Human body

Painting, Pity, June 4th, Celso Castro

Pity, June 4th

Celso Castro

Painting - 49.5 x 34.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 13.75 x 0.1 inch

$600

Photography, Porn Flower: Veilchen, Nils Eichberg

Porn Flower: Veilchen

Nils Eichberg

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,289

Photography, #13 From Cuerpo en Tensión Series, José Sierra

#13 From Cuerpo en Tensión Series

José Sierra

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

$2,000

Photography, Chinese Interior #7, Robert van der Hilst

Chinese Interior #7

Robert van der Hilst

Photography - 42 x 49 cm Photography - 16.5 x 19.3 inch

$2,018

Painting, La dynamique des corps - Jours 02 - 04 - 05 - 08, La Robotte

La dynamique des corps - Jours 02 - 04 - 05 - 08

La Robotte

Painting - 21 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$448

Print, Woman with ponytail, Joan Bennàssar

Woman with ponytail

Joan Bennàssar

Print - 120 x 77 x 0.5 cm Print - 47.2 x 30.3 x 0.2 inch

$1,085

Sculpture, 151, Mario Dilitz

151

Mario Dilitz

Sculpture - 92 x 48 x 40 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 18.9 x 15.7 inch

$27,467

Print, Try a Little Tenderness, Evelyne Huet

Try a Little Tenderness

Evelyne Huet

Print - 89 x 63 x 2 cm Print - 35 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

$4,484

Painting, La vie en bleuE, Marine Walon

La vie en bleuE

Marine Walon

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

$1,682

Painting, Souvenir du Japon 2, Onsen, Marine Walon

Souvenir du Japon 2, Onsen

Marine Walon

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

$1,682

Painting, Protecting Mother, Amélie Joos

Protecting Mother

Amélie Joos

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$561

Sculpture, Etirement Déténte série 45, Carl Jaunay

Etirement Déténte série 45

Carl Jaunay

Sculpture - 73 x 26 x 30 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 10.2 x 11.8 inch

$9,619

Painting, La robe, Zan Donna

La robe

Zan Donna

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$897

Painting, Carpe Diem, Zan Donna

Carpe Diem

Zan Donna

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$897

Sculpture, Les passants, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Les passants

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Sculpture - 70 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch

$897

Print, Bedroom blonde doodle with photo, Tom Wesselmann

Bedroom blonde doodle with photo

Tom Wesselmann

Print - 61.875 x 71.5 x 2 cm Print - 24.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch

$42,500

Sculpture, Eve in Prapadasana, Alex Hodge

Eve in Prapadasana

Alex Hodge

Sculpture - 20.3 x 21.6 x 8.9 cm Sculpture - 8 x 8.5 x 3.5 inch

$350

Sculpture, Seeking solace, Alex Hodge

Seeking solace

Alex Hodge

Sculpture - 24.1 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm Sculpture - 9.5 x 6 x 0.25 inch

$400

Painting, El fauno de la rafia / The faun of the Raffia Palm, Luis Prada

El fauno de la rafia / The faun of the Raffia Palm

Luis Prada

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

$1,794

Sculpture, Buste doré, Alain Mandon

Buste doré

Alain Mandon

Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 10 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch

$2,803

Sculpture, Flore,, Jacques Coquillay

Flore,

Jacques Coquillay

Sculpture - 85 x 27 x 18 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 10.6 x 7.1 inch

$11,772

Sculpture, Perle II, Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Perle II

Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles

Sculpture - 90 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$1,626

Painting, Aphrodite, Alexander Levich

Aphrodite

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, Chat, Alexander Levich

Chat

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, The Beach Reads, Alexander Levich

The Beach Reads

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, Sunbathing, Alexander Levich

Sunbathing

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, L'uomo Che Guarda - V, Alexander Levich

L'uomo Che Guarda - V

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, Burnt by the Sun, Alexander Levich

Burnt by the Sun

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, Morning, Alexander Levich

Morning

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, The Star, Alexander Levich

The Star

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Painting, L’uomo Che Guarda – X, Alexander Levich

L’uomo Che Guarda – X

Alexander Levich

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

$998

Photography, San Rafael, Paola Dávila

San Rafael

Paola Dávila

Photography - 22.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 9 x 8 x 1 inch

$1,200

Sculpture, Job is a Woman, Alex Hodge

Job is a Woman

Alex Hodge

Sculpture - 20.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 8 x 8 x 1 inch

$500

Fine Art Drawings, Yellow Invitation, Anastasia Kurakina

Yellow Invitation

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$762

Fine Art Drawings, Nude of a Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude of a Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0 inch

$762

Fine Art Drawings, Night & Day, Anastasia Kurakina

Night & Day

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$762

Fine Art Drawings, Nude of Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude of Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 9.6 x 0 inch

$762

Fine Art Drawings, Morning Lines, Anastasia Kurakina

Morning Lines

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$762

Painting, Who Am I?, Anastasia Kurakina

Who Am I?

