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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Print, Confessions, Todd White

Todd White

Print . 61 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Print . 24 x 14 x 0.5 inch

€2,519

Painting, Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 108 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 42.5 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Woman 1, Géraldine Ragon

Géraldine Ragon

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€395

Print, Natacha, Patrick Villas

Patrick Villas

Print . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Print . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Print, Le Mort, André Masson

André Masson

Print . 30.8 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.1 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€490

Print, Le Mort, André Masson

André Masson

Print . 30.8 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.1 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€490

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€555

Sculpture, Abandonnée, Reno

Reno

Sculpture . 20.5 x 32 x 9 cm Sculpture . 8.1 x 12.6 x 3.5 inch

€980

Fine Art Drawings, Clef de Femme, Gino Charpentier

Gino Charpentier

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€400

Photography, Abandon, Maximilien Diaz

Maximilien Diaz

Photography . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, White Night, La Ba Quan

La Ba Quan

Painting . 160 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€11,275

Painting, The Boys- Penis, Celso Castro

Celso Castro

Painting . 120.7 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47.5 x 39 x 0.1 inch

€1,832

Print, Babylon, Damien Deroubaix

Damien Deroubaix

Print . 120 x 160 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 63 x 0 inch

€3,500

Print, Circles, Mario Padovan

Mario Padovan

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Irezumi Dragon, Tian

Tian

Print . 64 x 48.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 19.1 x 0 inch

€250 €225

Painting, Biking together, Shank Arte

Shank Arte

Painting . 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€400

Painting, Faded, Francesco Calistri

Francesco Calistri

Painting . 34 x 24 cm Painting . 13.4 x 9.4 inch

€260

Painting, I stay, Daria Okhrimenko

Daria Okhrimenko

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€700

Photography, Le rêve, Bernard Pras

Bernard Pras

Photography . 106 x 90 cm Photography . 41.7 x 35.4 inch

€5,000

Painting, Sappho, CY Pavel

CY Pavel

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€4,600

Painting, Eurydice, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 68.1 x 41.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 26.8 x 16.5 x 0.7 inch

€861

Painting, Corps 6, Jérôme Royer

Jérôme Royer

Painting . 116 x 87 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,600