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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Print, Nu, Alain Bonnefoit

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch

€450

Print, Limelight, Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Print . 50 x 33 cm Print . 19.7 x 13 inch

€480

Print, Together Alone, Ard Doko

Ard Doko

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

€129

Print, Rebecca, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print . 106 x 72 x 0.01 cm Print . 41.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

€1,400

Print, Senza titolo, Nino Aimone

Nino Aimone

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€99

Print, Joanne, John Kacere

John Kacere

Print . 39.4 x 58.4 cm Print . 15.5 x 23 inch

€858

Print, Femme diurne, Corneille

Corneille

Print . 96 x 96 cm Print . 37.8 x 37.8 inch

€1,650

Print, Pour Jorn, Walasse Ting

Walasse Ting

Print . 56 x 76 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 inch

€900

Print, Femme du ciel, Denis Fadier

Denis Fadier

Print . 46.5 x 54.7 x 0.2 cm Print . 18.3 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch

€250

Print, Untitled, Mario Tozzi

Mario Tozzi

Print . 69.5 x 49.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.4 x 19.4 x 0 inch

€330

Print, Maija 75, John Kacere

John Kacere

Print . 48 x 67 cm Print . 18.9 x 26.4 inch

€300

Print, Le Robot, Romain Duris

Romain Duris

Print . 69 x 54 cm Print . 27.2 x 21.3 inch

€700

Print, Sans titre, Maurice Savin

Maurice Savin

Print . 56.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.2 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€300

Print, After the Shadow, Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Print . 65.5 x 55.5 x 0.01 cm Print . 25.8 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€14,000

Print, Transhumans 3, Enki Bilal

Enki Bilal

Print . 76 x 58 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.8 inch

€1,000

Print, Ballet Story, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Print . 30 x 22.5 inch

€1,805

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Maria Carbonero

Print . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Hero Here, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print . 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€4,700