Human body

Painting, Sans titre (diptyque), Lorette Le Brestec

Sans titre (diptyque)

Lorette Le Brestec

Painting - 31 x 50 cm Painting - 12.2 x 19.7 inch

$1,009

Painting, Look in the Mirror, Le Hai Linh

Look in the Mirror

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 54 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$656

Painting, Aqua Man, Lisa Lebret

Aqua Man

Lisa Lebret

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

$1,895

Painting, Lady In Purple, Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Lady In Purple

Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Nude No. 4, Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Nude No. 4

Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Nude No.3, Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Nude No.3

Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Nude No.2, Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Nude No.2

Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Nude No.1, Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Nude No.1

Charlotte Hannah Crawford

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Photography, Isaia, Nicolas Dubreuille

Isaia

Nicolas Dubreuille

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

$2,410

Painting, Le cerveau des amoureux, Jean-Jacques Venturini

Le cerveau des amoureux

Jean-Jacques Venturini

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

$1,121

Fine Art Drawings, Some girls #11, Gwendoline Hausermann

Some girls #11

Gwendoline Hausermann

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 12.6 inch

$1,009

Photography, Untitled III, José Sierra

Untitled III

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 58.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.19 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, De la série : La beauté des femmes - ingénieux, Matthias Leupold

De la série : La beauté des femmes - ingénieux

Matthias Leupold

Photography - 18 x 23 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.1 inch

$1,345

Print, White 2, Victor Rodriguez

White 2

Victor Rodriguez

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,345

Painting, PS 238 Le temps des jonquilles, Bazévian Delacapucinière

PS 238 Le temps des jonquilles

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,682 $1,446

Painting, Mother Love, Lilit Soghomonyan

Mother Love

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 43 x 43 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 inch

$583

Painting, PS 233 La fauve s'habille en léopard - French school, Bazévian Delacapucinière

PS 233 La fauve s'habille en léopard - French school

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch

$1,906 $1,639

Painting, I turned off the light, Joann Côté

I turned off the light

Joann Côté

Painting - 99.1 x 63.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 25 x 2 inch

$2,500

Painting, Sculpture de Vénus, Natalie Shiporina

Sculpture de Vénus

Natalie Shiporina

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

$1,682

Painting, Lily in fur, Hiromi Sengoku

Lily in fur

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, What are your Neighbours Doing Next?, Hiromi Sengoku

What are your Neighbours Doing Next?

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 60.6 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Dawning Contours, Zakhar Shevchuk

Dawning Contours

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 81 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,691

Photography, Née de la Vague, Lucien Clergue

Née de la Vague

Lucien Clergue

Photography - 50 x 32 x 0.05 cm Photography - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$3,924

Painting, Nude, Simona Tsvetkova

Nude

Simona Tsvetkova

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

$1,065

Painting, Materia No. 1, Series VI, Mario Henrique

Materia No. 1, Series VI

Mario Henrique

Painting - 190 x 150 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 inch

$13,341

Painting, Materia No. 3, Series VI, Mario Henrique

Materia No. 3, Series VI

Mario Henrique

Painting - 190 x 150 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 inch

$13,341

Photography, Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba, Sonia Almaguer

Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba

Sonia Almaguer

Photography - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Early Morning Awakening, Zakhar Shevchuk

Early Morning Awakening

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 105 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

$4,372

Painting, Olga, Zakhar Shevchuk

Olga

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,036

Painting, Helen, Zakhar Shevchuk

Helen

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 160 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,036

Painting, White Square Nude, Zakhar Shevchuk

White Square Nude

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 110 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,466

Painting, Sitting Nude, Zakhar Shevchuk

Sitting Nude

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 110 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,410

Photography, Kate With Tassles - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print, Mick Rock

Kate With Tassles - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print

Mick Rock

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

$2,214

Fine Art Drawings, Le temps, Gwendoline Hausermann

Le temps

Gwendoline Hausermann

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 16.5 inch

$1,065

Painting, Materia 2, Series VI, Mario Henrique

Materia 2, Series VI

Mario Henrique

Painting - 190 x 150 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 inch

$14,462

Photography, De la série : La beauté des femmes - thoughtfull, Matthias Leupold

De la série : La beauté des femmes - thoughtfull

Matthias Leupold

Photography - 20 x 15 cm Photography - 7.9 x 5.9 inch

$1,345

Sculpture, Seule, Yves Pires

Seule

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 40 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 15.7 inch

$7,287

Sculpture, Eva, Yves Pires

Eva

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 58 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$8,857

Painting, Coral Vase, Nina Urushadze

Coral Vase

Nina Urushadze

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1353, Idan Wizen

Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1353

Idan Wizen

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$841

Sculpture, Angelica, Aramis Justiz

Angelica

Aramis Justiz

Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch

$886

Painting, In Shelter Under Protection, Tetiana Pchelnykova

In Shelter Under Protection

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$2,119

Painting, Agitation, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Agitation

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,345

Painting, Manuela, Victorine Follana

Manuela

Victorine Follana

Painting - 70 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Yogilates, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

