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Drawing

Ranked by authority, profile quality, engagement, and recency. 1,286 historical artists.

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#1 DrawingAuthority 100

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	100
2	On Kawara	Japanese	1933–2019	90
3	André Breton	French	1896–1966	100
4	Juan Muñoz	Spanish	1953–2001	90
5	Antonio Caro	Colombian	1950–2021	90
6	Jean-Jacques Boissard	French	1528–1602	90
7	Olga Rozanova	Russian	1886–1918	90
8	Wim Crouwel	Dutch	1928–2019	80
9	Frank Auerbach	British	1931–2024	80
10	Gustav Peichl	Austrian	1928–2019	80
11	Hans Hollein	Austrian	1934–2014	80
12	Jacob Folkema	Dutch Republic	1692–1767	80
13	Keiichi Tanaami	Japanese	1936–2024	80
14	Alfred Jensen	American	1903–1981	85
15	Wifredo Lam	—	1902–1982	90
16	Zao Wou-Ki	French	1920–2013	80
17	Carol Rama	Italian	1918–2015	80
18	Jack Beal	American	1931–2013	80
19	Jannis Kounellis	Greek	1936–2017	80
20	Marcia Hafif	American	1929–2018	80
21	Sidney Goodman	American	1936–2013	80
22	Barry Le Va	American	1941–2021	80
23	Charles Seliger	American	1926–2009	80
24	Hyman Bloom	American	1913–2009	80
25	Lenore Tawney	American	1907–2007	80
26	Keith Haring	American	1958–1989	80
27	J James Rosati	American	1911–2012	80
28	Gina Pane	French	1939–1990	80
29	Hugo van der Goes	Netherlandish	1440–1482	80
30	Ramon Casas	Spanish	1866–1932	80
31	Johannes Baader	Germany	1875–1955	80
32	Georges Bataille	French	1897–1962	80
33	Paulus Moreelse	Dutch Republic	1571–1638	80
34	Gerhard Altenbourg	German	1926–1989	80
35	Jankel Adler	Polish-German	1895–1949	80
36	Aleksei Kruchenykh	Russian	1886–1968	80
37	Mark Lombardi	American	1951–2000	80
38	Adam Pynacker	Dutch Republic	1622–1673	80
39	Gerbrand van den Eeckhout	Dutch	1621–1674	80
40	Ludwig Sander	American	1906–1975	80
41	Peter Sekaer	Danish-American	1901–1950	80
42	Jean Metzinger	French	1883–1956	80
43	Jean-Jacques Henner	French	1829–1905	80
44	Albert Joseph Moore	British	1841–1893	80
45	Charles Angrand	French	1854–1926	80
46	Cornelis Bisschop	Dutch	1630–1674	80
47	Edme Bouchardon	French	1698–1762	80
48	Edward Millman	American	1907–1964	80
49	Gerard de Lairesse	Dutch Republic	1641–1711	80
50	Jacob van der Ulft	Dutch Republic	1621–1689	80

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