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
Pierre Segoh
Sabine Danzé
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Anima Angeli
Sabine Danzé
Fine Art Drawings - 95 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.4 x 31.5 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 135 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Alexandra Sans Massó
Ocre - Sospita
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Magenta - Vagueries
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Berger III
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Berger II
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Berger I
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$335
Potser sí
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
T'espero
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.9 x 0.1 inch
$335
Katia Kameli
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Héron
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 49 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,372
Zoème, déesse des oiseaux
Katia Kameli
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$5,023
Les Poissons et le Cormoran
Katia Kameli
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$6,140
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Hibou
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 36 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.2 x 14.2 inch
$7,814
Marie Labat
Emmy et seneçon
Marie Labat
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$536
Semeuse
Marie Labat
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Melchor Zapata
Loïc Le Groumellec
Rafael Ruz
Abstract. Green & black
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 162 x 14 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,349
Abstract in black & golden
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,126
Abstract in black & blue
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,126
Abstract in black & red
Rafael Ruz
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Tina Loiodice
Collegiate
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
The Red
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
She Loves My Automobile
Tina Loiodice
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$893
World in Pink
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
Wind in Your Hair
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
The Queen of The Sting
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
Green Eyes
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$670
Giuseppe del Debbio
A woman / Une femme
Giuseppe del Debbio
Sculpture - 47 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$5,023
Together 2
Giuseppe del Debbio
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,116
Two nudes
Giuseppe del Debbio
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,005
Gérald Panighi
Quand cette terrible famille arrive sur la plage
Gérald Panighi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,674
Long-Deng Xiong
Serie Parallel Universe 2
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 152 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$17,191
Serie Parallel Universe 5
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 152 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.8 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$17,191
Tous les Phénomène
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 178.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.6 x 70.3 x 0 inch
$11,498
Magnolia
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 152 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.8 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$17,191
Serie Parrallel Universe 1
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 147.5 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 58.1 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$17,191
Serie Parrallel Universe 10
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
$8,595
Serie Brain Storm 9
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
$11,498
Manœuvre
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings - 123 x 123 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48.4 x 48.4 x 0 inch
$21,432