At the same time, interest in traditional contour drawings continued. The realist point of view is exemplified in the drawings of George Bellows and Edward Hopper in the United States, and of the social realists K the Kollwitz in Germany and Diego Rivera , Jos Clemente Orozco , and David Alfaro Siqueiros in Mexico. Drawing in the late 20th century had enormous variety and was inventively combined with printing techniques. In China, Japan, and Korea, drawing, painting, and writing are fundamentally one. Although early drawing, usually of religious figures, shows uniform lines, later landscape and other secular drawing often has calligraphic strokes that allow more modulation of form.
Color is considered only a decorative accessory.
Later drawing, especially in Persian book illumination, was influenced by Chinese styles and European realism and depicted figural scenes. See an outline for this article. All rights reserved. Learn about Encarta's editorial process. All rights reserved.