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.

Read more
Photography, Strap, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,281

Photography, Boy, Ricky Cohete

Boy

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,281

Photography, Desierto 2, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography . 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,281

Photography, Untitled, Ricky Cohete

Ricky Cohete

Photography . 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$4,281

Photography, Water clock, Lesya Rozova

Lesya Rozova

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

$1,402

Photography, Nude 2, Bridgeman

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$280

Photography, Amplitude, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 22 x 22 x 1 cm Photography . 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,110

Photography, Les Acrobates VII, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 69.9 x 90.2 x 0.3 cm Photography . 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,746

Photography, Les Acrobates I, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,746

Photography, Les Acrobates II, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,746

Photography, Les Acrobates III, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,746

Photography, Les Acrobates IV, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,746

Photography, Les Acrobates VI, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 inch

$3,746

Photography, Ode au bain, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 28 x 43 x 1 cm Photography . 11 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch

$409

Photography, Eyes, Dominique Poilpré

Dominique Poilpré

Photography . 40 x 40 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$3,365

Photography, Nu #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Champagne !, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Tentation..., D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Lipstick #3, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Lipstick #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Fatale..., D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Portrait #7, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Skin and Silk, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Le Drapé, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

$935

Photography, Austin Percario, Noa Grayevsky

Noa Grayevsky

Photography . 45.72 x 60.69 x 0.5 cm Photography . 18 x 23.9 x 0.2 inch

$1,752

Photography, Sucubo II, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$2,675

Photography, Peaches, Renaud Monfourny

Renaud Monfourny

Photography . 40 x 30 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,752