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, HB2871, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,063

Photography, HB2911, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,063

Photography, HB2913, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,063

Photography, The affair, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,638

Photography, HB2916, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,594

Photography, HB2863, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,594

Photography, F0496 - The doll, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£1,594

Photography, Acceptation, Maximilien Diaz

Maximilien Diaz

Photography . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£709

Photography, Phoney, Patty Carroll

Patty Carroll

Photography . 38 x 38 x 1 cm Photography . 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch

£1,328

Photography, Dinand 77 II, Geert Lemmers

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,311

Photography, HB1834, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, HB2268, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, HB2390, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, HB2353, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, HB2702, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, HB2869, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, H0390 - The flop, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

£2,214

Photography, Laser nu, Arnaud Baumann

Arnaud Baumann

Photography . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£841

Photography, Le baiser, Arnaud Baumann

Arnaud Baumann

Photography . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£841

Photography, Green Screen, Patty Carroll

Patty Carroll

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

£2,303

Photography, Smothered, Patty Carroll

Patty Carroll

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

£2,303

Photography, Monroe, Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Photography . 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography . 18 x 18 inch

£2,028

Photography, Tallulah, Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Photography . 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography . 18 x 18 inch

£2,028

Photography, Splash, Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Photography . 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography . 18 x 18 inch

£2,028

Photography, Pull, Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Photography . 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography . 18 x 18 inch

£2,028

Photography, Danseuse libre, Arnaud Baumann

Arnaud Baumann

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

£2,568

Photography, Ocean Sway, Teddy Marks

Teddy Marks

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

£1,240

Photography, Lourdes, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,715