The Practice of Drawing
The Practice of Drawing
 

The art of drawing has existed for as long as humanity itself. Here we focus on the practice of drawing in the Western tradition. We ask why artists draw, what they draw, and how they draw, looking at the development of artistic drawing from the early Renaissance to modern times. We look at some of the most extraordinary drawings from collections around the world which are seldom on public display because of their fragile nature.

 

“Drawing, father of our three arts – architecture, sculpture and painting”

Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550)

With support from the Tavolozza Foundation, the Charles Douglas Home Memorial Trust, and Colnaghi

Edited by Nicola Jennings

Design by Diego Fortunato

Project Management by Sarah Gallagher

Additional Research by Alice da Costa and Logan Mehdi

Film Crew: James Coy, Colleen Lee, Rhys Griffin

We would particularly like to thank Noël Annesley, Honorary Chairman, Christie’s; Dr Adriano Aymonino, University of Buckingham; Jonathan den Otter, Associate Specialist, Old Master Drawings Deparment, Christie’s; Professor Catherine Whistler, Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford; Katrin Bellinger; Dr Anita Sganzerla; Jeremy Howard; and Norwich University of the Arts for theircontributions without which this project would not have been possible.