Human body

Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$1,118

Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, On the Swing, Lilit Soghomonyan

On the Swing

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 83 x 38 cm Painting - 32.7 x 15 inch

$1,901 $1,711

Print, Bacchanale 2, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Bacchanale 2

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,163

Print, I Generali (The Generals), Enrico Baj

I Generali (The Generals)

Enrico Baj

Print - 55.5 x 75.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.9 x 29.7 x 0 inch

$671

Photography, Backgammon Break, Alain Le Garsmeur

Backgammon Break

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 76 x 101 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 inch

$1,135

Sculpture, Rencontre, Roland Masson

Rencontre

Roland Masson

Sculpture - 71 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 28 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

$3,244

Painting, Humans are home, Le Hai Linh

Humans are home

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 52 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 20.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,113

Painting, 40, Jérôme Mesnager

40

Jérôme Mesnager

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

$2,237

Print, Man in Green Shirt, George Segal

Man in Green Shirt

George Segal

Print - 122 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print - 48 x 20.5 x 0 inch

$1,566

Painting, Outside, Gergana Tabakova

Outside

Gergana Tabakova

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$783

Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst

Lichtreflex Rotation

Hein Gravenhorst

Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,678

Painting, Untitled, Josep María Codina

Untitled

Josep María Codina

Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$951

Painting, Rêverie Nocturne (Réf.67), Jérôme Mesnager

Rêverie Nocturne (Réf.67)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,132

Sculpture, Silhouettes, Gaël Rouxeville

Silhouettes

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 33 x 27 x 4 cm Sculpture - 13 x 10.6 x 1.6 inch

$503

Photography, Untitled #29, Josef Nadj

Untitled #29

Josef Nadj

Photography - 30 x 25 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,230

Photography, Untitled #22, Josef Nadj

Untitled #22

Josef Nadj

Photography - 30 x 41 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 inch

$1,230

Photography, Untitled #4, Josef Nadj

Untitled #4

Josef Nadj

Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,230

Photography, Untitled #3, Josef Nadj

Untitled #3

Josef Nadj

Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,230

Fine Art Drawings, Poésie 29, Yanne Kintgen

Poésie 29

Yanne Kintgen

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,398

Painting, Anatomy: Class VII, Dominik Jasinski

Anatomy: Class VII

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$3,132

Print, Opera Grafica 6, Marino Marini

Opera Grafica 6

Marino Marini

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

$2,013

Sculpture, Liberatum, Jesus Curia

Liberatum

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 93 x 22 x 16 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 8.7 x 6.3 inch

$10,737

Painting, United love, Pegaz

United love

Pegaz

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$2,237

Painting, Achromatopsie, Vast

Achromatopsie

Vast

Painting - 96 x 96 x 3 cm Painting - 37.8 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,125

Painting, Nianga, le mouton habillé en Louis Vuitton et sa friperie, Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu

Nianga, le mouton habillé en Louis Vuitton et sa friperie

Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu

Painting - 260 x 210 x 3 cm Painting - 102.4 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

$26,206

Photography, Diane Kruger III, Bruno Fournier

Diane Kruger III

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,678

Sculpture, Déséquilibre, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Déséquilibre

Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 5.1 inch

$6,711

Photography, Lost & Found, Théo Gosselin

Lost & Found

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,461

Photography, Corazon y alma, James Sparshatt

Corazon y alma

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$920

Painting, Carrers de Reus, Coia Ibañez

Carrers de Reus

Coia Ibañez

Painting - 33.5 x 19 cm Painting - 13.2 x 7.5 inch

$587

Painting, Woman XXIII, Eulogia Merle

Woman XXIII

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$2,953

Painting, Untitled, Yuliy Takov

Untitled

Yuliy Takov

Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$761

Print, Jambes - les sommeils 13/20 et 11/20, Françoise Pétrovitch

Jambes - les sommeils 13/20 et 11/20

Françoise Pétrovitch

Print - 46.5 x 62 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.3 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$1,678

Sculpture, Ganador, Jesus Curia

Ganador

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 47 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$3,803

Painting, Qu’a-t-on fait, Michèle Magnien (Mileg)

Qu’a-t-on fait

Michèle Magnien (Mileg)

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$839

Sculpture, Izia, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Izia

Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Sculpture - 59 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$716

Painting, Monica et Sophia, Herve Malcom Thomas

Monica et Sophia

Herve Malcom Thomas

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$2,069

Painting, Deuxième prix, Matthew Rose

Deuxième prix

Matthew Rose

Painting - 42 x 30 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 inch

$1,790

Painting, White light, Laura Newman

White light

Laura Newman

Painting - 102 x 76 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 inch

$7,613

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour - 4, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour - 4

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,790

Print, Sans titre, Pierre Dmitrienko

Sans titre

Pierre Dmitrienko

Print - 74.5 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.3 x 22 x 0 inch

$559

Painting, Old man with dog 2011, Paolo Ambrosio

Old man with dog 2011

Paolo Ambrosio

Painting - 90 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,790

Painting, Tact, Isabelle Lebret

Tact

Isabelle Lebret

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,342

Sculpture, Angel and Boy, Emmanuel Okoro

Angel and Boy

Emmanuel Okoro

Sculpture - 44 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$3,707

Sculpture, The Flight, Guy Ghazanchyan

The Flight

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture - 44 x 62 x 34 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 24.4 x 13.4 inch

