Sport

Print, Olympic Connections, Olympic Games Beijing, Pier Augusto Breccia

Olympic Connections, Olympic Games Beijing

Pier Augusto Breccia

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$625

Painting, Karatéka, Wilfried Balima

Karatéka

Wilfried Balima

Painting - 21.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$847

Photography, Plongeurs, Elisa Haberer

Plongeurs

Elisa Haberer

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,840

Photography, Tale bring twis / Safari, Lien Botha

Tale bring twis / Safari

Lien Botha

Photography - 19.3 x 19.3 x 2 inch

$1,807

Photography, Cardiff by night, Jodi Bieber

Cardiff by night

Jodi Bieber

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,507

Print, Mats, Stephen Holland

Mats

Stephen Holland

Print - 24 x 16 x 2 inch

$600

Sculpture, Trapéziste, Joe Big Big

Trapéziste

Joe Big Big

Sculpture - 37 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch

$2,259

Photography, Copa do mundo, Daniel Marenco

Copa do mundo

Daniel Marenco

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$621

Painting, All-star, Smape

All-star

Smape

Painting - 19.3 x 16.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,355

Photography, 24h du Mans, Jacques Violet

24h du Mans

Jacques Violet

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$565

Sculpture, Bend T2, Hervé Nys

Bend T2

Hervé Nys

Sculpture - 16.1 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$10,841

Photography, 3K Project - Untitled N° 07, Steeve Bauras

3K Project - Untitled N° 07

Steeve Bauras

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,259

Print, Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing, Alexander de Cadenet

Epicentre, Olympic Games Beijing

Alexander de Cadenet

Print - 27.6 x 37.2 x 0 inch

$678

Photography, Morning glory, SergDady

Morning glory

SergDady

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$988

Photography, Woke up like that, Nir Hadar

Woke up like that

Nir Hadar

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$3,390

Photography, 2-Tour de France femmes 2022 7ème étape Sélestat - Le Markstein. La commune de Ribeauvillé, Jérémy Lempin

2-Tour de France femmes 2022 7ème étape Sélestat - Le Markstein. La commune de Ribeauvillé

Jérémy Lempin

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$621

Photography, Bertrand de Broc, Maud Bernos

Bertrand de Broc

Maud Bernos

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$3,388

Painting, Spéciale Alain Prost, Jean Tourlonias

Spéciale Alain Prost

Jean Tourlonias

Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,388

Photography, Juno beach, FL, Juan Lamarca

Juno beach, FL

Juan Lamarca

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, The frozen few 5546, Götz Göppert

The frozen few 5546

Götz Göppert

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$762

Painting, Golfing in Normandy, Rody Iliesco

Golfing in Normandy

Rody Iliesco

Painting - 31.9 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

$13,552

Photography, Le Mans, Vincent Gachaga

Le Mans

Vincent Gachaga

Photography - 18.1 x 15 x 3.9 inch

$892

Painting, Soccer Player, Lyle Carbajal

Soccer Player

Lyle Carbajal

Painting - 47.6 x 39.8 inch

$5,534

Photography, Strawberry seller, Hans Kristian Riise

Strawberry seller

Hans Kristian Riise

Photography - 25.2 x 31.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,823

Photography, Circuit du Nurburbring / Paris Match, Jean Tesseyre

Circuit du Nurburbring / Paris Match

Jean Tesseyre

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,168

Painting, Bush football - Swans v. Hawks, Dinny Kemarre Kunoth

Bush football - Swans v. Hawks

Dinny Kemarre Kunoth

Painting - 23.6 x 35.8 inch

$1,581

Print, Slalom, Steve Kuzma

Slalom

Steve Kuzma

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$621

Painting, Scene With A Baby Jumper, Hiroya Kurata

Scene With A Baby Jumper

Hiroya Kurata

Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$16,000

Design, Joe Armchair, Donato D'urbino

Joe Armchair

Donato D'urbino

Design - 37.4 x 68.9 x 39.4 inch

$17,504

Print, Equestrian, Zhou Zhiwei

Equestrian

Zhou Zhiwei

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$474

Print, Canoe, Olympic Games Beijing, Alberto Di Fabio

Canoe, Olympic Games Beijing

Alberto Di Fabio

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$551

Photography, Dive In, Terry Hastings

Dive In

Terry Hastings

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$400

Painting, Mike Tyson, Overside vs Dize156

Mike Tyson

Overside vs Dize156

Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$7,905

Painting, Impulsion, Eden

Impulsion

Eden

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Slater, Joelle De Lacanau

Slater

Joelle De Lacanau

Painting - 34.6 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Sans titre (Water Polo), Miguel Macaya

Sans titre (Water Polo)

Miguel Macaya

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 inch

$10,728

Print, Boxers, Olympic Games Beijing, Giuseppe Gallo

Boxers, Olympic Games Beijing

Giuseppe Gallo

Print - 37.2 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$514

Print, Voluntas, Sam3

Voluntas

Sam3

Print - 19.3 x 30.7 inch

$248

Sculpture, Double plongeuse, Jean-François Bollie

Double plongeuse

Jean-François Bollie

Sculpture - 15 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,679

Painting, Pekingese Family of Dogs, Filiberto Vitaliano Rossi

Pekingese Family of Dogs

Filiberto Vitaliano Rossi

Painting - 27.6 x 39.8 x 0.2 inch

$7,905

Painting, Rugby, Teddy Gardez

Rugby

Teddy Gardez

Painting - 40 x 25.5 x 0 inch

$2,823

Painting, L'acrobate, Isabella Kretzdorn

L'acrobate

Isabella Kretzdorn

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$3,162

Painting, Run against the Shadow, Pawel Skurski

Run against the Shadow

Pawel Skurski

Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,953

Photography, Fire Wheel – Rolf Circus, Elodie Devaye

Fire Wheel – Rolf Circus

Elodie Devaye

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$339

Sculpture, Yogi (noir), Xavier Veilhan

Yogi (noir)