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 16 x 19.5 x 1 cm Painting - 6.3 x 7.7 x 0.4 inch

$762

Painting, Nude, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 20.5 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$762

Painting, Nude, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 31 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$762

Painting, Beyond What You Desire, Anastasia Kurakina

Beyond What You Desire

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 13 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.1 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$762

Painting, Woman in Orange, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman in Orange

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 60 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,233

Painting, Nude of Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude of Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,794

Painting, Tout continue, Alice Laverty

Tout continue

Alice Laverty

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

$1,682

Painting, Farbiger Traum zart asiatisch, Wilfried Habrich

Farbiger Traum zart asiatisch

Wilfried Habrich

Painting - 83 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 32.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,601

Photography, Petals, Dasha & Mari

Petals

Dasha & Mari

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$1,233

Print, Hav a Havana #2, Mel Ramos

Hav a Havana #2

Mel Ramos

Print - 80 x 49.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 19.5 inch

$8,500

Print, Peek a Boo Marilyn 1, Mel Ramos

Peek a Boo Marilyn 1

Mel Ramos

Print - 80 x 58.4 cm Print - 31.5 x 23 inch

$7,500

Print, Hav a Havana IV - Davidoff, Mel Ramos

Hav a Havana IV - Davidoff

Mel Ramos

Print - 88.9 x 86.4 cm Print - 35 x 34 inch

$8,250

Print, Clandestina, Juan Sebastian Barbera

Clandestina

Juan Sebastian Barbera

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

$1,009

Painting, Rabbit, Benjamin Carbonne

Rabbit

Benjamin Carbonne

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

$4,372

Sculpture, Flying heart, Luo Li Rong

Flying heart

Luo Li Rong

Sculpture - 85 x 58 x 66 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 22.8 x 26 inch

$47,086

Sculpture, Aurore, Yves Pires

Aurore

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 24 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.1 x 9.4 inch

$6,615

Sculpture, Down 2, Yves Pires

Down 2

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 10 x 65 x 30 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 25.6 x 11.8 inch

$6,166

Sculpture, Seduction, Yves Pires

Seduction

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 42 x 37 x 28 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 14.6 x 11 inch

$9,529

Sculpture, Tzarine, Yves Pires

Tzarine

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 47 x 31 x 17 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 12.2 x 6.7 inch

$9,529

Painting, Nude No. 29, Elizabeth Becker

Nude No. 29

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$550

Sculpture, Souvenir Poétique, Luo Li Rong

Souvenir Poétique

Luo Li Rong

Sculpture - 60 x 24 x 13 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.4 x 5.1 inch

$12,893

Sculpture, Esprit Lointain, Luo Li Rong

Esprit Lointain

Luo Li Rong

Sculpture - 48 x 20 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 7.9 x 8.7 inch

$10,650

Photography, No22 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No22 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,081

Photography, Sunset, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Sunset

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$880

Photography, Light Slide, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Light Slide

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$2,937

Photography, Bloom, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Bloom

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$2,937

Painting, Diplômé d'Etat, Ange Kumbi

Diplômé d'Etat

Ange Kumbi

Painting - 70 x 56 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$1,570

Fine Art Drawings, Ballet Series IV, Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora

Ballet Series IV

Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$774

Fine Art Drawings, Ballet Series I, Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora

Ballet Series I

Miguel Angel Lozano Bonora

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$774

Print, Giving and Receiving, Kohlene Hendrickson

Giving and Receiving

Kohlene Hendrickson

Print - 78.5 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print - 30.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$1,121

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Horizon optique, Marie-Josée Roy

Horizon optique

Marie-Josée Roy

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 2 inch

$1,100

Photography, Three Graces, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Three Graces

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$2,937

Painting, Pain and Hope, Woko Aguru

Pain and Hope

Woko Aguru

Painting - 87 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34.3 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,242

Painting, Illusion, Nawel Aubert

Illusion

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,401

Painting, L'étreinte, Nawel Aubert

L'étreinte

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,570

Painting, Véronika, Emilie Crépin

Véronika

Emilie Crépin

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

$1,345

Photography, Flame, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Flame

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$2,937

Fine Art Drawings, Lemon Nude, Maciej Woltman

Lemon Nude

Maciej Woltman

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2.8 inch

$1,457

Fine Art Drawings, Dialogue, Maciej Woltman

Dialogue

Maciej Woltman

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$1,457

Painting, Nu, Gilbert Pastor

Nu

Gilbert Pastor

Painting - 25.5 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$2,242

Painting, Nu, Gilbert Pastor

Nu

Gilbert Pastor

Painting - 21.5 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.5 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$2,242

Painting, Nu, Gilbert Pastor

Nu

Gilbert Pastor

Painting - 22 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$2,242

Photography, Hills, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Hills

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$880

Painting, Nu, Gilbert Pastor

Nu

Gilbert Pastor

Painting - 20.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.1 x 10.8 x 0 inch

$897

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

Abstrait nu N°10 - Blue

Aurélie Trabaud

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

$880

Painting, Test de apercepción temática, Carmen González Castro

Test de apercepción temática

Carmen González Castro

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,139

Painting, Infiltration XI, Kamila Gruszecka

Infiltration XI

Kamila Gruszecka

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

$1,110

Painting, Inside, Kamila Gruszecka

Inside

Kamila Gruszecka

Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,110

Photography, Flame, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Flame

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

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

$880

Painting, Freedom, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Freedom

Tinatin Bakhtadze

Painting - 150 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,606

Painting, Abstrait nu N°22-Picking some tulips, Aurélie Trabaud

Abstrait nu N°22-Picking some tulips

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,031

Painting, Daffodils at dawn, Ottelien Huckin

Daffodils at dawn

Ottelien Huckin

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$994

Painting, Emmeline and the butterfly, Ottelien Huckin

Emmeline and the butterfly

Ottelien Huckin

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$994

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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