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, Magnetism, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Muddyfight, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Into the Wild, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Colossus, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Balanced, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Fluctuation, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Autoscopy, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Heaviness, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Voltage, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Oversquashed, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Suprême, Larry Clark

Larry Clark

Photography . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Photography . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

CHF 243

Photography, Sidéral 8, Evantias Chaudat

Evantias Chaudat

Photography . 120 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,332

Photography, Danse II, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 2,429

Photography, Sans 4, Lucien Hervé

Lucien Hervé

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

CHF 2,915

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, Awakening, Wang Bing

Wang Bing

Photography . 41 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 16.1 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 5,829

Photography, En cage, Arnaud Baumann

Arnaud Baumann

Photography . 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 291

Photography, Peaches, Renaud Monfourny

Renaud Monfourny

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

CHF 1,457

Photography, Square nude, Franck Leclerc

Franck Leclerc

Photography . 70 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 18.5 x 0 inch

CHF 768

Photography, The structure, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 923

Photography, Splash, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 923

Photography, Prends ma main, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 923

Photography, Le sommeil, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 923

Photography, Métal IV, Carlos Arriagada

Carlos Arriagada

Photography . 39 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.4 x 10.7 x 0 inch

CHF 797

Photography, Nightingale, Wang Bing

Wang Bing

Photography . 41 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 16.1 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 5,829

Photography, Clara, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

CHF 4,080

Photography, Benediction, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 50 x 76 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 534

Photography, Sensuality, Franck Leclerc

Franck Leclerc

Photography . 51 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography . 20.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Photography, Holidays, Luke Simmonds

Luke Simmonds

Photography . 43 x 30 cm Photography . 16.9 x 11.8 inch

CHF 486

Photography, Nuit Blanche, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 874

Photography, Pudeur, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 50 x 48 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 729

Photography, Guerre froide, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 632