Human body

Print, Sans titre, Pierre Dmitrienko

Sans titre

Pierre Dmitrienko

Print - 74.5 x 56 x 0.05 cm

$565

Sculpture, Les Deux Mondes, David David

Les Deux Mondes

David David

Sculpture - 85 x 75 x 80 cm

$9,599

Painting, Ilori 3 (Put To Bed), Janet Adebayo

Ilori 3 (Put To Bed)

Janet Adebayo

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$1,990

Print, Liberty, Jacques Halbert

Liberty

Jacques Halbert

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$1,129

Painting, “- ¿Ya viste el cielo? - ¿Ya viste el suelo?”, Soy Roy

“- ¿Ya viste el cielo? - ¿Ya viste el suelo?”

Soy Roy

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$3,015

Print, Nanda, Emilio Greco

Nanda

Emilio Greco

Print - 57 x 45 x 0.2 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Les vaches, Jean Dubuffet

Les vaches

Jean Dubuffet

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 cm

$50,819

Sculpture, Elevate, Manitoba

Elevate

Manitoba

Sculpture - 62 x 14 x 14 cm

$565

Print, Meditación, Sonia Alins

Meditación

Sonia Alins

Print - 43 x 43 x 0.2 cm

$141

Photography, Manufactura 3, Oriol Texidor

Manufactura 3

Oriol Texidor

Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm

$1,423

Painting, Signes de paix, Raymond Berthelot

Signes de paix

Raymond Berthelot

Painting - 65 x 92 x 4 cm

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, Emmy et seneçon, Marie Labat

Emmy et seneçon

Marie Labat

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$542

Print, Gravure 6, Brigitte Touvron

Gravure 6

Brigitte Touvron

Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$678

Sculpture, Rhodonessa, Angélique de Chabot

Rhodonessa

Angélique de Chabot

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm

$678

Painting, Inventario, Agustin Sirai

Inventario

Agustin Sirai

Painting - 60 x 86 x 5 cm

$2,259

Sculpture, Dédoublement 57/200, Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Dédoublement 57/200

Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Sculpture - 11 x 9 x 12 cm

$1,694

Print, Girl in Doorway, George Segal

Girl in Doorway

George Segal

Print - 70.5 x 99 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Scoop 1, Agathe Wagner

Scoop 1

Agathe Wagner

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$903

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

Joker 5 (1/6)

Boshra Mustafa

Sculpture - 36 x 11 x 13 cm

$1,500

Photography, Senegal Sun, Clemente Vergara

Senegal Sun

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 50 cm

$553

Print, Sans titre 2, Tony Oursler

Sans titre 2

Tony Oursler

Print - 75 x 56 x 0.02 cm

$2,259

Photography, Caveman II, Christophe Paucelier

Caveman II

Christophe Paucelier

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,118

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm

$1,581

Photography, Vigilant, Monica Denevan

Vigilant

Monica Denevan

Photography - 40 x 50 cm

$1,251

Print, Seafood, Leonardo Castellani

Seafood

Leonardo Castellani

Print - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$1,073

Painting, Coté Caché, Azam Sadeghi

Coté Caché

Azam Sadeghi

Painting - 90 x 70 cm

$1,468

Painting, Rouge est la couleur du mystère 1, Jean-Charles Taillandier

Rouge est la couleur du mystère 1

Jean-Charles Taillandier

Painting - 50 x 34.5 cm

$497 $447

Sculpture, Hunted-Hunter#1, Virginie Groleau

Hunted-Hunter#1

Virginie Groleau

Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 18 cm

$3,388

Painting, Fluorine Slave portrait., López del Espino

Fluorine Slave portrait.

López del Espino

Painting - 160 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Leszek Zegalski

Nude

Leszek Zegalski

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm

$1,468

Painting, Somersault, Daniel Gibert

Somersault

Daniel Gibert

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Plurinational Pandemic, Kevin Lujan

Plurinational Pandemic

Kevin Lujan

Painting - 53 x 85 cm

$1,016

Photography, Le lutteur, Chiara Dazi

Le lutteur

Chiara Dazi

Photography - 60 x 60 cm

$1,129

Painting, Le déni, Benjamin Carbonne

Le déni

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting - 162 x 114 cm

$5,647

Photography, Pain, Espen Rasmussen

Pain

Espen Rasmussen

Photography - 40 x 60 cm

$1,242

Photography, The Pool, J.Léo

The Pool

J.Léo

Photography - 59.9 x 59.9 cm

$1,950

Photography, Portrait de geisha, Daiane Soares

Portrait de geisha

Daiane Soares

Photography - 75 x 50 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Kido-totem, Kokimoto

Kido-totem

Kokimoto

Sculpture - 27 x 14 x 14 cm

$1,807

Print, Figürlicher Linolschnitt, Hartmut Neumann

Figürlicher Linolschnitt

Hartmut Neumann

Print - 55 x 40 cm

$903

Print, Abstract, Fritz Wotruba

Abstract

Fritz Wotruba

Print - 47 x 63 x 0.2 cm

$1,073

Photography, Telltale, Solomon Jamy Brown

Telltale

Solomon Jamy Brown

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$1,298

Sculpture, Hymne à l'amour, Emilie Teillaud

Hymne à l'amour

Emilie Teillaud

Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 12 cm

$2,146

Sculpture, Mykonos, Nimrod Messeg

Mykonos

Nimrod Messeg

Sculpture - 145 x 83 x 25 cm

$22,387

Painting, No puedo vivir sin ti, Carol Tomàs Alcaine

No puedo vivir sin ti

Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm

$1,694

Print, Spring Station South, Jan Hendrix

Spring Station South

Jan Hendrix

Print - 76 x 140 x 1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Languages of Body Part 1, Chamy Shin

