Sport

Painting, Race orange speed, Fabien Novarino

Race orange speed

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,146

Painting, Euhhh, Tristan Wu

Euhhh

Tristan Wu

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$786

Sculpture, Roboclusion Adidas, Vincent Sabatier

Roboclusion Adidas

Vincent Sabatier

Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 2 inch

$1,186

Photography, Himmel #4, Serge Hamad

Himmel #4

Serge Hamad

Photography - 40 x 30 inch

$1,800

Photography, Église, Alexis Berg

Église

Alexis Berg

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,829

Print, Ali American Hero, Mr Brainwash

Ali American Hero

Mr Brainwash

Print - 55 x 43 inch

$7,400

Painting, Skate Mercedes Formule 1, Ian Philip

Skate Mercedes Formule 1

Ian Philip

Painting - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$565

Sculpture, Acrobates, Ousmane Dermé

Acrobates

Ousmane Dermé

Sculpture - 18.5 x 11 x 8.3 inch

$4,122

Photography, Opéra XI, Gérard Uféras

Opéra XI

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,637

Photography, Roger, Corinne Dubreuil

Roger

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,242

Painting, Sailing / Regatta 284, Olya Jonas

Sailing / Regatta 284

Olya Jonas

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,717

Photography, Winter Pop, Fabien Novarino

Winter Pop

Fabien Novarino

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Print, Olympique, Robert Combas

Olympique

Robert Combas

Print - 35.4 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$2,823

Painting, Randonnée nordique, Odile Pinto-Corbin

Randonnée nordique

Odile Pinto-Corbin

Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Print, Untitled, Olympic Games Beijing, Sandro Chia

Untitled, Olympic Games Beijing

Sandro Chia

Print - 27.6 x 37.2 x 0 inch

$1,581

Painting, Régate, Françoise Duprat

Régate

Françoise Duprat

Painting - 30.3 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Our First Polo, Amy Bernays

Our First Polo

Amy Bernays

Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch

$860

Painting, Purple Mystery in the Heart Beat, Joanna Glazer

Purple Mystery in the Heart Beat

Joanna Glazer

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,118

Photography, Le mouvement de la transparence #6, Joséphine Leddet

Le mouvement de la transparence #6

Joséphine Leddet

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$452

Sculpture, Skateboard MJ - NBA, Fred Meurice

Skateboard MJ - NBA

Fred Meurice

Sculpture - 29.5 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch

$1,637

Painting, Les golfeuses, Lydi

Les golfeuses

Lydi

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Photography, Roger (4), Corinne Dubreuil

Roger (4)

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,242

Photography, Roger (8), Corinne Dubreuil

Roger (8)

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,242

Photography, Serena (3), Corinne Dubreuil

Serena (3)

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$960

Photography, Roger, le vingtième (2), Corinne Dubreuil

Roger, le vingtième (2)

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,242

Photography, Novak (7) ou Flying Djokovic, Corinne Dubreuil

Novak (7) ou Flying Djokovic

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,299

Photography, Dunk, Rodrigo

Dunk

Rodrigo

Photography - 9.1 x 14 x 0 inch

$3,387

Photography, Jump Zen, Antoine Gaussin

Jump Zen

Antoine Gaussin

Photography - 49.2 x 49.2 inch

$7,171

Photography, Jump Huissière, Antoine Gaussin

Jump Huissière

Antoine Gaussin

Photography - 49.2 x 49.2 inch

$7,171

Photography, Serena, Corinne Dubreuil

Serena

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,186

Photography, Carlos Alcaraz, Corinne Dubreuil

Carlos Alcaraz

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,242

Photography, Où est Charlie ? V, Tanguy Mendrisse

Où est Charlie ? V

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$141

Print, Plaster, Adrian Marden

Plaster

Adrian Marden

Print - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch

$658

Sculpture, Torse Épigastrique (Opus 377), Miguel Berrocal

Torse Épigastrique (Opus 377)

Miguel Berrocal

Sculpture - 5.9 x 2.8 x 2 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Cloned Dachshund with pet bottle, William Sweetlove

Cloned Dachshund with pet bottle

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 15.4 x 26.4 x 7.9 inch

$7,905

Fine Art Drawings, Délicatesse, Marcela Zemanova

Délicatesse

Marcela Zemanova

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$621

Photography, Golf Caddies, Alain Le Garsmeur

Golf Caddies

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$751

Painting, Endless Surf. Summer. Ocean, Trayko Popov

Endless Surf. Summer. Ocean

Trayko Popov

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,178

Sculpture, Lion, Cade

Lion

Cade

Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.3 x 1.4 inch

$700

Photography, Lamb I, Laurent Gudin

Lamb I

Laurent Gudin

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,242

Photography, La Diagonale des fous, Alexis Berg

La Diagonale des fous

Alexis Berg

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,344

Painting, Mind focused, Esteban Vera

Mind focused

Esteban Vera

Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$3,320

Painting, Longboard I - scène de vie en bord de mer, Hélène Dupérier

Longboard I - scène de vie en bord de mer

Hélène Dupérier

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Longboard III - scène de vie en bord de mer, Hélène Dupérier

