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
Philippe Hiquily
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,658
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,658
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 55 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,658
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,658
La Reorneadora
Philippe Hiquily
Sculpture - 240 x 110 x 110 cm Sculpture - 94.5 x 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$134,628
Girouette " Printemps"
Philippe Hiquily
Sculpture - 100 x 54 x 50 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 21.3 x 19.7 inch
$50,485
Pichi & Avo
Hybrid Hero Sculpture
Pichi & Avo
Sculpture - 36 x 27 x 27 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch
$2,076
Vladimir Kolosov
Distillation of the Black Box
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.125 inch
$1,260
Memories of my school days' apparitions
Vladimir Kolosov
Fine Art Drawings - 104.1 x 78.7 x 0 cm Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 31 x 0.01 inch
$620
D'Artagnan observe les métamorphoses de sa bien-aimée Constance Bonacieux, tandis qu'Armand-Jean du Plessis (Cardinal et duc de Richelieu) leur tend un piège
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.12 inch
$1,260
Inside the metaphysical nature of sense of falesia
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 137.2 x 304.8 x 5.7 cm Painting - 54 x 120 x 2.25 inch
$12,990
Mesmerizing hugs and phantom stranger at the engrossing landscape with mysterious lights
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.8 inch
$2,160
Collectors of Antique
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch
$2,180
Monika Nowak
Sun-Atsuko
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,834
Back to Amy
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,283
Debbie
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,200
Cover Girl
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,200
Queen of butterflies
Monika Nowak
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,283
Sumit Mehndiratta
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,346
Composition No. 413
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 100 x 71 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28 x 1.2 inch
$1,795
Chromatic waves
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 40 x 102 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 40.2 x 2 inch
$1,346 $1,144
Heavenly Plants No.8
Sumit Mehndiratta
Photography - 114.3 x 83.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 45 x 33 x 2 inch
$1,234 $1,049
Composition No. 456
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 86 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,795 $1,526
Vibrant Hypnosis
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 68 x 91 x 6 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 35.8 x 2.4 inch
$1,571 $1,335
Composition No. 447
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 183 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 72 x 0 inch
$1,122
Marco Santaniello
Akihabara Street
Marco Santaniello
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 90 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,049 $4,291
Gage Street Fruits corner, HK
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$4,824 $4,101
King Kong in in Sangenjaya
Marco Santaniello
Print - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,170
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
La Bibliothèque
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$2,019
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 14.3 x 6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.6 x 2.4 x 0 inch
$12,565
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,683
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,683
Les grilles
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 31.7 x 24.8 x 0.02 cm Print - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$1,683
Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,683
Carte marine (Paysage baroque)
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 52 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 20.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,019
Sandro Chia
Senza titolo
Sandro Chia
Sculpture - 34.5 x 37.7 x 30.7 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 14.8 x 12.1 inch
$33,657
Timothy Archer
Encre #4
Timothy Archer
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$954
La danse d'un fou et d'un roi
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,927
Edvarda Braanaas
Anais Nin - Doyennes in profile
Edvarda Braanaas
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$4,263
Yoko Ono
Edvarda Braanaas
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,263
Reinaldo Chavez
Fanatic moreno
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$381
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$325
Mino Maccari
Sex Appeal
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$617 $525
The terror of the ghetto
Mino Maccari
Print - 47 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 13.6 x 0 inch
$718 $646
Medieval Concert
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$651 $553