Yogilates

Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

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

$1,570

Painting, Le chat obèse, Victorine Follana

Le chat obèse

Victorine Follana

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

$1,345

Photography, H0427 – The crusher, Idan Wizen

H0427 – The crusher

Idan Wizen

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$561

Photography, F0564 – The dauntless, Idan Wizen

F0564 – The dauntless

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,018

Photography, F0500 – The dancer, Idan Wizen

F0500 – The dancer

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,018

Photography, H0430 – The last one, Idan Wizen

H0430 – The last one

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,018

Painting, Facing the sea, Du Ke

Facing the sea

Du Ke

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Photography, F0547 - The scared, Idan Wizen

F0547 - The scared

Idan Wizen

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,345

Photography, F0555 - The duchess, Idan Wizen

F0555 - The duchess

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,345

Photography, Sin título (Identity Testimonies Series), Imanol Marrodán

Sin título (Identity Testimonies Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$953

Sculpture, De l'amour (big), Linde Ergo

De l'amour (big)

Linde Ergo

Sculpture - 168 x 63 x 78 cm Sculpture - 66.1 x 24.8 x 30.7 inch

$26,850

Sculpture, Cristal, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Cristal

Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Sculpture - 97 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 38.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$1,626

Painting, Freedom 9, Veronica Vilsan

Freedom 9

Veronica Vilsan

Painting - 152.4 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 23 x 2 inch

$1,374

Painting, Out for a spin, Socrate

Out for a spin

Socrate

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$953

Painting, Private Room, Socrate

Private Room

Socrate

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.3 inch

$998

Photography, Résilience, Darios Tossou

Résilience

Darios Tossou

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

$1,513

Photography, Le penseur, Darios Tossou

Le penseur

Darios Tossou

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

$1,513

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour les arbrorigènes, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Etude pour les arbrorigènes

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$15,135

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour les Arbrorigènes, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Etude pour les Arbrorigènes

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.4 inch

$15,135

Sculpture, Splash, Olga Antich

Splash

Olga Antich

Sculpture - 20 x 13 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.1 x 2.4 inch

$448

Fine Art Drawings, Extimité, Philippe Huart

Extimité

Philippe Huart

Fine Art Drawings - 96 x 67 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.8 x 26.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,484

Sculpture, Amour (love), Linde Ergo

Amour (love)

Linde Ergo

Sculpture - 180 x 100 x 46 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 39.4 x 18.1 inch

$70,069

Photography, Kushti II, Alain Schroeder

Kushti II

Alain Schroeder

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

$1,345

Painting, Chorégraphie, André Guillarmain

Chorégraphie

André Guillarmain

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,682

Photography, I am dissolved 1, Javier Rey

I am dissolved 1

Javier Rey

Photography - 60 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

$945

Photography, I am disolved 4, Javier Rey

I am disolved 4

Javier Rey

Photography - 60 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

$945

Photography, I melt #2, Javier Rey

I melt #2

Javier Rey

Photography - 55 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.7 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$1,215

Photography, Errabundeo  (Córdoba 2), Javier Rey

Errabundeo (Córdoba 2)

Javier Rey

Photography - 53 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,350

Sculpture, With a Hoop, Nona Gabrielyan

With a Hoop

Nona Gabrielyan

Sculpture - 18 x 10 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.9 x 3.5 inch

$1,009

Photography, Le Rolleiflex - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary, Takala

Le Rolleiflex - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary

Takala

Photography - 105 x 105 x 4 cm Photography - 41.3 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,682

Photography, La Coquette, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

La Coquette

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$880

Sculpture, Ma reine, Willy Charps

Ma reine

Willy Charps

Sculpture - 23 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$1,418

Painting, La vague, Olena Siniuhina

La vague

Olena Siniuhina

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

$897

Painting, Divisible, indivisible, Olivier Massebeuf

Divisible, indivisible

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Painting, Time-Weaved Fresco, Dasha Pogodina

Time-Weaved Fresco

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$561

Painting, Breaking ties, sinking ship., Gabrielle Rul

Breaking ties, sinking ship.

Gabrielle Rul

Painting - 42.5 x 41.5 x 1 cm Painting - 16.7 x 16.3 x 0.4 inch

$785

Fine Art Drawings, Sud, Witold Pyzik

Sud

Witold Pyzik

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$2,018

Fine Art Drawings, La mer se retire, Witold Pyzik

La mer se retire

Witold Pyzik

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$2,018

Photography, Amorphism 77, Javier Rey

Amorphism 77

Javier Rey

Photography - 80 x 62 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,470

Painting, Memory, Rebecca Yunjeong Lee

Memory

Rebecca Yunjeong Lee

Painting - 45.5 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$525

Sculpture, Mademoiselle, Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Mademoiselle

Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Sculpture - 36 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

$1,345

Sculpture, Pas d’bleu, Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Pas d’bleu

Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch

$1,121

Sculpture, Danseurs, Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Danseurs

Martine Lingelser-Schmidt

Sculpture - 28 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch

$1,121

Photography, I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series, Javier Rey

I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series

Javier Rey

Photography - 110 x 165 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 65 x 0.1 inch

$2,450

Photography, Engulfment Cartagena 8, Javier Rey

Engulfment Cartagena 8

Javier Rey

Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,750

Photography, Engulfment Cartagena 6, Javier Rey

Engulfment Cartagena 6

Javier Rey

Photography - 65 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,100

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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