Sport

En eau turquoise, Maude Ovize

En eau turquoise

Maude Ovize

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,187

Longboard II - scène de vie en bord de mer, Hélène Dupérier

Longboard II - scène de vie en bord de mer

Hélène Dupérier

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$984

Torse Épigastrique (Opus 377), Miguel Berrocal

Torse Épigastrique (Opus 377)

Miguel Berrocal

Sculpture - 5.9 x 2.8 x 2 inch

$1,969

Michael Jordan, Le Closier

Michael Jordan

Le Closier

Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,476

Dancer (Hand Finished), Martin Whatson

Dancer (Hand Finished)

Martin Whatson

Print - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$5,735

Horse riding on the beach, Trayko Popov

Horse riding on the beach

Trayko Popov

Painting - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

$875

Morning Slope, Julia Whitehead

Morning Slope

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$3,719

Upside down, Jean Marie Drouet

Upside down

Jean Marie Drouet

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,375

No title (No 77 SPIRIT Series), Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No title (No 77 SPIRIT Series)

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 47.6 x 47.6 x 0 inch

$2,149

Dive In, Terry Hastings

Dive In

Terry Hastings

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$400

Michael Jordan, Jisbar

Michael Jordan

Jisbar

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,072

Vitalité intense des vagues, Yann Letestu

Vitalité intense des vagues

Yann Letestu

Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$634

Diego, Seaty

Diego

Seaty

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$820

Opéra XI, Gérard Uféras

Opéra XI

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,586

Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #1, Jéko

Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #1

Jéko

Sculpture - 30.1 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,843

Joe Armchair, Donato D'urbino

Joe Armchair

Donato D'urbino

Design - 37.4 x 68.9 x 39.4 inch

$16,951

Swimmer, Carmen Cañadas

Swimmer

Carmen Cañadas

Painting - 35.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,468

Just sports, Andreas Zühlke

Just sports

Andreas Zühlke

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$383

Course a Monaco, Christian Jaureguy

Course a Monaco

Christian Jaureguy

Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$7,655

Carefree child (Red boxing style 62'), Mark Sugar

Carefree child (Red boxing style 62')

