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At school, we sometimes tend to oppose athletes and artists. However, sport and art often mix and sublimate each other. The meeting of these two disciplines is frequent in the history of art and more particularly in contemporary art. 

Already during Antiquity, the Greeks devoted an absolute cult to the perfect athletic body. On pots and vases, artists painted the exploits of the competitors of the first Olympic Games in the 8th century BC.

Whatever the medium (photography, painting, sculpture, collage...), the musculature and the psychological state of the sportsmen, the places of training or the competitions are inexhaustible sources of inspiration for the artists. Between the representation of reality and the hijacking of a symbol, sport is a recurring theme for young artists.

Discover with Artsper our Olympic podium of artworks!

Photography is probably the first medium that comes to mind when representing sports. It is the only medium that allows us to capture images of the athletes' prowess at full speed. Thus, the shots are taken on the spot to offer a better rendering of the movement and to manage to capture the palpable tension on the field, the team cohesion, the crucial moment...

A leader of the new wave, Gerry Cranham had a career in athletics before becoming a coach. Passionate about photography, he takes pictures of the young people he coaches in order to correct their position and analyze their stride. Very quickly, he decided to convert his hobby into a real job. He became a sports photographer and quickly built a reputation as one of the leading sports photographers in England and internationally. His pictures of rugby, soccer, tennis, wrestling and swimming were published all over the world in the most prestigious magazines such as Sport Illustrated or The Observer. 

But sport also inspired painters and it is found in all artistic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1853, Gustave Courbet painted "The Wrestlers", a large oil on canvas depicting two men practicing French wrestling in the old hippodrome of the Champs Élysées. To the right, in the background, one can see the audience, cheering the athletes. Among the Impressionists, Claude Monet developed his technique with "Les Régates d'Argenteuil", an 1872 painting in which the boats are reflected in the water in a magnificent way. In modern art, Nicolas de Staël's "Les Footballeurs" represents a soccer field in the middle of a match, but in an abstract way. The players are discernible thanks to the flat colors that make up the team jerseys. 

You too can bring your passions to life through contemporary sports paintings, sculptures and photographs. Discover the work of well-known and emerging artists such as Victor Spahn, Isabelle Picarel, Michel Birot, Chiara Dazi and many others... 

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Painting, Joan, Ana Patitú

Joan

Ana Patitú

Painting - 38 x 46 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch

$1,008

Print, Street Basket, Pamelito

Street Basket

Pamelito

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$415

Print, Rugby, Pamelito

Rugby

Pamelito

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$415

Painting, Yendo, Ana Patitú

Yendo

Ana Patitú

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$2,076

Photography, Hunt salute, Richard Kelley

Hunt salute

Richard Kelley

Photography - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$463

Painting, Apnée, Pascal Astier

Apnée

Pascal Astier

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,661

Photography, Golfer, Jan Brunclík

Golfer

Jan Brunclík

Photography - 42.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$902

Painting, Bubbles, Ana Patitú

Bubbles

Ana Patitú

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,661

Painting, Force 5, Odette Muller

Force 5

Odette Muller

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

$1,424

Painting, Butterfly, Ana Patitú

Butterfly

Ana Patitú

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,610

Photography, Full moon, SergDady

Full moon

SergDady

Photography - 60 x 40 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$534

Painting, Zone, Axel Gercke

Zone

Axel Gercke

Painting - 37 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,424

Painting, Zwischen, Axel Gercke

Zwischen

Axel Gercke

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,424

Painting, Regatta, Diana Malivani

Regatta

Diana Malivani

Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$16,016

Painting, Le golfeur, Lola B

Le golfeur

Lola B

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,068

Painting, Days of Grace, Erni Vales

Days of Grace

Erni Vales

Painting - 132 x 102 x 5 cm Painting - 52 x 40.2 x 2 inch

$11,567

Photography, Bucéphale, Pierre Moreau

Bucéphale

Pierre Moreau

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$2,254

Photography, Rowboat, Sven Svensøn

Rowboat

Sven Svensøn

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$534

Painting, Arabesque, Milburn-Foster

Arabesque

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,067

Painting, Cariatides, Maude Ovize

Cariatides

Maude Ovize

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,780

Photography, Flame, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Flame

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$3,108

Painting, Les acrobates, Raâk

Les acrobates

Raâk

Painting - 13 x 9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.6 inch

$593

Painting, Surfing, Alla Meleschenko

Surfing

Alla Meleschenko

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$700

Sculpture, Teresa, Manuel Mediavilla

Teresa

Manuel Mediavilla

Sculpture - 46 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$5,101

Painting, Acrobatie, FXV

Acrobatie

FXV

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$830

Painting, Struggle, Milburn-Foster

Struggle

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$7,593

Sculpture, Swing, Bernard Rives

Swing

Bernard Rives

Sculpture - 105 x 90 x 30 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 35.4 x 11.8 inch

$14,829

Sculpture, Equilibre, Ousmane Dermé

Equilibre

Ousmane Dermé

Sculpture - 52 x 45 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 17.7 x 7.9 inch

$3,796

Painting, A Tennis Match, Igor Galan

A Tennis Match

Igor Galan

Painting - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,932

Sculpture, The jump, Semion Rabinkov

The jump

Semion Rabinkov

Sculpture - 73 x 11 x 48 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 4.3 x 18.9 inch

$4,271

Photography, Ageha, Nathalie Daoust

Ageha

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 65 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,305

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