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Cascade noire
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$726
Le dos de Juliette
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 31 x 21 x 2 cm Photography - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
$335
Erotic # 1
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$335
Erotic # 3
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$279
Brou de ténèbres II
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$726
Women`s altar
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 127 x 108 x 0.7 cm Painting - 50 x 42.5 x 0.3 inch
$4,912
Do you smoke after ? #1
Charly Desoubry
Photography - 100 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,060
Le Martyr
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$837
Entrelacs & Miroirs I
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$837
Double portrait-II
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Là 2 (version résine)
Véronique Vigneron
Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$1,340
Là (version résine)
Véronique Vigneron
Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$1,340
Disinvoltura Viola
Tiziano Sculpteur
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$2,121
Nude Art III-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.6 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$558
Cold ceramic composition
Stavri Kalinov
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$10,046
Rêves
Thalia Dalecky
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$380
Female nude: Free
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$8,372
Pavarti Virvoltant
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch
$3,349
Succombe ! #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$837
Succombe ! #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$837
Les demoiselles dansent
Patmoli
Painting - 200 x 210 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 82.7 x 0.1 inch
$6,251
Endormie
Thalia Dalecky
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$357
N° 263 La confusions des traits du temps.
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$558
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
$614
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
$558
Lumière 12-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 102 x 67 x 0.6 cm Painting - 40.2 x 26.4 x 0.2 inch
$5,581
Lumière 8-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 110 x 70 x 0.6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$5,581
Sofi du cabaret
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,009
Queen Margot
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,009
Depth of the emerald ocean
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,987
N° 983 Les chants de Maldoror.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch
$670
Écho de lumière 1-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 40 x 34 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$502
ELLE To be beautiful and pregnant /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$636
ELLE Une sirène / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,083
ELLE Le soleil la mer
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,083
ELLE, Bain de soleil
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,083
Genesis, One of three works in the Harmony series
Oleksandra Horscroft
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$558
Blue background
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$207
Le jeu des sept différences variante
Valentine Bouvet
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$938
Le jeu des sept différences
Valentine Bouvet
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$938
Mélangeons-nous & oublions demain
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$5,023
Light of Desire
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 50 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,791
Cascade Rouge
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 90 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,070
Contre l'Oubli
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,070
À fleur de peau
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,465
Primal
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,791
La belle matinée
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 30.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$726
Sensualité et intimité
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 30.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$726
Before you leave
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 30.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$726
Small relief in bronze
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 14 x 13 x 3 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.1 x 1.2 inch
$268
OTT-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 100 x 73 x 0.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,581
Lumière intérieure 4-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 118 x 42 x 0.5 cm Painting - 46.5 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$4,242
Écho de lumière 4-22
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 100 x 64 x 0.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$4,800
Indian heritage-3
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Madame with two moles
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 31 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
$558
Don't shoot
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Trois nus de dos
Lionel le Jeune
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$56
Tropic # 15
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$212
La Valse des Damnés
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$5,302
Douce vengeance variante
Valentine Bouvet
Painting - 73 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,273
Human body
'I wanted to conquer the world. But I also desperately wanted to understand human nature, and to know what was inside our bodies. To do this, I have spent whole night dissecting bodies, against the direct orders of the Pope. Nothing disgusts me. What I am looking for, truly, in all of my work and particularly in my painting, what I have looked for all my life, is to understand the mystery that is human nature' – from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century.
At the time of writing these notes, da Vinci had already made greater understanding of the human body the primary objective of his investigations. Dissection and study were key to his development of a holistic knowledge of anatomy, which da Vinci believed was vital to the perfect rendering of the nude figures which he painted and drew.
Little by little, the traditional image of the human figure was uprooted and in its place new ways of interpreting the body developed. Contemporary artists relentlessly questioned the traditional codes of figure drawing, liberally reworking the representation of the body to create a new image that was dislocated, geometric, deformed and disfigured.
The body as an artistic subject is at once desired, fantasised, dreamt, transformed, deformed. For painters, photographers and sculptors alike the body represents a rite of passage in their artistic development. Many people say that they most appreciate the talents of an artists by way of their control over the complexity of the figure. For example, it's clear even in Matisse's later, more abstract collages that he had perfectly mastered the human form.
Representation of the body is fundamental to Western art: first and foremost because it suggests a representation of the self, and therefore affirms the artist's own existence and coexistence with the environment that surrounds them. At the beginning of art history, the only bodies represented were the gods, supernatural beings, and spirits who had taken on human form. The body, nude or clothed, is at once one of the most widely depicted and most deeply polemical subjects in Western art (think of the scandals provoked by Courbet's 'Origins of the World', or Renoir's 'Picnic on the Grass').
The body has always been the primary subject of an array of themes, and its history is rich and ancient. Initially, depiction of the body was closely linked to religion, where the Word became flesh in Genesis, but later in more secular times the arousal of the artist when faced with the body made for an equally popular theme. Latterly the notion of the body as an object of beauty was subverted by Cubism until depictions of bodies no longer bore any resemblance to reality or made any pretence of respecting the rules of proportion.
Finally, in modern art the body has taken on an abstract shape within space, becoming one with the environment. In some instances, the body has become the artist's own support, as with Klein's models. The body as an abstract concept is tangible in many different manifestations in art, even in pieces as unassuming as some of Rothko's paintings. It remains the subject of inexhaustible inspiration and eternal debate.