$5,480

Painting, Voorste Stroom (Série reflets), Ellen Geerts

Voorste Stroom (Série reflets)

Ellen Geerts

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$783

Sculpture, Cloned Polar Bear with pet bottle, William Sweetlove

Cloned Polar Bear with pet bottle

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch

$5,592

Photography, Udo Kier, Detlev Schneider

Udo Kier

Detlev Schneider

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

$1,007

Photography, Denis Hopper, Detlev Schneider

Denis Hopper

Detlev Schneider

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

$1,007

Painting, Interracial kisses, VeraD

Interracial kisses

VeraD

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.4 inch

$615

Painting, ASUKA1 : ETHEREAL ALLURE ON A WHISPERING GREEN CANVAS, Aya Toshikawa

ASUKA1 : ETHEREAL ALLURE ON A WHISPERING GREEN CANVAS

Aya Toshikawa

Painting - 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch

$5,592

Sculpture, Diàlogo Exento, Jesus Curia

Diàlogo Exento

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 56 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 22 x 11 x 5.9 inch

$6,711

Sculpture, Sordo III, Jesus Curia

Sordo III

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 82 x 25 x 27 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 9.8 x 10.6 inch

$9,507

Photography, De côté, Arnaud Ele

De côté

Arnaud Ele

Photography - 59 x 42 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$425

Painting, Code champêtre, László Mester de Parajd

Code champêtre

László Mester de Parajd

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

$1,790

Painting, Megiddo, John Butterworth

Megiddo

John Butterworth

Painting - 90 x 100 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,913

Fine Art Drawings, The Pianist #1, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

The Pianist #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$727

Painting, Blue Lagoon in Iceland, Joanna Glazer

Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Joanna Glazer

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$324 $179

Painting, Unfathomable Depth 1, Olivier Massebeuf

Unfathomable Depth 1

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,342

Painting, Gravity, Olivier Massebeuf

Gravity

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,342

Painting, Discomfort Zone, Olivier Massebeuf

Discomfort Zone

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$1,342

Painting, Hanging by a thread, Olivier Massebeuf

Hanging by a thread

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$559

Fine Art Drawings, Women series II, Maral Djenazian

Women series II

Maral Djenazian

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,711

Photography, Waiting for the rain in Wamba, John Kenny

Waiting for the rain in Wamba

John Kenny

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,052

Painting, Joy, Anika Manuel

Joy

Anika Manuel

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$794

Painting, Ma Fleur, Anika Manuel

Ma Fleur

Anika Manuel

Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Photography, Lakuru, John Kenny

Lakuru

John Kenny

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,258

Print, Fémur et muscles, Hervé Di Rosa

Fémur et muscles

Hervé Di Rosa

Print - 123 x 50 cm Print - 48.4 x 19.7 inch

$671

Photography, At the edge of the Jade Sea, John Kenny

At the edge of the Jade Sea

John Kenny

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,258

Print, Squelette de Raymond, Hervé Di Rosa

Squelette de Raymond

Hervé Di Rosa

Print - 88 x 75 cm Print - 34.6 x 29.5 inch

$671

Photography, Afar woman of Assaita, John Kenny

Afar woman of Assaita

John Kenny

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,821

Painting, Morning in Burgas, Ivan Russev

Morning in Burgas

Ivan Russev

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,114

Print, Vanitas 1, Markus Lüpertz

Vanitas 1

Markus Lüpertz

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$2,237

Painting, La sève, Julien Cuny

La sève

Julien Cuny

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$280

Fine Art Drawings, Harmonie végétal-minéral, Claudette Allosio

Harmonie végétal-minéral

Claudette Allosio

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,901

Fine Art Drawings, Dans les rochers, Claudette Allosio

Dans les rochers

Claudette Allosio

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,901

Painting, Le Blanc et le Banc, Caroline de Piédoüe

Le Blanc et le Banc

Caroline de Piédoüe

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,342

Painting, Fond Marin (Réf.69), Jérôme Mesnager

Fond Marin (Réf.69)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,132

Painting, Joie Sereine, Patricia Dubois

Joie Sereine

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 44 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 17.3 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,427

Print, Ocean View, Ann Bridges

Ocean View

Ann Bridges

Print - 53 x 71 x 3 cm Print - 20.9 x 28 x 1.2 inch

$1,655

Sculpture, Helicoides, Jesus Curia

Helicoides

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 44 x 222 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 87.4 x 11.8 inch

$29,080

Sculpture, Sumo dansant, Marie Fang

Sumo dansant

Marie Fang

Sculpture - 27 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch

$1,566

Fine Art Drawings, Encensé 1, Catherine Carrée

Encensé 1

Catherine Carrée

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,118

Photography, Roger III, Corinne Dubreuil

Roger III

Corinne Dubreuil

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

$1,118

Sculpture, Aluminium IV, Jesus Curia

Aluminium IV

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 80 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch

$7,382

Sculpture, Adan y Eva, Jesus Curia

Adan y Eva

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 67 x 24 x 22 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 9.4 x 8.7 inch

$8,053

Photography, Serena, Corinne Dubreuil

Serena

Corinne Dubreuil

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

$1,174

Painting, The cage, Olivier Massebeuf

The cage

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,342

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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