Pride & LGBTQIA+ Artworks

Print, Mulheres são Flores, Homens são Borboletas, Fernando de la Rocque

Mulheres são Flores, Homens são Borboletas

Fernando de la Rocque

Print - 40 x 40 cm

$1,807

Print, Yves Marie, David Hockney

Yves Marie

David Hockney

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 cm

$15,000

Print, David Bowie, Françoise Nielly

David Bowie

Françoise Nielly

Print - 90 x 90 cm

$3,219

Photography, Soft morning, Grzegorz Sikorski

Soft morning

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$215

Painting, 1995 Arc-en-ciel LGBT Rainbow, K. Nakata

1995 Arc-en-ciel LGBT Rainbow

K. Nakata

Painting - 22 x 27 cm

$1,073

Photography, The power of love 2, Line Taarnberg

The power of love 2

Line Taarnberg

Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$649

Photography, Good friends don't let you do stupid things... alone!, Grzegorz Sikorski

Good friends don't let you do stupid things... alone!

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 40 x 53 cm

$215

Painting, YO! Cuir moustache, JP Malot

YO! Cuir moustache

JP Malot

Painting - 130 x 89 x 3 cm

$2,823

Print, Features from Currents, #57, Robert Rauschenberg

Features from Currents, #57

Robert Rauschenberg

Print - 101.6 x 101.6 cm

$4,000

Photography, Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien

Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm

$15,000

Print, Don't tell it on the Mountain, Hernan Bas

Don't tell it on the Mountain

Hernan Bas

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$407

Sculpture, 9 Visions / 9 Plays - #5, Cesare Callegari

9 Visions / 9 Plays - #5

Cesare Callegari

Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 20 cm

$3,614

Print, Les petites filles modèles 7, Leonor Fini

Les petites filles modèles 7

Leonor Fini

Print - 56 x 38 cm

$339

Print, Ararat, Rafal Strent

Ararat

Rafal Strent

Print - 64 x 50 x 1 cm

$508

Painting, Rainbow, Michael Grine

Rainbow

Michael Grine

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm

$1,000

Painting, Butterfly, Ana Patitú

Butterfly

Ana Patitú

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,710

Photography, Girls, Li Hui

Girls

Li Hui

Photography - 39.8 x 29.8 x 0.3 cm

$1,129

Photography, Untitled, Su Yang

Untitled

Su Yang

Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.33 cm

$678

Photography, Épreuve L, Zakari Babel

Épreuve L

Zakari Babel

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$68

Print, Composition 1, Francis Bacon

Composition 1

Francis Bacon

Print - 89.5 x 62.7 cm

$20,327

Fine Art Drawings, Close Combat I, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Close Combat I

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm

$1,073

Photography, Sacred Energy Xchange, Clotilde.MJ

Sacred Energy Xchange

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 60.47 x 88 x 0.3 cm

$480

Pride & LGBTQIA+ Artworks

The engagement of artists has always given a voice to minorities through creative expression. In this way, sculptors, painters and photographers have played an important role in raising public awareness throughout the course of history, leading or accompanying societal changes. On the occasion of Pride month, let's dive deeper into LGBTQ+ representation in art.

Whilst during Classical Antiquity, homosexuality (in certain forms) was openly represented without taboos, it then disappeared completely from the history of art from the Middle Ages onwards.

It was only from the 20th century onwards that artists began to more openly express their sexuality in art again. For example, Frida Kahlo freed women from aesthetic and gender prejudices in her works. She presents the world with a woman who is in control of her body and in particular her sexual choices, thus moving away from society's traditional expectations.

Similarly, photographer Claude Cahun questions the theme of identity and gender in her photographs. As early as the 1920s, this precursor for self-portraiture took photos of herself with short hair, dressed as a man. As much in her dress as in her works, she plays with stereotypes to prevent the stagnancy of discourse surrounding gender and sexuality.

Other artists, such as Keith Haring, have chosen to act as artistic and political spokespersons. Indeed, this Pop Art leader quickly became involved in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic. He has also joined forces with other artists, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, on projects to effect change through art.

In 1969, the Stonewall riots liberation led by to the creation of the first international Pride marches. In 2020, for the first time since 1969, they will not take place due to the health crisis, making it all the more important to show our support for this cause and give it visibility by other means.

Love is love, and it should be celebrated in all its forms, hence why Artsper has decided to highlight artists who have fought in their actions and art for the rights and representation of the LGBTQ+ community. Politically and socially engaged, sensual, gentle or provocative, discover our LGBTQ+ artworks in this collection.

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