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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Serge Charchoune
Sans titre
Serge Charchoune
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28.3 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.1 x 0 inch
$1,011
Studio Abawé
Fausto Melotti
Sculpture Project
Fausto Melotti
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
Sold
Lenil Yu
Secret Invasion
Lenil Yu
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,922
Lucebert
Odonchimeg Davaadorj
Sans titre
Odonchimeg Davaadorj
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.3 inch
$1,236
Federico Zandomeneghi
Still life
Federico Zandomeneghi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,472
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Man in the fields
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 49 x 64 x 0.4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,348
Cubist with three faces
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Sculpture - 22 x 14 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 inch
$2,922
Woman
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$899
Skull - perhaps death
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$674
An optimistic landscape
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 44 x 62.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 24.6 x 0.1 inch
$787
Captured demon
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,348
R. Cavalié
N° 680 Lactation à Saint Bernard (fragment)
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$607
N° 1240 Lac de Tibériade. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$607
N° 1241 Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$562
N°1242 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$607
N° 1244 Jéricho, Jéricho !
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$584
N° 1014 Fugato risoluto.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$899
N° 890 Le château de Fortis.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2.4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch
$1,124
Tomo Sakurai
Forgiveness
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 33 x 2.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 x 0.9 inch
$2,023
Funing Xia
Blood Sacrifice
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$7,192
The spread of red
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$8,090
The Unfinished Traces
Funing Xia
Painting - 53 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$11,574
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Rejoicing
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,600
Fear I
Haibat Balaa Bawab
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,800