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
Pablo Echaurren
Absorbing reading
Pablo Echaurren
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,328
Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$1,992
È la promessa di Kimra
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$1,770
I nostri esperti sono giunti ad una conclusione determinante
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$1,770
Biancheggiando l'Alba
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 110 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$8,852
Gérard Fromanger
Le circuit froid et l’escargot petit-gris
Gérard Fromanger
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 102 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
$27,662
Orphné Achéron
Siréne aux serpents
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,272
Songe d'Hiver
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 inch
$775
Venenum II
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,272
Venenum Neptunium
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,272
Surrexerunt
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$1,051
Jacques Yankel
Bleu gris
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,209
Manette
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,209
Passage hanté
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,209
Gabrielle Pool
Trunklestiltskins out and about
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$583
Stilt Walkers
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$583
Hot to trot
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$583
African stand off
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$583
Wildebeest migration
Gabrielle Pool
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,711
Philippe Azema
Aux avares ravins, merci
Philippe Azema
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,660
Filaments d'ivres têtes
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,660
Beaux ectoplasmes et fiers radis
Philippe Azema
Painting - 100 x 60 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 inch
$2,766
Rue des ombres
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 25.2 inch
$1,660
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
La faiseuse de lumière
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,098
L'équilibriste
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$420 $399
Arpèges nocturnes
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,205
Jeanne de Belleville, Dame de Clisson et Montaigu
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$8,409
Le clan de Heimdall
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 162 x 228 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 89.8 x 1.2 inch
$13,278
Butterfly Opera
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,936
American Rhapsody
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,873
Paul Emile Colin
War Zone
Paul Emile Colin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$332
Destroyed Houses
Paul Emile Colin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$332
The Road
Paul Emile Colin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$332
Landscape
Paul Emile Colin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$332
Korede Solaja
Afrikaans
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,074
The Split
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,459
Tranquility
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,074
Mazed Beauty
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,074
Hands of love
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,074
Frederic Weisz
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$763
Anya
Eduarda Tavares
Bubblegum
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 50.6 x 35.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14 x 0.4 inch
$1,217
Waves of blue
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$1,660
Dreaming of faraway lands
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 50.8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 20 x 0.4 inch
$1,328
Swirling
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,438
Water
Eduarda Tavares
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$553