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
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Yellow Fantasy II
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$560
Composition I
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.8 inch
$393
Yellow Fantasy I
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$560
Yellow and Blue Fantasy
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$560
Wine and Bread
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$785
Eveninig city
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,907 $1,717
Jinshi He
The Coldness
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 126 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 49.6 x 0 inch
$11,219
Circles
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 126 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 49.6 x 0 inch
$13,463
The Broken Space
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$3,366
The Chill of Winter
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$3,366
The Lonely Passenger
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$3,366
The Nostalgia
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$3,366
The Recurrence
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 73 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 28.7 x 0 inch
$4,488
Where the Sounds of Spring Come From
Jinshi He
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$3,366
Lorette Le Brestec
Les métamorphoses
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 65 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
$3,927
Couleurs chaudes
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$2,019
Fenice (Bas relief)
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$2,019
Joséphine (Diorama)
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$3,141
Géraldine
Lorette Le Brestec
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$898
Menachem Gueffen
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$651
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$875
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$539
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$426
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$875
Rose
Volkan Aslan
Chapter - 4
Volkan Aslan
Fine Art Drawings - 117 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 46.1 x 33.1 inch
$4,263
Dear Ugly Future
Volkan Aslan
Sculpture - 55 x 27 x 34 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.6 x 13.4 inch
$6,731
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Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Ne cherchons plus tout est là
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,010
Kintsugi bol gris
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Poussieres d’or
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$886
Qu’a-t-on fait
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$841
Restez avec nous
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$886
Hommage à Rizü Takahashi - chawan rose
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$841
Baobabs - Trois amis
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Ors-izon-Aimotion - Baobabs 4
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,234
Fiona Weedon
Autumn Walk 2
Fiona Weedon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$191
Last minutes of Light I
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,077
Last minutes of Light II
Fiona Weedon
Painting - 73 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,077
Julien Wolf
Terrasse Théâtre
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
$2,805
Essuie-tout en panne
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$5,049
Han Qi
Zdenka Palkovic
Désertique
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,795 $1,526
Japanese Landscape
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,795