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Floating of Thoughts
Binbin Liang
Sculpture - 79 x 48 x 55 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 18.9 x 21.7 inch
$15,170
Penseur au masque d’homme
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 31 x 21.5 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 8.5 x 6.5 inch
$4,045
Tántalo (Tantalus)
Segundo Gutiérrez
Sculpture - 31 x 25 x 9 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch
$2,809
Pavarti Incertitude
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,067
Pavarti Eclaircissement
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,067
Pavarti Sous la pluie
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 34 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,067
Chorégraphe d'oiseaux bronze
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 66 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 26 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
$10,563
Audace en mouvement
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 165 x 85 x 85 cm Sculpture - 65 x 33.5 x 33.5 inch
$22,361
Encreuse d'ombres
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 55 x 85 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 33.5 x 17.7 inch
$15,731
Me paso el día Bailando
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.4 inch
$3,228
Ange aux ailes dorées 1985 Angel with gold wings
Reza
Sculpture - 35 x 19 x 3 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,439
MAMAN Déesse Mère et Enfant 1975 Motherhood Earth Goddess and child
Guy Call
Sculpture - 110 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$5,057
Aube des sens
Françoise Abraham
Sculpture - 106 x 45 x 40 cm Sculpture - 41.7 x 17.7 x 15.7 inch
$6,742
La chaussure de Sophie
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 37 x 40 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch
$9,551
Signe gémeaux
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
$8,428
Elsa de Carrare
Dominique Regnier
Sculpture - 52 x 29 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 11.4 x 6.3 inch
$4,382
Big star au coeur de ma vie
Déesse
Sculpture - 49 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
$561
Le jardin des méditations
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 26 x 13 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.1 x 2.8 inch
$5,281
Beach heart Eblouissante II
Déesse
Sculpture - 44 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$438
Big star mon manège à moi
Déesse
Sculpture - 49 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
$561
Transport à échappement libre
Philippe Messager
Sculpture - 55 x 28 x 22 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 11 x 8.7 inch
$2,000
N° 1216 - The Peculiar of creatures
Godratollah Agheli
Sculpture - 52 x 19 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 7.5 x 3.9 inch
$6,180
L'arbre intérieur
Marie-Josée Roy
Sculpture - 190.5 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm Sculpture - 75 x 16 x 16 inch
$7,400
3 Figures assises I
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 42 x 49 x 16 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.3 x 6.3 inch
$10,675
Manu, the first man
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 11 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 4.3 inch
$6,725
Neon Venus
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 95 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch
$5,726
Les Belles au bois dormant
Aima Saint Hunon
Sculpture - 152 x 30 x 22 cm Sculpture - 59.8 x 11.8 x 8.7 inch
$21,350
Deux personnages "espagnols"
Anne Cutzach
Sculpture - 180 x 80 x 50 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 31.5 x 19.7 inch
$3,820
Deux personnages
Anne Cutzach
Sculpture - 175 x 115 x 55 cm Sculpture - 68.9 x 45.3 x 21.7 inch
$3,820
Femme dorée sur drap bleus 2021 2054
Aldema Design & Art
Sculpture - 55 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
$3,371
One second and seventy six milliseconds
Krikor Avessian
Sculpture - 81.7 x 41.5 x 36 cm Sculpture - 32.2 x 16.3 x 14.2 inch
$5,640
Femme au masque d'aigle blanc
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 3.9 x 3.5 inch
$4,045
Adam et Eve chassés de l'Eden
Lionel le Jeune
Sculpture - 29 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch
$1,067
Applause for the Inevitable
Bevan Ramsay
Sculpture - 175 x 78 x 78 cm Sculpture - 68.9 x 30.7 x 30.7 inch
$6,180
Sofa patchwork
Gaulmier Jean-Luc
Sculpture - 37 x 90 x 28 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 35.4 x 11 inch
$3,034
Trois vues de la Dame du pont de l'Alma. sculpture modulable 725
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 111 x 32 x 60 cm Sculpture - 43.7 x 12.6 x 23.6 inch
$8,428
Delphine patine brun
Christian Candelier
Sculpture - 46 x 21 x 21 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$5,394
L'insouciante
Laurent Maëro
Sculpture - 250 x 150 x 50 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 59.1 x 19.7 inch
$20,226
Plongeon (grand)
Laurent Maëro
Sculpture - 200 x 100 x 100 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$39,329
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Corps en ligne
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Itinérances
Franceleine Debellefontaine
Sculpture - 38 x 14.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.7 x 3.1 inch
$5,394
Retrato do artista a beira do abismo
Paulo Abreu
Photography - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch
$663
Elévation
Frédérique Maillart
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$539
Self-portrait in Tanka
Fuh-mi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$787
Les 82 lunes de Saturne
Maï Fougeront
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
$1,011
Revealed
James Shipton
Fine Art Drawings - 154.9 x 145 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,179
Nude Sculpture for Sale
In a similar way to animal or abstract sculpture, nude sculpture is a distinct art genre that depicts humans figures unclothed. Nonetheless, traditional nude figures were often partially clothed with cleverly placed drapery with their genitals covered. Nude art does not necessarily translate as a representation of sheer nakedness and a complete absence of clothing but it does need to have a marked interested in portraying the human body.
