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, Sasha in The Bad, Richard Kern

Richard Kern

Photography . 43.18 x 27.94 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17 x 11 x 0 inch

€1,700

Photography, Geisha Poseidon, Kanjo Take

Kanjo Take

Photography . 100 x 270 x 5 cm Photography . 39.4 x 106.3 x 2 inch

€14,900

Photography, Nude (Collage), Franco Fontana

Franco Fontana

Photography . 15.5 x 25 x 1 cm Photography . 6.1 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,590

Photography, Puzzle Man, Qiu Zhijie

Qiu Zhijie

Photography . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,800

Photography, Nu Divin N22, Ronald Martinez

Ronald Martinez

Photography . 60 x 44 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€3,900

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40.5 x 36.5 cm Painting . 15.9 x 14.4 inch

€3,300

Photography, Low and slow (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Photography, Glare one (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Photography, Drop Diptych, Stephen Roach

Stephen Roach

Photography . 38.1 x 114.3 x 5.1 cm Photography . 15 x 45 x 2 inch

€2,170

Photography, Glare one (M), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

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

€3,700

Photography, Low and slow (M), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

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

€3,700

Photography, Lourdes, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,924

Photography, Espoir, Maximilien Diaz

Maximilien Diaz

Photography . 50 x 67 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 26.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Photography, Low and slow (L), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Photography, Glare one (L), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Photography, Low and slow (XL), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

€18,000

Photography, Glare one (XL), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

€18,000

Photography, Akiho, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography . 45 x 65 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Photography, HB2327, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

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

€1,200

Photography, Nu Divin N3, Ronald Martinez

Ronald Martinez

Photography . 65 x 55 x 0.1 cm Photography . 25.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€3,600

Photography, Dafne&Chloe, Mierzwa Dariusz

Mierzwa Dariusz

Photography . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€750

Photography, Mukuru, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€959 €864

Photography, Mursi traditions, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€959