Drawing Artists

A LOOK AT

THE ART OF DRAWING IN HISTORY

WHY DRAW?

Due to the relative affordability of sketching tools, sketch artists have arisen from many cultures, classes, and regions. Drawing masters have emerged throughout the centuries.

FAMOUS ARTISTS

The popular drawing artists who created these timeless works left behind a legacy that scholars and historians have analyzed and reinterpreted over the years.

A LIST OF THE MOST FAMOUS DRAWING ARTISTS

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528)

Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475 – 1564)

Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640)

Eugène Delacroix (1798 – 1863)

Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917)

Mary Cassatt (1844 – 1926)

Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890)

Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918)