Human body

Painting, Run away, Tatyana Podmarkova

Run away

Tatyana Podmarkova

Painting - 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£15,672

Painting, Untitled, NengZhi Zhao

Untitled

NengZhi Zhao

Painting - 85 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

£18,165

Painting, A body with yellow hood, NengZhi Zhao

A body with yellow hood

NengZhi Zhao

Painting - 116 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch

£5,676

Painting, Untitled, Alisa Gorelova

Untitled

Alisa Gorelova

Painting - 233 x 99 x 2 cm Painting - 91.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch

£6,043

Painting, Untitled, Alisa Gorelova

Untitled

Alisa Gorelova

Painting - 233 x 99 x 2 cm Painting - 91.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch

£6,043

Sculpture, Mithra, Seyhan Hanotte

Mithra

Seyhan Hanotte

Sculpture - 36 x 28 x 11 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11 x 4.3 inch

£223

Sculpture, Kybele, Seyhan Hanotte

Kybele

Seyhan Hanotte

Sculpture - 27 x 21 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.3 x 6.3 inch

£268

Painting, La vague, Rachel Daireaux

La vague

Rachel Daireaux

Painting - 146 x 115 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 45.3 x 2 inch

£5,806

Painting, La jarre, Rachel Daireaux

La jarre

Rachel Daireaux

Painting - 115 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 57.5 x 2 inch

£6,163

Painting, Le traversée des mariés du coeur, Rachel Daireaux

Le traversée des mariés du coeur

Rachel Daireaux

Painting - 115 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 57.5 x 2 inch

£5,806

Sculpture, Kouros Action Vérité, Philippe Buil

Kouros Action Vérité

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Connect The first, Philippe Buil

Connect The first

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 59 x 38 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 15 x 7.9 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Kouros Ceylan 81-14, Philippe Buil

Kouros Ceylan 81-14

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 57 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Belisama Rouge Carmin 42-19, Philippe Buil

Belisama Rouge Carmin 42-19

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 48 x 42 x 13 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 16.5 x 5.1 inch

£2,680

Sculpture, Kouros - Vision de Cocagne, Philippe Buil

Kouros - Vision de Cocagne

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 58 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Belisama Bleu mer 19-41, Philippe Buil

Belisama Bleu mer 19-41

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch

£2,680

Painting, Luxe, calme et volupté, Catherine Clare

Luxe, calme et volupté

Catherine Clare

Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

£1,518

Painting, Seduction, the girl and the peacock, Catherine Clare

Seduction, the girl and the peacock

Catherine Clare

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

£1,697

Sculpture, Nude, Catherine Clare

Nude

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch

£804

Sculpture, Belisama antan, Philippe Buil

Belisama antan

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 41 x 41 x 16 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 16.1 x 6.3 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Connect - Dos à dos, Philippe Buil

Connect - Dos à dos

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 61 x 38 x 21 cm Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 8.3 inch

£2,188

Sculpture, Kouros - Et le rideau se lève, Philippe Buil

Kouros - Et le rideau se lève

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 102 x 57 x 19 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 22.4 x 7.5 inch

£3,573

Painting, Firestream, Anastasia Kurakina

Firestream

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 28 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£1,117

Painting, Nu 2, Aurélie Trabaud

Nu 2

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£107

Fine Art Drawings, Nu Marie, Aurélie Trabaud

Nu Marie

Aurélie Trabaud

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

£107

Fine Art Drawings, Méli, Dominique Payen

Méli

Dominique Payen

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£313

Painting, Golden flute, Anastasia Kurakina

Golden flute

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 21 x 31 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

£1,563

Painting, Waiting for no one, Isabelle Hirtzig

Waiting for no one

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£165

Painting, So good, Eric Doisy

So good

Eric Doisy

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,903

Sculpture, Venus au email sang de Boeuf, Bernard Terreaux

Venus au email sang de Boeuf

Bernard Terreaux

Sculpture - 26 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch

£357

Fine Art Drawings, Figure Sketch No. 10, Elizabeth Becker

Figure Sketch No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 38.7 x 50.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.25 x 19.75 inch

£207

Fine Art Drawings, Figure Sketch No. 9, Elizabeth Becker

Figure Sketch No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 38.7 x 50.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.25 x 19.75 inch

£207

Painting, Standing Nude, Elizabeth Becker

Standing Nude

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 61 x 45.7 cm Painting - 24 x 18 inch

