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
Rafa Forteza
Koljo Mishev
Archers II
Koljo Mishev
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
$255
Karim Benchebra
Skull
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,221
Mariposa
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,776
Serenity II
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,776
L'échange
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,109
Joker
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,221
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Landscape with reeds
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
Landscapes with reeds, the spears
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Painting - 45 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,108
Vague landscape
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Wall of silence
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,443
Obelisk
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,998
Romantic ideals drawing no 2
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch
$3,885
Mountain and stars
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Painting - 121 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$17,760
Ledentelier
De Force et de Dentelle
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Khépri
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Voiles d'été
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
2 battements d'elle
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Chamade
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,998
Corail
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,776
Hiver
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
Rhett Boland
Openness to vulnerability
Rhett Boland
Painting - 92 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$4,215
Marlow's thoughts (in his dark heart)
Rhett Boland
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,621
A boardroom decision
Rhett Boland
Painting - 110 x 78 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.7 x 1.6 inch
$4,229
Invalidating environment
Rhett Boland
Painting - 90 x 185 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 72.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,368
An indirect disclosure
Rhett Boland
Painting - 90 x 155 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 61 x 0.4 inch
$6,993
Not quite there yet (still invisible)
Rhett Boland
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,914
Michael Burgess
Portrait of Albert Schweitzer
Michael Burgess
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 65 x 2.54 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 25.6 x 1 inch
$999
Wild Birch - Forest
Michael Burgess
Photography - 36 x 51 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Lion skull
Michael Burgess
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$1,332
Life - Cycles dying sunflower
Michael Burgess
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 53 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
Calm - Rain on Pond
Michael Burgess
Photography - 25 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 22 x 0 inch
$777
Dante's Inferno - Passage from The Divine Comedy
Michael Burgess
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 46 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$612
Pen & ink wash drawing
Michael Burgess
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 56 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22 x 1.2 inch
$690
Janusz Tworek
Leslie White
Sparkles on the Yellowstone River
Leslie White
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$850
Glodeo Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
Leslie White
Painting - 27.9 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$750
Fall River at Estes Park
Leslie White
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$650
Wildflowers Reaching for the Clouds
Leslie White
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Marco Fariello
Benedetta
Marco Fariello
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,220
Still life with vase and fruit
Marco Fariello
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,998
Dialogue with Dionysus
Marco Fariello
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$999
Still life with lemons
Marco Fariello
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Artemisia Fine Art
Juliette and her Greyhound - Dog sitter - Fashion
Artemisia Fine Art
Fine Art Drawings - 54.9 x 54.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 21.6 x 2 inch
$1,100
Miss burlesque star
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 2 inch
$4,100
Miss black knight
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 2 inch
$4,100
Louise - Mysterious rose collection
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 130 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.3 x 1.2 inch
$17,131
Betty - Mysterious rose collection
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 130 x 99.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.3 x 1.5 inch
$17,161
Mary Ann - Mysterious rose collection
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 130 x 99.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.3 x 1.5 inch
$17,131
Moses - Mysterious rose collection
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 130 x 99.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.3 x 1.5 inch
$17,161
Live life as a mermaid!
Artemisia Fine Art
Fine Art Drawings - 64.8 x 55.4 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 21.8 x 2 inch
$1,200
Elena Disabato
Several Circles - Kandinsky
Elena Disabato
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$3,225
The birth of the world - Miro
Elena Disabato
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$2,350
Chroma VI - Teardrop
Elena Disabato
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch
$470