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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, Wind, Galya Popova

Wind

Galya Popova

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

$1,602

Photography, Strike, Rodrigo

Strike

Rodrigo

Photography - 27.1 x 35.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,897

Photography, Dunk, Rodrigo

Dunk

Rodrigo

Photography - 23.1 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.1 x 14 x 0 inch

$3,558

Photography, Imsouane, Rodrigo

Imsouane

Rodrigo

Photography - 25.4 x 19.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$1,483

Photography, By My Side 2, Antoine Rose

By My Side 2

Antoine Rose

Photography - 35 x 35 x 0.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,305

Painting, Game over, Baptiste Laurent

Game over

Baptiste Laurent

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

$3,262

Photography, Rise, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Rise

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$1,750

Painting, Swimmers, Federico Cortese

Swimmers

Federico Cortese

Painting - 37.8 x 69.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.9 x 27.5 x 0.2 inch

$690

Photography, Splash!, Richard Dunkley

Splash!

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm Photography - 30 x 20 inch

$685

Painting, The grey Mustang, Pappay

The grey Mustang

Pappay

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,044

Painting, Mon Vélo, David Jamin

Mon Vélo

David Jamin

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

$3,025

Painting, Plunge, Wencke Uhl

Plunge

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,200

Painting, Surfer, Peter de Boer

Surfer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,068

Painting, Bouillon, Pierrick Tual

Bouillon

Pierrick Tual

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

$4,840

Painting, Well..., Wencke Uhl

Well...

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,300

Painting, Torn Legend, Gripe

Torn Legend

Gripe

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,135

Painting, Over Here, Wencke Uhl

Over Here

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,300

Painting, Skater 03, Karine Bartoli

Skater 03

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,661

Photography, Napoléon, Gerry Cranham

Napoléon

Gerry Cranham

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

$1,174

Photography, Turn, Gerry Cranham

Turn

Gerry Cranham

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

$1,957

Sculpture, The rower, Petar Iliev

The rower

Petar Iliev

Sculpture - 15 x 29 x 23 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.4 x 9.1 inch

$1,661