Human body

Fine Art Drawings, N° 825 La belle personne 2., R. Cavalié

N° 825 La belle personne 2.

R. Cavalié

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Antique games. Antique drama., Nadezda Stupina

Antique games. Antique drama.

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,550

Painting, Histoire d'été, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Histoire d'été

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 100 x 85 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 1 inch

€4,349

Painting, Léonne, RogerM

Léonne

RogerM

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Les bonnes manières, Herve Malcom Thomas

Les bonnes manières

Herve Malcom Thomas

Painting - 89 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, Ciupasc, Stefano Mazzolini

Ciupasc

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 188 x 152 x 1 cm Painting - 74 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Sculpture, Discus thrower's torso, Barry Davies

Discus thrower's torso

Barry Davies

Sculpture - 60 x 48 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 18.9 x 9.8 inch

€1,460

Painting, Véronique Pastor, Les Eternels 13 juin, Véronique Pastor

Véronique Pastor, Les Eternels 13 juin

Véronique Pastor

Painting - 95 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Strange, Eric Doisy

Strange

Eric Doisy

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Fine Art Drawings, Meli melo 4, Dominique Payen

Meli melo 4

Dominique Payen

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Meli Melo 1, Dominique Payen

Meli Melo 1

Dominique Payen

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€350

Sculpture, Belisama L'envol, Philippe Buil

Belisama L'envol

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 13.4 x 5.5 inch

€2,450

Painting, Cité d'elle, Bernard Gaulbert

Cité d'elle

Bernard Gaulbert

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

€1,000

Painting, L'assouvie, Bernard Gaulbert

L'assouvie

Bernard Gaulbert

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

€1,450

Painting, Les souvenirs, Clément Verdière

Les souvenirs

Clément Verdière

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,900

Painting, Rencontre d'un faune dans le silence de la forêt, Catherine Clare

Rencontre d'un faune dans le silence de la forêt

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€1,650

Painting, L'air du grand large, Catherine Clare

L'air du grand large

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch

€1,600

Print, La femme fatale I, Erró

La femme fatale I

Erró

Print - 117 x 75 cm Print - 46.1 x 29.5 inch

€850

Photography, Rêverie... #2, D-A Woisard

Rêverie... #2

D-A Woisard

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,100

Photography, In the shade, Mourad Cherifi

In the shade

Mourad Cherifi

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.02 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Vibrant célébration, Alexandre Moore Rockefeller

Vibrant célébration

Alexandre Moore Rockefeller

Painting - 109 x 125 x 0.6 cm Painting - 42.9 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch

€5,900

Painting, Aliens, Robert Walker

Aliens

Robert Walker

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

€750

Photography, Morning Light, Aurélien Buttin

Morning Light

Aurélien Buttin

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

€900

Photography, Culotte, Aurélien Buttin

Culotte

Aurélien Buttin

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

€1,000

Photography, Morning cigarette, Aurélien Buttin

Morning cigarette

Aurélien Buttin

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

€900

Painting, The Victress’ Rest, Genia Sheyn

The Victress’ Rest

Genia Sheyn

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€930

Painting, The Succubus’ Siesta, Genia Sheyn

The Succubus’ Siesta

Genia Sheyn

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€930

Painting, Erotic dream. Trio, Genia Sheyn

Erotic dream. Trio

Genia Sheyn

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

€1,270

Painting, Erotic dream. The last dinner, Genia Sheyn

Erotic dream. The last dinner

Genia Sheyn

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

€1,270

Painting, Le bord de mer (Réf. 139), Jérôme Mesnager

Le bord de mer (Réf. 139)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Liberté Au Coucher De Soleil (Réf. 200), Jérôme Mesnager

Liberté Au Coucher De Soleil (Réf. 200)

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Charm of red, Yigit Dundar

Charm of red

Yigit Dundar

Painting - 145 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,863

Painting, The light and You, Samiran Boruah

The light and You

Samiran Boruah

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Le chat, Samiran Boruah

Le chat

Samiran Boruah

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Mystery, Karoline Pante

Mystery

Karoline Pante

Painting - 92 x 73 x 0.1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0 inch

€1,404

Sculpture, Maternitat I, Teresa Riba

Maternitat I

Teresa Riba

Sculpture - 22 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch

€1,800

Photography, L'origine du monde (Namibie), Vincent Citot

L'origine du monde (Namibie)

Vincent Citot

Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€750

Photography, Mathilde étendue, David Martin

Mathilde étendue

David Martin

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

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, The Blue Cushion, Isabelle Hirtzig

The Blue Cushion

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€95

Photography, Spring, John Yuyi

Spring

John Yuyi

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Baigneuse, Catherine Clare

Baigneuse

Catherine Clare

Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Nude, Rosen Markovski

Nude

Rosen Markovski

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€950

Sculpture, Joy, Florence Sartori

Joy

Florence Sartori

Sculpture - 42 x 18 x 11 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 7.1 x 4.3 inch