£332

Sculpture, All inclusive, Robert Lagob

All inclusive

Robert Lagob

Sculpture - 37 x 22 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 8.7 x 6.7 inch

£7,592

Painting, Les trois grâces, Alexandre Moore Rockefeller

Les trois grâces

Alexandre Moore Rockefeller

Painting - 120 x 120 x 0.6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

£6,253

Photography, Photo numero 4, Mr Stewood

Photo numero 4

Mr Stewood

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

£161

Sculpture, Le philosophe, Alain Quercia

Le philosophe

Alain Quercia

Sculpture - 138 x 44 x 40 cm Sculpture - 54.3 x 17.3 x 15.7 inch

£12,416

Photography, L'Encre dans la Peau, Charly Desoubry

L'Encre dans la Peau

Charly Desoubry

Photography - 100 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£849

Painting, Nude by a Pool, Peter Carella

Nude by a Pool

Peter Carella

Painting - 27.9 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 11 x 10 x 1.5 inch

£730

Fine Art Drawings, Ladance, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Ladance

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£339

Fine Art Drawings, Liberté, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Liberté

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

£339

Photography, La vie traverse nos corps, comme des étoiles filantes, Lili Ruby Chomat

La vie traverse nos corps, comme des étoiles filantes

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Il y a de la religion dans vos baisers, Lili Ruby Chomat

Il y a de la religion dans vos baisers

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Je n'oublierai jamais ton visage, Lili Ruby Chomat

Je n'oublierai jamais ton visage

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Un matin d'amour à Venise, Lili Ruby Chomat

Un matin d'amour à Venise

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Betty Oops !, Lili Ruby Chomat

Betty Oops !

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Le soleil est ton portrait, te regarder c'est faire la paix, Lili Ruby Chomat

Le soleil est ton portrait, te regarder c'est faire la paix

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Elle voulait montrer son ventre à Dieu.x, Lili Ruby Chomat

Elle voulait montrer son ventre à Dieu.x

Lili Ruby Chomat

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£134

Painting, Before the jump 2, Liubou Sas

Before the jump 2

Liubou Sas

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£983

Photography, Portrait-nu 10, Jean-Robert Franco

Portrait-nu 10

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch

£2,680

Sculpture, Helena, Florence Jarrige

Helena

Florence Jarrige

Sculpture - 145 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£8,486

Fine Art Drawings, Lemon Nude, Maciej Woltman

Lemon Nude

Maciej Woltman

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2.8 inch

£1,161

Fine Art Drawings, Dialogue, Maciej Woltman

Dialogue

Maciej Woltman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£1,161

Photography, Magali, Richard Dunkley

Magali

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch

£450

Print, Donner, Texto Dallas

Donner

Texto Dallas

Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£214

Print, Pendule cassée, Texto Dallas

Pendule cassée

Texto Dallas

Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£214

Print, Pickles, Texto Dallas

Pickles

Texto Dallas

Print - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£134

Print, Le sol était mou, Texto Dallas

Le sol était mou

Texto Dallas

Print - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£134

Fine Art Drawings, Octobre rose, Flo. M

Octobre rose

Flo. M

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

£250

Painting, Indian heritage-2, Anand Manchiraju

Indian heritage-2

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

£1,659

Painting, Divas de jazz, Kristina Malashchenko

Divas de jazz

Kristina Malashchenko

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£849

Photography, Le dos, Miwa

Le dos

Miwa

Photography - 39 x 26 cm Photography - 15.4 x 10.2 inch

£250

Photography, Terra, Miwa

Terra

Miwa

Photography - 26 x 39 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.4 inch

£250

Photography, Le papillon 2, Miwa

Le papillon 2

Miwa

Photography - 26 x 39 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.4 inch

£250

Photography, Le papillon, Miwa

Le papillon

Miwa

Photography - 26 x 39 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.4 inch

£250

Painting, I Still Wear Your Shirt, Joyce Fournier

I Still Wear Your Shirt

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1 inch

£514 £411

Print, Couple, Mika Pusse

Couple

Mika Pusse

Print - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£107

Painting, Mirrored desires: A moonlit encounter, Tiny de Bruin

Mirrored desires: A moonlit encounter

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 70 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 63 x 1.6 inch

£3,350

Painting, Cruelty bought you orchids, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Cruelty bought you orchids

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 55 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£670

