Nude Photography for Sale

Photography, Femina, Yann Merran

Femina

Yann Merran

Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£49

Photography, Les enveloppes - image 11/13, Sarah Salazar

Les enveloppes - image 11/13

Sarah Salazar

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£369

Photography, NL #46, Charles Weber

NL #46

Charles Weber

Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

£2,323

Photography, Taijitu, Portrait #4, George Mayer

Taijitu, Portrait #4

George Mayer

Photography - 39.37 x 27.55 x 0.1 inch

£2,472

Photography, Taijitu, Portrait #3, George Mayer

Taijitu, Portrait #3

George Mayer

Photography - 39.37 x 27.55 x 0.1 inch

£2,472

Photography, Kate gun belt rear, Sam Haskins

Kate gun belt rear

Sam Haskins

Photography - 12 x 15.9 inch

£7,169

Photography, Ring-boy's Water Dream, Diana Thorneycroft

Ring-boy's Water Dream

Diana Thorneycroft

Photography - 29 x 44 x 0.1 inch

£3,573

Photography, Sink, Laurelia Brizard

Sink

Laurelia Brizard

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£348

Photography, The refugee, Laurelia Brizard

The refugee

Laurelia Brizard

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£339

Photography, Strong Enough PolaLab, Mik Mød

Strong Enough PolaLab

Mik Mød

Photography - 9.1 x 9.1 inch

£246

Photography, Sliding Beauty - PolaLift, Mik Mød

Sliding Beauty - PolaLift

Mik Mød

Photography - 3.9 x 3.9 inch

£357

Photography, Strong Beauty - PolaLift, Mik Mød

Strong Beauty - PolaLift

Mik Mød

Photography - 3.9 x 3.9 inch

£357

Photography, The king’s queen, Jan Saudek

The king’s queen

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15.7 x 11.7 inch

£2,680

Photography, Paula poses for the first and the last time, Jan Saudek

Paula poses for the first and the last time

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15.2 x 11.2 inch

£2,680

Photography, Untitled n°4, Jan Saudek

Untitled n°4

Jan Saudek

Photography - 10.2 x 7.9 inch

£1,965

Photography, Can’t reach you anymore, Jan Saudek

Can’t reach you anymore

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15.6 x 11.8 inch

£2,501

Photography, Untitled n°2, Jan Saudek

Untitled n°2

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£2,233

Photography, Eva, Dmitry Savchenko

Eva

Dmitry Savchenko

Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£1,831

Photography, Sans titre, Alexandre Saint-Loup

Sans titre

Alexandre Saint-Loup

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£2,171

Photography, Sans titre, Alexandre Saint-Loup

Sans titre

Alexandre Saint-Loup

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£2,171

Photography, Sans titre, Alexandre Saint-Loup

Sans titre

Alexandre Saint-Loup

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£2,171

Photography, Sans titre, Alexandre Saint-Loup

Sans titre

Alexandre Saint-Loup

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£2,171

Photography, Sans titre, Alexandre Saint-Loup

Sans titre

Alexandre Saint-Loup

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£2,171

Photography, Poderosa, Rodrigo

Poderosa

Rodrigo

Photography - 20.4 x 20.4 x 0 inch

£2,457

Photography, Sex, Love..., Eric Bouvet

Sex, Love...

Eric Bouvet

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,680

Photography, Paparazzi, Lionel le Jeune

Paparazzi

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 37.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

£581

Photography, Face à Face, Luc Masson-Todeschini

Face à Face

Luc Masson-Todeschini

Photography - 20.2 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£268

Photography, Grace, Jiri Kolár

Grace

Jiri Kolár

Photography - 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,144

Photography, Heaviness, Idan Wizen

Heaviness

Idan Wizen

Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£402

Photography, Voltage, Idan Wizen

Voltage

Idan Wizen

Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£402

Photography, Oversquashed, Idan Wizen

Oversquashed

Idan Wizen

Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£402

Photography, #6, Ella Bats

#6

Ella Bats

Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£4,466

Photography, One moment in time 2/2, Lucia Heumann

One moment in time 2/2

Lucia Heumann

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£4,556

Photography, Mouvements naturels 15, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 15

