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, Supreme, Larry Clark

Larry Clark

Photography . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Photography . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€250

Photography, Nightingale, Wang Bing

Wang Bing

Photography . 41 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 16.1 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€6,000

Photography, Métal IV, Carlos Arriagada

Carlos Arriagada

Photography . 39 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.4 x 10.7 x 0 inch

€820

Photography, Ana, Angelique Boissiere

Ana

Angelique Boissiere

Photography . 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography . 40 x 30 inch

€500

Photography, Suprême, Larry Clark

Larry Clark

Photography . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Photography . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€250

Photography, Ada I, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

€500

Photography, Holidays, Luke Simmonds

Luke Simmonds

Photography . 43 x 30 cm Photography . 16.9 x 11.8 inch

€500

Photography, Nuit Blanche, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

€900

Photography, Anne, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

€550

Photography, Ada V, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

€500

Photography, Ada II, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

€500

Photography, Pudeur, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 50 x 48 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€750

Photography, Guerre froide, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

€650

Photography, Amours, Pierre Molinier

Pierre Molinier

Photography . 12.5 x 9.9 x 0.1 cm Photography . 4.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€480

Photography, Dos #1, D-A Woisard

D-A Woisard

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

€1,900

Photography, Ania, Angelique Boissiere

Angelique Boissiere

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

€350

Photography, Benediction, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 50 x 76 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€550

Photography, Boxeur 3, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 36 x 20 x 1 cm Photography . 14.2 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€450

Photography, Genou volant, Bruno Fournier

Bruno Fournier

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

€347

Photography, Alek Wek, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

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

€4,200

Photography, Tuly, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

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

€4,200

Photography, Clara, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

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

€4,200

Photography, Prisca, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

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

€15,000

Photography, Georgianna, Thierry Le Gouès

Thierry Le Gouès

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

€11,000

Photography, Sans Titre, Philip Bernard

Philip Bernard

Photography . 28 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11 x 10.8 x 0 inch

€540

Photography, Copines, Luke Simmonds

Luke Simmonds

Photography . 30 x 43 cm Photography . 11.8 x 16.9 inch

€500

Photography, Valérie, Michel Pinel

Michel Pinel

Photography . 30 x 21 cm Photography . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

€225

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