A Large, Compelling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Compelling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Standing Male Nude Model by John Warren Ekstrom (Am. 1929-2020). A unique and well executed studio figurative painting by ...
Oil, Masonite
$642Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Modernist Nude Study Signed Ronger Chalk Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mid Century Modernist Nude Study Signed Ronger Chalk Drawing Medium: Coloured chalk on paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 10 inches (height x width) Signed: Signed lower ri...
Chalk
$934Sale Price|20% Off
Nude oil Painting, reclining female nude, nude portrait of a woman
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Nude painting, nude oil painting, nude female painting, nude male painting, original male nude, original female nude, French painting, vintage painting, wall art, home décor, decorat...
Oil
$1,230
Modernist Curves on Mauve, Organic Forms Diptych in Cold Tones, Yellow Accent
Located in Barcelona, ES
This abstract diptych features flowing, organic forms layered in blues, soft neutrals, and warm yellow accents. The composition balances movement and structure, with interlocking sha...
Paper, Oil
$756Sale Price|20% Off
Nude Man Posed On Stall In Red Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Male Portrait by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 19.75 x 25.5 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a pri...
Oil
$750Sale Price|20% Off
Nude Female Portrait Laying Down 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Topless Woman by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 22.5 x 22 inches oil on un stretched canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy with small creases to th...
Oil
$723Sale Price|20% Off
Nude Male Portrait Study 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Nude Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 25.5 x 19.75 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy with a small tear top lef...
Oil
$1,200
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent
Located in Chicago, IL
A Uniquely Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of Male Nude Figures Hammering the Tent Supports of a Circus Big Top by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994...
Masonite, Oil
"Morris’s lover ".Original nude oil painting on wood .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a mesmerizing portrayal of a reclining nude figure, expertly blending realism with impressionistic elements. The subject is enveloped in rich, ornate textiles that fe...
Wood, Oil
$2,572
"Morris’s lover 2" Original nude oil painting on wood .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a masterful blend of human form and intricate botanical patterns, creating a striking visual contrast. Dominating the piece, a reclining female nude is rendered...
Wood, Oil
Another Day Still Disable -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Figurative
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Exceptional mid century Abstract Expressionist figurative painting from her study with David Park by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Signed lower right "Honora Berg" and on verso....
Canvas, Oil
"Sitting and Standing" (2025), Nude Portrait of Two Females, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...
Panel, Oil
Atlas - larger than life painting male nude original by Paula Craioveanu 59x59in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Atlas, acrylic on canvas, 150x150cm, 59x59in, 4.9x4.9ft Atlant, or Atlas is in mythology the Titan who holds the globe, the sky, the heavens on his shoulders for eternity. Part of ...
Acrylic
$1,402Sale Price|20% Off
Large Nude Oil Painting, Vintage Female Reclining Nude, Post-Impressionist Nude
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Nude, Female Nude, Large Nude Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Vintage Oil Painting, Large 1960's female reclining nude by renown French artist, Georges Pierre Guinegault (18...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
Jacques Hubert BONNEFOY "ADAM & EVE" Large Oil on canvas, 1930
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Large Oil on Canvas by Jacques Hubert Bonnefoy (French, ca. 1930) — Adam & Eve. Striking large-scale oil on canvas painting by Jacques Hubert Bonnefoy, a French modern figurativ...
Canvas, Oil
$994Sale Price|29% Off
Female Nude oil on canvas painting woman
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Jaume Planas Gallés (Barcelona, 20th Century) Title: Female Nude Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 92 × 65 cm — 36.2 × 25.6 in Dimensions (framed): 98 × 71 cm — 38...
Canvas, Oil
$2,046Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 1920's Oil Portrait of Nude Woman with Pink Flower in Hair Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elisabeth Dandelot (French, 1898-1995) Portrait of a Woman with a Pink Flower in her Hair Oil on board, framed in original period French frame Signed and dated 'E Dandelot 1928' lowe...
Oil
$1,215Sale Price|53% Off
Antique nude woman oil painting post impressionist female nude by Yves Diey
By Yves Diey
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage nude oil painting by French artist Yves Diey. This oil on canvas portrait of a woman in Chinese Pyjamas is a typical example of Dieÿ...
