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
Dali Nazarishvili
Northern Lights
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Dream of a Lady
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$2,220
Sunset
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Dawn
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$1,665
Abstraction
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$3,330
Still life
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$2,220
Composition of Flowers
Dali Nazarishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$2,220
Monsieur Térez
La mort me va si bien !
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$333
### Songe dans une nebuleuse rouge de patates célestes orangées...
Monsieur Térez
Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,664
Chimère dans un azur vert de patates cosmiques bleues... + cadre T'es vu, patate crue!
Monsieur Térez
Print - 54 x 54 cm Print - 21.3 x 21.3 inch
$999
Josette for Never ou l’erreur de jeunesse
Monsieur Térez
Sculpture - 59 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,998
Shwe Shwe, portrait de Doudou
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 17.7 inch
$277
Cock-a-doodle-do
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 17.7 inch
$333
Merdel de borde!
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$333
Fuck, Fuck & Refuck
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$333
Gaelle Beyaert
Edith
Gaelle Beyaert
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$622
A l'envers, à l'endroit
Gaelle Beyaert
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$433
Une pomme tire le rideau
Gaelle Beyaert
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$433
Li Qingyan
Birdsong Valley
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Thousand Miles a Day Back
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Lily Maiden
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Water Town
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Landscapes
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Lotus 1
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Lotus Pond Heron Figure
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Dancing Cranes
Li Qingyan
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$888
Ana Pérez Pereda
8 actos de genuflexión
Ana Pérez Pereda
Sculpture - 200 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,332
Lentamente lugares
Ana Pérez Pereda
Fine Art Drawings - 181 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 71.3 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$9,435
Nueve secuencias en horizontal
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 31 x 145 x 1 cm Print - 12.2 x 57.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,553
El tiempo en las minas de Ojos Negros
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 134 x 121 x 1 cm Print - 52.8 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch
$9,879
Hilvanar el horizonte
Ana Pérez Pereda
Print - 70 x 192 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 75.6 x 0.4 inch
$9,435
Ekaterina Shitova
Metamophosis. The Soul.
Ekaterina Shitova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$555
Emigration for love
Ekaterina Shitova
Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$333
Festive
Ekaterina Shitova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$555
Homage to Matisse: Fall into Antiquity
Ekaterina Shitova
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$555
What's the point, cat? Paws.
Ekaterina Shitova
Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$333
Ludmila Korets
The Night
Ludmila Korets
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$888
The Winter
Ludmila Korets
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inch
$888
In front of the mirror
Ludmila Korets
Painting - 18 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$555
ADrÉ
Nanci Erskine
Grasslands Nocturne w/ fireflies
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Grasslands Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Prairie Nocturne
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Evening Pathway
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Been Here Before
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Through the Trees,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 19.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$195
Grove,
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$195
Kristina Malashchenko
A piece of the sea
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,387
Mascarade
Kristina Malashchenko
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$544
Serene sailboat at sunset
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$610
We are just like other people…
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,387
Woman in love
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,498
Leiga
Solomon Mugutso
Dreamer
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,227
Against the current
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$3,385
Walk with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$3,918
It stops with me
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$3,119
Balance
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,760
Beautiful people
Solomon Mugutso
Painting - 190 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$7,470