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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Amber MA
Look at yourself
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 17 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,515
Unstable fantasy
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
La légende de l’enfant-figue NO.2
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,066
Circle game
Amber MA
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,571
Blu_451
Paradis perdu, âme dévorée
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$505
The bluebird
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$561
…Where you are
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$449
La beauté du monde
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$292 $263
Momento lirico - Vanité aux ginkgos
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$505 $454
Le miroir de ton âme
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
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Henri Pfeiffer
Haude Bernabé
A bird without a song
Haude Bernabé
Sculpture - 102 x 65 x 72 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 25.6 x 28.3 inch
$10,995
Ebessé agnissi
Haude Bernabé
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
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Le gardien du temple
Haude Bernabé
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
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Suite africaine
Haude Bernabé
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
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Les racines du ciel
Haude Bernabé
Sculpture - 115 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
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Aldo Sergio
Alex Konahin
La Mouche - The Fly
Alex Konahin
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Le Papillon - The Butterfly
Alex Konahin
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch
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Innocenti
Bergers et troupeaux
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$575
Duo de paysage animé
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$655
Dame Marthe et Mephisto II
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$460
Jeunes filles s'amusant
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 13 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$425
Étude de vaches
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.9 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Etude de théâtre
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$402
Etude de scène musicale
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$540
Etude de cuisine animée
Innocenti
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$425
Jacques Gorde
Marine à l'aube d'une nouvelle journée
Jacques Gorde
Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,672
Personnages
Jacques Gorde
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$875
Anne Bachelier
Danseur aux masques
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$505
Les ombres blanches
Anne Bachelier
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,629
Lenteur
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$505
Les perles d'eau
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$505
Les oiseaux cachés
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
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Marine Walon
Été
Marine Walon
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$393
Isabelle à la piscine
Marine Walon
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,795
Femme au bouquet de fleurs
Marine Walon
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Aux fleurs citoyennes
Marine Walon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,543
Atomik
Oskar Kokoschka
Bucolic Scene
Oskar Kokoschka
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
$14,585