Oil
$928Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Model Posing for Artist in Studio
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Woman in Studio Interior circa 1950's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 25 x 21 inches Provenance: p...
Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. ...
Oil, Canvas
$755Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Cubist Signed Oil Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
Oil
Fine Early 20th Century Figurative Male Nude Study - English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Nicolson RBA RSW (1891-1951) British TITLE: "Male Nude In The Studio" MEDIUM: oil on canvas laid to board SIZE: 48cm x 37cm incl frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Bor...
Oil
$18,221Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 1700's Florentine Old Master Oil Painting Eros Triumph over Pan Male Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Triumph of Eros over Pan Florentine School, early 1700's period, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 58 x 48.5 inches canvas: 50 x 40 inches Provenance: private collection, Pa...
Oil
$999Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting The Artists Model Nude Woman in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 24 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ...
Oil
$847Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Lady posing for the artist circa 1930's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 18.5 inches Provenanc...
Oil
$750Sale Price|20% Off
Nude Female Study Posed On The Grass Mid Century French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 25 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
$1,403Sale Price|20% Off
Screwe Moral - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2025
Located in Roma, IT
'Elegance', original oil painting on canvas 60 x 50 cm, 2025 Artist - Elena Mardashova
Oil, Canvas
$1,461
“Morris’s lover 7 “ Horizontal figurative oil painting . Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a striking blend of figure and pattern. A nude figure, posed gracefully in repose, is central to the scene, rendered with soft yet assertive brushstrokes that c...
Wood, Oil
"Languishing, " Oil Painting, Reclining Female Nude
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's "Languishing" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a nude female figure covered by a sheer black fabric with peonies in the foreground. About the Artist: K...
Panel, Oil
Seated Female Nude Oil Painting – Spanish Figurative Expressionist 20th Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Francisco Abad Doblas (Spain, b. 1933) Title: Seated Female Nude Date: 1975 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Signature: Signed upper right Framin...
Oil
Torso 02 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Paper, Ink
$999Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Sleeping on River Bank with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Woman on the River Bank with Boats circa 1950's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 20 x 24 inches Pro...
Oil
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$2,198Sale Price|20% Off
Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This intimate oil painting captures a moment of quiet rest and vulnerability. Painted alla prima, the artist works swiftly and expressively, allowing brushstrokes to remain visible a...
Canvas, Oil
$818Sale Price|41% Off
Reclining Nude oil on canvas painting woman
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Reclining Nude Artist: Roser Vinardell Tolrà (Cabrera de Mar, 1941) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 x 65 cm (18.1 x 25.6 in) Date: 1970s Signature: Signed in the lower...
Canvas, Oil
$560Sale Price|41% Off
Bathing Nudes in Landscape, French Vintage Figurative Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Landscape with nudes, vintage oil painting of bathing nudes in a landscape by French artist Jean Chevauchet (b.1937). An unusual and interesting almost dreamlike or indeeed Symbolis...
Oil
"The Shape of Woman" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington’s unique style of figurative art pops and zings from the canvas while also nodding in the direction of cubism and goddess figures from pre-history. Both thoughtfu...
Oil, Acrylic
Colourful Large Female Nude, Femme Nue Allongée
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful, large oil on canvas female nude by Isabelle Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the atelier of the artist. Isabell Pardoe trained at the Slade scho...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Man and the Machines #5 Paula Craioveanu oil/canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Man and the Machines #5”, 80x60cm, acrylic on canvas from the same series of Neo-Mythology paintings. Young male deity placed in an industrial modern space. It reflects passing of ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$650
"Carrying the Fire Within" (2025), Nude Female Portrait, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...
Panel, Oil
$642Sale Price|20% Off
Nude Woman In Pink Female Room 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Woman In Pink Female by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 18 x 13 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private ...
Oil
$841Sale Price|20% Off
"Nude model" Original figurative painting . Oil on canvas.Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I evoke the raw essence of nature and the human form, blending them through impressionistic strokes. The composition captures the interplay of light and shadow,...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
$5,261
The Origin - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
This work is framed. Unframed size: 70x80 cm, framed 75x85 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas...
