Human body

Painting, Signes de paix, Raymond Berthelot

Signes de paix

Raymond Berthelot

Painting - 65 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,110

Painting, Sans titre, Jérôme Mesnager & Adey

Sans titre

Jérôme Mesnager & Adey

Painting - 90 x 56 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$1,887

Print, Gravure 6, Brigitte Touvron

Gravure 6

Brigitte Touvron

Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$666

Painting, Hommage à Picasso, Enric Cormenzana

Hommage à Picasso

Enric Cormenzana

Painting - 67 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,665

Painting, Scoop 1, Agathe Wagner

Scoop 1

Agathe Wagner

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$888

Painting, Inventario, Agustin Sirai

Inventario

Agustin Sirai

Painting - 60 x 86 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.9 x 2 inch

$2,220

Print, Girl in Doorway, George Segal

Girl in Doorway

George Segal

Print - 70.5 x 99 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.8 x 39 x 0 inch

$1,332

Sculpture, Dédoublement 57/200, Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Dédoublement 57/200

Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Sculpture - 11 x 9 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 3.5 x 4.7 inch

$1,665

Sculpture, Joker 5 (1/6), Boshra Mustafa

Joker 5 (1/6)

Boshra Mustafa

Sculpture - 36 x 11 x 13 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 4.3 x 5.1 inch

$1,500

Photography, Caveman II, Christophe Paucelier

Caveman II

Christophe Paucelier

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,099

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,554

Photography, Vigilant, Monica Denevan

Vigilant

Monica Denevan

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,222

Print, Sans titre 2, Tony Oursler

Sans titre 2

Tony Oursler

Print - 75 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,220

Painting, Fluorine Slave portrait., López del Espino

Fluorine Slave portrait.

López del Espino

Painting - 160 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,665

Sculpture, Hunted-Hunter#1, Virginie Groleau

Hunted-Hunter#1

Virginie Groleau

Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 18 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.3 x 7.1 inch

$3,330

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Leszek Zegalski

Nude

Leszek Zegalski

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,443

Painting, Somersault, Daniel Gibert

Somersault

Daniel Gibert

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,665

Photography, Surreal Dream in Blue, Alice Zilberberg

Surreal Dream in Blue

Alice Zilberberg

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$950

Painting, Plurinational Pandemic, Kevin Lujan

Plurinational Pandemic

Kevin Lujan

Painting - 53 x 85 cm Painting - 20.9 x 33.5 inch

$999

Photography, Le lutteur, Chiara Dazi

Le lutteur

Chiara Dazi

Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,110

Painting, Le déni, Benjamin Carbonne

Le déni

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting - 162 x 114 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 inch

$5,550

Photography, Pain, Espen Rasmussen

Pain

Espen Rasmussen

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,221

Photography, Portrait de geisha, Daiane Soares

Portrait de geisha

Daiane Soares

Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch

$1,998

Painting, Nemo propheta in patria, Derek Overfield

Nemo propheta in patria

Derek Overfield

Painting - 152.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 55 x 2 inch

$2,045

Print, Figürlicher Linolschnitt, Hartmut Neumann

Figürlicher Linolschnitt

Hartmut Neumann

Print - 55 x 40 cm Print - 21.7 x 15.7 inch

$888

Print, Abstract, Fritz Wotruba

Abstract

Fritz Wotruba

Print - 47 x 63 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.5 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,054

Photography, Telltale, Solomon Jamy Brown

Telltale

Solomon Jamy Brown

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,275

Fine Art Drawings, Portraits de mains, Jean Robert (Ipoustéguy)

Portraits de mains

Jean Robert (Ipoustéguy)

Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 49 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

$610

Sculpture, Hymne à l'amour, Emilie Teillaud

Hymne à l'amour

Emilie Teillaud

Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch

$2,109

Painting, Languages of Body Part 1, Chamy Shin

Languages of Body Part 1

Chamy Shin

Painting - 52 x 78 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,220

Print, Corrida, Riccardo Tommasi Ferroni

Corrida

Riccardo Tommasi Ferroni

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$832

Print, Seafood, Leonardo Castellani

Seafood

Leonardo Castellani

Print - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$1,054

Print, Spring Station South, Jan Hendrix

Spring Station South

Jan Hendrix

Print - 76 x 140 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,109

Fine Art Drawings, People Conversation, Chas Laborde

People Conversation

Chas Laborde

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$721

Painting, Kopf, Hartmut Neumann

Kopf

Hartmut Neumann

Painting - 63 x 45 cm Painting - 24.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,332

