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
Witold Pyzik
Ocean
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,611
Gamine au parapluie jaune
Witold Pyzik
Painting - 80 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 2 inch
£2,685
La mer se retire
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,611
Sud
Witold Pyzik
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£1,611
Raoul Hausman
Sans titre
Raoul Hausman
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17.9 x 0 inch
£4,027
Reem Yassouf
Jessica Houston
Perceptible Changes Over Time
Jessica Houston
Print - 56 x 84 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,659
Rock Has No Tongue
Jessica Houston
Sculpture - 99.1 x 38.1 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 39 x 15 x 11.5 inch
£5,310
Ideas in Things (Antarctic Peninsula)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
£6,444
The fatigue of the conquest
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
£1,253
If Held To The Light
Jessica Houston
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,595
Catherine Clare
Couple d'aras rouges du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,432
Le jaguar du Costa Rica, N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£313
The female egg
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 10 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
£582 £524
Pie bleue de l'Himalaya
Catherine Clare
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£716
Toucans, ara rouge et colibris du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,342
"Pura Vida" , Vie pure, abstraction inspirée de Joan Miró
Catherine Clare
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1 inch
£1,163
Le jaguar du Costa Rica, N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£313
Guillaume Piot
Le Philosophe
Guillaume Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
£1,342
Kelkin
Joel Giraud
Pastel bleu 1423
Joel Giraud
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13.6 x 0 inch
£224
Les nouveaux arrivants
Joel Giraud
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£3,401
Maria Vanishvili
N555
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£322
N333
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
£322
N111
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
£313
N777
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
£430
N222
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
£322
N666
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£268
Helen Warner
Gliding on Ice
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
£1,517
Holding World on Shoulders 2
Helen Warner
Painting - 61 x 50.7 x 0.4 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.2 inch
£3,034
Frozen
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£2,023
Disappearing Darkness
Helen Warner
Painting - 50.7 x 61 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.2 inch
£3,034
Expressions Of The Heart 4 of 4
Helen Warner
Painting - 76 x 51 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0.6 inch
£4,045
Around In Circles 1
Helen Warner
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
£5,057
Around In Circles 2
Helen Warner
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
£5,057
Annabell Mozer
Frida Kahlo with Dua Lipa
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£7,160
Meisterrose / master ros?
Annabell Mozer
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 82 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
£3,938
Dua Lipa Portrait
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 1.2 inch
£2,372
Bouquet of Orange Roses
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£3,669
Osterglocken / Daffodils
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£4,251
Lovely Bouquet of Roses
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£3,669
Shota Imerlishvili
Chaos
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
£1,342
Shark
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
£1,790
Derby
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,790
Hunting
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
£1,790
Family
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
£1,790
Red Cube
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,790
Neighbours
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£2,685
Born
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
£2,685