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Nude Woman/Naiad Pompeiian Fresco Style Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Italian nude figure painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 14 inches overall and 13 by 9 inches painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Board
$1,725Sale Price|25% Off
Man 1, 120x55cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Man 1, 2021, 120x55 cm
Canvas, Oil
$584Sale Price|48% Off
Antique Nude Oil Painting French post impressionist female nude interior
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique naked woman, nude oil painting, post impressionist female nude signed and dated oil painting by French artist Fernand Labat, Nude in ...
Oil
Deja-vu original painting by Paula Craioveanu 20x20in 51x51cm nude
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Deja - Vu” . Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original painting. size 20x20in / 51x51cm . Acrylic on canvas. This is the second version of Nude in Armchair painted in a more fre...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,650Sale Price|25% Off
Blue woman, 80x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue woman, 2022, 80x100 cm
Canvas, Oil
$1,650
Nude Woman, Figurative, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Wo...
Canvas, Oil
Nude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Wo...
Canvas, Oil
HEAT - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
This work is framed. Unframed size: 90x120 cm, framed 95x125 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicol...
Canvas, Oil
$1,169Sale Price|37% Off
Suggestive Nude of a Woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Sheet Title: "Suggestive Nude of a Woman" Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell (1910-1985) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36.2...
Canvas, Oil
$1,782Sale Price|40% Off
Reclining Nude en Plein Aire
Located in London, GB
'Reclining Nude en Plein Aire', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). The reclining figure is one of the most popular poses in art history...
Paper, Gouache
$216Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Reclining Nude Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Lady French School, circa 1960's chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 19 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: priva...
Chalk, Pastel
$1,870
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Canvas, Oil
$702Sale Price|42% Off
English 1970's OIL PAINTING Female Nude In An Interior by FRANK JOHNSON
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frank Johnson (1917-1998) British TITLE: "Female Nude In A Living Room Interior' SIGNED: unsigned, from the artists studio sale at Bonhams Chest...
Oil
$8,371Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 18th Century French Rococo Old Master Oil Allegorical Nude Winged Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Allegorical Winged Nude Lady, adorned with the attributes of Spring French School, 18th century (Rococo period) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 52 inches provenance...
Oil, Canvas
$696Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seated Nude Woman by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 11 x 7.5 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private collect...
Oil
Today, antique and vintage nude paintings are popular works of art to consider when decorating your home.
The nude as an artist’s subject gained prominence in ancient Greece, wherein male nudes were rendered equivalent to power and victory owing to the Greeks’ celebration of men in athletic events as well as in the worship of the gods who populate Greek mythology. Nude sculptures in Greece positioned men as warriors — strong, moral and fearless. The naked female figures featured in prehistoric art and the art of ancient civilizations, on the other hand, were symbols of fertility and procreation.
Italian painters of the 1400s looked to the magnificent nude sculptures of Greek and Roman art for inspiration. By the end of the century, drawing of undressed models was part of the common practice for these artists. When Christianity had spread through Europe, however, Christians condemned Renaissance nude paintings — most of which are considered famous nude paintings today — because they were erotic, exploring, in some cases, same-sex relationships as well as women’s sexual power. Censorship was the order of the day, except for religious-themed works, such as 1526’s iconic Adam and Eve, an oil painting made by German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of more than 50 works made in his workshop based on the biblical story. Tuscan painter Daniele da Volterra was famously hired to paint fig leaves over the most exposed figures of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. While freedom of expression for artists has expanded significantly since then, prudish censorship persists when it comes to Renaissance nudity.
On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of authentic antique and vintage nude paintings, from works focused on the reliably reclining figures of Impressionist-style art to oil paintings created by contemporary artists who often work to reject the idealized human forms and unrealistic depictions of female nudes that preceded them. Additionally, find a primer on 1stDibs on how to arrange wall art as well as tips on creating salon-style gallery walls for presenting the wonderfully provocative nude paintings you’ve decided to bring into your home.
