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![Painting, Despair (DIV 028), Atom Hovhanesyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1731738_1_grid.jpg)
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ELLE Photographie volée /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$302
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Elle La Sirène
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
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Elle The wall /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
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ELLE L'horizon /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
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Elle Couvrez ce sein, que je ne saurais voir /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
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SHE and the setting sun /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
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Elle « Punition au soleil couchant »
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
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Elle et l'été /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Juste un regard /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954158_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Juste un regard /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°5 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899516_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°5 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Son corps dévoilé /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887159_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Son corps dévoilé /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$257
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Marie au Château 1
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Classic pose, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786356_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Classic pose
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°4 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769688_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°4 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE on the rocks /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768572_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE on the rocks /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Dans les iles /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765494_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Dans les iles /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Lying in the grass /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1761492_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Lying in the grass /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°3 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1758690_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°3 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°1 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1754064_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°1 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Béatitude, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721625_1_grid.jpg)
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La pianiste
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$4,362
![Painting, Pencive mood-1, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744371_1_grid.jpg)
Pencive mood-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
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Find a woman
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,921
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Madame with two moles
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$5,369
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Naked madam
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,809
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Madame in black velvet gloves
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,915
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Femme allongée
Michèle Chast
Sculpture - 18.5 x 36 x 18 cm Sculpture - 7.3 x 14.2 x 7.1 inch
$15,658
![Photography, Nu rose avec chaussettes blanches, David Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147879_1_grid.jpg)
Nu rose avec chaussettes blanches
David Martin
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$336
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Célestine endormie
David Martin
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$336
![Photography, Bientôt mère /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2103363_1_grid.jpg)
Bientôt mère /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, ELLE Ondine, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000913_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Ondine
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle offerte /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1891866_1_grid.jpg)
Elle offerte /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, So beautiful pregnant /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1795764_1_grid.jpg)
So beautiful pregnant /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Mon amie si belle, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1794732_1_grid.jpg)
Mon amie si belle
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Sun and see /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1793976_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Sun and see /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$257
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![Photography, Mon amie pensive /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1614369_1_grid.jpg)
Mon amie pensive /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
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Christoph Kronhagel
Christoph Kronhagel
Print - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$347
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Ecce homo
William Mountgoaten
Sculpture - 70 x 190 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 74.8 x 15.7 inch
$9,954
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Eros und Thanatos
William Mountgoaten
Painting - 160 x 200 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 1 inch
$10,066
![Sculpture, Les espionnes, Michèle Chast](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138556_1_grid.jpg)
Les espionnes
Michèle Chast
Sculpture - 35 x 22.5 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 8.9 x 5.3 inch
$3,915
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Set of two Madame
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,152
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![Photography, Pour toi mon amie /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1435602_1_grid.jpg)
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Their landscapes, Part - 1
Vlada Hauser
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,816
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La galerie d’Alexandre Moore Rockefeller à Londres
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 89 x 116 x 0.6 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,704
![Sculpture, Kissing lips, David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213562_1_grid.jpg)
Kissing lips
David Drebin
Sculpture - 76.2 x 101.6 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 6 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Lips in Bubbles (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206382_1_grid.jpg)
Lips in Bubbles (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Lips in Bubbles (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206381_1_grid.jpg)
Lips in Bubbles (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Lips in Bubbles (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206380_1_grid.jpg)
Lips in Bubbles (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 114.3 cm Photography - 30 x 45 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Lips And Hips (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206378_1_grid.jpg)
Lips And Hips (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Lips And Fingers (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206370_1_grid.jpg)
Lips And Fingers (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 167.6 cm Photography - 48 x 66 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legs In Hallway (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206366_1_grid.jpg)
Legs In Hallway (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 81.3 cm Photography - 40 x 32 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legs In Berlin (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206364_1_grid.jpg)
Legs In Berlin (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 152.4 cm Photography - 48 x 60 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legs In Berlin (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206363_1_grid.jpg)
Legs In Berlin (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 152.4 cm Photography - 48 x 60 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legs (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206361_1_grid.jpg)
Legs (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 152.4 x 116.8 cm Photography - 60 x 46 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legs (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206360_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Legging The City (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206358_1_grid.jpg)
Legging The City (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 152.4 x 121.9 cm Photography - 60 x 48 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legging The City (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206357_1_grid.jpg)
Legging The City (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 152.4 x 121.9 cm Photography - 60 x 48 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Legging The City (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206356_1_grid.jpg)
Legging The City (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 81.3 cm Photography - 40 x 32 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Kissing Legs (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206346_1_grid.jpg)
Kissing Legs (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Kissing Legs (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206345_1_grid.jpg)
Kissing Legs (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Kissing Legs (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206342_1_grid.jpg)
Kissing Legs (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 114.3 cm Photography - 30 x 45 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Golden Dream (L), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205450_1_grid.jpg)
Golden Dream (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Golden Dream (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205447_1_grid.jpg)
Golden Dream (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 114.3 cm Photography - 30 x 45 inch
Price upon request
![Fine Art Drawings, Ensablé, Camille Brès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187033_1_grid.jpg)
Ensablé
Camille Brès
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 54.1 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Kelly-Ann, Sébastien Allart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194387_1_grid.jpg)
Kelly-Ann
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, The Cleaning, Nabil El Makhloufi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194476_1_grid.jpg)
The Cleaning
Nabil El Makhloufi
Painting - 140 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 70.9 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Sculpture, Transition, Samuel Yal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198381_1_grid.jpg)
Transition
Samuel Yal
Sculpture - 42 x 95 x 220 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 37.4 x 86.6 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, Eyes (Lightbox), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205110_1_grid.jpg)
Eyes (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Mind Flesh, Sabine Danzé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200833_1_grid.jpg)
Mind Flesh
Sabine Danzé
Painting - 160 x 135 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Yes he could really dance, and I could dance too, Sophie Westerlind](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187657_1_grid.jpg)
Yes he could really dance, and I could dance too
Sophie Westerlind
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Palaz of the Hoon, Paul Manes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199919_1_grid.jpg)
Palaz of the Hoon
Paul Manes
Painting - 198.1 x 261.6 cm Painting - 78 x 103 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, The Bird in Colour Complete Set, Nick Veasey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183223_1_grid.jpg)
The Bird in Colour Complete Set
Nick Veasey
Photography - 115 x 92 x 1 cm Photography - 45.3 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
![Sculpture, La mémoire et la mer, Valérie Hadida](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914003_1_grid.jpg)
La mémoire et la mer
Valérie Hadida
Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 40 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 15.7 inch
Price upon request
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.