Nude Artworks

Works devoted to the nude occupy a fundamental place in the history of art, serving as a territory for exploring the human body in all its formal and symbolic diversity. A central subject since ancient Greece, where the representation of the idealized body constituted the very foundation of sculptural and pictorial practice, the nude has traversed the centuries, constantly reinventing itself in response to the sensibilities and questions specific to each era.

From Titian to Courbet, from Modigliani to Lucian Freud, each generation of artists has negotiated differently the aesthetic, moral, and political issues attached to the representation of the naked body, oscillating between idealization and crudity, sensuality and detachment, celebration and critique.

In contemporary art, the nude breaks free from academic conventions to explore much broader territories, where the body becomes a fully-fledged visual language, capable of conveying narratives about identity, gender, desire, and human vulnerability. Painting, sculpture, photography, and publishing offer a wealth of different perspectives on this inexhaustible subject, each medium bringing its own sensory and expressive qualities to the representation of the body.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that explore the nude through diverse approaches and aesthetics, demonstrating the enduring vitality of a subject central to the history of art and the human condition.

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Photography, Osana, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography . 120 x 190 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€2,800

Photography, Nu, Willy Ronis

Nu

Willy Ronis

Photography . 24 x 30 cm Photography . 9.4 x 11.8 inch

€2,000

Photography, Vue de dos, Malick Sidibé

Malick Sidibé

Photography . 64.7 x 98 x 1 cm Photography . 25.5 x 38.6 x 0.4 inch

€6,600

Photography, Lunar eclipse, Wang Bing

Wang Bing

Photography . 41 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography . 16.1 x 24 x 0 inch

€6,000

Photography, Sans-titre, Claude Fauville

Claude Fauville

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€420

Photography, Self-portrait, Pierre Molinier

Pierre Molinier

Photography . 12 x 8.5 x 0.1 cm Photography . 4.7 x 3.3 x 0 inch

€1,000

Photography, Portrait, Pierre Molinier

Pierre Molinier

Photography . 11.8 x 9 x 0.1 cm Photography . 4.6 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Portrait, Pierre Molinier

Pierre Molinier

Photography . 11.8 x 9 x 0.1 cm Photography . 4.6 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Vue de dos, Malick Sidibé

Malick Sidibé

Photography . 64.7 x 98 x 1 cm Photography . 25.5 x 38.6 x 0.4 inch

€5,500

Photography, Low and slow (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Photography, Glare one (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Photography, Glare one (M), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,700

Photography, Low and slow (M), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,700

Photography, Spring, Wang Bing

Wang Bing

Photography . 76 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 29.9 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€6,000

Photography, Low and slow (L), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Photography, Glare one (L), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Photography, Low and slow (XL), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

€18,000

Photography, Glare one (XL), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

€18,000

Photography, Sans-titre, Claude Fauville

Claude Fauville

Photography . 43 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography . 16.9 x 13 x 0 inch

€420

Photography, HB2327, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

€1,200

Photography, Mamalia, Marcelina Amelia

Marcelina Amelia

Photography . 160 x 220 cm Photography . 63 x 86.6 inch

€6,460