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, Icarus, Svante Gullichsen

Svante Gullichsen

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

$2,301

Photography, 156.01.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

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

$2,014

Photography, Untitled, Mauricio Velez

Mauricio Velez

Photography . 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$3,798

Photography, Insane, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.43 x 23.62 x 0.1 inch

$4,883

Photography, Underworld Love, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 105 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography . 41.34 x 27.56 x 0.1 inch

$6,511

Photography, Mood, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 120 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.24 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,426

Photography, Black Beauty III, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 184.5 x 122.5 x 0.3 cm Photography . 72.62 x 48.23 x 0.1 inch

$6,511

Photography, Black beauty II, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 122.5 x 184.5 x 0.3 cm Photography . 48.23 x 72.62 x 0.1 inch

$6,511

Photography, 110.01.98, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

Photography . 50 x 38 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15 x 0 inch

$2,014

Photography, 160.04.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

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

$2,014

Photography, The kiss II, Maria Jose Arjona

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography . 99.8 x 140 x 0.3 cm Photography . 39.3 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$10,633

Photography, The kiss I, Maria Jose Arjona

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography . 99.8 x 140 x 0.3 cm Photography . 39.3 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$10,633

Photography, 139.07.09, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

Photography . 59 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$2,014

Photography, 182.02.14, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,014

Photography, 161.11.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

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

$2,014

Photography, 156.13.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

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

$2,014

Photography, Nu de dos, Guy Thouvignon

Guy Thouvignon

Photography . 42 x 28 x 1 cm Photography . 16.5 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$462

Photography, Rouge Fauve, Guy Thouvignon

Guy Thouvignon

Photography . 42 x 28 x 1 cm Photography . 16.5 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$474

Photography, Sirène, Guy Thouvignon

Guy Thouvignon

Photography . 42 x 28 x 1 cm Photography . 16.5 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$474

Photography, 161.01.11, Kampert Klaus

Kampert Klaus

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

$2,014

Photography, Tolemaide, Christian Tagliavini

Christian Tagliavini

Photography . 85 x 68 x 0.1 cm Photography . 33.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

Price upon request