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Drawing

Ranked by authority, profile quality, engagement, and recency. 1,143 historical artists.

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#1 DrawingAuthority 90

Alison Knowles

American artist and pioneer of experimental drawing and notation practices

American1933–2025

Full Ranking

Rank	Artist	Nationality	Years	Authority
1	Alison Knowles	American	1933–2025	90
2	Antonio Caro	Colombian	1950–2021	90
3	On Kawara	Japanese	1933–2019	80
4	André Breton	French	1896–1966	90
5	Olga Rozanova	Russian	1886–1918	90
6	Frank Auerbach	British	1931–2024	80
7	Jacob Folkema	Dutch Republic	1692–1767	80
8	Wim Crouwel	Dutch	1928–2019	80
9	Alfred Jensen	American	1903–1981	85
10	Gustav Peichl	Austrian	1928–2019	80
11	Jean-Jacques Boissard	French	1528–1602	90
12	Jack Beal	American	1931–2013	80
13	Keiichi Tanaami	Japanese	1936–2024	80
14	Sidney Goodman	American	1936–2013	80
15	Wifredo Lam	—	1902–1982	90
16	Zao Wou-Ki	French	1920–2013	80
17	Jannis Kounellis	Greek	1936–2017	80
18	Marcia Hafif	American	1929–2018	80
19	Lenore Tawney	American	1907–2007	80
20	Hyman Bloom	American	1913–2009	80
21	Keith Haring	American	1958–1989	80
22	Gerhard Altenbourg	German	1926–1989	80
23	Gina Pane	French	1939–1990	80
24	Hugo van der Goes	Netherlandish	1440–1482	80
25	Ramon Casas	Spanish	1866–1932	80
26	Georges Bataille	French	1897–1962	80
27	Paulus Moreelse	Dutch Republic	1571–1638	80
28	Juan Muñoz	Spanish	1953–2001	70
29	Jankel Adler	Polish-German	1895–1949	80
30	Johannes Baader	Germany	1875–1955	80
31	Aleksei Kruchenykh	Russian	1886–1968	80
32	Léon Spilliaert	Belgian	1881–1946	80
33	Mark Lombardi	American	1951–2000	80
34	Adam Pynacker	Dutch Republic	1622–1673	80
35	Gerbrand van den Eeckhout	Dutch	1621–1674	80
36	Jesús Guerrero Galvan	Mexican	1910–1973	80
37	Leon Kelly	American	1901–1982	80
38	Leon Kroll	American	1884–1974	80
39	Ludwig Sander	American	1906–1975	80
40	Morris Graves	American	1910–2001	80
41	Peter Sekaer	Danish-American	1901–1950	80
42	Philip Johnson	American	1906–2005	80
43	Jean Metzinger	French	1883–1956	80
44	Jean-Jacques Henner	French	1829–1905	80
45	Ignacio Aguirre	Mexican	1900–1990	80
46	Seymour Rosofsky	American	1924–1981	80
47	Albert Joseph Moore	British	1841–1893	80
48	Charles Angrand	French	1854–1926	80
49	Cornelis Bisschop	Dutch	1630–1674	80
50	Edme Bouchardon	French	1698–1762	80

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