€2,200

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Sculpture, Sensuelle, Lutfi Romhein

Sensuelle

Lutfi Romhein

Sculpture - 46 x 10 x 7 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Blue, Rebecca Yunjeong Lee

Blue

Rebecca Yunjeong Lee

Painting - 37 x 37 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch

€507

Sculpture, Cassandre, Alain Mandon

Cassandre

Alain Mandon

Sculpture - 80 x 43 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 16.9 x 7.9 inch

€2,150

Painting, Nu au fauteuil bleu, Philippe Pasqua

Nu au fauteuil bleu

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€11,000

Fine Art Drawings, Version rock, Isabelle Hirtzig

Version rock

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€215

Painting, She, Isabelle Hirtzig

She

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€160

Painting, She III, Isabelle Hirtzig

She III

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€160

Sculpture, Silhouette II, Grégoire Slavu

Silhouette II

Grégoire Slavu

Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch

€2,000

Photography, #10. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series, José Sierra

#10. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,931

Print, Unite, Le Corbusier

Unite

Le Corbusier

Print - 57 x 45 cm Print - 22.4 x 17.7 inch

€9,800

Painting, Passion, Bernard Gaulbert

Passion

Bernard Gaulbert

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€500

Photography, Adam, Olha Stepanian

Adam

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch

€1,304

Painting, Identity 3, Olivier Massebeuf

Identity 3

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Photography, Women and Tree VIII, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree VIII

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree VII, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree VII

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, No57 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No57 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€785

Sculpture, Germinal h cm 40 (bronze), Antoniucci Volti

Germinal h cm 40 (bronze)

Antoniucci Volti

Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 27 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 10.6 inch

€11,500

Photography, Genesis, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Genesis

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€2,620

Print, La fille aux bas noirs et jarretières rouges, 1913 | The girl with red garters, 1913, Egon Schiele

La fille aux bas noirs et jarretières rouges, 1913 | The girl with red garters, 1913

Egon Schiele

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

€750

Sculpture, Dream oh little dream, Reno

Dream oh little dream

Reno

Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 7.9 inch

€2,930

Painting, Terrain glissant, Nicolas Monjo

Terrain glissant

Nicolas Monjo

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Photography, Lost and found, Théo Gosselin

Lost and found

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€400

Sculpture, La blessure, Marc Petit

La blessure

Marc Petit

Sculpture - 20.5 x 8 x 9 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 3.1 x 3.5 inch

€2,800

Sculpture, Soir d'été, Jacques Coquillay

Soir d'été

Jacques Coquillay

Sculpture - 49 x 23 x 13 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 9.1 x 5.1 inch

€8,000

Painting, Abstrait nu N°10-Ocre, Aurélie Trabaud

Abstrait nu N°10-Ocre

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 45 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 12 x 0 inch

€685

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Do it yourself, France., Uwe Ommer

Do it yourself, France.

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,835

Photography, Women and Tree VI, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree VI

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree V, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree V

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree IV, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree IV

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree III, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree III

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree II, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree II

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Photography, Women and Tree I, Uwe Ommer

Women and Tree I

Uwe Ommer

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

€1,931

Painting, Abstrait nu N°14 : Potery palace, Aurélie Trabaud

Abstrait nu N°14 : Potery palace

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 45.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.9 x 12 x 0 inch

€685

Sculpture, Armored soul, Daniil Danailov

Armored soul

Daniil Danailov

Sculpture - 56.5 x 20 x 38 cm Sculpture - 22.2 x 7.9 x 15 inch

€1,100

Painting, Sorbier des oiseleurs - Abstrait nu N°8, Aurélie Trabaud

Sorbier des oiseleurs - Abstrait nu N°8

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 35.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14 x 12 x 0 inch

€620

Painting, Les corps entremêlés - Abstrait nu N°7, Aurélie Trabaud

Les corps entremêlés - Abstrait nu N°7

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 45.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.9 x 12 x 0 inch

€685

Painting, Nu abstrait N°3, Aurélie Trabaud

Nu abstrait N°3

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 31 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Nu abstrait N°2, Aurélie Trabaud

Nu abstrait N°2

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 39 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 12 x 0 inch

€700 €630

Painting, Nu abstrait N°1, Aurélie Trabaud

Nu abstrait N°1

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0 inch

€650

Photography, No70 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No70 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, No10 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No10 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, Lost and Found, Maud Chalard

Lost and Found

Maud Chalard

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Print, Les Danseurs à la Lune - Original Etching, Marc Chagall

Les Danseurs à la Lune - Original Etching

Marc Chagall

Print - 50 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.8 x 0 inch

€12,000

Painting, Eclat d'innocence, Lisbeth Buonanno

Eclat d'innocence

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€750

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.

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