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 07, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 07

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 06, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 06

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 01, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 01

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 05, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 05

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 04, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 04

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Mouvements naturels 03, Meïdhy Bichon

Mouvements naturels 03

Meïdhy Bichon

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£348

Photography, Dos ensoleillé, Laurent Castellani

Dos ensoleillé

Laurent Castellani

Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£5,806

Photography, Bending Orchid, Mark Arbeit

Bending Orchid

Mark Arbeit

Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch

£1,813

Photography, Fiddlehead Fern, Mark Arbeit

Fiddlehead Fern

Mark Arbeit

Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

£1,813

Photography, Australian Wildflower, Mark Arbeit

Australian Wildflower

Mark Arbeit

Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

£1,813

Photography, Atelier Alain Bonnefoit #5, Mark Arbeit

Atelier Alain Bonnefoit #5

Mark Arbeit

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch

£4,120

Photography, Sisyphe II grand format, Patrick Strajnic

Sisyphe II grand format

Patrick Strajnic

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,955

Photography, Sisyphe I, Patrick Strajnic

Sisyphe I

Patrick Strajnic

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,956

Photography, Venus Pudica, Iconographia

Venus Pudica

Iconographia

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£313

Photography, La rue est à nous, Florence Le Van

La rue est à nous

Florence Le Van

Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£357

Photography, Amour et contradiction, Florence Le Van

Amour et contradiction

Florence Le Van

Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£357

Photography, Nico und sein Bruder, Andreas Fux

Nico und sein Bruder

Andreas Fux

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£2,144

Photography, Une Nuit…, D-A Woisard

Une Nuit…

D-A Woisard

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£715

Photography, Rendez-vous #6, D-A Woisard

Rendez-vous #6

D-A Woisard

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£715

Photography, Enfant de la tribus Karo. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Enfant de la tribus Karo. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,251

Photography, Résille III, Marie de Duve

Résille III

Marie de Duve

Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£89

Photography, Fesses sur fond rose 1, David Martin

Fesses sur fond rose 1

David Martin

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,115

Photography, Mc Do Girl, David Martin

Mc Do Girl

David Martin

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£893

Photography, Interior with a female nude seen from the back seated in front of a window, Jan Saudek

Interior with a female nude seen from the back seated in front of a window

Jan Saudek

Photography - 13.4 x 11.4 inch

£2,323

Photography, Draped figure with head to floor, Jan Saudek

Draped figure with head to floor

Jan Saudek

Photography - 11 x 8.9 inch

£2,233

Photography, Untitled, Jan Saudek

Untitled

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15 x 11 inch

£2,233

Photography, Early in the cloudy morning, 1, Jan Saudek

Early in the cloudy morning, 1

Jan Saudek

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£1,965

Photography, Sensation n°6, Mathieu Trautmann

Sensation n°6

Mathieu Trautmann

Photography - 7.1 x 5.3 inch

£313

Photography, Résille III, Marie de Duve

Résille III

Marie de Duve

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£313

Photography, Résille I, Marie de Duve

Résille I

Marie de Duve

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£313

Photography, #1, Ella Bats

#1

Ella Bats

Photography - 53.9 x 42.9 x 0.4 inch

£5,360

Photography, Night Vision. Barcelona, Dmitry Savchenko

Night Vision. Barcelona

Dmitry Savchenko

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£3,037

Photography, Body double, Daria Nelson

Body double

Daria Nelson

Photography - 4.1 x 3.3 x 0 inch

£357

Photography, Strong Beauty PolaLab, Mik Mød

Strong Beauty PolaLab

Mik Mød

Photography - 9.1 x 9.1 inch

£223

Photography, Nu n° II sur carte michelin, Valérie Evrard

Nu n° II sur carte michelin

Valérie Evrard

Photography - 6.3 x 8.7 x 0 inch

£357

Photography, Nu n° I sur plan de rivière, Valérie Evrard

Nu n° I sur plan de rivière

Valérie Evrard

Photography - 6.3 x 8.7 x 0 inch

£357

Photography, Portrait sur carte - Mon coeur en Italie, Valérie Evrard

Portrait sur carte - Mon coeur en Italie

Valérie Evrard

Photography - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch

£357

Photography, Photo numero 1, Mr Stewood

Photo numero 1

Mr Stewood

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£286

Photography, Copines, Luke Simmonds

Copines

Luke Simmonds

Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 inch

£112

Photography, Emballons-nous !, Idan Wizen

Emballons-nous !

