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, Amours, Pierre Molinier

Pierre Molinier

Photography . 12.5 x 9.9 x 0.1 cm Photography . 4.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

CHF 466

Photography, Dos #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

CHF 1,846

Photography, Ana, Angelique Boissiere

Ana

Angelique Boissiere

Photography . 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography . 40 x 30 inch

CHF 486

Photography, Ada I, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

CHF 486

Photography, Alek Wek, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography . 120 x 160 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 63 x 0 inch

CHF 4,080

Photography, Tuly, 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, Genou volant, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

CHF 337

Photography, Anne, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

Photography . 40 x 40 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

CHF 534

Photography, Ada V, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

CHF 486

Photography, Ada II, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

CHF 486

Photography, Prisca, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography . 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 0 inch

CHF 14,573

Photography, Georgianna, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 10,687

Photography, Ania, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

CHF 340

Photography, Sans Titre, Philip Bernard

Philip Bernard

Photography . 28 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11 x 10.8 x 0 inch

CHF 525

Photography, Copines, Luke Simmonds

Luke Simmonds

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

CHF 486