Illustrators
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…
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,406
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 84.5 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 33.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,582
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,875
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Agnès Tiollier
Design . 150 x 150 x 6 cm Design . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
$5,040
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,875
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 70 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,406
Sasha Robinson
Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,406
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Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,524
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$703
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Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$586
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$633
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting . 91 x 122 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.8 x 48 x 0 inch
$1,992 $1,395
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting . 81 x 117 x 1 cm Painting . 31.9 x 46.1 x 0.4 inch
$938
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Print . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,172
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$938 $563
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture . 84 x 84 x 4 cm Sculpture . 33.1 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,172
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$938
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 91 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,160 $696
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 15.7 inch
$21,096
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Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$14,064
Galya Popova
Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,438
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Galya Popova
Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,125
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Galya Popova
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,688
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Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$586
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$586
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$305
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,813
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Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 4.1 inch
$938
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Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5 inch
$938
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Frank De Blok
Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,406
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Stefano Mazzolini
Sculpture . 100 x 80 x 8 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 31.5 x 3.1 inch
$4,688
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,930
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Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings . 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,172
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings . 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,172
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 90 x 90 x 8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 3.1 inch
$2,344
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 136 x 106 x 1 cm Painting . 53.5 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,516
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Stefano Mazzolini
Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,172
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