Painting, A runner, Kazimierz Borkowski

A runner

Kazimierz Borkowski

Painting - 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$1,665

Painting, Flying, Nguyen Quang Huy

Flying

Nguyen Quang Huy

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 inch

$6,000

Print, Inclusion, Samuel Maita

Inclusion

Samuel Maita

Print - 57.5 x 75 cm Print - 22.6 x 29.5 inch

$555

Print, Sous le réverbère, Jean-Louis Toutain

Sous le réverbère

Jean-Louis Toutain

Print - 56 x 38 cm Print - 22 x 15 inch

$610

Photography, Princesse slave, Roxane Petitier

Princesse slave

Roxane Petitier

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,054

Photography, Searching for the stars, Mik Mød

Searching for the stars

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$1,665

Fine Art Drawings, Corps et Ame #191121_009, Jérôme Rapin

Corps et Ame #191121_009

Jérôme Rapin

Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,332

Print, Figure, Schang Hutter

Figure

Schang Hutter

Print - 42 x 28 cm Print - 16.5 x 11 inch

$888

Photography, Untitled #13, Fall Off Wonderland series, Yang Du

Untitled #13, Fall Off Wonderland series

Yang Du

Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

$2,220

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Verena Waddell

Untitled

Verena Waddell

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,220

Design, Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen), Roger Ballen

Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen)

Roger Ballen

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$1,387

Photography, Chameleon - What’s Your Color Today?, Carola De Armas

Chameleon - What’s Your Color Today?

Carola De Armas

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$821

Photography, Sans Titre n°3, Kahina Carina

Sans Titre n°3

Kahina Carina

Photography - 35 x 40 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 inch

$666

Photography, Painted Portrait, Djinane Alsuwayeh

Painted Portrait

Djinane Alsuwayeh

Photography - 100 x 82 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 32.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,865

Painting, Circé, ADrÉ

Circé

ADrÉ

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,110

Photography, Theodore, Nina and Jack, Julia Gat

Theodore, Nina and Jack

Julia Gat

Photography - 33 x 48.3 cm Photography - 13 x 19 inch

$900

Photography, Le Desir - série Tango, Gaëlle Girbes

Le Desir - série Tango

Gaëlle Girbes

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$1,665

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Olivier Marin

Untitled

Olivier Marin

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 111 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 43.7 inch

$1,665

Painting, Colourful face, Theo Mackaay

Colourful face

Theo Mackaay

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$3,274

Painting, Ecstatic Clash, Julia Hariri

Ecstatic Clash

Julia Hariri

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$16,897

Print, Sans titre, Bona de Mandiargues

Sans titre

Bona de Mandiargues

Print - 21 x 15 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 inch

$244

Photography, La danseuse au bras coupé, Evelyne Postic

La danseuse au bras coupé

Evelyne Postic

Photography - 29 x 23 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$666

Fine Art Drawings, Figure of Man, Marcel Vertès

Figure of Man

Marcel Vertès

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$599

Photography, Blue mood 5, Yannick Fournié

Blue mood 5

Yannick Fournié

Photography - 140 x 107 x 1.5 cm Photography - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.6 inch

$3,996

Sculpture, Self - Consciousness, Renata Dyk

Self - Consciousness

Renata Dyk

Sculpture - 37 x 22.5 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 8.9 x 6.1 inch

$2,253

Painting, Les petits oiseaux, Valérie Auriel

Les petits oiseaux

Valérie Auriel

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,120

Sculpture, Le Banquet, Dominique Dardek

Le Banquet

Dominique Dardek

Sculpture - 17 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch

$3,219

Painting, Smooth Operator, John Herbert Wright

Smooth Operator

John Herbert Wright

Painting - 137.2 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 58 x 1 inch

$10,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Rehan Yousuf

Sans titre

Rehan Yousuf

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 83 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 32.7 inch

$1,221

Photography, Gambler, Emre

Gambler

Emre

Photography - 100 x 170 cm Photography - 39.4 x 66.9 inch

$8,880

Sculpture, Femmoore, Beatus Hofrichter

Femmoore

Beatus Hofrichter

Sculpture - 10 x 25 x 17 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 9.8 x 6.7 inch

$13,320

Painting, Sea Worm, Basil Ivan Rákóczi

Sea Worm

Basil Ivan Rákóczi

Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,285

Print, Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing, Alexander de Cadenet

Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing

Alexander de Cadenet

Print - 70 x 94.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 37.2 x 0 inch

$666

Painting, Being Earth V, Guillaume Liffran

Being Earth V

Guillaume Liffran

Painting - 44.5 x 37 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.5 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch

$388

Photography, Entre nous II, Karine Payette

Entre nous II

Karine Payette

Photography - 61 x 91.5 cm Photography - 24 x 36 inch

$2,300

Painting, Forme, luci, il colore, Francesca Diana Martines

Forme, luci, il colore

Francesca Diana Martines

Painting - 46 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$388

Painting, Paradise, Guillaume Cavalier

Paradise

Guillaume Cavalier

Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$9,879

Painting, L'amour, Valentine Bouvet

L'amour

Valentine Bouvet

Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,399

Painting, L'oeil de la Nature, Emilie Teillaud

L'oeil de la Nature

Emilie Teillaud

Painting - 97 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,109

Painting, Sans Titre, Philippe Lepatre

Sans Titre

Philippe Lepatre

Painting - 33 x 24.5 cm Painting - 13 x 9.6 inch

$444

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Bruce Tchibozo

Sans titre

Bruce Tchibozo

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.2 inch

$888

Sculpture, Academia (half life), Paige Bradley

Academia (half life)

