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…
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Arnaud Gautron
Oiseaux Bleus Arbres Rouges
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,220
Le passeur et l'oiseau
Arnaud Gautron
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$555
Sans Titre 25 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Nouvelles directions, n°5
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Sans Titre 9 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 111 x 111 x 3 cm Painting - 43.7 x 43.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,221
Sans Titre 33 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Eduardo Moreno
Red Volcano
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$105
Sleeping Cat
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$105
Green Candy
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 4.3 x 0 inch
$105
Autumn Leaves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$105
Blue and Red
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$105
Pink Waves
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$105
Red and Pink
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$105
Red and White
Eduardo Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.1 x 0 inch
$105
Jean-Claude Byandb
Entre Vous & Nous
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$677
Meta Peinture Abstraite / Meta Abstract Painting
Jean-Claude Byandb
Painting - 40 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,887
Dess(e)in / Drawing = Purpose
Jean-Claude Byandb
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$233
Meta Sculpture acier / Meta Sculpture steel
Jean-Claude Byandb
Sculpture - 32 x 28 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11 x 7.1 inch
$5,772
Mots croisés 4
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 85 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$677
Apparition, Disparition
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$677
Sepia Meta Graphic Lettre 8
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$677
Violet Meta Graphic 001
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$677
Luigi Bompard
The Alpine
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$666
Girls with a flower
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$733
Intimate Talk
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$644
Elite Discourse
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$644
Fighting Children and Mother Cry
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$644
The Family Scheme
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$622
Lady and news
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$622
Seducing Lady
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$622
Antoni Janusz Pastwa
Portrait of a boy
Antoni Janusz Pastwa
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$555
A drawing
Antoni Janusz Pastwa
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 21.3 inch
$555
A drawing
Antoni Janusz Pastwa
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 13 inch
$555
Riccardo Buonafede
Martine Dégot
Carnaval de Rio
Martine Dégot
Sculpture - 100 x 85 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 33.5 x 3.9 inch
$8,880
Edward Shahda
Eugene Berman
Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$999
Model
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,776
Costume
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch
$666
Landscape with Figures
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,220
Image of Death
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$1,110
Trapezist
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 31.8 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,221
Mermaid
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$666
Kimi Stichova
Julien Wolf
Terrasse Théâtre
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
$2,775
Chirurgie plastique en pratique
Julien Wolf
Sculpture - 36 x 25 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch
$4,329
Raoul Dufy
Les Remparts
Raoul Dufy
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request