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, Siren I, Mónica Castanys

Mónica Castanys

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

£2,214

Painting, Dreaming, Alexander Koltakov

Alexander Koltakov

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.7 inch

£1,036

Painting, La Belle, Paul Laurenzi

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,506

Sculpture, Nymphe d'or, Bernard Rives

Bernard Rives

Sculpture . 52 x 8 x 10 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 3.1 x 3.9 inch

£2,214

Fine Art Drawings, Swan woman, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£44

Fine Art Drawings, Partir Revenir 1, Carole Fournet

Carole Fournet

Fine Art Drawings . 83 x 54 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

£1,063

Fine Art Drawings, Version rock, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£190

Fine Art Drawings, October girl, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

£84

Painting, Réveil, Cannibal Malabar

Cannibal Malabar

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,594

Painting, Velvet Goldmine, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting . 130 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£6,199

Painting, Monica & Cupid, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£5,491

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Romain Duris

Print . 32 x 24 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 inch

£443

Sculpture, Female figure, Spas Kirichev

Spas Kirichev

Sculpture . 34 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

£1,328

Photography, Tatooed, Fabien Novarino

Fabien Novarino

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

£877

Sculpture, Petite Moldau, Nella Buscot

Nella Buscot

Sculpture . 53 x 22 x 13 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 8.7 x 5.1 inch

£8,502

Photography, Phoney, Patty Carroll

Patty Carroll

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

£1,328

Design, Eve, Olga Kirienko

Eve

Olga Kirienko

Design . 205 x 145 x 3 cm Design . 80.7 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

£2,657

Design, Adam, Olga Kirienko

Olga Kirienko

Design . 205 x 155 x 3 cm Design . 80.7 x 61 x 1.2 inch

£2,657

Sculpture, Three of Life, Marc De Corte

Marc De Corte

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

£2,923

Painting, Irezumi dragon, Tian

Tian

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

£2,834

Painting, Hakuhatsu, Xavi Figueras

Xavi Figueras

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£886

Sculpture, Intimité, Caroline Chopin

Caroline Chopin

Sculpture . 50 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch

£2,480

Fine Art Drawings, Pastel Nudes XXII, Ivan Tverdun

Ivan Tverdun

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 48.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 19.1 x 0 inch

£354

Painting, Femme fondue, Sol Cattino

Sol Cattino

Painting . 75 x 66 x 3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 26 x 1.2 inch

£1,594

Painting, Homard, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

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

£3,233

Painting, Cher Cerf, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

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

£3,233

Photography, Savor, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 120 x 120 x 3.5 cm Photography . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

£4,650

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled IV, Enrique Grau

Enrique Grau

Fine Art Drawings . 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch

£1,622

Photography, No Title (No54), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£766

Print, Madonna, James Chiew

James Chiew

Print . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£7,528

Sculpture, Venus, Lidia Kostanek

Lidia Kostanek

Sculpture . 43 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture . 16.9 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

£5,668

Painting, Flotie, Mikka Chesno

Mikka Chesno

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,622

Photography, Porcelain Paradox, Guy Sargent

Guy Sargent

Photography . 116.5 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography . 45.9 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

£1,461

Painting, Wash & Go, Maximillian Otte

Maximillian Otte

Painting . 90 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£4,605

Painting, Bubble Pop, Maximillian Otte

Maximillian Otte

Painting . 90 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£4,605

Painting, The Promise, Barry Wilson

Barry Wilson

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

£2,956

Painting, L'hôtel, Michel Das

Michel Das

Painting . 92 x 74 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 29.1 x 1.2 inch

£1,771