Paige Bradley

Sculpture - 147.3 x 55.9 x 106.7 cm Sculpture - 58 x 22 x 42 inch

$26,000

Fine Art Drawings, Servitude, Tome 3, Planche 31, Eric Bourgier

Servitude, Tome 3, Planche 31

Eric Bourgier

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 47 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.5 inch

$4,440

Painting, Dins, Xavi Figueras

Dins

Xavi Figueras

Painting - 162 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,329

Photography, Julia, Aleix  Plademunt

Julia

Aleix Plademunt

Photography - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$2,320

Sculpture, Gold Mademoiselle Lace Steel Sculpture, Vyki

Gold Mademoiselle Lace Steel Sculpture

Vyki

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch

$4,995

Painting, Whirlwind, Evan Mendel

Whirlwind

Evan Mendel

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.2 inch

$1,720

Painting, On A Sunny Day, Ekwan Marianto

On A Sunny Day

Ekwan Marianto

Painting - 100 x 80 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 inch

$1,735

Painting, Floor piece, Gabriel Schmitz

Floor piece

Gabriel Schmitz

Painting - 56 x 126 x 3 cm Painting - 22 x 49.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,662

Photography, Shanghai Gym, Gérard Rancinan

Shanghai Gym

Gérard Rancinan

Photography - 103 x 103 cm Photography - 40.6 x 40.6 inch

$6,660

Print, Pope on the throne II, Costantino Persiani

Pope on the throne II

Costantino Persiani

Print - 94 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print - 37 x 28 x 0 inch

$333

Painting, La dernière prière, Pascal Konan

La dernière prière

Pascal Konan

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

$5,550

Print, Untitled, Henry Maurice

Untitled

Henry Maurice

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$322

Photography, Wild wild west, Scott Weingarten

Wild wild west

Scott Weingarten

Photography - 70 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,550

Sculpture, Composition, Jan Siwek

Composition

Jan Siwek

Sculpture - 83 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 32.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch

$777

Sculpture, Au revoir, Philippe Crivelli

Au revoir

Philippe Crivelli

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch

$4,662

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, William Richard

Figure

William Richard

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$499

Human body

'I wanted to conquer the world. But I also desperately wanted to understand human nature, and to know what was inside our bodies. To do this, I have spent whole night dissecting bodies, against the direct orders of the Pope. Nothing disgusts me. What I am looking for, truly, in all of my work and particularly in my painting, what I have looked for all my life, is to understand the mystery that is human nature' – from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century.


At the time of writing these notes, da Vinci had already made greater understanding of the human body the primary objective of his investigations. Dissection and study were key to his development of a holistic knowledge of anatomy, which da Vinci believed was vital to the perfect rendering of the nude figures which he painted and drew.


Little by little, the traditional image of the human figure was uprooted and in its place new ways of interpreting the body developed. Contemporary artists relentlessly questioned the traditional codes of figure drawing, liberally reworking the representation of the body to create a new image that was dislocated, geometric, deformed and disfigured.


The body as an artistic subject is at once desired, fantasised, dreamt, transformed, deformed. For painters, photographers and sculptors alike the body represents a rite of passage in their artistic development. Many people say that they most appreciate the talents of an artists by way of their control over the complexity of the figure. For example, it's clear even in Matisse's later, more abstract collages that he had perfectly mastered the human form.


Representation of the body is fundamental to Western art: first and foremost because it suggests a representation of the self, and therefore affirms the artist's own existence and coexistence with the environment that surrounds them. At the beginning of art history, the only bodies represented were the gods, supernatural beings, and spirits who had taken on human form. The body, nude or clothed, is at once one of the most widely depicted and most deeply polemical subjects in Western art (think of the scandals provoked by Courbet's 'Origins of the World', or Renoir's 'Picnic on the Grass').


The body has always been the primary subject of an array of themes, and its history is rich and ancient. Initially, depiction of the body was closely linked to religion, where the Word became flesh in Genesis, but later in more secular times the arousal of the artist when faced with the body made for an equally popular theme. Latterly the notion of the body as an object of beauty was subverted by Cubism until depictions of bodies no longer bore any resemblance to reality or made any pretence of respecting the rules of proportion.


Finally, in modern art the body has taken on an abstract shape within space, becoming one with the environment. In some instances, the body has become the artist's own support, as with Klein's models. The body as an abstract concept is tangible in many different manifestations in art, even in pieces as unassuming as some of Rothko's paintings. It remains the subject of inexhaustible inspiration and eternal debate.

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