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
Zena Dabbous
Nostalgia
Zena Dabbous
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 12 x 0 inch
$400
Michèle Coudert
Jeune fille en fleurs sortant de sa coquille
Michèle Coudert
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$337
L’emperruqué
Michèle Coudert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$449
Madame Füssli en rose
Michèle Coudert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$449
Radina Stoimenova
This place has been here before #2
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,616
#1, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$942
This place has been here before #4
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,616
#3, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$942
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,616
Taeho Choi
Dans la forêt III
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,683
Dans la forêt II
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,683
Au-delà de l’horizon ll
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$1,683
Homme qui joue de la flûte
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$1,683
Au-delà de l’horizon l
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 119 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 46.9 inch
$1,683
Cyril Réguerre
Le chanteur
Cyril Réguerre
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$146
Sans titre (DED363323)
Cyril Réguerre
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$101
Lison Favarger
Découverte d'une fresque dans une chapelle
Lison Favarger
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,643
Composition
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 34 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,034
Clemens Briels
Untitled drawing
Clemens Briels
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 26.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 10.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,200
Islas flottantes del Caribes
Clemens Briels
Print - 57 x 72 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$673
El suspiro del viento en las alas 30/30
Clemens Briels
Sculpture - 80 x 70 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 27.6 x 3.9 inch
Sold
Carnevale a Venezia VI
Clemens Briels
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
Sold
Leikun Nahusenay
Body vs soul (grey)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 100 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,366
Trinity (shuka)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,488
Sleeping beauty (Shuka)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,488
Camouflage (red)
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 64 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,917
Yekenfer Wedaj IX
Leikun Nahusenay
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,244
Laure Julien
La sagesse des fleurs #3
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,851
La sagesse des fleurs #1
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,851
Moon & gingko #4
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch
$651
Collection Terre, Lune & Gingko #7
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$258
Collection Lune fleurie #3
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$555
Lune fleurie #2
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$555
Lune fleurie #1
Laure Julien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$555
Aurélien Desbois
Mont moderne
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$561
Aiguilles Ansabère
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Glacier du Gabietou
Aurélien Desbois
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Architecture de la pensée
Aurélien Desbois
Painting - 140 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,468
Lyubena Fox
Amsterdam Ornament
Lyubena Fox
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Ear Cast
Lyubena Fox
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$898