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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Painting, Quiet mind, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£443

Painting, Le Chasseur, Afat One

Afat One

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,543

Print, Mistero, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£709

Painting, Vénus, Muriel Matt

Muriel Matt

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

£4,251

Sculpture, Solina, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture . 80 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch

£886

Print, Trois No. 1, Handiedan

Handiedan

Print . 41.91 x 53.34 x 0.2 cm Print . 16.5 x 21 x 0.1 inch

£443

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de Femme, John Mejia

John Mejia

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 inch

£310

Sculpture, Anfitriona, Valerie Marty

Valerie Marty

Sculpture . 128 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 50.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

£3,720

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

£354

Sculpture, Tulipe, Benjamin Georgeaud

Benjamin Georgeaud

Sculpture . 87 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture . 34.3 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

£9,034

Sculpture, Kyla, Nimrod Messeg

Nimrod Messeg

Sculpture . 144 x 44 x 44 cm Sculpture . 56.7 x 17.3 x 17.3 inch

£22,141

Print, Sans titre, Karine Rougier

Karine Rougier

Print . 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£133

Print, Mouvement, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print . 66.5 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

£841

Painting, Sessual, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Painting . 55 x 73 x 0.4 cm Painting . 21.7 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

£1,151

Painting, Intimités, Tian

Tian

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,771

Painting, Full Moon, Olesia Miftahova

Olesia Miftahova

Painting . 97 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,240

Sculpture, La Louve, Lionel le Jeune

Lionel le Jeune

Sculpture . 30 x 6 x 4 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 2.4 x 1.6 inch

£399

Sculpture, Confetti, Gaulmier Jean-Luc

Gaulmier Jean-Luc

Sculpture . 90 x 58 x 25 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 22.8 x 9.8 inch

£2,834

Painting, Olga, Zakhar Shevchuk

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£4,694

Painting, Femme I, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,506