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It is difficult to accurately define drawing in the development of the visual arts, as it has greatly evolved through various historical periods, art movements and theories. There is indeed an array of drawing types, including children's chalk drawings, editorial illustrations, nude drawing, portrait,  drawing in animated films, caricatures, animal drawings…

However we can agree on the fact that drawings are all works of art which usually use paper as their support, regardless of the technique used. Drawing has earned its place among the noble visual arts and it is the first thing that students are taught how to do at schools of Fine Arts. Knowing how to draw and sketch is essential for any artist or illustrator throughout their career. In the words of the great master Alberto Giacometti: “Drawing is the basis of everything."

Drawing is undoubtedly one of the oldest forms of human expression with the use of pictographs dating back as early as Prehistoric times. Although drawing has been present throughout all the ages and in particular in Asia where it was commonly used, its forms and uses started to diversify in the 19th century. Thanks to the significant industrial growth of the 19th century, technical drawing (or industrial drawing) began to take off and clearly differentiated itself from artistic drawing. As a result, it has become highly codified and its objective is to convey very precise information about how something should be manufactured or used. Fashion illustration shares a similar purpose. Drawing is also used for architecture and design…

Asides from its more practical uses, it has also become a form of artistic expression. Although drawing is often perceived as the subject's outline, in contrast with the work's coloured surface, and not thought of as a work of art in its own right, it is well and truly one of the most accomplished forms of artistic expression, in the same way as painting or sculpture. From figurative to abstract art, drawing is now available in a multitude of different styles and has earned its reputation as an art form. For example, 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch, one of the most famous and expensive artworks (it was at one time the most expensive work of art in the world!) is a drawing which mixes pastels and oil painting.

Artists employ a range different drawing techniques. Drawings can be created with ink, gouache paint, watercolours, pens, marker, pencils, charcoal or felt-tip pens - but whatever the medium they are always on paper. A drawing can be geometric or abstract but it could also be figurative or hyperrealistic.

Buying a drawing with Artsper means owning an original modern or contemporary artwork. All types of drawing are available, whether they have been made by emerging or well-established artists. So don't miss out on artwork by some of the biggest names in contemporary art, including Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Hans Hartung, Philippe Pasqua and Robert Combas.

Collector’s Guide: Collecting Drawings

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Alejandro Moretti, The Sunrise I, Fine Art Drawings

Alejandro Moretti

The Sunrise I, 2021
11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$360

Florim Hasani, Zjarr, Fine Art Drawings

Florim Hasani

Zjarr, 2017
12.6 x 9.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$408

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare), Portrait homme, Fine Art Drawings

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Portrait homme, 2011
19.7 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$5,688

Nef, Melancolia, Fine Art Drawings

Nef

Melancolia, 2019
7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$136

Piotr Kamieniarz, Karnawal III, Fine Art Drawings

Piotr Kamieniarz

Karnawal III, 2020
20.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,360

Ofobuike Okudoh, Festival of Fire, Fine Art Drawings

Ofobuike Okudoh

Festival of Fire, 2019
27.6 x 19.5 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$3,710

Jacques Gorde, Personnages, Fine Art Drawings

Jacques Gorde

Personnages, 2006
25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,026

Yu Fu, Lumière de coeur, Fine Art Drawings

Yu Fu

Lumière de coeur, 2020
11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$495

Jazzu, Folies Tendres, Fine Art Drawings

Jazzu

Folies Tendres, 2020
11.7 x 8.3 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$309

Edgar Stoebel, Composition, Fine Art Drawings

Edgar Stoebel

Composition, 1960
18.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$742

Bunkt_, Untitled, Fine Art Drawings

Bunkt_

Untitled, 2020
14 x 11 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$50

Felipe Gayo, Majeur 1, Fine Art Drawings

Felipe Gayo

Majeur 1, 2008
39.4 x 39.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$13,602

Richard Saint-Amans, Caligraff 9, Fine Art Drawings

Richard Saint-Amans

Caligraff 9, 2018
22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$680

Mel Ramos, Pucci Pants, Fine Art Drawings

Mel Ramos

Pucci Pants, 2015
8.7 x 7.5 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$4,500

Studio Abawé, No Futur, Fine Art Drawings

Studio Abawé

No Futur, 2019
19.4 x 23.3 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$730

Patrice Palacio, Danse - 54A, Fine Art Drawings

Patrice Palacio

Danse - 54A, 2020
16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$470

Tehos, Grand carré long 84, Fine Art Drawings

Tehos

Grand carré long 84, 2019
25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$432

Futura 2000, Pointman Black, Fine Art Drawings

Futura 2000

Pointman Black, 2016
17.9 x 14 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$8,038

Zafi, Visage d'animal, Fine Art Drawings

Zafi

Visage d'animal, 2020
25.2 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,978

Céline Pierzchala, Mimosa - lundi de Pâques #203, Fine Art Drawings

Céline Pierzchala

Mimosa - lundi de Pâques #203, 2021
11.7 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$172

Pinkhas, Hommage a Chagall, Fine Art Drawings

Pinkhas

Hommage a Chagall, 2019
9.4 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$198

Colleen Sullivan, Confusion Over Change / 1, Fine Art Drawings

Colleen Sullivan

Confusion Over Change / 1, 2017
24 x 18 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,200

Irene Mahon, Regard tribal, Fine Art Drawings

Irene Mahon

Regard tribal, 2020
5.9 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$105

Delphine Rivals, Macrocéphale, Fine Art Drawings

Delphine Rivals

Macrocéphale, 2013
18.1 x 24.8 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$359

