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
Wang Fei
Untitled 2
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 235 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 92.5 x 0.4 inch
$38,205
Untitled 1
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 98 x 240 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.6 x 94.5 x 0.4 inch
$32,699
Untitled 3
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$16,406
Untitled 4
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$16,406
Untitled 5
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$13,147
Untitled 7
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$10,900
Untitled 8
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch
$13,147
Untitled 10
Wang Fei
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 78 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
$16,406
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Retrato 1
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Retrato 2
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Retrato 3
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Petar Kras
Rina Mamani
Leonardo Aliaga
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Rostros sin rostro 11-3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
$2,247
Rostros sin rostro 8-12
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$640
Rostros sin rostro 2-17
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Print - 60 x 42 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.5 inch
$421
Rostros sin rostro 3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch
$2,023
Rostros sin rostro 11-5
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,096
Rostros sin rostro 11-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 28 x 57 cm Painting - 11 x 22.4 inch
$562
Rostros sin rostro 5-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 72 x 50 x 10 cm Painting - 28.3 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch
$899
Rostros sin rostro 7-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 72 x 50 x 10 cm Painting - 28.3 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch
$899
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Iván Castellón Quiroga
Ripper
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$303
Orphandom - The Huayllani Massacre
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Painting - 115 x 115 cm Painting - 45.3 x 45.3 inch
$1,798
Jean-Pierre Stora
1990 Museum Beaubourg
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 32 x 15.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 6.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,191
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,067
Sans Titre 5 - Ref BDNW9147
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,067
Ensemble 1988 Together
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
$2,191
1988 Intérieur Beaubourg Museum Inside
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 13.5 x 16 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.3 x 6.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,629
Jeux d'Enfants 1990 Children playing
Jean-Pierre Stora
Painting - 16 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.3 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,191
Yazid Oulab
Brique de gomme - Mur de l'effacement
Yazid Oulab
Sculpture - 4 x 28 x 9 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 11 x 3.5 inch
$112
Âlif - Clou cristal
Yazid Oulab
Sculpture - 15 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
$7,753
Silvia Cuello
Aesthetic encounter
Silvia Cuello
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.3 inch
$449
Marcela Zemanova
On ne peut pas m’arrêter
Marcela Zemanova
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$618
Golden dancer II
Marcela Zemanova
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$618