Longboard III - scène de vie en bord de mer

Hélène Dupérier

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Pointes Duo, Joanna Glazer

Pointes Duo

Joanna Glazer

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,118

Photography, Le Volleyeur, Julie Peiffer

Le Volleyeur

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$678

Photography, Grand Océan, Alexis Berg

Grand Océan

Alexis Berg

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,829

Photography, Laëtitia, Alexis Berg

Laëtitia

Alexis Berg

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,829

Photography, Hardrock, Alexis Berg

Hardrock

Alexis Berg

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,829

Photography, Retour, Alexis Berg

Retour

Alexis Berg

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$1,829

Photography, Bolchoi I, Gérard Uféras

Bolchoi I

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,525

Photography, Opéra XIV, Gérard Uféras

Opéra XIV

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,525

Photography, Le concours, Gérard Uféras

Le concours

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,807

Sculpture, Poids Plume, Eléonore de Moffarts

Poids Plume

Eléonore de Moffarts

Sculpture - 21.3 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch

$5,647

Photography, Anissa, Gérard Uféras

Anissa

Gérard Uféras

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,033

Photography, Best wave III, Tommy Schultz

Best wave III

Tommy Schultz

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$903

Sculpture, Grand Sumo noir, François Rambaud

Grand Sumo noir

François Rambaud

Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,065

Sculpture, Grand sumo rouge, François Rambaud

Grand sumo rouge

François Rambaud

Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,065

Painting, Moya volant, Patrick Moya

Moya volant

Patrick Moya

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$1,107

Print, Fashion Addict: Supreme, Denial

Fashion Addict: Supreme

Denial

Print - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$903

Photography, Power struggle, Jean-François Talivez

Power struggle

Jean-François Talivez

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$994

Photography, JPS style, Gerry Cranham

JPS style

Gerry Cranham

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$779

Painting, Skiing with Snowflakes, Rusiko Chikvaidze

Skiing with Snowflakes

Rusiko Chikvaidze

Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,581

Photography, Savannah Strike - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print, Alain Le Garsmeur

Savannah Strike - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$672

Photography, Best Wave VIII, Tommy Schultz

Best Wave VIII

Tommy Schultz

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$903

Photography, Best wave II, Tommy Schultz

Best wave II

Tommy Schultz

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$903

Painting, Entre les vagues, Pierrick Tual

Entre les vagues

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,710

Painting, Bouillon, Pierrick Tual

Bouillon

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,608

Photography, Jean-Pierre Rives, Mark Leech

Jean-Pierre Rives

Mark Leech

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$2,202

Photography, Billy Bremner forever, Patrick Gripe

Billy Bremner forever

Patrick Gripe

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,355

Print, Footer, Jan Rafael

Footer

Jan Rafael

Print - 48 x 34 x 1.5 inch

$1,960

Print, Dancer (Hand Finished), Martin Whatson

Dancer (Hand Finished)

Martin Whatson

Print - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$5,922

Painting, Magic ice 4, Elena Sokolova

Magic ice 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$697

Painting, Michael Jordan, Orest Hrytsak

Michael Jordan

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 66.9 x 66.9 x 1 inch

$16,940

Painting, CR7 Portugal, Orest Hrytsak

CR7 Portugal

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$28,233

Painting, Athlétisme 10, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 10

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Athlétisme 9, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 9

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Athlétisme 8, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 8

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Athlétisme 7, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 7

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Athlétisme 6, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 6

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Athlétisme 3, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 3

Arno Lanzi

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Racing Steve, Fabien Novarino

Racing Steve

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,016

Photography, Maxime Medard, Clément Poitrenaud

Maxime Medard

Clément Poitrenaud

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,468

Print, Ciclists, Joan Bennàssar

Ciclists

Joan Bennàssar

Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$957

Photography, Mêlée III, Michel Birot

Mêlée III

Michel Birot

Photography - 23.6 x 74.8 x 0 inch

$1,976

Photography, Source, Michel Birot

Source

Michel Birot

Photography - 15.7 x 42.1 x 0 inch

$1,694

Photography, Men II, Michel Birot

Men II

Michel Birot

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,344

Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau

Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie

Claire Giraudeau

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$169

Photography, Lieutenant, Mark Leech

Lieutenant

Mark Leech

Photography - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$1,050

Photography, King Eric, Mark Leech

King Eric

Mark Leech

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,050

Photography, Diego, Mark Leech

Diego

Mark Leech

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,197

Photography, Retrouvailles, Mark Leech

Retrouvailles

Mark Leech

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,050

Photography, Barbie collection #10, Grzegorz Sikorski

Barbie collection #10

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$215

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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