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
Alcides Calizaya
Which one for the people?
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
€400
The mirror clause
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
€450
Dilemma of the flesh
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
€880
Home party
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€810
The well of desires
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
€550
Toxicity wherever you are
Alcides Calizaya
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
€400
Tiago Magro
Xiao Duzi
The king decides to be a normal person
Xiao Duzi
Painting - 51.5 x 62 x 0.02 cm Painting - 20.3 x 24.4 x 0 inch
€2,000
Pub no.1
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€803
The story on the subway
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
€629
AFTERNOON TEA
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€480
Musician
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Dancer
Xiao Duzi
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Kohlene Hendrickson
Orchidia-Queen of the Night
Kohlene Hendrickson
Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,700
Giving and Receiving
Kohlene Hendrickson
Print - 78.5 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print - 30.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Dyna
Kohlene Hendrickson
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€2,700 €2,430
Gugi Goo
C memory II
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€516
Kismet (Invisibile Words)
Gugi Goo
Painting - 149.9 x 259.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 59 x 102 x 0.1 inch
€4,038
Kismet (Invisibile Words)
Gugi Goo
Painting - 259.1 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 102 x 59 x 0.1 inch
€4,038
A mountain keeps an echo deep inside.
Gugi Goo
Painting - 144.8 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 57 x 44 x 0.1 inch
€2,770
C memory Yu
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€373
C memo te
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€373
C memory II
Gugi Goo
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€373
Jihye Yoo
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Texte écrit
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
Les anthémis aussi ont fleuri
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Painting - 65 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
€900
Quai de gare
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,199
Les millepertuis du jardin
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Tétragramme bleu et violet
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Le petit nom dit
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Lettre A
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Tétragramme violet
Sylvia Elharar-Lemberg
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 48 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
€500
Claudine Loquen
Marthe en Train de Peindre
Claudine Loquen
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
Emma Bovary
Claudine Loquen
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 4.1 x 0 inch
€180
Clotilde Reine Des Francs
Claudine Loquen
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€100
Mignonne Allons Voir Si La Rose !
Claudine Loquen
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
Sophie Blanchard Aéronaute
Claudine Loquen
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 4.1 x 0 inch
€180
Esmeralda Danse avec les Loups
Claudine Loquen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,600
Aliénor d'Aquitaine et ses Filles
Claudine Loquen
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€100
Renzo Vespignani
Last Supper
Renzo Vespignani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,800
The Woman under a Full Moon
Renzo Vespignani
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
€850
Couple of Figures in the Nature
Renzo Vespignani
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
€480
Prochore Tchuidjang
Portait 8
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 6
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 4
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 2
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 1
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 9
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch
€900
Portrait 5
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Stéphane Lejeune
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€395
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Nu de femme
Stéphane Lejeune
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€336
Pablo Echaurren
Absorbing reading
Pablo Echaurren
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,200 €1,080
Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€1,800 €1,440
È la promessa di Kimra
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€1,600
I nostri esperti sono giunti ad una conclusione determinante
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€1,600 €1,360
Biancheggiando l'Alba
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 110 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€8,000