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
Joël Kermarrec
Ostende et le pantographe
Joël Kermarrec
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,472
Sans titre
Joël Kermarrec
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$899
Espace Pétrifié & courir avec la tache jaune du bonheur au fond
Joël Kermarrec
Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,045
Robbie Cornelissen
The space of absence
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$1,753
Cloud (Planet)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,461
Cloud (Atlantic tropical cyclons 1954-2021)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,753
God is in the details
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,200
Cloud (red)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,461
Cloud (Angel)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,753
Underworld (red)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,900
Places (Horreum)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$1,899
Akira Inumaru
Roses de Villandry 10
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,124
Hymne d'enfants
Akira Inumaru
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$787
Jardin des lumie?res Roses et Pierres 4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 30 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$899
Fernando Alday
Hampstead Head
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$4,719
Catalunya 1
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.6 inch
$281
Mapa del viento
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 inch
$3,596
Religious Forest II
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$3,596
Megha Joshi
AhamBrahmasmi (I am Divine)
Megha Joshi
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Jhaap III. From The Ritual Series
Megha Joshi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,200
Samsara IV. From The Ritual Series
Megha Joshi
Painting - 101.6 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Covid Nights, Neruda
Megha Joshi
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
March to June
Megha Joshi
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
July
Megha Joshi
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Frank Denota
Mia Malkova portrait
Frank Denota
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,247
Quadri dalla stanza di un medico
Frank Denota
Design - 23 x 23 x 3 cm Design - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$393
Chahrazed Fekih
Abeille I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$135
... C’est Naturel !
Chahrazed Fekih
Photography - 20 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$562
Abeille I (4)
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$135
Abeille I (3)
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$135
Abeille II
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$146
Métamorphose I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,135
Nino Devdariani
Gallery of Shoes N1
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$3,259
Gallery of Shoes N3
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$3,259
Mikato
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$2,247
A Children's Dream
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 83.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 32.9 x 0 inch
$2,023
Kimono N2
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,686
Kimono N1
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.7 x 0 inch
$2,247
Sunshine in the Universe
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 61.5 x 83 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.2 x 32.7 x 0 inch
$2,247
Grand Parents N2
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$2,247
Sve Gri
Invisible Patterns. Spiral. Ceramic Sculpture, Woman
Sve Gri
Sculpture - 29 x 35 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch
$876
Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse abstraction
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$472
Monochrome abstract painting. Warm Vibration.
Sve Gri
Painting - 59.6 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$629
Abstract Calligraphic Brush Drawing. Combing Sound
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 59.6 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$663
Gestural abstract painting. Shining Vibration
Sve Gri
Painting - 59.6 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$629
Gestural abstract drawing. Vibration.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 59.6 x 42 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$607
Three black lines. Abstract brush drawing.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$663
Streamlet. Abstract monochrome brush drawing.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$663
Alonas Stelmanas
Factory
Alonas Stelmanas
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$438
Meadows near Kaunas I
Alonas Stelmanas
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$775
Fields near Kaunas
Alonas Stelmanas
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$775
Edward Zelinsky
Beast
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$525
They watch
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$550
Cirque du jus de betterave
Edward Zelinsky
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.8 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.3 inch
$325
Tilted Landscape
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$320
Party
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$350
Susan Wooler
XXXL Abstract Antarctica (Diptych)
Susan Wooler
Painting - 100.1 x 199.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$7,097
Summer tree
Susan Wooler
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$110
XXL Stillwater Reflections
Susan Wooler
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,037
XXL Solace of Dawn
Susan Wooler
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,277
XXL Tranquil Shores
Susan Wooler
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,303
XXXL Morning istm
Susan Wooler
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,253
XXL late afternoon sunset
Susan Wooler
Painting - 75.9 x 102.1 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,086
XXXL A beautiful escape
Susan Wooler
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,247