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
Raphaelle Emery
Catwoman in love
Raphaelle Emery
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$314
American dream
Raphaelle Emery
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$258
The mansion
Raphaelle Emery
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$393
Chantal Westby
Le bien et le mal (1)
Chantal Westby
Painting - 122 x 91 x 5 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 2 inch
$2,693
Global Warning
Chantal Westby
Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$112
Le bien et le mal (2)
Chantal Westby
Painting - 122 x 91 x 5 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 2 inch
$2,693
Reminder
Chantal Westby
Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$112
End Fossil ! Fuels !
Chantal Westby
Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$112
Manuel Marteles
Paz / Peace
Manuel Marteles
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.5 inch
$1,122
El Dios / The God
Manuel Marteles
Painting - 50 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,263
Pareja / Couple
Manuel Marteles
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.5 inch
$1,122
Amor ciego / Blind Love
Manuel Marteles
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.5 inch
$1,122
Desesperanza / Hopelessness
Manuel Marteles
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.5 inch
$1,122
Desnudo con árbol / Nude with a Tree
Manuel Marteles
Painting - 50 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,263
Emily Redd
Invincible
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 86.4 x 63.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 25 x 0.1 inch
$2,900
Untitled 2 22
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$200
Untitled 3 22
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 19 x 0.1 inch
$360
Bricks
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 26.7 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$250
Cliffs
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$325
Corridor
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$200
Spring rain
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$225
Fire not lost
Emily Redd
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$295
Miguel Ybáñez
Magda Bolumar
Untitled
Magda Bolumar
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$3,366
La nueva (Carpeta "La luna presente")
Magda Bolumar
Print - 70.1 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$360
C. Creciente (Carpeta "La luna presente")
Magda Bolumar
Print - 70.1 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$360
C. Menguante (Carpeta "La luna presente")
Magda Bolumar
Print - 70.1 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$360
La llena (Carpeta "La luna presente")
Magda Bolumar
Print - 70.1 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$360
Rafa Forteza
Koljo Mishev
Archers II
Koljo Mishev
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
$258
Archers I
Koljo Mishev
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
$258
Karim Benchebra
Skull
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,234
Mariposa
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,795
Serenity II
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,795
L'échange
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,132
Joker
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,234
Skull, snake and rose
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,346
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Landscape with reeds
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,346
Landscapes with reeds, the spears
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Painting - 45 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,141
Wall of silence
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,458
Obelisk
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,019
#Sugar Cubes on sugar dreams
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 76 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,458
Romantic ideals drawing no 2
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch
$3,927
Mountain and stars
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Painting - 121 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$17,950
Ledentelier
De Force et de Dentelle
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Khépri
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Voiles d'été
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Manta
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
2 battements d'elle
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Chamade
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,019
Corail
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,795
Rhett Boland
Openness to vulnerability
Rhett Boland
Painting - 92 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$4,260
Marlow's thoughts (in his dark heart)
Rhett Boland
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,649
A boardroom decision
Rhett Boland
Painting - 110 x 78 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.7 x 1.6 inch
$4,274
Pronounce the unpronounceable
Rhett Boland
Painting - 105 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 41.3 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$7,179
Invalidating environment
Rhett Boland
Painting - 90 x 185 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 72.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,436
An indirect disclosure
Rhett Boland
Painting - 90 x 155 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 0.4 inch
$7,068
Not quite there yet (still invisible)
Rhett Boland
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,945