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
Zenoy
Rod McIntosh
Genesis
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
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Focus on the present
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 88 x 88 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 34.6 x 34.6 x 2 inch
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The moment before and within
Rod McIntosh
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 200 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch
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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
€2,200
Fond noir noeud rouge
Joël Kermarrec
Painting - 82 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
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
€3,600
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
€1,560
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
€1,300
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
€1,560
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
€1,560
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
€1,300
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
€1,161
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
€1,690
Places (underworld)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
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
€1,000
Hymne d'enfants
Akira Inumaru
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
€700
Jardin des lumie?res Roses et Pierres 5
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 30 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€800
Fernando Alday
Hampstead Head
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€4,200
Catalunya 1
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.6 inch
€250
Religious Forest II
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€3,200
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
€2,000
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
€120
... C’est Naturel !
Chahrazed Fekih
Photography - 20 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
€500
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
€120
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
€120
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
€130
Red ladybug
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 59.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,700
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
€2,900
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
€2,900
Gallery of Shoes N2
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
€2,900
Mikato
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€2,000
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
€1,800
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
€1,500
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
€2,000
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
€2,000
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
€780
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
€420
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
€560
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
€590
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
€560
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
€590
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
€590
Intuitive Gestural Drawing. Abstract Minimalism. Space Below.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 59.6 x 42 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€560
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
€390
Meadows near Kaunas I
Alonas Stelmanas
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€690
Fields near Kaunas
Alonas Stelmanas
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€690
Baurjan Aralov
No Title, Coronus
Baurjan Aralov
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€500
No Title, Interieur Series 3
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 59.5 x 69.5 x 4 cm Painting - 23.4 x 27.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,290
Mom I'm Buiyng a Bike
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 70 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,200