Xavier Veilhan

Sculpture - 23.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$13,552

Photography, Just sports, Andreas Zühlke

Just sports

Andreas Zühlke

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$508

Painting, Stve Mc Queen, Gian Marco Vinnet

Stve Mc Queen

Gian Marco Vinnet

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,660

Design, White Bricks HS (after Kelley Walker), Kelley Walker

White Bricks HS (after Kelley Walker)

Kelley Walker

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$1,807

Painting, Mats Sundin, Stephen Holland

Mats Sundin

Stephen Holland

Painting - 56 x 40 x 2 inch

$7,600

Painting, Course a Monaco, Christian Jaureguy

Course a Monaco

Christian Jaureguy

Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$7,905

Sculpture, Le Danseur, Nino.

Le Danseur

Nino.

Sculpture - 27.2 x 18.9 x 7.1 inch

$11,067

Painting, Soccer Players in Central Park, Hilo Chen

Soccer Players in Central Park

Hilo Chen

Painting - 36.25 x 42 inch

$75,000

Print, Composition pour les JO, Constantin Byzantios

Composition pour les JO

Constantin Byzantios

Print - 35.4 x 24.8 inch

$339

Print, Kobe Bryant, Rojas León

Kobe Bryant

Rojas León

Print - 18.9 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$339

Print, Le Match de Football, Louis Marcel Myr

Le Match de Football

Louis Marcel Myr

Print - 9.8 x 13 x 0 inch

$452

Print, Tennis, Birgitte Hansen

Tennis

Birgitte Hansen

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$168

Photography, Ali vs Patterson, Lawrence Schiller

Ali vs Patterson

Lawrence Schiller

Photography - 15 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Print, Composition pour les JO, Jiri Kolár

Composition pour les JO

Jiri Kolár

Print - 35.4 x 24.8 inch

$339

Print, Voiliers, Michel Bez

Voiliers

Michel Bez

Print - 21.3 x 29.9 inch

$282

Painting, Les archers, Philippe Hortala

Les archers

Philippe Hortala

Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$9,034

Sculpture, Zzou fait la roue, Bleue Roy

Zzou fait la roue

Bleue Roy

Sculpture - 18.3 x 7.1 x 20.5 inch

$7,905

Fine Art Drawings, The Dancer, Maurice Van Moppes

The Dancer

Maurice Van Moppes

Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.2 inch

$339

Painting, Miss Pet', Manon Gribouille

Miss Pet'

Manon Gribouille

Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 inch

$394

Painting, Balade à vélo, David Jamin

Balade à vélo

David Jamin

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Series Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, winter mountains white 3D plaster, Nataliia Krykun

Series Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, winter mountains white 3D plaster

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Le temps présent, Hugo Pondz

Le temps présent

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$15,246

Painting, Love duo, Mathieu Questel

Love duo

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Dreams on deck, Mathieu Questel

Dreams on deck

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, En équilibre, Jean-Philippe Berger

En équilibre

Jean-Philippe Berger

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$181

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour - 4, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour - 4

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,807

Painting, Torero (1), Bertrand de Visme

Torero (1)

Bertrand de Visme

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,073

Painting, Volley Ball, Stéphane Cantin

Volley Ball

Stéphane Cantin

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$813

Sculpture, Alter Ego Oscar J, Alessandro Piano

Alter Ego Oscar J

Alessandro Piano

Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch

$565

Painting, Adversary on the asphalt, Mathieu Questel

Adversary on the asphalt

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Painting, California, Mathieu Questel

California

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Sculpture, Joueur de Golf, Ousmane Dermé

Joueur de Golf

Ousmane Dermé

Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$6,663

Painting, Skating desires, Mathieu Questel

Skating desires

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Painting, Off the wall, Mathieu Questel

Off the wall

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,275

Painting, Bliss, Mathieu Questel

Bliss

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Painting, Enfants, Talon

Enfants

Talon

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$678

Painting, Very frenchy, Fabien Novarino

Very frenchy

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,016

Painting, Racing Steve, Fabien Novarino

Racing Steve

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,016

Sculpture, Lewis Hamilton Brick, Ian Philip

Lewis Hamilton Brick

Ian Philip

Sculpture - 20.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$4,065

Painting, Sunset | Hot Summer, Trayko Popov

Sunset | Hot Summer

Trayko Popov

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Painting, Sailing, Trayko Popov

Sailing

Trayko Popov

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Photography, Sans titre, Julien Drogoul

Sans titre

Julien Drogoul

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,016

Painting, Series Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, winter mountains white 3D plaster, Nataliia Krykun

Series Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, winter mountains white 3D plaster

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Painting, Les cyclistes, Stéphane Cantin

Les cyclistes

Stéphane Cantin

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch

$452

Painting, Tennis, Boris Gobina

Tennis

Boris Gobina

Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,275

Sculpture, Hoodie Porsche Gulf, Ian Philip

Hoodie Porsche Gulf

Ian Philip

Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,016

Photography, Mêlée de Kokpar, Astana, Kazakhstan, Frédéric Noy

Mêlée de Kokpar, Astana, Kazakhstan

Frédéric Noy

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,694

Photography, Boxer Bruce, Sebastian Riemer

Boxer Bruce

Sebastian Riemer

Photography - 49.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$7,905

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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