Welcome to Classical Art Gallery of Portraits drawing! A portrait in drawing is an elegant and inexpensive gift. Portraits in Ink or Pencil by Russian-born artist, Alexei Antonov.

All the times to draw from real nature- that is the most true and superior school.
I.Repin

    Drawing is the basis of painting, it is its framework. If a painter can draw with the pencil on the paper, he or she will be able to paint. But drawing is not only an auxiliary instrument for the technological process. It is also an independent artistic genre.

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  From time immemorial, along with expensive full dress portraits, painters have been selling drawings piled up in their studios. A thoughtful artist always pays special attention to drawings and makes sure that they are finished works of art.
    A good portrait of a friend or relation is a unique, and what is important, affordable gift. I can assure you that your loved one would be much happier if you chose a portrait as a gift and not a conventional coffee machine or a bottle of perfume from a nearby mall.

Receiving an unexpected portrait is a storm of emotions not experienced before. The value of the portrait as a gift has been proven by time. Luckily, but not surprisingly, photography failed to replace a good portrait.