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
Milo Manara
Manara - Esmeralda et Corto Maltese Hommage à Hugo Pratt
Milo Manara
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
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Le vaisseau fantôme
Milo Manara
Fine Art Drawings - 34.7 x 24.8 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
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Michaël Brack
Des araignées dans le grenier
Michaël Brack
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$781
La Maison sur la Plage
Michaël Brack
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
François Houtin
Troisième cabane de jardinier (deuxième état)
François Houtin
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$335
Stefano Mazzolini
Versme
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$781 $547
Krasimira Stikar
Beginning, Middle, End
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$2,121
Two Mounds (Dve Mogili)
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$2,679
Gravity colorful
Krasimira Stikar
Painting - 29.2 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$670
Time 1
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$804
Time 2
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$804
Architecture in motion
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 54.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$4,019
Upheaval 1
Krasimira Stikar
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$402
MrHope
Aurélie Trabaud
A babord - Ecume N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Abstract landscape N°4
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 15.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$257
Contact color relief
Aurélie Trabaud
Sculpture - 54 x 54 x 4.2 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 21.3 x 1.7 inch
$3,572
Monotype Cloudy sky
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,340
Karina Lara
Glazed terracotta jars with spoon
Karina Lara
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 16.7 inch
$949 $854
Stanislav Bojankov
Imagination play-IV
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,060 $954
Portrait
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$117
Imagination play-VI
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,060 $954
Summer jazz-I
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 17 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$100 $90
Impression-III
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$502 $452
Abstract landscape
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$368 $332
Impression-V
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$368 $332
Aude Herlédan
Étude de la sculpture "Curieuse"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$6,698
Tatiana Lebedev
Experience optique _04
Tatiana Lebedev
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 2 inch
$2,679
Stéphane Rime
No name 100.70 #D244
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$279
No name 40.30 #C171
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$78