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…
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Marc Thivierge
Rêves de nous deux
Marc Thivierge
Fine Art Drawings - 63.5 x 30.48 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 12 x 1.2 inch
$800
Is this your colour?
Marc Thivierge
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
$700
Bubble gum pick-up sticks
Marc Thivierge
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$600
Eleonora Drumeva
Triclinium
Eleonora Drumeva
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$270
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,697
Romain Duris
Ode Bertrand
Bernard Gantner
Le torrent dans la montagne
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$9,551
Vue sur le lac Léman le bouvenet
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$9,551
Louisa Chase
Emile Gilioli
Nude of Woman
Emile Gilioli
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
Sold
Gopal Dagnogo
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,112
Farandole folâtre sans tutu, sans tralala N°2
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 130 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch
$5,057
Gordon's dry gin
Gopal Dagnogo
Painting - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$12,360
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Sans-titre
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,686
Agrès - Ensemble de cinq gravures
Gérard Titus-Carmel
Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch
$1,348
Larry Rivers
Sans titre
Larry Rivers
Fine Art Drawings - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$7,641
Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio
Larry Rivers
Print - 144.8 x 101.6 cm Print - 57 x 40 inch
$6,000
Franck Scurti
Art is a game (3)
Franck Scurti
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 13 inch
$3,371
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Vers Saint Georges
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,809
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
$393
Vers Louvre-Dauphine
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
Daffy
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,382
Trapèze
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,057
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
$393