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
Stefano Mazzolini
Bacofy
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
€800
Orcoge
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
€800
Bacos
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
€800
Treoc
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
€800
Javier Calleja
Untitled
Javier Calleja
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 17 x 2.57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 6.7 x 1 inch
Sold
Never looking back
Javier Calleja
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 71 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 28 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Stéphane Rime
No name 40.30 #C171
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€70
Noname 50.40 #D111
Stéphane Rime
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€100
Philippe Cognée
Mimmo Rotella
Mari Ito
Origen del deseo - Energia Invisible
Mari Ito
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€6,535
Origen del deseo - El resultado del deseo
Mari Ito
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
€13,100
Origin of desire -Result of radioactive contamination
Mari Ito
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
€2,178
La Transformación del Deseo - Explosión de Apetito
Mari Ito
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€9,440
Origen del Deseo-Buen Rollo II
Mari Ito
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€7,625
La Transformación del Deseo - Quiero Estar Dentro de Alegría
Mari Ito
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
€7,990
Origen del Deseo - Buen Rollo I
Mari Ito
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€7,624
Origen del deseo - Quiero ver
Mari Ito
Painting - 59 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
€4,356
Noël Granger
Mon adorable Marguerite !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch
€90
Notre Montagnarde !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 inch
€90
My little pink pig !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch
€90
My lucky Rabbit !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 inch
€90
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Les Grenouilles qui Demandent un Roi
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
En Compagnie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,800
Métamorphose
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Ombre d'un Géant
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
La Jardinière
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 170 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€22,000
La Rose
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
La Palme
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
Femme au Chapeau
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€6,000
Gustav Klimt
La Danseuse de Cabaret / Liegender Mädchenakt nach links / Reclining female nude facing left - 1914
Gustav Klimt
Print - 54 x 69 cm Print - 21.3 x 27.2 inch
€1,200
Nude of Woman Reclined on the Back of a Chair on the Right
Gustav Klimt
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€74,000
La Fille aux bas de soie sur le Tabouret / The Girl with silk stockings sitting on the stool - 1910 (Sitzende mit gerafftem Rock / Seated Female Semi-Nude in Patterned Dress, Her Head Resting on Her Right Knee)
Gustav Klimt
Print - 87 x 59 cm Print - 34.3 x 23.2 inch
€1,590
Couple enlacé / Couple embracing, 1901
Gustav Klimt
Print - 64 x 48 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€595
La fille aux yeux fermés, 1917 | The girl with her eyes closed, 1917
Gustav Klimt
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€680
1. Etude pour le serpent d'eau - Deux femmes enlacées, 1905 | Study for Water Snakes - Two women embracing, 1905
Gustav Klimt
Print - 47 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
€580
Etudes 1 & 2 pour le serpent d'eau - Deux femmes enlacées, 1905 | Studies 1 & 2 for water snakes - Two women embracing, 1905
Gustav Klimt
Print - 47 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
€990
Reinar Foreman
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€7,000
The Source
Reinar Foreman
Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 15.4 inch
€800
Head of Daphne in Blue (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
Head of Daphne in Green (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
The Abduction of Proserpina II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€9,800
François Boisrond
Le Moulin Rouge
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
€900