Although nude art was only recognized by art critics as a genre of its own in the 20th century, it is one of the oldest forms of art known to date. Made in 24000 BCE, the Venus of Willendorf is an early example of nude sculpture. The fact that it is not a realistic representation of the female figure is irrelevant. The exaggerated chest and stomach may allude to a certain feminine beauty ideal or may be interpreted as symbols of fertility.
In Europe and the Middle East, a nude artistic tradition started to develop. Egyptian and Greco-Roman sculptures are certainly some of the most memorable works from this period of art history, many of which can be seen today at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Greek nudes first started to emerge during the 6th century BCE and focused essentially on portraying a certain ideal standard of beauty. Gods, heroes and athletes were all favorite subject choices for sculptors who sometimes depicted them on a monumental scale.
Throughout art history, the nude has been used to symbolize the canons of beauty of a particular period. In contrast to the Venus of Willendorf, the figures represented in Greek marble sculptures are a much more realistic representation of the proportions of the human body. However, they still adhere to rather strict artistic codes about human representation and the notion of the ideal body. The sculptures continued to depict an ideal standard of beauty, albeit one based more closely on true human nature.
The Roman Empire soon developed a taste for nude sculpture and began a long tradition of copying Greek sculptures for mainly decorative purposes. For quite some time after, the rising influence of Christianity brought the development of nude sculpture to a standstill. It wasn't until the Italian Renaissance that nude sculpture became a prestigious art form once again. Artists began to rediscover a form of artistic expression that allowed them to interpret beauty and glorify mankind.
Famous artists such as Bernini, Benvenuto Cellini or Michelangelo often chose mythological or biblical subjects as a pretext to study and explore human anatomy, creating as a result some of the most important masterpieces of Western art.
Their works contributed to the creation of a canon that dominated the artistic scene until the end of the 19th century when a new wave of sculptors announced the advent of modern art, a movement that was no longer interested in representing the model realistically but was more concerned about the expressive meaning of the work. The work of Auguste Rodin and of Alberto Giacometti are notable examples of the break away from realistic neoclassical nude sculpture.
To get a better idea of current trends in nude sculpture, have a look at the works of contemporary artists such as Sylvie Berry, Jean-François Lemaire and Cade.
What are the three main styles of sculpture?
The three main styles of sculpture are architectural, carvings, and reliefs. Carvings are sculptures created by carving into a material, and reliefs are sculptures where the sculpted components are bonded to a backing material.
Why did Renaissance artists use nudity?
Renaissance artists frequently represented the nude body in their work due to influence from the classical sculptures created in ancient Greece. Artists studied in depth from live models, aiming to create realistic, dynamic and mostly idealized representations of the human body.
Who made the first female nude sculpture?
One of the first known examples of a sculpture representing a female nude figure is Aphrodite of Knidos, a sculpture of the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite. The sculpture was made around the 4th century BC by renowned sculptor Praxiteles of Athens.