Erskine
Grasslands Nocturne w/ fireflies
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€188
Grasslands Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€188
Prairie Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€188
Evening Pathway
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€188
Been Here Before
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€188
Through the Trees,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 19.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€188
Grove,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€188
Kristina Malashchenko
A piece of the sea
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,250
Mascarade
Kristina Malashchenko
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€490
Serene sailboat at sunset
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€550
We are just like other people…
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,250
Woman in love
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,350
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Hidden Blossom
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
€1,246
Evening Poppy Meadow
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
€709
Morning on the Norfolk Broads, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 90.9 x 90.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.4 inch
€4,958
Willow tree reflections
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 75.9 x 101.1 x 3.6 cm Painting - 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.4 inch
€4,958
Welsh River
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 61 x 90.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 24 x 35.8 x 1.4 inch
€3,099
Leiga
Solomon Mugutso
Against the current
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€3,050
Walk with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€3,530
It stops with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,810
Balance
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€6,090
The River Ancestors
Solomon Mugutso
Painting - 110 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
€6,250
Beautiful people
Solomon Mugutso
Painting - 190 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0 inch
€6,730
Maria Vetkalova
Your Majesty
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,354
Falling For You
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,058
First Meeting
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,234
Golden Glow
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,882
Vogue as Butterflies
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,882
Autumn Memories
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,882
Autumn Melody
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,354
Olivier Furter
Face II
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,300
Mensch III
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,200
Topographie Humaine II
Olivier Furter
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Runway I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 63 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 24.8 x 0 inch
€1,200
Zimmer I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,200
Notseig
Mountain
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 30.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 12 x 0.4 inch
€650
Barthélémy Amoros
Le Pavillon Vendôme (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
€650
La Cathédrale St Sauveur (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
€500
Le mur végétal (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
€500
La Méjanes (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.1 inch
€500
Le Cours Mirabeau (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 inch
€500
Vivian Maier caléche
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 5 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2 x 2 inch
€300
Portrait Capet
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.3 inch
€450
Maral Djenazian
Women series I
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,530
Floral Elixir series on paper I
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
€1,530
Floral Elixir series on paper II
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
€1,530
Women series II
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,530
Women series III
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,530
Women series IV
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,530
Courage
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€1,690
Floral elixir series on paper IV
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0 inch
€1,530
Yuri Romagnoli (Hopnn)
JP Malot X Hopnn
Yuri Romagnoli (Hopnn)
Painting - 142 x 218 x 5 cm Painting - 55.9 x 85.8 x 2 inch
€7,000
Roi soleil
Yuri Romagnoli (Hopnn)
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€400