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Big Odalisque
Florence Sartori
Sculpture - 110 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£2,876
Le Triangle Parfait
Merry Kerpitchian (Merry K)
Sculpture - 12 x 25 x 22 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 9.8 x 8.7 inch
£3,505
Femme fontaine
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 63 x 34 x 34 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 13.4 x 13.4 inch
£7,009
La sphère des possibles
Isabelle Healy
Sculpture - 65 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
£4,493
Femme Fleur (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 36 x 75 x 70 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch
£44,930
Gold Titan 1985 Sculpture murale
Reza
Sculpture - 35 x 18 x 3 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,752
Titan argent nu au cube noir Titan Male nude
Reza
Sculpture - 36 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
£1,752
Ange aux ailes dorées 1985 Angel with gold wings
Reza
Sculpture - 35 x 19 x 3 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,752
Busto Saint-Michel
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 47 x 34 x 21 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 13.4 x 8.3 inch
£16,175
Femme chat FELINE 1986 Lady Cat
Guy Call
Sculpture - 20 x 45 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 17.7 x 7.9 inch
£1,752
MAMAN Maternité 1988 VIRGIN MARY Motherhood
Guy Call
Sculpture - 16 x 10 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.9 x 2 inch
£854
1988 LOVE Amoureux Lovers
Guy Call
Sculpture - 34 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
£1,573
1988 LOVE Amoureux Lovers
Guy Call
Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£1,573
La photo de famille avec le chien
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 19 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
£1,887
Silhouette 5 - 1/1
Patricia Molinaro
Sculpture - 74 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
£881
Claudinette (La Cosmonaute)
Philippe Hiquily
Sculpture - 116 x 118 x 43 cm Sculpture - 45.7 x 46.5 x 16.9 inch
£61,105
La funambule
Philippe Hiquily
Sculpture - 106 x 53 x 13 cm Sculpture - 41.7 x 20.9 x 5.1 inch
£34,147
Pegasus
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 32 x 40 x 26 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 15.7 x 10.2 inch
£4,466
JoŸau 55 Original n° EA I/IV
Sébastien Langloÿs
Sculpture - 6 x 5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 2.4 x 2 x 2.6 inch
£350
Pain killer (vert)
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
£2,412
Pain killer (bleu)
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
£2,412
Dolie au chignon
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 57 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
£12,580
Voorsprong (Head start)
Rietje Geurts
Sculpture - 38 x 27 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 10.6 x 5.9 inch
£3,145
Tables et chaises
Beatrice Bizot
Sculpture - 41 x 11 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.3 x 4.7 inch
£2,246
Pantomime
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 61 x 24 x 36 cm Sculpture - 24 x 9.4 x 14.2 inch
£11,502
Méditation - série corps de femme nu
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 22 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
£2,134
Réflexion - série corps de femme nu
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 25 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 9.8 inch
£2,808
Affliction - série corps de femme nu
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 22 x 18 x 21 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 8.3 inch
£4,044
Ondine série corps de femme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 11 x 48 x 21 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 18.9 x 8.3 inch
£3,558
Désinvolte série corps de femme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 44 x 19 x 29 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 7.5 x 11.4 inch
£4,134
La conquérante série corps de femme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 33 x 45 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13 x 17.7 x 7.9 inch
£4,044
Repos série corps d'homme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 17 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 6.7 inch
£2,067
Petite affirmation série corps de femme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 23 x 19 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.5 x 5.9 inch
£2,067
Maria (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 60 x 90 x 54 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 35.4 x 21.3 inch
£46,727
Egèe assise h cm 140 (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 140 x 86 x 80 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 33.9 x 31.5 inch
£52,119
Germinal (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 76 x 70 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 29.9 x 27.6 inch
£39,089
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Corps en ligne
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,617 £1,537
Itinérances
Franceleine Debellefontaine
Sculpture - 38 x 14.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.7 x 3.1 inch
£4,313
Elévation
Frédérique Maillart
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£431 £388
Retrato do artista a beira do abismo
Paulo Abreu
Photography - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch
£530
Self-portrait in Tanka
Fuh-mi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£629
Les 82 lunes de Saturne
Maï Fougeront
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
£809
Revealed
James Shipton
Fine Art Drawings - 154.9 x 145 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch
£994
Nude Sculpture for Sale
In a similar way to animal or abstract sculpture, nude sculpture is a distinct art genre that depicts humans figures unclothed. Nonetheless, traditional nude figures were often partially clothed with cleverly placed drapery with their genitals covered. Nude art does not necessarily translate as a representation of sheer nakedness and a complete absence of clothing but it does need to have a marked interested in portraying the human body.
Although nude art was only recognized by art critics as a genre of its own in the 20th century, it is one of the oldest forms of art known to date. Made in 24000 BCE, the Venus of Willendorf is an early example of nude sculpture. The fact that it is not a realistic representation of the female figure is irrelevant. The exaggerated chest and stomach may allude to a certain feminine beauty ideal or may be interpreted as symbols of fertility.
In Europe and the Middle East, a nude artistic tradition started to develop. Egyptian and Greco-Roman sculptures are certainly some of the most memorable works from this period of art history, many of which can be seen today at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Greek nudes first started to emerge during the 6th century BCE and focused essentially on portraying a certain ideal standard of beauty. Gods, heroes and athletes were all favorite subject choices for sculptors who sometimes depicted them on a monumental scale.
Throughout art history, the nude has been used to symbolize the canons of beauty of a particular period. In contrast to the Venus of Willendorf, the figures represented in Greek marble sculptures are a much more realistic representation of the proportions of the human body. However, they still adhere to rather strict artistic codes about human representation and the notion of the ideal body. The sculptures continued to depict an ideal standard of beauty, albeit one based more closely on true human nature.
The Roman Empire soon developed a taste for nude sculpture and began a long tradition of copying Greek sculptures for mainly decorative purposes. For quite some time after, the rising influence of Christianity brought the development of nude sculpture to a standstill. It wasn't until the Italian Renaissance that nude sculpture became a prestigious art form once again. Artists began to rediscover a form of artistic expression that allowed them to interpret beauty and glorify mankind.
Famous artists such as Bernini, Benvenuto Cellini or Michelangelo often chose mythological or biblical subjects as a pretext to study and explore human anatomy, creating as a result some of the most important masterpieces of Western art.
Their works contributed to the creation of a canon that dominated the artistic scene until the end of the 19th century when a new wave of sculptors announced the advent of modern art, a movement that was no longer interested in representing the model realistically but was more concerned about the expressive meaning of the work. The work of Auguste Rodin and of Alberto Giacometti are notable examples of the break away from realistic neoclassical nude sculpture.
To get a better idea of current trends in nude sculpture, have a look at the works of contemporary artists such as Sylvie Berry, Jean-François Lemaire and Cade.
What are the three main styles of sculpture?
The three main styles of sculpture are architectural, carvings, and reliefs. Carvings are sculptures created by carving into a material, and reliefs are sculptures where the sculpted components are bonded to a backing material.
Why did Renaissance artists use nudity?
Renaissance artists frequently represented the nude body in their work due to influence from the classical sculptures created in ancient Greece. Artists studied in depth from live models, aiming to create realistic, dynamic and mostly idealized representations of the human body.
Who made the first female nude sculpture?
One of the first known examples of a sculpture representing a female nude figure is Aphrodite of Knidos, a sculpture of the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite. The sculpture was made around the 4th century BC by renowned sculptor Praxiteles of Athens.