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
Henri Michaux
Composition abstraite
Henri Michaux
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 52.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 20.7 x 0.4 inch
$18,977
Celso Castro
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13
Celso Castro
Painting - 99.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Taxi Driver, June 13
Celso Castro
Fine Art Drawings - 34.9 x 24.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.75 x 9.75 inch
$400
Taxi Driver, June 14 (Diptych)
Celso Castro
Painting - 69.9 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
$400
Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo
Celso Castro
Painting - 99.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Platanos en Tentación
Celso Castro
Photography - 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Platanos Asados
Celso Castro
Photography - 50.8 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Jean Bazaine
Pour le Livre des Livres
Jean Bazaine
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Nicolas Prabel
Roboïde print # 1
Nicolas Prabel
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$106
Roboïde butterfly
Nicolas Prabel
Sculpture - 60 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
$1,451
Roboïde mandalorian II
Nicolas Prabel
Sculpture - 60 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
$1,451
Richard Saint-Amans
Le Doute
Richard Saint-Amans
Sculpture - 290 x 220 x 250 cm Sculpture - 114.2 x 86.6 x 98.4 inch
$13,395
L'Adieu (G Appolinaire)
Richard Saint-Amans
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$357
Letter 8
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$893
Jorge Castillo
Little Theater
Jorge Castillo
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$1,340
Margaret Neill
Dovetail small 2
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 60.2 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,290
Dovetail small 4
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 60.2 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,290
Dovetail small 6
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 60.2 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,290
Intermezzo 4
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$1,963
Intermezzo 5
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$1,963
Intermezzo 6
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$1,963
Intermezzo 7
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$1,963
Tim Burton
L’étrange Noël de Monsieur Jack, Jack et Sally
Tim Burton
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Oncle Fétide
Tim Burton
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Mister Jack
Tim Burton
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Mister Jack
Tim Burton
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
Sold
The Catman
Fishes in Pink
The Catman
Fine Art Drawings - 81.5 x 120.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 32.1 x 47.4 x 0 inch
$402
Fieroza Doorsen
Untitled (ID 1293)
Fieroza Doorsen
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Zwy Milshtein
Sans titre (192)
Zwy Milshtein
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,674
Michael Bastow
Odalisque (The Yellow Blanket)
Michael Bastow
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$6,140
The Dream
Michael Bastow
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$5,916
Olympia (d'après Manet)
Michael Bastow
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$6,140