Fine Art Drawings, Morphée, Thalia Dalecky

Morphée

Thalia Dalecky

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£286

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 10, Pascal Marlin

Tropic # 10

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£170

Painting, Contemplating the Inarticulate, Dima Filatov

Contemplating the Inarticulate

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

£482

Painting, Chin chin, Anastasia Kurakina

Chin chin

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 22 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,099

Painting, Relaxing, Isabelle Hirtzig

Relaxing

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£165

Fine Art Drawings, Woman at night, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Woman at night

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£715

Painting, Nude study no.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Nude study no.2

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£715

Painting, Lying man, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Lying man

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 39 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£715

Fine Art Drawings, Abandon, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Abandon

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£849

Painting, Great thinker`s deathbed, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Great thinker`s deathbed

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 61 x 76 x 0.4 cm Painting - 24 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch

£983

Painting, Female nudes, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Female nudes

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 63 x 46 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch

£849

Painting, Red Lisa 11, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Red Lisa 11

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

£581

Painting, Les enfants flippants II, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Les enfants flippants II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 55 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£670

Fine Art Drawings, Brou de Ténèbres I, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Brou de Ténèbres I

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£581

Painting, Idolâtrie, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Idolâtrie

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

£670

Photography, La Roche, Clara Delaporte

La Roche

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£268

Photography, L'île aux dames, Clara Delaporte

L'île aux dames

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 31 x 21 x 2 cm Photography - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

£268

Painting, Petite chose #23, Pascal Marlin

Petite chose #23

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

£268

Fine Art Drawings, Elle II, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Elle II

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 75 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£339

Sculpture, Aluminum figurine of a woman, Ohad Ben-Ayala

Aluminum figurine of a woman

Ohad Ben-Ayala

Sculpture - 29 x 7 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 inch

£1,608

Sculpture, Aile de poulet beige, Bernard Duca

Aile de poulet beige

Bernard Duca

Sculpture - 60 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch

£8,575

Painting, Picnic, Stefano Mazzolini

Picnic

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

£3,573

Painting, Entrelacs & Miroirs II, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Entrelacs & Miroirs II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

£670

Painting, Magic Moments, Judith Christine Riemer

Magic Moments

Judith Christine Riemer

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£983

Human body

'I wanted to conquer the world. But I also desperately wanted to understand human nature, and to know what was inside our bodies. To do this, I have spent whole night dissecting bodies, against the direct orders of the Pope. Nothing disgusts me. What I am looking for, truly, in all of my work and particularly in my painting, what I have looked for all my life, is to understand the mystery that is human nature' – from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century.


At the time of writing these notes, da Vinci had already made greater understanding of the human body the primary objective of his investigations. Dissection and study were key to his development of a holistic knowledge of anatomy, which da Vinci believed was vital to the perfect rendering of the nude figures which he painted and drew.


Little by little, the traditional image of the human figure was uprooted and in its place new ways of interpreting the body developed. Contemporary artists relentlessly questioned the traditional codes of figure drawing, liberally reworking the representation of the body to create a new image that was dislocated, geometric, deformed and disfigured.


The body as an artistic subject is at once desired, fantasised, dreamt, transformed, deformed. For painters, photographers and sculptors alike the body represents a rite of passage in their artistic development. Many people say that they most appreciate the talents of an artists by way of their control over the complexity of the figure. For example, it's clear even in Matisse's later, more abstract collages that he had perfectly mastered the human form.


Representation of the body is fundamental to Western art: first and foremost because it suggests a representation of the self, and therefore affirms the artist's own existence and coexistence with the environment that surrounds them. At the beginning of art history, the only bodies represented were the gods, supernatural beings, and spirits who had taken on human form. The body, nude or clothed, is at once one of the most widely depicted and most deeply polemical subjects in Western art (think of the scandals provoked by Courbet's 'Origins of the World', or Renoir's 'Picnic on the Grass').


The body has always been the primary subject of an array of themes, and its history is rich and ancient. Initially, depiction of the body was closely linked to religion, where the Word became flesh in Genesis, but later in more secular times the arousal of the artist when faced with the body made for an equally popular theme. Latterly the notion of the body as an object of beauty was subverted by Cubism until depictions of bodies no longer bore any resemblance to reality or made any pretence of respecting the rules of proportion.


Finally, in modern art the body has taken on an abstract shape within space, becoming one with the environment. In some instances, the body has become the artist's own support, as with Klein's models. The body as an abstract concept is tangible in many different manifestations in art, even in pieces as unassuming as some of Rothko's paintings. It remains the subject of inexhaustible inspiration and eternal debate.

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