Nude Artworks

Works devoted to the nude occupy a fundamental place in the history of art, serving as a territory for exploring the human body in all its formal and symbolic diversity. A central subject since ancient Greece, where the representation of the idealized body constituted the very foundation of sculptural and pictorial practice, the nude has traversed the centuries, constantly reinventing itself in response to the sensibilities and questions specific to each era.

From Titian to Courbet, from Modigliani to Lucian Freud, each generation of artists has negotiated differently the aesthetic, moral, and political issues attached to the representation of the naked body, oscillating between idealization and crudity, sensuality and detachment, celebration and critique.

In contemporary art, the nude breaks free from academic conventions to explore much broader territories, where the body becomes a fully-fledged visual language, capable of conveying narratives about identity, gender, desire, and human vulnerability. Painting, sculpture, photography, and publishing offer a wealth of different perspectives on this inexhaustible subject, each medium bringing its own sensory and expressive qualities to the representation of the body.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that explore the nude through diverse approaches and aesthetics, demonstrating the enduring vitality of a subject central to the history of art and the human condition.

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Photography, Pirelli Calendar, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 49.8 x 70.1 x 0.3 cm Photography . 19.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

£2,208

Photography, Asian Ladies XI, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 39.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,636

Photography, Asian Ladies VI, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 59.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£1,636

Photography, Asian Ladies V, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 59.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£1,636

Photography, Sentaku, Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 65 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

£1,473

Photography, No title (No53), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£1,518

Photography, No title (No46), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Elysian Flight, Jaroslav

Jaroslav

Photography . 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£8,037

Photography, Coming Soon, Charlotte Abramow

Charlotte Abramow

Photography . 30 x 22.5 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

£893

Photography, Genesis, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£2,340

Photography, Avant, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,317

Photography, No title (No121), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Nude No. 10, Lucien Clergue

Lucien Clergue

Photography . 57.2 x 40.6 cm Photography . 22.5 x 16 inch

£4,090

Photography, Black Bag #7, Naomi Lewis

Naomi Lewis

Photography . 48 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.9 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£976

Photography, 156.04.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

Photography . 55 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£1,518

Photography, No title (No129), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 120 x 87 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 34.3 x 0 inch

£2,572

Photography, No title (No130), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Blind Devotion, Jaroslav

Jaroslav

Photography . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£4,465

Photography, No title (No42), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

£2,572

Photography, No title (No90), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Kate Moss At 16, Jake Chessum

Jake Chessum

Photography . 101 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography . 39.8 x 20.1 x 0 inch

£2,858

Photography, No title (No71), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No81), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Anais, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,317

Photography, No title (No22), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No110), Suki Da

Suki Da

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

£772

Photography, No title (No27), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 65 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No52), Suki Da

Suki Da

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

£772

Photography, No title (No89), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No117), Suki Da

Suki Da

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

£804

Photography, No title (No65), Suki Da

Suki Da

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

£2,572

Photography, No title (No106), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Allure, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,317

Photography, Processus I, Charlotte Abramow

Charlotte Abramow

Photography . 18.75 x 25 x 0.3 cm Photography . 7.4 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

£1,072

Photography, Bleu III, Charlotte Abramow

Charlotte Abramow

Photography . 12 x 15 x 0.3 cm Photography . 4.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

£893

Photography, No title (No143), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No139), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 65 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No102), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, No title (No134), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£2,572

Photography, Marilyn In Bed, Eve Arnold

Eve Arnold

Photography . 61 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography . 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch

£3,572

Photography, No title (No96), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

£1,447

Photography, Diverse, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography . 90 x 70 x 3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,634

Photography, M with bra, Efren Isaza

Efren Isaza

Photography . 91.4 x 72.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 28.5 x 0.1 inch

£7,361

Photography, No title (No20), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography . 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

£1,447