Idan Wizen

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£402

Photography, Ma liberté, Luc Masson-Todeschini

Ma liberté

Luc Masson-Todeschini

Photography - 10.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£268

Photography, Nightfall 11, Jeff Robb

Nightfall 11

Jeff Robb

Photography - 45.7 x 33.5 inch

£12,863

Photography, Photo numero 6, Mr Stewood

Photo numero 6

Mr Stewood

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£161

Photography, One Moment in Time 1/2, Lucia Heumann

One Moment in Time 1/2

Lucia Heumann

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

£4,556

Photography, Les enveloppes - image 8/13, Sarah Salazar

Les enveloppes - image 8/13

Sarah Salazar

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£369

Photography, Les enveloppes - image 5/13, Sarah Salazar

Les enveloppes - image 5/13

Sarah Salazar

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£369

Nude Photography for Sale

In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they had invented photography.

Unlike paintings of nudes, which had long been considered an artistic discipline, nude photography was first used for scientific or educational purposes. Art schools often provided anatomy courses and photography became an increasingly popular means of representing the human body. In Orsay, photographs of nudes were found with squares traced onto the bodies in order to more carefully study their proportions and make them easier to reproduce through drawing.

At the beginning of the 20th century, magazines began to publish photographs of nudes. L'Etude Académique, for example, published nude photographs aimed at replacing life models in painting. When it first appeared, photography was not considered an art form; it remained anonymous and was thought of as a tool for artists to represent the human body. However, less scientific uses had been explored and a few years earlier, many erotic magazines had been published despite censorship.

The male nude, less widespread than the female nude, first appeared in photographs by Albert Londe, Thomas Eakins and Vincenzo Galdi, taken outdoors and capturing men as representations of young ephebes. In the 1930s and 1940s, photographers of the time, including Man Ray, Jean Ferrero and Gregor Arax, created more virile and sophisticated images.

Contemporary nudes take on many forms. One might expect them to be exclusively erotic but in reality, photographers approach the human body in a number of different ways. True to his style, Jeff Koons, chooses sexual provocation, creating pornographic scenes. Spencer Tunick brings together hundreds of naked participants to create striking images. As for Peter Joel Witkin, he explores the nude using the horrific and the bizarre. Among the masters of nude photography are Nan Goldin and her decadent photographs, Araki, specializing in black and white, Anders Petersen and his images of intimate scenes, as well as Robert Mapplethorpe with his minimalist and distinctive staging and composition.

In 1970, nude photography was fully accepted and there were even magazines specialized in the subject. Artsper features photographs by Bert Stern, Ren Hang, Eric Ceccarini, Maurice RenomaDani Olivier and Laetitia Lesaffre.

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Why are so many artworks nude?

Depicting the nude human body in art is, for many artists, a way to express the beauty of the human form as well as sentiment and emotions. Representing nudes in art is an old tradition; the earliest known depiction of a nude figure, a small sculpture carved from a wooly mammoth tusk, dates back 35,000 years. 

Who is a famous nude photographer?

One of the most famous photographers who created nude images is Alfred Stieglitz, an American photographer whose career spanned the first half of the 20th century. Some of his most famous nude works are of his lover, famous artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

What are the earliest examples of nude photography?

Unlike paintings of nude figures, which fell under the artistic domain from the earliest examples, nude photography began to be used in the fields of science and education. Nude photography was then introduced into the art world as an alternative way of representing the human body.