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, Strap, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,560

Photography, Boy, Ricky Cohete

Boy

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,560

Photography, Desierto 2, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,560

Photography, Untitled, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,560

Photography, Water clock, Lesya Rozova

Lesya Rozova

Photography . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

CHF 1,166

Photography, Nude 2, Bridgeman

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 233

Photography, Amplitude, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 22 x 22 x 1 cm Photography . 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 923

Photography, Les Acrobates VII, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 69.9 x 90.2 x 0.3 cm Photography . 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Les Acrobates I, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Les Acrobates II, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Les Acrobates III, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Les Acrobates IV, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Les Acrobates VI, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 inch

CHF 3,115

Photography, Ode au bain, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 28 x 43 x 1 cm Photography . 11 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 340

Photography, Alone, Dominique Poilpré

Dominique Poilpré

Photography . 40 x 40 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

CHF 2,799

Photography, Eyes, Dominique Poilpré

Dominique Poilpré

Photography . 40 x 40 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

CHF 2,799

Photography, Nu #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Champagne !, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Tentation..., D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Lipstick #3, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Lipstick #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Fatale..., D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Portrait #7, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Skin and Silk, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Évanescence, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 1,069

Photography, Rendez-vous #6, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Le Drapé, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 777

Photography, Austin Percario, Noa Grayevsky

Noa Grayevsky

Photography . 45.72 x 60.69 x 0.5 cm Photography . 18 x 23.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 1,458

Photography, Sucubo II, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,225

Photography, Peaches, Renaud Monfourny

Renaud Monfourny

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

CHF 1,458