Yandy Graffer, Révélation, Fine Art Drawings

Yandy Graffer

Révélation, 2014
15.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$433

Apostolos Chantzaras, Golden Hero, Fine Art Drawings

Apostolos Chantzaras

Golden Hero, 2016
51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$3,957

Michèle Magnien (Mileg), L'union, Fine Art Drawings

Michèle Magnien (Mileg)

L'union, 2018
11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$241

Nicole Deponte, Lakeside, Fine Art Drawings

Nicole Deponte

Lakeside, 2019
33 x 25 x 1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$2,500

Léa Dedieu, Les 3 coquelicots, Fine Art Drawings

Léa Dedieu

Les 3 coquelicots, 2020
11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$235

Angel De la Peña, Sans titre, 69, Fine Art Drawings

Angel De la Peña

Sans titre, 69, 2020
19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,484

Orphné Achéron, Songe d'Hiver, Fine Art Drawings

Orphné Achéron

Songe d'Hiver, 2016
11 x 7.7 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$742

Claire Courdavault, Medusa, Fine Art Drawings

Claire Courdavault

Medusa, 2018
11.8 x 6.3 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$309

Elia Pagliarino, Specimen N°18, Fine Art Drawings

Elia Pagliarino

Specimen N°18, 2017
16.1 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,175

Kate Styler, Young Man Sitting, Fine Art Drawings

Kate Styler

Young Man Sitting, 2019
25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$309

Luca Lionello, Square waves, Fine Art Drawings

Luca Lionello

Square waves, 2020
43.3 x 23.6 x 1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$4,946

Yann Lazoo, Malka family, Fine Art Drawings

Yann Lazoo

Malka family, 1992
17.3 x 12.6 x 0.3 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,484

Rob Tarbell, Flying Alinga Scissors Leap 1, Fine Art Drawings

Rob Tarbell

Flying Alinga Scissors Leap 1, 2013
44 x 30 x 1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$4,204

Kathleen Ney, May 15th, 2020, Colorful figurative painting, Fine Art Drawings

Kathleen Ney

May 15th, 2020, Colorful figurative painting, 2020
18 x 12 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$375

Albert Alís, Valises I, Fine Art Drawings

Albert Alís

Valises I, 2019
11.4 x 16.5 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$742

Agathe Toman, Brume Gallery, Fine Art Drawings

Agathe Toman

Brume Gallery, 2019
6.3 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$433

Nadine Van Der Straeten, Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 64, Fine Art Drawings

Nadine Van Der Straeten

Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 64, 2017
16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$606

Fernando Garcia Monzon, Cheers 2, Fine Art Drawings

Fernando Garcia Monzon

Cheers 2, 2016
11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$618

Fabien Renault, Les bouées, Fine Art Drawings

Fabien Renault

Les bouées, 2018
12.6 x 24.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$247

Cobalt, Recherche pour humains augmentés, Fine Art Drawings

Cobalt

Recherche pour humains augmentés, 2020
16.5 x 11.8 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$495

Malachi Farrell, Mental, Fine Art Drawings

Malachi Farrell

Mental, 2020
11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$618

Véronique Hubert, Fille de Arbus et Arp II, Fine Art Drawings

Véronique Hubert

Fille de Arbus et Arp II, 2008
19.7 x 12.7 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$742

Demin, D89, Fine Art Drawings

Demin

D89, 2018
16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$742

Air V, Prodigy, Fine Art Drawings

Air V

Prodigy, 2019
8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$804

Jacques Valot, The beginning, Fine Art Drawings

Jacques Valot

The beginning, 2019
12.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$785

René Passeron, Portrait de famille, Fine Art Drawings

René Passeron

Portrait de famille, 1985
14.2 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$2,226

François Gruson, Cockpit, Fine Art Drawings

François Gruson

Cockpit, 2021
54.9 x 34.6 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$17,312

Raya Safir, 3 femmes au jardin, Fine Art Drawings

Raya Safir

3 femmes au jardin, 1970
9.1 x 12.6 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$495

Arthur Novak, Point de vue #35, Fine Art Drawings

Arthur Novak

Point de vue #35, 2018
19.7 x 14.8 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$618

Christophe Girard, Metropolis - Maria - feuille d'études 1, Fine Art Drawings

Christophe Girard

Metropolis - Maria - feuille d'études 1, 2011
19.7 x 25.6 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$618

David Abrahm, Love You, Fine Art Drawings

David Abrahm

Love You, 2020
16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$618

Hélène Cobo, Duo, Fine Art Drawings

Hélène Cobo

Duo, 2020
11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$544

Cathy Cach, Le fleuve, Fine Art Drawings

Cathy Cach

Le fleuve, 2019
15.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,113

Arnaud Martin, Les oiseaux du malheur, Fine Art Drawings

Arnaud Martin

Les oiseaux du malheur, 2014
8.3 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$185

Jeremy Baum, Nu au pentacle, Fine Art Drawings

Jeremy Baum

Nu au pentacle, 2011
12 x 9.1 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$346

Neda Massoudi Far, La vie est belle "1, Fine Art Drawings

Neda Massoudi Far

La vie est belle "1, 2020
16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$247

Julie Legrand, Rayonnement, Double mains, Fine Art Drawings

Julie Legrand

Rayonnement, Double mains, 2019
15.4 x 15.7 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$1,113

Florinda Daniel, Portrait, chaise pliante, Fine Art Drawings

Florinda Daniel

Portrait, chaise pliante, 2018
12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$278

Alain Jaouen (Jao), Angoisse, Fine Art Drawings

Alain Jaouen (Jao)

Angoisse, 2006
15.7 x 11.8 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$556

Eduardo Gova, AjurocJUROC, Fine Art Drawings

Eduardo Gova

AjurocJUROC, 2019
5.6 x 6.9 inch
Fine Art Drawings

$208

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