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
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Personnage
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$4,495
Untitled IV (carmine)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 53.1 x 62 x 0 cm Print - 20.9 x 24.4 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,686
Untitled II (green)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,686
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.2 inch
$5,618
Untitled I (blue)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Untitled III (pink)
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Print - 62 x 53.1 x 0 cm Print - 24.4 x 20.9 x 0.01 inch
$2,200
Juan C. Estrada
Untitled
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 114.3 x 96.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 38 inch
$1,200
Untitled- One of a kind pencil and gold paint figure drawing on paper
Juan C. Estrada
Fine Art Drawings - 99.1 x 67.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 26.5 inch
$1,200
Anet Duncan
Good Eloquent Evening Light (Geel)
Anet Duncan
Painting - 65 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 53.9 x 2 inch
$3,596
Homeland
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch
$764
Dutch Courage
Anet Duncan
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 x 2 inch
Sold
Claude André Thibaud
Élévation
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$683
L'entorse
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$576
La ronde
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$380
Racines II
Claude André Thibaud
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$380
Julio Gonzalez
Femme aux cruches n.17
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.4 x 5 x 0 inch
$17,979
Étude d’après le Greco
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 20.2 x 18.6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$11,237
Femme assisse lisant
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 16.8 x 25.5 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 10 x 0 inch
$17,979
Deux nus au gros arbre n.1
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 12.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.4 x 5 x 0 inch
$17,979
Christophe Vilar
Les jouets du philosophe
Christophe Vilar
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Les Esprits dans la muraille
Christophe Vilar
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$2,697
Vis-à-vis et bas-fond
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch
$5,618
Parti pris à l’Est
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 117 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 46.1 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$6,742
Vénus sort ce soir
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 90 x 117 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 46.1 x 2 inch
$6,742
Benjamin Déguénon
Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,573
Femme, mère de l'inhumanité
Benjamin Déguénon
Painting - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,809
Scène de village
Benjamin Déguénon
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch
$4,495
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$2,247
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$2,247
Série irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$2,247
Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
Sold
Rajendra Dhawan
Sans titre
Rajendra Dhawan
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.2 inch
$4,270
Composition sur fond beige
Rajendra Dhawan
Painting - 55 x 67 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 26.4 x 1 inch
$10,113
Composition sur fond bleu
Rajendra Dhawan
Painting - 61 x 74 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 29.1 x 1 inch
$12,360
Renato Guttuso
Hommage to Antonello da Messina
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$562 $478
Hommage to Gustave Courbet
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$652 $554
Hommage to Heinrich Fuseli
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$618 $494
Hommage to Jan Vermeer
Renato Guttuso
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$562 $449
Monte Compatri view
Renato Guttuso
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch
Sold
Monte Compatri Village
Renato Guttuso
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 51 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Mahmoodkhan
Kuffjca Cozma
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,798
Si ploaia miroase bine
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,348
Si nu stim totul
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,348
Sans titre
Kuffjca Cozma
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$2,584
Montserrat Gudiol
Untitled
Montserrat Gudiol
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$4,270