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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Pablo Echaurren
Absorbing reading
Pablo Echaurren
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,348 $1,214
Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$2,023 $1,618
È la promessa di Kimra
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$1,798
Biancheggiando l'Alba
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 110 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$8,989
Søcø
Orphné Achéron
Siréne aux serpents
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,292
Venenum II
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,292
Venenum Neptunium
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
$1,292
Surrexerunt
Orphné Achéron
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$1,067
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
$1,629
Les signes de l'ame 4
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 103 x 62 x 3 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,944
En observant la Lune
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch
$5,618
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
$1,629
Cartographie Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 inch
$3,483
Cartographie Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 inch
$3,483
Corpus sous la neffe le mouvements des âmes est un signe de l'âme
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 400 x 300 x 10 cm Sculpture - 157.5 x 118.1 x 3.9 inch
$14,608
Jacques Yankel
Bleu gris
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,259
Manette
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,259
Passage hanté
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,259
Gabrielle Pool
Trunklestiltskins out and about
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$589
Stilt Walkers
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$589
African stand off
Gabrielle Pool
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$589
Wildebeest migration
Gabrielle Pool
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,782
Marie Détrée
Icebergs en série
Marie Détrée
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$449
Philippe Azema
Aux avares ravins, merci
Philippe Azema
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,686
Filaments d'ivres têtes
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$1,686
Beaux ectoplasmes et fiers radis
Philippe Azema
Painting - 100 x 60 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 inch
$2,809
Rue des ombres
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 25.2 inch
$1,686
Les philosophages
Philippe Azema
Fine Art Drawings - 121 x 102 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.6 x 40.2 inch
$3,708
Nathanaëlle Dianga
Nothingness (Le Néant)
Nathanaëlle Dianga
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$899
Dance
Nathanaëlle Dianga
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,112 $556
Enrique Grau
Untitled II
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Untitled III
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Untitled IV
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Para Celso
Enrique Grau
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Mahmoud Hamadani
Untitled "Requiem 16"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,000
Untitled "Requiem 17"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,000
Untitled "Requiem 9"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 15"
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
Untitled "Requiem 5",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Untitled "Requiem 6",
Mahmoud Hamadani
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 77 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,500
Korede Solaja
Afrikaans
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
The Split
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,513
Illumination
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
Mazed Beauty
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
Hands of love
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,106