One of my art teachers once said that hands are more emotional and complicated than a head. Many artists attached to a head and draw it more often than anything else.
What hands can tell us? At least a story, depict a character or show emotions. The grip is unpredictable, flexible, and any gesture is unique because every time it's changing. I tried to collect here some examples of hands' drawings from old and new masters. I enjoy to study it and come back to these images from time to time. I hope you will find it useful. In the end, I included some of my recent drawings.
I will be happy to get your comments and upvotes. Maybe you also can share here some of your drawing of hands.
Let's start with classics
Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528)
Boy's hands, 1506
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
An anatomy study
Mikhail Vrubel (1856 - 1910)
1882
Josef Hegenbarth (1884–1962)
Maximilien Luce (1858-1941)
Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969)
Henry Spencer Moore (1898 -1986)
A.Tassos (1914 - 1985)
Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (1924-2002)
Jerome Witkin (1939)
Dave McKean
Matt Rota
Tim Gough
Victor Melamed (1977)
Alessandro Martoz Martorelli (1990)
And some of mine drawings today
Source of all these beautiful examples: https://all-drawings.livejournal.com/