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
Nagsoul
Frame me not
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€800
Urban friends on week end, Série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€950
Les pays imaginaires
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.5 inch
€250
Southern winds
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€300
Spanish salsa 1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€300
L'horizon n'est qu'une illusion où se construisent les mirages.
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,500
Moon Shin
Moon Shin Museum Stairs 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,900
Blue Simphony / Symphonie en bleue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€2,950
Famille Family MMCA Museum Seoul Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,950
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,900
Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Les poissons
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
€180
Les herbes folles
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€235
Petit Paysage 2
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€235
Erte Tirtoff
Etoiles
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 13.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Sophisticated Lady
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 40.6 x 26 x 14.6 cm Sculpture - 16 x 10.25 x 5.75 inch
€5,513
Cascades
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 13.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Mel Ramos
Angelo Pioppo
Crypsis
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€490
He's got a dream too
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
€690
Symphonie des vagues
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,190
Discursions, fracas et révolutions colorées
Angelo Pioppo
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€880
Ilia Balavadze
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Koen Betjes
PopArt - Campbell Soup x Balloon dog Gold
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 20 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€249
PopArt - Campbell soup x Balloon Dog Blue
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 20 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€249
PopArt - Campbell soup x Balloon Dog (Silver)
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 20 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€249
PopArt - Campbell soup x Balloon Dog Blue x Snowman
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 20 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€249
PopArt - Campbell soup x Balloon Dog (silver) x Warhol Banana
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 25 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
€249
PopArt - Campbell soup x Balloon Dog (Gold)
Koen Betjes
Sculpture - 20 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch
€249
Tracey Adams
Balancing Act 2
Tracey Adams
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 inch
€1,579
Anything you lose comes round in a different form
Tracey Adams
Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
€8,261
Claude Weisbuch
Le violoncelliste
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
€980
Emmanuelle Vroelant
"Doute" bronze numéroté de 1 à 8 20x21x11cm
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Sculpture - 20 x 21 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 4.3 inch
€1,400
Le non-dit
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,600 €3,240
Le monde des media
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 72 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
Processus de formation.
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 61 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
Yaacov Agam
Star of David Crystal Mezuzah
Yaacov Agam
Design - 12.5 x 3 x 3 cm Design - 4.9 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch
€870
"Day & Night" Spinning Polymorph
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 32 x 28.5 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.2 x 4.7 inch
€36,000
Beyond the Visible
Yaacov Agam
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 27.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 11 inch
€1,934
Rainbow Star of David
Yaacov Agam
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
€47,875
Polymorph "2 x 3= 4"
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 54 x 82 x 2 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch
€27,000