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
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Blond in Mirror
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 69.9 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 21.6 x 1 inch
$1,535
Tea Time
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 91.9 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 21.6 x 1 inch
$1,440
Tulips on Black
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 28 x 1 inch
$1,020
Spring Bouquet 2021 #1
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 99.1 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 31 x 1 inch
$1,230
Spring Bouquet 2021 #2
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 91.4 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 25 x 1 inch
$1,220
Reflection With Flowers
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 47 x 1 inch
$1,220
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Untitled Gap
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 34 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$809 $728
Territorial Pissing
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 31.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.4 x 9.6 x 0 inch
$573
Insurance Card
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$607
Arpón (Goat kisser)
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$753
Sleeping Cock
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 26.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$506
Kathleen Ney
High Tops, acrylic painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 60.3 x 45.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.75 x 17.75 x 0.1 inch
$1,898
Contemporary Expressionist Style, Ancestor Oil Painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$670
Shape Shifter, abstract figurative collage
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch
$800
Amor de Agua
La sagesse dans les branches
Amor de Agua
Painting - 120 x 108 cm Painting - 47.2 x 42.5 inch
$1,236
Because we need colors 2
Amor de Agua
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$135
To protect your heart
Amor de Agua
Sculpture - 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 2.6 x 2.4 x 0.6 inch
$56
La femme et l'enfant sur les racines de l'arbre
Amor de Agua
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$899
Les poumons de la Terre
Amor de Agua
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,236
Michael Alan
Essential Workers
Michael Alan
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.04 inch
$2,800
Every day is indigenous peoples day
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 295.9 x 58.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 116.5 x 22.9 x 0.04 inch
$1,236
Dirty magic
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch
$1,798
Clear Glisten
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.04 inch
$1,686
Motor functions
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 58.2 x 38.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 15.3 x 0.04 inch
$1,124
Yasen Zgurovski
The Biggest Fish in the World
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Elephants for Peace
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Chihuahua. Looking for Laika
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$809
Kokimoto
Anti-heroes in the matrix
Kokimoto
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,450
Leo Guida
Italian Landscape with Signals
Leo Guida
Painting - 50 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,573
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Composition IV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 134 x 96 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 52.8 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,400
Road signs I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
Natural resemblance XIV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
Natural resemblance XIII
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
When you step into the land of colours I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
When you step into the land of colours VI
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
Road signs IV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
Road signs II
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,308
Miodrag Djuric (Dado)
Gesa Reuter
Don't we all meed some light
Gesa Reuter
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$584
Counting The Waves, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Gesa Reuter
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$750
Minako Asakura
Squirrel in the Forest
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 33.3 x 33.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,067
Rabbit, Trasure-Trove
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.7 x 1.2 inch
$674
Peach Tree
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$16,181
Recollection
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$730
Jewel Tree #2
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,461
The Supernova Remnant
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$2,135
Blue Rabbit
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 60.6 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,910
Star Jewelry, I am that I am
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,573