Human body

Painting, Obscuring, Onyis Martin

Obscuring

Onyis Martin

Painting - 75.6 x 55.2 cm Painting - 29.75 x 21.75 inch

$1,457

Painting, Passion I, Lilit Soghomonyan

Passion I

Lilit Soghomonyan

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

$594

Sculpture, Hercule & Cotton Candy Light Design, Dervis Akdemir

Hercule & Cotton Candy Light Design

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 25 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 9.8 inch

$2,320

Painting, Série Black is not a colour, Otiniel Lins

Série Black is not a colour

Otiniel Lins

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

$1,570

Photography, Shoot again (5064), Yves Cham

Shoot again (5064)

Yves Cham

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$1,345

Print, Morning as Broken, Ole Ahlberg

Morning as Broken

Ole Ahlberg

Print - 76 x 50 cm Print - 29.9 x 19.7 inch

$1,163

Painting, Vague à l'âme, Clément Verdière

Vague à l'âme

Clément Verdière

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

$3,812

Painting, Luces y sombras, O'Farrell

Luces y sombras

O'Farrell

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

$1,009

Painting, A woman 2, O'Farrell

A woman 2

O'Farrell

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,009

Painting, Descubierta, O'Farrell

Descubierta

O'Farrell

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,009

Painting, A woman, O'Farrell

A woman

O'Farrell

Painting - 106 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 41.7 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,009

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 10, Pascal Marlin

Tropic # 10

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$213

Painting, Pies, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Pies

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,682

Print, Untitled 3, Zaida del Río

Untitled 3

Zaida del Río

Print - 109 x 73.9 x 0 cm Print - 42.9 x 29.1 x 0.01 inch

$1,500

Photography, Back and wig, Charlotte Yonga

Back and wig

Charlotte Yonga

Photography - 80 x 64 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch

$2,466

Painting, Sofia, Xavi Figueras

Sofia

Xavi Figueras

Painting - 39 x 57 cm Painting - 15.4 x 22.4 inch

$1,457

Painting, Manos con uñas rojas, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Manos con uñas rojas

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, Les Carmencitas - série corps de femmes, Alain Arnouil

Les Carmencitas - série corps de femmes

Alain Arnouil

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

$706

Sculpture, Torso masculino, Olga Antich

Torso masculino

Olga Antich

Sculpture - 57 x 24 x 17 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 9.4 x 6.7 inch

$897

Painting, Mujer De Espalda, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer De Espalda

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$897

Painting, Desnudo de mujer, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Desnudo de mujer

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 50 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, Dreamcatcher, Zhivko Mutafchiev

Dreamcatcher

Zhivko Mutafchiev

Painting - 95 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$2,803

Print, The Shower, Nicola Simbari

The Shower

Nicola Simbari

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$325

Painting, I am a woman, Gigi Ocampo

I am a woman

Gigi Ocampo

Painting - 121.9 x 81.28 cm Painting - 48 x 32 inch

$1,139

Photography, Banc de sable, Lesya Rozova

Banc de sable

Lesya Rozova

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

$1,345

Print, Monica Nude with Purple Robe, Tom Wesselmann

Monica Nude with Purple Robe

Tom Wesselmann

Print - 96.5 x 152.4 cm Print - 38 x 60 inch

$23,000

Photography, Wicked game, Lesya Rozova

Wicked game

Lesya Rozova

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$757

Sculpture, Harmonie, Yves Pires

Harmonie

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 39 x 31 x 27 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 12.2 x 10.6 inch

$8,857

Painting, The Pause that Refreshes, Mark Kostabi

The Pause that Refreshes

Mark Kostabi

Painting - 182.9 x 152.4 cm Painting - 72 x 60 inch

$15,000

Painting, Petite chose #23, Pascal Marlin

Petite chose #23

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$336

Photography, Fragile Vanity III, Mik Mød

Fragile Vanity III

Mik Mød

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

$1,682

Photography, Fragile Vanity I, Mik Mød

Fragile Vanity I

Mik Mød

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

$1,682

Photography, Black or White, Mik Mød

Black or White

Mik Mød

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

$1,682

Photography, Mine, Mik Mød

Mine

Mik Mød

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

$1,682

Photography, Me, Mik Mød

Me

Mik Mød

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

$1,682

Fine Art Drawings, Constellation de la famille, Henrik Jacob

Constellation de la famille

Henrik Jacob

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$897

Painting, Softsculpture 5, Henrik Jacob

Softsculpture 5

Henrik Jacob

Painting - 30 x 20 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,345

Painting, Softsculpture 4, Henrik Jacob

Softsculpture 4

Henrik Jacob

Painting - 30 x 20 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,345

Painting, Softsculpture 3, Henrik Jacob

Softsculpture 3

Henrik Jacob

Painting - 30 x 20 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,345

Painting, Duchándome, June 4th and Pity, Celso Castro

Duchándome, June 4th and Pity

Celso Castro

Painting - 49.5 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Duchándome, May 22nd and Duchándome, May 27th (Diptych), Celso Castro

Duchándome, May 22nd and Duchándome, May 27th (Diptych)

Celso Castro

Painting - 49.5 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, Duchándome, June 5th, Celso Castro

Duchándome, June 5th

Celso Castro

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

$600

Photography, Bodegon, Mauricio from Frutas series, Celso Castro

Bodegon, Mauricio from Frutas series

Celso Castro

Photography - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Faiber from Identidad series, Celso Castro

Faiber from Identidad series

Celso Castro

Photography - 71.1 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Confrontations of Ideals, from The Monumental Nudes series, Celso Castro

Confrontations of Ideals, from The Monumental Nudes series

Celso Castro

Photography - 69.9 x 99.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.25 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Untitled, from Buscando Papa series, Celso Castro

