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, L'Envol, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Photography, Gaïa, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Photography, Untitled VI, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 29.01 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled IV, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 58.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 23.19 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled II, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 57.3 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 22.56 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled I, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 75.3 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 29.65 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled 1, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 62 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 24.42 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Deseo Insular II, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 59.1 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 23.27 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Artemis, Alexander Rocco

Alexander Rocco

Photography . 88.9 x 132.1 x 1.3 cm Photography . 35 x 52 x 0.5 inch

€3,254

Photography, Tumble Dry, Alexander Rocco

Alexander Rocco

Photography . 61 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm Photography . 24 x 40 x 0.5 inch

€2,531

Photography, Untitled TV I, Rodrigo Etem

Rodrigo Etem

Photography . 55.9 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 22 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,356

Photography, Untitled chimney, Rodrigo Etem

Rodrigo Etem

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

€1,356

Photography, Gárgara detail I, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 25.4 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Photography . 10 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€1,356

Photography, Untitled IX, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 78.3 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 30.81 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled VIII, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 73.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 28.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled V, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 74.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,808

Photography, Untitled 2, José Sierra

José Sierra

Photography . 101.6 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 24.03 x 0.1 inch

€1,808