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
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
$618 $526
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
$719 $647
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
$652 $554
Robert Combas
Sans titre
Robert Combas
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$1,348
Nature Morte Vivante Avec Poire Raisons et Citron
Robert Combas
Painting - 45 x 58 cm Painting - 17.7 x 22.8 inch
$37,081
Guitare Eddie Cokran
Robert Combas
Sculpture - 97 x 34 x 2 cm Sculpture - 38.2 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
$14,046
Le grand Georges à la pipe
Robert Combas
Print - 50 x 54 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,146
Richard Caldicott
13.1.16
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Untitled (Id.383)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Untitled, 2014 (Id. 382)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Untitled (Id. 386)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
19.6.17
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Untitled, 2014 (Id. 388)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,635
Giorgio de Chirico
La Musa della musica
Giorgio de Chirico
Sculpture - 24 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 2.3 x 2.3 inch
$7,866
Il Trovatore
Giorgio de Chirico
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,438,301
Landscape
Giorgio de Chirico
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$11,799
Calligrammes, by Guillaume Apollinaire and Giorgio De Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 33.3 x 25 x 10 cm Print - 13.1 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$94,389 $84,950
Les Archéologues IV
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 40.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.9 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$7,753
L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 71.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.1 x 19.9 x 0 inch
$4,719 $3,776
Voxx Romana
Eternal Melody - Neon Red Girl - California
Voxx Romana
Painting - 67.5 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 26.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$607
Floating on a Kiss - Red & Yellow
Voxx Romana
Painting - 68.5 x 51 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch
$652
Rose Tinted Glasses
Voxx Romana
Painting - 61.5 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$517
Love's Armor - Dragons
Voxx Romana
Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$517
Josep Guinovart
Untitled
Josep Guinovart
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,247
Pierre Alechinsky
Pays minier
Pierre Alechinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 97.5 x 63 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.4 x 24.8 inch
$35,958
Nora Ampova
Fictional Landscape
Nora Ampova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,461
The end of vacation
Nora Ampova
Painting - 80 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,686 $1,517
Elizabeth Becker
Hellebore No. 30
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch
$150
Magnolia Study No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$950
Herons in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Barn Owl No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$950
Rose Study No. 90
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$330
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
J'ai allumé une bougie 1
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$393
J'ai allumé une bougie 2
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$393
J'ai allumé une bougie 3
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$393
J'ai allumé une bougie 5
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$393
J'ai allumé une bougie 4
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$393
Une scène d'adieux
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.5 inch
$787
Grimbrgen - londe
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.3 inch
$787
Radôh L'ange de "dieu"/ Avant pour signe le sang qui veut dire guerre .
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.4 inch
$1,461
Corneille
Etude pour une lithographie
Corneille
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,371
Stoul
Oru aoi aita hana EA 6/7
Stoul
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$449