Languages of Body Part 1

Chamy Shin

Painting - 52 x 78 x 0.3 cm

$2,259

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

$1,412

Fine Art Drawings, People Conversation, Chas Laborde

People Conversation

Chas Laborde

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20.3 x 0.2 cm

$734

Painting, Kopf, Hartmut Neumann

Kopf

Hartmut Neumann

Painting - 63 x 45 cm

$1,355

Painting, A runner, Kazimierz Borkowski

A runner

Kazimierz Borkowski

Painting - 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Flying, Nguyen Quang Huy

Flying

Nguyen Quang Huy

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

$6,000

Print, Inclusion, Samuel Maita

Inclusion

Samuel Maita

Print - 57.5 x 75 cm

$565

Photography, Princesse slave, Roxane Petitier

Princesse slave

Roxane Petitier

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm

$1,073

Print, Figure, Schang Hutter

Figure

Schang Hutter

Print - 42 x 28 cm

$903

Painting, Love in the air II, Theo Mackaay

Love in the air II

Theo Mackaay

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$3,331

Photography, Searching for the stars, Mik Mød

Searching for the stars

Mik Mød

Photography - 90 x 60 cm

$1,694

Painting, Closer, Sarah Elqa

Closer

Sarah Elqa

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,000

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

Untitled #13, Fall Off Wonderland series

Yang Du

Photography - 80 x 60 cm

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Verena Waddell

Untitled

Verena Waddell

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Mystère du Deux, Isa Sator

Mystère du Deux

Isa Sator

Painting - 195 x 97 cm

$6,211

Photography, Gambler, Emre

Gambler

Emre

Photography - 100 x 170 cm

$9,034

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

Chameleon - What’s Your Color Today?

Carola De Armas

Photography - 60 x 90 cm

$836

Photography, Sans Titre n°3, Kahina Carina

Sans Titre n°3

Kahina Carina

Photography - 35 x 40 cm

$678

Photography, Painted Portrait, Djinane Alsuwayeh

Painted Portrait

Djinane Alsuwayeh

Photography - 100 x 82 x 1 cm

$1,897

Painting, Circé, ADrÉ

Circé

ADrÉ

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,129

Photography, Theodore, Nina and Jack, Julia Gat

Theodore, Nina and Jack

Julia Gat

Photography - 33 x 48.3 cm

$900

Photography, Le Desir - série Tango, Gaëlle Girbes

Le Desir - série Tango

Gaëlle Girbes

Photography - 60 x 90 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Olivier Marin

Untitled

Olivier Marin

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 111 cm

$1,694

Photography, Lac des cygnes, Peter Zupnik

Lac des cygnes

Peter Zupnik

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,863

Painting, Ecstatic Clash, Julia Hariri

Ecstatic Clash

Julia Hariri

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$17,191

Photography, La danseuse au bras coupé, Evelyne Postic

La danseuse au bras coupé

Evelyne Postic

Photography - 29 x 23 x 1 cm

$678

Fine Art Drawings, Figure of Man, Marcel Vertès

Figure of Man

Marcel Vertès

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 x 0.1 cm

$610

Sculpture, Le Banquet, Dominique Dardek

Le Banquet

Dominique Dardek

Sculpture - 17 x 30 x 16 cm

$3,275

Sculpture, Self - Consciousness, Renata Dyk

Self - Consciousness

Renata Dyk

Sculpture - 37 x 22.5 x 15.5 cm

$2,292

Photography, Blue mood 5, Yannick Fournié

Blue mood 5

Yannick Fournié

Photography - 140 x 107 x 1.5 cm

$4,065

Painting, Smooth Operator, John Herbert Wright

Smooth Operator

John Herbert Wright

Painting - 137.2 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm

$10,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Rehan Yousuf

Sans titre

Rehan Yousuf

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 83 cm

$1,242

Painting, Floor piece, Gabriel Schmitz

Floor piece

Gabriel Schmitz

Painting - 56 x 126 x 3 cm

$4,743

Sculpture, Academia (half life), Paige Bradley

Academia (half life)

Paige Bradley

Sculpture - 147.3 x 55.9 x 106.7 cm

$26,000

Painting, Sea Worm, Basil Ivan Rákóczi

Sea Worm

Basil Ivan Rákóczi

Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,316

Print, Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing, Alexander de Cadenet

Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing

Alexander de Cadenet

Print - 70 x 94.5 x 0.1 cm

$678

Painting, Being Earth V, Guillaume Liffran

Being Earth V

Guillaume Liffran

Painting - 44.5 x 37 x 0.3 cm

$395

Photography, Entre nous II, Karine Payette

Entre nous II

Karine Payette

Photography - 61 x 91.5 cm

$2,300

Painting, Paradise, Guillaume Cavalier

Paradise

Guillaume Cavalier

Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm

$10,051

Painting, L'oeil de la Nature, Emilie Teillaud

L'oeil de la Nature

Emilie Teillaud

Painting - 97 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,146

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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