Mark Sugar

Sculpture - 24.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,312 $1,181

Javelineer, Derek Overfield

Javelineer

Derek Overfield

Painting - 36 x 72 x 2 inch

$1,315

Circuit du Nurburbring / Paris Match, Jean Tesseyre

Circuit du Nurburbring / Paris Match

Jean Tesseyre

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,750

Golfer, Jan Brunclík

Golfer

Jan Brunclík

Photography - 16.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$798

Sailing Festival, Patrick Hoedt

Sailing Festival

Patrick Hoedt

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,312

Balken II, Moritz Moll

Balken II

Moritz Moll

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,500

Handball, Birgitte Hansen

Handball

Birgitte Hansen

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$191

Double plongeuse, Jean-François Bollie

Double plongeuse

Jean-François Bollie

Sculpture - 15 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,437

Ping Pong Girls, Gracia Ribalaiga

Ping Pong Girls

Gracia Ribalaiga

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

$601

Mathieu & John, Joelle De Lacanau

Mathieu & John

Joelle De Lacanau

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$547

Lamborghini Huracan Surfboard, Belart Collective

Lamborghini Huracan Surfboard

Belart Collective

Design - 73.2 x 21.7 x 2.8 inch

$4,867

Sotogrande, Elena Done

Sotogrande

Elena Done

Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.7 inch

$4,450

Tribal Record, Sylvie Barco

Tribal Record

Sylvie Barco

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$328

Le Plongeon – bleu vert, Valérie Betoulaud

Le Plongeon – bleu vert

Valérie Betoulaud

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$536

Tea time, Gerry Cranham

Tea time

Gerry Cranham

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$1,586

Nageuse relaxation, Sylvie Magadur

Nageuse relaxation

Sylvie Magadur

Sculpture - 10.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$2,953

Muhammad Ali Apple, James Chiew

Muhammad Ali Apple

James Chiew

Sculpture - 17.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$3,007

Polytechnique, Patrick Gripe

Polytechnique

Patrick Gripe

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,039

Le Petit Cochon, Nicolas Curmer

Le Petit Cochon

Nicolas Curmer

Painting - 11.4 x 15.4 x 2 inch

$656

Covid Journey 1, Ana Patitú

Covid Journey 1

Ana Patitú

Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,969

Tracks V, Bruno Charoy

Tracks V

Bruno Charoy

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$875

Little world map Rome Peking, Olympic Games Beijing, Piero Pizzi Cannella

Little world map Rome Peking, Olympic Games Beijing

Piero Pizzi Cannella

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$930

Disco Méduse Surfboard, Boom Art

Disco Méduse Surfboard

Boom Art

Sculpture - 72.8 x 18.9 x 2.2 inch

$2,176

Tchernobyl, Guillaume Herbaut

Tchernobyl

Guillaume Herbaut

Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$3,226

Calcio, Alexander Daniloff

Calcio

Alexander Daniloff

Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$98

Athlétisme 1, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 1

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 inch

$2,734

Sir Alex, Mark Leech

Sir Alex

Mark Leech

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$766

Le chant des machines, Gwendoline Hausermann

Le chant des machines

Gwendoline Hausermann

Painting - 39 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,406

Lamb I, Laurent Gudin

Lamb I

Laurent Gudin

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,476

Fashion Addict: Burberry pill, Denial

Fashion Addict: Burberry pill

Denial

Print - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$744

Tennis, Olympic Games Beijing, Fabio Mauri

Tennis, Olympic Games Beijing

Fabio Mauri

Print - 27.6 x 37.2 x 0 inch

$853

Cours !, François Bard

Cours !

François Bard

Print - 20.1 x 24 inch

$1,008

Lagos la dingue, Thomas Hoeffgen

Lagos la dingue

Thomas Hoeffgen

Photography - 15.7 x 40.6 x 0 inch

$2,187

Lelo 1, Cristina Aldehuela

Lelo 1

Cristina Aldehuela

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,203

Posture, Pierrette Dijonneau

Posture

Pierrette Dijonneau

Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.2 x 9.8 inch

$864

L'enfant à la larme, Dominique Mückli

L'enfant à la larme

Dominique Mückli

Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 10.6 inch

$7,437

Source, Michel Birot

Source

Michel Birot

Photography - 15.7 x 42.1 x 0 inch

$1,640

Buste (1), Kazy Usclef

Buste (1)

Kazy Usclef

Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 31.5 inch

$1,258

Au galop, Alfred Defossez

Au galop

Alfred Defossez

Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 13.8 inch

$383

Athleticism, Original Lithograph by Alfredo Sosabravo, Alfredo Sosabravo

Athleticism, Original Lithograph by Alfredo Sosabravo

Alfredo Sosabravo

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$875

Tennis game, Ivan Russev

Tennis game

Ivan Russev

Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,625

Green and Bunker, Pierre-Emmanuel Rastoin

Green and Bunker

Pierre-Emmanuel Rastoin

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,023

Les gardiens de Khéops, Raymond Poulet

Les gardiens de Khéops

Raymond Poulet

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$12,030

Plongeurs, Elisa Haberer

Plongeurs

Elisa Haberer

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,718

Run against the Shadow, Pawel Skurski

Run against the Shadow

Pawel Skurski

Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,828

Diversions, Jeffrey Isaac

Diversions

Jeffrey Isaac

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$656

Arjuna the Ace Archer, Satish Gupta

Arjuna the Ace Archer

Satish Gupta

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$766

Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing, Alexander de Cadenet

Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing

Alexander de Cadenet

Print - 27.6 x 37.2 x 0 inch

$656

Game Lover, Olympic Games Beijing, Matteo Basilè

Game Lover, Olympic Games Beijing

Matteo Basilè

Photography - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$919

Ensemble, Julien Poupart

Ensemble

Julien Poupart

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,039

Cardiff by night, Jodi Bieber

Cardiff by night

Jodi Bieber

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,428

Die Olympischen Ringe (The Olympic Rings), Leni Riefenstahl

Die Olympischen Ringe (The Olympic Rings)

Leni Riefenstahl

Photography - 8.75 x 11.25 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Michel Desjoyeaux, Christophe Paucelier

