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
Iva Ivanova
Hollypop 3
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279
Hollypop 6
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279
Hollypop 1
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279
Hollypop 4
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279
Hollypop 5
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$279
Hollypop 7
Iva Ivanova
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$279
Jose Manuel Merello
Niño de la Malvarrosa
Jose Manuel Merello
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,786
Princesa
Jose Manuel Merello
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch
$558
Bodegón eléctrico (Print)
Jose Manuel Merello
Print - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$335
Girl with animals
Jose Manuel Merello
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch
$558
Pureza
Jose Manuel Merello
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch
$558
Don Quijote de La Mancha
Jose Manuel Merello
Fine Art Drawings - 13.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 8.5 inch
$558
Cekyka Art
Agnès
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Luna
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$279
Little Art
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$223
Ressemblance
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Fragon
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Human power
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Chinese doll
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$323
Marionnettiste
Cekyka Art
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$334
López del Espino
Fluorine Slave portrait.
López del Espino
Painting - 160 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,674
Slave boy breaking chains
López del Espino
Sculpture - 100 x 25 x 40 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 9.8 x 15.7 inch
$7,814
Retrato Picasso
López del Espino
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 inch
Sold
Nicolás Beltrán
Momento 5 (Moment 5)
Nicolás Beltrán
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,023
Momento 9 (Moment 9)
Nicolás Beltrán
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,023
Refracción (Refraction),
Nicolás Beltrán
Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$8,930
No tocar (No touch)
Nicolás Beltrán
Painting - 125 x 111 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 43.7 x 0.8 inch
$8,372
Hoel Gwern
Geogram
Hoel Gwern
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$201
Stàn Bert Singer
Anna patiently
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$6,028
La affascinante
Stàn Bert Singer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$47,442
Before the annunciation - the window
Stàn Bert Singer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$21,767
Anna waiting
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 49.4 x 33.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.4 x 13.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,028
Stan Bert Singer
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 41.8 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$6,028
Anna waiting for me at sofa
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$6,028
Maryam Hatami
Sculpture lumineuse A104
Maryam Hatami
Design - 40 x 36 x 15 cm Design - 15.7 x 14.2 x 5.9 inch
$1,674
N 05, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Sculpture lumineuse A101, Miroir
Maryam Hatami
Design - 70 x 65 x 40 cm Design - 27.6 x 25.6 x 15.7 inch
$3,572
Sculpture lumineuse A102
Maryam Hatami
Design - 58 x 27 x 38 cm Design - 22.8 x 10.6 x 15 inch
$3,237
N 04, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
N 06, De la série: Corps Différents
Maryam Hatami
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Hanna Bakula
Lady of spades
Hanna Bakula
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 inch
$1,005
Adam Niemczyc
Letter to Hieronymus Bosch
Adam Niemczyc
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 40.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 15.9 inch
$1,563
2-letter to Adriaen Van Ostade
Adam Niemczyc
Painting - 50 x 73 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 inch
$1,898
Logic is man's weakest defence...
Adam Niemczyc
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$1,786
For Mr. Emil Szpak, in thanks for great lessons
Adam Niemczyc
Painting - 22 x 54 cm Painting - 8.7 x 21.3 inch
$2,233
Unjustifiable love can be the most beautiful
Adam Niemczyc
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,233
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Before and After, Science art on paper, Triptych Manuscript
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$800
The Beauty of Chaos 02
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$801
Warped reality - Conceptual science art collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 130 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,791
Elegant minimalism
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$893
Shopping in Megacity, New York
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$949
Conceptual emotional abstract painting with numbers
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$1,116
Wave Theory, Science Art Collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
Blue Waves, Science Art
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
Victor Roschkov
Westward
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
$594
After the Storm
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$524
Riverbank
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$538
Behind The Door
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$524
Melting snow
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
$418