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
Renee Anastase
Lilac Luster
Renee Anastase
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 91.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 36 x 0.2 inch
$2,922
Silver Linings 2
Renee Anastase
Painting - 121.92 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.2 inch
$6,068
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Pride or prejudice
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Angel as demon
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$899
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,214
Above the rabbit hole
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 69.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Another roots saga
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Go tell it on the trees
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 89.5 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.2 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Look who's blowing in the wind !
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 32 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,686
Cekyka Art
Agnès
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$336
Fragon
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$336
Luna
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$281
Little Art
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$225
Ressemblance
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$336
Human power
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$336
Chinese doll
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$325
New world
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$336
Atelier Vionnet
Robe jaune 1 ref BDNW11665
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Ensemble fourrure vert 108 ref BDNW11774
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Robe rouge 248 ref BDNW11914
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Manteau noir et blanc 246 ref BDNW11912
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Écharpe noire et blanche 245 ref BDNW11911
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Écharpe marron 244 ref BDNW11910
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Écharpe noire blanche et rouge 240 ref BDNW11906
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
Écharpe noire et blanche 239 ref BDNW11905
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$360
One KBCA
Shellfish gatherer
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.8 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$645
Man with a paper airplane
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.8 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$593
Bird in the nest
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.8 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$593
Labor
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.8 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$593
Bearded with parrots
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$371
Man with a hat and a dog
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$483
Man drinking cachaça
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$483
House in the wilderness
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$405
Korsé
Volatiles
Korsé
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,124
Judith Christine Riemer
The Dreamplanter
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 95 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,764
Shadow tiger
Judith Christine Riemer
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$551
Wassertropfen-Symphonie
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 95 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,787
Think outside the box
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,910
Dream it, wish it, do it
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 70 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,135
Soft Summer Eve
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$775
Hide and Seek
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$775
Paradise Garden
Judith Christine Riemer
Painting - 80 x 40 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 inch
$1,180
Christopher Hughes
The River Wye. Chepstow to Rhayader
Christopher Hughes
Fine Art Drawings - 22.1 x 62 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch
$815
Malvern Sparrowhawk
Christopher Hughes
Fine Art Drawings - 24.9 x 35.1 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$537
Red Kite. Carreg Cennen, Wales
Christopher Hughes
Fine Art Drawings - 24.9 x 35.1 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$548
Lucca. Tuscany, Italy
Christopher Hughes
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$557
Gordes. Provence
Christopher Hughes
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$557
Tuscan Landscape. Orcia Valley. Tuscany
Christopher Hughes
Fine Art Drawings - 24.9 x 35.1 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$510
Daniele Steardo
Anti-romantique
Daniele Steardo
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 110 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,304
a Ee
Mystic in the same place
a Ee
Fine Art Drawings - 21.4 x 14.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.4 inch
$5,744
Karine Nicolleau
Impression #2
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$281
Gremlins
Karine Nicolleau
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$225
Impression #3
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$281
Enlightened #1
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Enlightened #2
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Enlightened #3
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$326
Lilu Fischer
Collage 4
Lilu Fischer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$2,972
Way with surprise
Lilu Fischer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch
$10,038