Michel Desjoyeaux

Christophe Paucelier

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$842

Blanche Tanglage, GrahPoll

Blanche Tanglage

GrahPoll

Print - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$1,312

Sortie de bunker I, Victor Spahn

Sortie de bunker I

Victor Spahn

Print - 14.4 x 11.4 inch

$164

Bertrand de Broc, Maud Bernos

Bertrand de Broc

Maud Bernos

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$3,281

Luke McAlister, Clément Poitrenaud

Luke McAlister

Clément Poitrenaud

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,203

Ivailo & Denis, Samuel Lugassy

Ivailo & Denis

Samuel Lugassy

Photography - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,178

Swimming, glemmingebro, Sweden, Juergen Teller

Swimming, glemmingebro, Sweden

Juergen Teller

Print - 10 x 12 inch

$2,187

Le Golfeur, Thibaud Dière

Le Golfeur

Thibaud Dière

Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch

$1,640

Spéciale Alain Prost, Jean Tourlonias

Spéciale Alain Prost

Jean Tourlonias

Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,281

Twickenham Streaker, Ian Bradshaw

Twickenham Streaker

Ian Bradshaw

Photography - 11.8 x 16.7 x 0 inch

$2,133

Baloon, Olive Smith

Baloon

Olive Smith

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$711

Boxing match, Frob

Boxing match

Frob

Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 2 inch

$744

La leçon de piano, Georges Dumas

La leçon de piano

Georges Dumas

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,203

Due, Jerry Weber

Due

Jerry Weber

Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.25 inch

$760

Sumo, Brian Edenel

Sumo

Brian Edenel

Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 inch

$569

Baseball, Olympic Games Beijing, Zhang Wei Guang

Baseball, Olympic Games Beijing

Zhang Wei Guang

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$547

Ecosse, Isabelle Picarel

Ecosse

Isabelle Picarel

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,422

Le lutteur, Chiara Dazi

Le lutteur

Chiara Dazi

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,094

Jougs, Laurent Troude

Jougs

Laurent Troude

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,258

Sport

At school, we sometimes tend to oppose athletes and artists. However, sport and art often mix and sublimate each other. The meeting of these two disciplines is frequent in the history of art and more particularly in contemporary art. 

Already during Antiquity, the Greeks devoted an absolute cult to the perfect athletic body. On pots and vases, artists painted the exploits of the competitors of the first Olympic Games in the 8th century BC.

Whatever the medium (photography, painting, sculpture, collage...), the musculature and the psychological state of the sportsmen, the places of training or the competitions are inexhaustible sources of inspiration for the artists. Between the representation of reality and the hijacking of a symbol, sport is a recurring theme for young artists.

Discover with Artsper our Olympic podium of artworks!

Photography is probably the first medium that comes to mind when representing sports. It is the only medium that allows us to capture images of the athletes' prowess at full speed. Thus, the shots are taken on the spot to offer a better rendering of the movement and to manage to capture the palpable tension on the field, the team cohesion, the crucial moment...

A leader of the new wave, Gerry Cranham had a career in athletics before becoming a coach. Passionate about photography, he takes pictures of the young people he coaches in order to correct their position and analyze their stride. Very quickly, he decided to convert his hobby into a real job. He became a sports photographer and quickly built a reputation as one of the leading sports photographers in England and internationally. His pictures of rugby, soccer, tennis, wrestling and swimming were published all over the world in the most prestigious magazines such as Sport Illustrated or The Observer. 

But sport also inspired painters and it is found in all artistic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1853, Gustave Courbet painted "The Wrestlers", a large oil on canvas depicting two men practicing French wrestling in the old hippodrome of the Champs Élysées. To the right, in the background, one can see the audience, cheering the athletes. Among the Impressionists, Claude Monet developed his technique with "Les Régates d'Argenteuil", an 1872 painting in which the boats are reflected in the water in a magnificent way. In modern art, Nicolas de Staël's "Les Footballeurs" represents a soccer field in the middle of a match, but in an abstract way. The players are discernible thanks to the flat colors that make up the team jerseys. 

You too can bring your passions to life through contemporary sports paintings, sculptures and photographs. Discover the work of well-known and emerging artists such as Victor Spahn, Isabelle Picarel, Michel Birot, Chiara Dazi and many others... 

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