Untitled, from Buscando Papa series

Celso Castro

Photography - 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Rolando from Buscando Papa series, Celso Castro

Rolando from Buscando Papa series

Celso Castro

Photography - 100.1 x 69.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Carlos from Buscando Mama series, Celso Castro

Carlos from Buscando Mama series

Celso Castro

Photography - 71.1 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Untitled, Celso Castro

Untitled

Celso Castro

Photography - 100.1 x 69.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Painting, The Boys- Penis, Celso Castro

The Boys- Penis

Celso Castro

Painting - 120.7 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.5 x 39 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Print, I Tuffatori a Capri -, Felice Casorati

I Tuffatori a Capri -

Felice Casorati

Print - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$4,372

Painting, Untitled- Penis, Celso Castro

Untitled- Penis

Celso Castro

Painting - 121.9 x 100.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 39.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 7117), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 7117)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

$1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Réflexion à l’oiseau, Guillaume Cavalier

Réflexion à l’oiseau

Guillaume Cavalier

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$950

Fine Art Drawings, Guitare du Québec, Guillaume Cavalier

Guitare du Québec

Guillaume Cavalier

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$950

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0971), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0971)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

$1,400

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0517), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0517)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

$1,350

Painting, The cycle of being: Motherhood through the ages, Tetiana Pchelnykova

The cycle of being: Motherhood through the ages

Tetiana Pchelnykova

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

$762

Print, Bling, Bling! Souriez, vous êtes flashés - Le monde du paraître - série Collages, Karine Barbier (dite Ka Bé)

Bling, Bling! Souriez, vous êtes flashés - Le monde du paraître - série Collages

Karine Barbier (dite Ka Bé)

Print - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,682

Photography, Untitled (Nr. 0412), Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 0412)

Ben Cope

Photography - 91.4 x 111.8 cm Photography - 36 x 44 inch

$1,350

Painting, La frayeur, Zafi

La frayeur

Zafi

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

$8,969

Painting, Rockstar fallen angels, Aranka's Art

Rockstar fallen angels

Aranka's Art

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

$617

Photography, Les colonnes n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon

Les colonnes n°1

Manon Deck-Sablon

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

$3,251

Photography, El negro (Escultura Negra), Celso Castro

El negro (Escultura Negra)

Celso Castro

Photography - 68.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Photography, Bill, Celso Castro

Bill

Celso Castro

Photography - 68.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,000

Print, Abstract stones, Ronnie Wood

Abstract stones

Ronnie Wood

Print - 90.2 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm Print - 35.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch

$4,400

Photography, Fuen en El Louvre, Paris (Identity Assertions Series), Imanol Marrodán

Fuen en El Louvre, Paris (Identity Assertions Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$561 $448

Painting, L'homme sorcier, Sylvie Nadeau

L'homme sorcier

Sylvie Nadeau

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

$1,172

Painting, Mujer de fuego, Pep Ribé

Mujer de fuego

Pep Ribé

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Before the jump 2, Liubou Sas

Before the jump 2

Liubou Sas

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

$1,996

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print - 46 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 13 x 0 inch

$561

Painting, Duchándome, Celso Castro

Duchándome

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: tsira, Nils Eichberg

Porn flower: tsira

Nils Eichberg

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

$1,289

Photography, Porn Flower: Schneeglöckchen, Nils Eichberg

Porn Flower: Schneeglöckchen

Nils Eichberg

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

$1,289

Painting, Penses à me baiser, Emilie Teillaud

Penses à me baiser

Emilie Teillaud

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$953

Painting, Murmurences de ma voie, Emilie Teillaud

Murmurences de ma voie

Emilie Teillaud

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$953

Painting, Embrasser son histoire, Emilie Teillaud

Embrasser son histoire

Emilie Teillaud

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$953

Painting, Copper Lady, Jose Bellver

Copper Lady

Jose Bellver

Painting - 64.5 x 36 cm Painting - 25.4 x 14.2 inch

$1,121

Painting, The sensual intoxication, Jose Bellver

The sensual intoxication

Jose Bellver

Painting - 46 x 32 cm Painting - 18.1 x 12.6 inch

$1,906

Painting, Nudity woman lyingt, Kouta Sasai

Nudity woman lyingt

Kouta Sasai

Painting - 130.1 x 161.8 x 3.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.7 x 1.2 inch

$7,287

Painting, Femme nue allongée de dos, Alice Rymowicz

Femme nue allongée de dos

Alice Rymowicz

Painting - 48 x 68 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,568

Photography, #19 From Un niño en el Chicle Series, José Sierra

#19 From Un niño en el Chicle Series

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 62 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, #14 From Cuerpo en Tensión Series, José Sierra

#14 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, #9. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series, José Sierra

#9. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, #2 From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series, José Sierra

#2 From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 65.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, #1 From La Piedra Sustituta II Series, José Sierra

#1 From La Piedra Sustituta II Series

José Sierra

Photography - 101.6 x 63.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Chinese Interior #9, Robert van der Hilst

Chinese Interior #9

Robert van der Hilst

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

$2,018

Print, Jill I, John Kacere

Jill I

John Kacere

Print - 73.7 x 55.9 cm Print - 29 x 22 inch

$800

Photography, Au Feu d'une Rencontre Mystique, Françoise Benomar

Au Feu d'une Rencontre Mystique

Françoise Benomar

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

$1,457

Fine Art Drawings, Thermomètre, Gouzy

Thermomètre

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$673

Fine Art Drawings, The table, Gouzy

The table

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

$673

Fine Art Drawings, Love, Gouzy

Love

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$673

Fine Art Drawings, La chevauchée, Gouzy

La chevauchée

Gouzy

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$673

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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