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, At the pool, Jochen Cerny

Jochen Cerny

Photography . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,210 CHF 1,990

Photography, Sasha in The Bad, Richard Kern

Richard Kern

Photography . 43.18 x 27.94 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17 x 11 x 0 inch

CHF 1,457

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

CHF 1,749

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

CHF 1,749

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40.5 x 36.5 cm Painting . 15.9 x 14.4 inch

CHF 3,206

Photography, Geisha Poseidon, Kanjo Take

Kanjo Take

Photography . 100 x 270 x 5 cm Photography . 39.4 x 106.3 x 2 inch

CHF 14,476

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

CHF 3,692

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

CHF 3,692

Photography, Nude (Collage), Franco Fontana

Franco Fontana

Photography . 15.5 x 25 x 1 cm Photography . 6.1 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,545 CHF 1,390

Photography, Espoir, Maximilien Diaz

Maximilien Diaz

Photography . 50 x 67 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 26.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,409

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

CHF 7,772

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

CHF 7,772

Photography, Puzzle Man, Qiu Zhijie

Qiu Zhijie

Photography . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 4,663

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

CHF 19,431

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

CHF 19,431

Photography, Nu Divin N22, Ronald Martinez

Ronald Martinez

Photography . 60 x 44 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 17.3 x 0 inch

CHF 3,789

Photography, Drop Diptych, Stephen Roach

Stephen Roach

Photography . 38.1 x 114.3 x 5.1 cm Photography . 15 x 45 x 2 inch

CHF 2,135

Photography, Résilience, Maximilien Diaz

Maximilien Diaz

Photography . 30 x 55 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 777

Photography, Akiho, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography . 45 x 65 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,069

Photography, Plot Twist, Ana Bathe

Ana Bathe

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.25 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 389

Photography, Pull (2), Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Photography . 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography . 45 x 45 inch

CHF 8,898

Photography, Dafne&Chloe, Mierzwa Dariusz

Mierzwa Dariusz

Photography . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 729

Photography, Nu Divin N29, Ronald Martinez

Ronald Martinez

Photography . 60 x 44 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 17.3 x 0 inch

CHF 3,789

Photography, My Elysium 9, Geert Lemmers

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,341

Photography, HB2327, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

CHF 1,166

Photography, HB2866, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

CHF 1,166