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
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
€676
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
€579
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
€579
Eugenia Jaeger
Fille aux sacs poubelles
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€800
Rien de grave
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 inch
€700
Etude de la place
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 inch
€700
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
€3,200
The red river
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 117 x 96 cm Fine Art Drawings - 46.1 x 37.8 inch
€4,300
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 136 x 123 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.5 x 48.4 inch
€4,900
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 39.4 inch
€4,500
Le sorcier
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 74 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 29.1 inch
€3,900
Personnage tatoué
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 143.5 x 78 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.5 x 30.7 inch
€3,900
Personnage ailé
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 91 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 35.8 inch
€3,300
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
€900
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
€800
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
€400
Fluttering Embrace
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 55.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.9 x 15 x 0 inch
€800
Rethinking Botany: Cyclamen
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€520
Rethinking Botany: Crocus
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€520
Kat Zhivetin
Abstraction of a Dark Blue Square No. 1
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,574
Manifest Abstraction
Kat Zhivetin
Sculpture - 65 x 42 x 2 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,613
Maze of Pain
Kat Zhivetin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€193
Photo documentation Perfect combination
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€86
Imad Fakhry
Vibrant conversations
Imad Fakhry
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,283
Céline Achour
Désintégration (La princesse aux petits pois)
Céline Achour
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Black Swan n°7
Céline Achour
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€289
Promenons nous dans les bois
Céline Achour
Painting - 140 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,685
Clemens Wolf
Set of 9 line drawing B&W
Clemens Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 223.8 x 178.8 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 88.1 x 70.4 x 1.5 inch
€18,840
Black Expanded Metal Tile.
Clemens Wolf
Sculpture - 176.8 x 87.9 x 5.8 cm Sculpture - 69.6 x 34.6 x 2.3 inch
€9,656
Blue and White I. Expanded Metal Painting
Clemens Wolf
Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.7 inch
€3,669
Expanded metal painting, Red and Black I
Clemens Wolf
Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.7 inch
€3,669
Neon I, Line Drawing. Abstract Works on Paper
Clemens Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 50.3 x 65.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.8 x 25.7 x 0.1 inch
€3,669
Blue and White II. Expanded Metal Painting
Clemens Wolf
Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.7 inch
€3,669
Marilina Marchica
Paolo Ambrosio
Old man with dog 2011
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 90 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,800
Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020
Paolo Ambrosio
Sculpture - 99 x 46 x 22 cm Sculpture - 39 x 18.1 x 8.7 inch
€3,000
Modella, 1975
Paolo Ambrosio
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
€117
Senza titolo 1981
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,700
Canto degli spiriti sull'acqua 1984
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,900
Trasparenze incerte 1987
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€900
Respiri di una notte d'estate. 1981
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€1,900
Maksym Kisilov
On the outskirts of the city
Maksym Kisilov
Painting - 47.8 x 58.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.8 x 23.2 x 1 inch
€1,738
Orange evening
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 35.8 x 47.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.1 x 18.8 x 1 inch
€869
Sunset over the river
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 34.8 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 19.6 x 1 inch
€869
Blinded by the sun
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 37.8 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.9 x 22 x 1 inch
€1,255
Let's go faster
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 40.9 x 58.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.2 x 1 inch
€1,931
There is a hut behind the village
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 1 inch
€1,159
Parimah Avani
Deity of Day and Night of the Ways
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€850 €723
Red Rose of the Revolution
Parimah Avani
Painting - 21 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€500
Dream of Deads and Alives
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€650
First Day, First Dead
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€500
First Couple, First Moon
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€600
Goddess of Tears and Water
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€900 €765
Mother Earth
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Danse Macabré
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
€500