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![Painting, Je pense à Toi, Aimée De Courtozé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142435_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Romances muettes (Album complet), Olivier O. Olivier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137953_1_grid.jpg)
Romances muettes (Album complet)
Olivier O. Olivier
Print - 65 x 47 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.5 inch
$1,790
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Mère et enfant
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$762
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Fate and its inevitable consequences
Akif Hakan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$615
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En La Florida (Identity Promises Series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$559
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Abandoned roses necklace (Identity Testimonies series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$559
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Tant'è amara che poco è più morte
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$213
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Riposiziona le tue vertebre
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$403
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Silencio de nieve (Identity Testimonies series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$559
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Prendi il secchio
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 36.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 14.4 x 0.1 inch
$336
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Trois mouvements d’Ailine III
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 18 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$2,461
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Trois mouvements d’Ailine II
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 9 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 3.5 inch
$2,461
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Ecstatic Nudes Gold
Julia Hariri
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,732
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Spirit
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$134
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Série des Pin Up N°3
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,796
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Human tribe
Ventzislav Dikov
Painting - 180 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,913 $3,523
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Carmen #3
José Pirès
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch
$470
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Corps rouge 1
Jean-Philippe Escafre
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,237
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Corps rouge 2
Jean-Philippe Escafre
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
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Udo could have been a woman like the others
Udo Roosen
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
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Relaxing nude figure (Diptych)
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 39.9 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch
$792
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Orange nude - Profile
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 59.9 x 41.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$631
![Painting, Orange nude - Back, Carmen Tyrrell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2044620_1_grid.jpg)
Orange nude - Back
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 59.9 x 41.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$619
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Erotic female nude 2
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 52.1 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$878
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Erotic female nude 3
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 52.1 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$878
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Lovers - Pure love 4
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 63 x 51.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24.8 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$792
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Man at Window
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 180.3 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 71 x 45 x 1 inch
$3,050
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Mes bras pour te reposer
Emilie Teillaud
Painting - 71 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,566
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Tokyo 99, YUKI
André Ferrand
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,007
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La femme qui danse
Sylvie Nadeau
Painting - 116 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,650
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Yanna au coquillage
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 100 x 31 x 21 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 12.2 x 8.3 inch
$16,777
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L'empire des femmes
Françoise Benomar
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,678
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Entre deux temps d'or
Françoise Benomar
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,678
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H2 Eau
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 117 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,796
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Stop and focus
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 95 x 110 x 20 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 43.3 x 7.9 inch
$5,561
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Irida XIII
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$636
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Roarie XXVI
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$636
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Arco. From the series Espiral
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Folding man Two: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Folding man One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve Four: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Back One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve Four: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve Three: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve Two: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Curve One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man against wall Two: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man against wall One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Folding man Two: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Folding man One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Men Legs One: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Man Back One, Medium
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Phillip, Nine, Medium
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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Phillip, Eight, Medium
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
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.