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
Waleria Matelska
Red figures
Waleria Matelska
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 10 x 0 inch
$337 $296
Gersony Silva
Pigment, sweat and nothing else... III
Gersony Silva
Photography - 120 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Pigment, sweat and nothing else...
Gersony Silva
Print - 120 x 79 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Há lados I (1)
Gersony Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Witold Pyzik
Ocean
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
Gamine au parapluie jaune
Witold Pyzik
Painting - 80 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 2 inch
$3,366
La mer se retire
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
Sud
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
A taton
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
Li Baoxun
Boshra Mustafa
Untitled 4
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$700
Untitled 9
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 28 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 11 x 0.6 inch
$600
Untitled 5
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
$600
Catherine Clare
Couple d'aras rouges du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,795 $1,616
Hybrid Lamb
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,346 $1,212
Icône de l'art nouveau
Catherine Clare
Design - 45 x 170 x 0.1 cm Design - 17.7 x 66.9 x 0 inch
$841
Pie bleue de l'Himalaya
Catherine Clare
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$898 $808
Toucans, ara rouge et colibris du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
"Pura Vida" , Vie pure, abstraction inspirée de Joan Miró
Catherine Clare
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1 inch
$1,458
Toucan du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,571 $1,414
Eugenia Jaeger
Fille aux sacs poubelles
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$898
Rien de grave
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 inch
$785
Geneviève Seillé
Tête #1627
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 85.5 x 62 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.7 x 24.4 x 2 inch
$3,590
The red river
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 117 x 96 cm Fine Art Drawings - 46.1 x 37.8 inch
$4,824
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 136 x 123 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.5 x 48.4 inch
$5,497
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 39.4 inch
$5,049
Le sorcier
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 74 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 29.1 inch
$4,375
Personnage tatoué
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 143.5 x 78 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.5 x 30.7 inch
$4,375
Personnage ailé
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 91 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 35.8 inch
$3,702
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Sigisbée
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 131 x 101 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.6 x 39.8 x 1 inch
$6,731
Granduche
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$17,950
Le Retour d'Ulysse
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 102 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch
$7,853
Le Notti Lyriche di Capri
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 106 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 41.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,853
Terrasse Malévitch
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,609
Antonin
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,609
César Archibald
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,609
Jardin d'Alice
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,609
Thierry Robert
Tableaux N° 1 et N° 2
Thierry Robert
Sculpture - 39 x 25 x 1 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
Huit au carré 1, 2, 3
Thierry Robert
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$763
Sur le bord de ma tasse
Thierry Robert
Painting - 50 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,458
Les couleurs d'A.R. 1 : Vénus Anadyomène
Thierry Robert
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$393
Les fruits de mes entrailles sont punis
Thierry Robert
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 1.8 inch
$505
Croupes : côté face- côté fesses 2
Thierry Robert
Painting - 31 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$763
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Catching the Sun
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,010
Sudden view from the window at night
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 55.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.9 x 15 x 0 inch
$898
The Violets' Celebration
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$449
Fluttering Embrace
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 55.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.9 x 15 x 0 inch
$898
Rethinking Botany: Cyclamen
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$583
Rethinking Botany: Crocus
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$583
Imad Fakhry
Vibrant conversations
Imad Fakhry
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,400