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Nude Drawing for Sale

Nude drawing is an artistic genre that aims to represent the human body in its natural state. In practice, nudity is rarely total, and the body is often highlighted with elements like drapery, the subject's hair, or various accessories. This artistic genre, focused on depicting the nude woman or the live model, has a long history and has been revisited by artists across many periods.

In its beginnings, only gods and supernatural beings were depicted without clothing. This approach was not of full nudity, but rather of the uncovered body. In fact, artists like Lucian Freud have distinguished between the terms "nude" and "naked," highlighting a subtle difference in how artistic nudity is perceived. This distinction enriches the understanding of how nude drawing has evolved throughout the centuries.

In the history of art, nude drawing has been viewed paradoxically. For example, with artists like Edouard Manet it sparked scandal, while with Eugène Delacroix, it was considered revolutionary. Others, like Gustave Courbet, dared to explore more explicit scenes, while artists like Egon Schiele glorified the nude woman and the female body. More recently, Tom Wesselmann faced criticism for drawings considered pornographic, while figures like Henri Matisse cut forms, and Marcel Duchamp explored cubist shapes, changing the way the human body was perceived in art.

Erotic drawing has also evolved to be seen not only as a form of artistic expression but also as a technique for studying the beauty of the human body. Over the centuries, the live model has been a central point in art education, and drawing classes have developed this form of art in depth. This genre is essential for the training of professional artists as well as for amateur artists who seek to deepen their understanding of body representation.

If you wish to explore this fascinating genre further, Artsper offers a vast selection of nude drawings, from Renaissance classics to contemporary artists. Discover how the live model, charcoal drawings, and nude drawings are approached today. Whether you're interested in abstract art or classical drawing, these works continue to inspire many creators.

The evolution of nude drawing over the centuries shows how perceptions of women, the human body, and nudity have changed. Dive into this fascinating world where art and sensuality meet, and let yourself be inspired by the many representations of live models that enrich the history of art.

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Fine Art Drawings, Cul, Gwendoline Hausermann

Cul

Gwendoline Hausermann

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11.2 inch

CHF 489

Fine Art Drawings, Gina, Lorette Le Brestec

Gina

Lorette Le Brestec

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

CHF 782

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 542

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 225, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 225

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

CHF 826

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 235, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 235

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

CHF 826

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 233, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 233

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

CHF 870

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 231, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 231

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch

CHF 870

Fine Art Drawings, Femme au visage vert, Zafi

Femme au visage vert

Zafi

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

CHF 1,563

Fine Art Drawings, Dénudée (Unclad), Sayeed Momoh

Dénudée (Unclad)

Sayeed Momoh

Fine Art Drawings - 74.9 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 25.5 x 1 inch

CHF 1,957

Fine Art Drawings, Serendipity, James Shipton

Serendipity

James Shipton

Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 203

Fine Art Drawings, The Phone, Mino Maccari

The Phone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 831

Fine Art Drawings, The Phone Rings, Mino Maccari

The Phone Rings

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 870

Fine Art Drawings, A l'heure, Gouzy

A l'heure

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 782

Fine Art Drawings, Reclined Nude, Mino Maccari

Reclined Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,173

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Mino Maccari

Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

CHF 879

Fine Art Drawings, Caveau parisien, Mino Maccari

Caveau parisien

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 1,173

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 4,886

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 4,886

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Albert Fernand-Renault

Nude

Albert Fernand-Renault

Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 60.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 23.8 x 0 inch

CHF 489

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Jean Gourmelin

Sans-titre

Jean Gourmelin

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 684

Fine Art Drawings, Demon, Shota Imerlishvili

Demon

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

CHF 1,466

Fine Art Drawings, La fête du soleil, Maï

La fête du soleil

Maï

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 342

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Emilio Bielsa

Untitled

Emilio Bielsa

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 733

Fine Art Drawings, Find The Nude 6, Gina Vor

Find The Nude 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 342

Fine Art Drawings, Erotoscape 2, Osse Müller

Erotoscape 2

Osse Müller

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 36.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,759

Fine Art Drawings, Caphi, Philippe Pasqua

Caphi

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 230 x 150 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 90.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 39,087

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans titre

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 489

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 328

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 328

Fine Art Drawings, Ironic, James Shipton

Ironic

James Shipton

Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 203

Fine Art Drawings, Drift Away, James Shipton

Drift Away

James Shipton

Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 203

Fine Art Drawings, N° 428 Dos, R. Cavalié

N° 428 Dos

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 518

Fine Art Drawings, N° 441 Camouflage, R. Cavalié

N° 441 Camouflage

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 48 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 537

Fine Art Drawings, N° 558 Le rêve., R. Cavalié

N° 558 Le rêve.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 49 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 489

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Mathilde Anclin

Sans titre

Mathilde Anclin

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 inch

CHF 704

Fine Art Drawings, Neve, Pauline Di Valentin

Neve

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,466

Fine Art Drawings, Blues, Gwendoline Hausermann

Blues

Gwendoline Hausermann

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 11.2 inch

CHF 489

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 217, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 217

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

CHF 870

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 215, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 215

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch

CHF 826

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 214, Tarek Butayhi

Untitled 214

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch

CHF 826

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Photography, No title (No42), Suki Da

No title (No42)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 83 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 32.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,583

Painting, Pandora, Valerio Adami

Pandora

Valerio Adami

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

CHF 73,288

Painting, Geisha, Verssan

Geisha

Verssan

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

CHF 889

Fine Art Drawings, Audrey Fleurot 3, Theo Haggai

Audrey Fleurot 3

Theo Haggai

Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 20.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.1 inch

CHF 577

Painting, Nude of Woman, Marino Marini

Nude of Woman

Marino Marini

Painting - 37.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 10.4 x 0 inch

CHF 28,338

Painting, Blue Moon, Mathilde Schmill

Blue Moon

Mathilde Schmill

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

CHF 528

Need help with Nude Drawing for Sale ?
Why do people draw nude art?

Drawing the naked human body is a common exercise known as 'life drawing' that lets artists practice depicting the human figure. Artists also draw nude art for various other reasons, such as to represent the beauty of the human form or to express human emotion.  

What are the 3 types of drawing?

The main three types of drawing are realistic, symbolic, and expressive. Realistic drawing aims to imitate life, while symbolic drawing points to an outside meaning, and expressive drawing aims to communicate emotion to its viewer.

What is a full body drawing called?

A full body drawing is referred to commonly as a figure drawing or a life drawing. 

Why draw nudes?
Drawing nudes allows you to explore the beauty and complexity of the human body, while perfecting your mastery of proportions and volumes. It is also a fundamental exercise for expressing emotions and movement in contemporary art.
What do you call a drawing made from a live, nude model?
A drawing made from a live, nude model is called a "live nude." This practice is common in art education to study anatomy and the representation of the human body.
What are the 4 types of drawing?
The four types of drawing are observational drawing, imaginative drawing, technical drawing, and expressive drawing. Each serves specific purposes, ranging from faithful reproduction to free artistic creation.
What is nudity in art?
Nude art refers to the representation of the unclothed human body, exploring its beauty, form, and expressiveness. It is a major artistic genre, present from Antiquity to contemporary art.