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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Bob Palmerton
Cadence
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.5 inch
$620
Eastbound Trail
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.5 inch
$650
Good Morning Starshine
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.5 inch
$625
Fog Lifting at Avalanche Lake
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 68.6 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.5 inch
$3,550
Winter's Breath
Bob Palmerton
Fine Art Drawings - 68.6 x 53.3 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.5 inch
$4,100
Vías
Ryszard Piotrowski
Robert Goodnough
Figure Sketch
Robert Goodnough
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Red, Blue, and Gray
Robert Goodnough
Print - 97.8 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 38.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Figure Group
Robert Goodnough
Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,850
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Ballet Series II
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$770
Cromofusion
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Ballet Series III
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$770
Ballet Series V
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$882
Ballet Series I
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$770
Ballet Series IV
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$770
Hey Joe
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Desnudo 18
Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Stéphane Belzère
Fixé long n°3
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 62 x 372 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 146.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,279
Cerveaux IRM (série 1 n°2)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$558
Cerveaux IRM (série 2 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$558
Cerveaux IRM (série 5 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$558
Cerveaux IRM (série 9 n°4)
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
$558
Diaqualune n°5
Stéphane Belzère
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,105
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus - 1916-38, 1931-741
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 250 x 170 cm Painting - 98.4 x 66.9 inch
$17,860
Papio sphynx - 1932-205
Stéphane Belzère
Painting - 92 x 85 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
$6,251
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Beige XI
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$1,663
Morning fog, walk to Oslo Opera House
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$2,038
Beige VIII
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$1,663
Cañas y troncos
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
Sold
Abstrac urban scene, Oslo
Sonia Vinograd Guidotti
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Beirutmidnight
Tongue out
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 inch
$145
Come to daddy.
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$50
Let's hang.
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Vulva a pince
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Pince à linge
Beirutmidnight
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$500
Ndoye Douts
Ngor
Ndoye Douts
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Entre terre et mer
Ndoye Douts
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,451
Karol Drzewiecki
Depose
Dominique Dève
Boy#5, Cigar
Dominique Dève
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$223
Portrait of Zoé
Dominique Dève
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$335
Charlotte I
Dominique Dève
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$335