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The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the walls of caves, and every subsequent culture has practised drawing—whether on papyrus, parchment, or paper. Artists throughout history have used drawing as part of the creative process.  \n   \n While painting and sculpture have been shaped heavily by money and influence, drawing has always offered extraordinary creative latitude. Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded. Susan Owens offers a glimpse over artists’ shoulders—from Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Hokusai to Van Gogh, Käthe Kollwitz, and Yayoi Kusama—as they work, think, and innovate, as they scrutinise the world around them or escape into imagination.  \n   \n*The Story of Drawing* loops around the established history of art, sometimes staying close, at other times diving into exhilarating and altogether less familiar territory.\n\n## [Authors](https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/book\/9780300260472\/the-story-of-drawing\/#tab-3)\n**Dr Susan Owens** is a writer, art historian and former V\\&A curator. Her previous books include *The Art of Drawing*, *Spirit of Place* and *Imagining England’s Past*.\n\n## [Praise](https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/book\/9780300260472\/the-story-of-drawing\/#tab-4)\n> “\\[A\\] compelling and enlightening book.”—Michael Prodger, *Apollo*  \n>   \n> “Owens’s selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate.”—Daisy Dunn, *Literary Review*  \n>   \n> “Owens’s book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . *The Story of Drawing* makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can.”—Ben Street, *Times Literary Supplement*  \n>   \n> “It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements.”—*Apollo*  \n>   \n> “Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts.”—Michael Prodger, *New Statesman*  \n>   \n> “With Owens’s expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise—the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature—but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects.”—*Apollo*  \n>   \n> “With accuracy and passion, \\[Owens\\] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk.”—*Wedlake Bell*  \n>   \n> “\\[Owens\\] has a clear sense that there is simply something about drawings: something personal and contingent; something that makes them exciting.”—Keith Miller, *Art Newspaper*  \n>   \n> “It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz. \\[This book\\] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded.”—Phoebe Frangoul, *Elle Decoration*, “Best Books to Give (or Keep),” Christmas 2024  \n>   \n> “\\[This book is\\] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more.”—Nicholas Cranfield, *Church Times*  \n>   \n> “A readable analysis. . . 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The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the walls of caves, and every subsequent culture has practised drawing—whether on papyrus, parchment, or paper. Artists throughout history have used drawing as part of the creative process. While painting and sculpture have been shaped heavily by money and influence, drawing has always offered extraordinary creative latitude. Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded. Susan Owens offers a glimpse over artists’ shoulders—from Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Hokusai to Van Gogh, Käthe Kollwitz, and Yayoi Kusama—as they work, think, and innovate, as they scrutinise the world around them or escape into imagination. The Story of Drawing loops around the established history of art, sometimes staying close, at other times diving into exhilarating and altogether less familiar territory. ## [Authors](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300260472/the-story-of-drawing/#tab-3) Dr Susan Owens is a writer, art historian and former V\&A curator. Her previous books include The Art of Drawing, Spirit of Place and Imagining England’s Past. ## [Praise](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300260472/the-story-of-drawing/#tab-4) > “\[A\] compelling and enlightening book.”—Michael Prodger, Apollo > > “Owens’s selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate.”—Daisy Dunn, Literary Review > > “Owens’s book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can.”—Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement > > “It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements.”—Apollo > > “Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts.”—Michael Prodger, New Statesman > > “With Owens’s expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise—the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature—but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects.”—Apollo > > “With accuracy and passion, \[Owens\] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk.”—Wedlake Bell > > “\[Owens\] has a clear sense that there is simply something about drawings: something personal and contingent; something that makes them exciting.”—Keith Miller, Art Newspaper > > “It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz. \[This book\] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded.”—Phoebe Frangoul, Elle Decoration, “Best Books to Give (or Keep),” Christmas 2024 > > “\[This book is\] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more.”—Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times > > “A readable analysis. . . The author holds the reader’s hand throughout.”—Art Newspaper > > "A virtuosic study."—Tim Smith-Laing, Apollo > > Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year award 2024 ## Related Articles [A Conversation with Susan Owens about Drawing and the History of Art](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2024/11/20/a-conversation-with-susan-owens-about-drawing-and-the-history-of-art/ "A Conversation with Susan Owens about Drawing and the History of Art") [Art & Architecture](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/category/art-architecture/), [Podcast](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/category/yale-press-podcast/) [Read More](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2024/11/20/a-conversation-with-susan-owens-about-drawing-and-the-history-of-art/ "A Conversation with Susan Owens about Drawing and the History of Art") ## Related Books Previous [![Stanley Tigerman](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300278279.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300278279/stanley-tigerman "Stanley Tigerman") [![Italian Renaissance Drawings from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9781913645779.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781913645779/italian-renaissance-drawings-from-museum-boijmans-van-beuningen "Italian Renaissance Drawings from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen") [![A Little History of Religion](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300283228.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283228/a-little-history-of-religion "A Little History of Religion") [![A Little History of Economics](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300283242.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283242/a-little-history-of-economics "A Little History of Economics") [![A Little History of Music](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300279085.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300279085/a-little-history-of-music "A Little History of Music") [![A Little History of the World](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300283259.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283259/a-little-history-of-the-world "A Little History of the World") [![A Little History of Archaeology](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300283402.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283402/a-little-history-of-archaeology "A Little History of Archaeology") [![A Little History of Mathematics](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300273731.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273731/a-little-history-of-mathematics "A Little History of Mathematics") [![A Little History of Art](https://yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/9780300278354.jpg?auto=format&w=145)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300278354/a-little-history-of-art "A Little History of Art") [![A Little History of Science](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/wp-content/themes/university_press_theme/img/lazy-load-image.jpg)](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300283211/a-little-history-of-science "A Little History of Science") Next ### Sign up for updates on new releases and special offers SUBSCRIBE ### Shipping Location Our website offers shipping to the United States and Canada only. 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