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Le Concile d'Amour - Gouache on Paper Unique Surrealist Woman Painter, 1968
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Le Concile d'amour, 1968 Gouache on paper 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in l 36 × 30 cm Frame included - 22 x 18 1/8 in l 56 x 46 cm Signed, counter-signed and titled lower right Cond...
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1960s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Their Whole Private Selves - Two Nude Bodies Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Submerged Mermaid - Dark Haired, Fair Skinned Mermaid Emerging From the Water
Located in Chicago, IL
A thwarted lover cannot conceal her shame so she jumps into the lake to become a fish but her beauty cannot be hidden - thus the legend of the mermaid is born. Here, Bruno Surdo bri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape of Man - Close-Up Nude Male Body Lying Down, Original, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Through this artwork the artist achieves to decontextualize the subject and give it an entirely new meaning. By comparing the subject to the likeness of nature itself, the warm tones and smooth textures resemble that of a dune. Throughout this piece, the artist expands on a completely new take on the nude painting. The subtleties, intricacies and attention to detail really transform this piece into an ode to the human figure. Richard Gibbons Landscape Of Man Oil on Wooden panel 31h x 45w in 79cm x 114.3cm RAG067 Richard Gibbons Born in Toledo, OH 1972–1973 American Academy in Rome Archaeological Study Grant 1973 B.S. in Architecture, University of Notre Dame Exhibitions 2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Gallery Victor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

FINE 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL ON CANVAS - THE BATHING OF BATHSHEBA
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century Title: The Bathing of Bathsheba Medium: oil painting, on canvas Size: frame: 23 x 19 inches, canvas: 18 x 14 inches Provenanc...
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17th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Bathers, 19th Century School of HENRY SCOTT TUKE (1858-1929)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nude Bathers, 19th Century School of HENRY SCOTT TUKE (1858-1929) - signed indistinctly Large Early 20th century scene of nude swimmers at the beach, oil on canvas, signed indistin...
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19th Century Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club
By Damien Smith
Located in London, GB
A series of four paintings - acrylic on stretched canvas - unframed, by Canadian artist Damien Smith (born 1969). This unique series depicts four characters in a New York City erotic gay bar...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17.5 x 24.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings...
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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Emergence, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian O'Neill's (US based) "Emergence" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a floral robe slipping from a female figure's shoulders and expos...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Kitch - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism, Swim Floats, Pastel
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pointillist School, Early 20th Century - Bather
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Pointillist School, Early 20th Century Bather Oil on paper, 66 x 47 cm Provenance: Private collection, France This anonymous work, attributable to the Pointillist school of the ea...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Laid Paper

On Red
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipped in ROLL In this expressive piece, vibrant red tones flood the canvas, symbolizing the raw, unfiltered emotions of human existence. I utilized a blend of acrylic, watercolor, ...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

MAN AND THE MACHINES #1 Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Neo Mythology FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Man and the Machine #1", oil on canvas, 31.5x23.5in / 80x60cm Part of New Mythology series. Shipped as it is, stretched, framed. "Man and the Machine #1" is a striking fusion of cl...
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2010s Post-Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large French 20th Century Oil Nude Lady Reclining, in the Style of Picasso
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 20th century Title: The Nude Model, in the style of Picasso Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed frame...
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20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Free Study - The Pond - 21st Centuy, Contemporary Art, Figurative, Nude
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Free Study - The Pond, 2021 acrylic on cardboard 119 H x 79 W cm 46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' ab...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled (Nude), 20th century Oil on board 11 1/8 x 14 in. Framed: 17 x 20 in. Signed lower right: A Smith Arthur Sm...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Board, Oil

Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades" French Modernist artist, circa 1950's The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 1993 Oil, Life Study
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate figure study depicts a nude woman in a contemplative seated pose, rendered in warm earth tones that emphasise the natural curves and form of the human body. Signed and...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Another Question, Modern Nude Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Another Question Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 28 in. x 22 in. (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 29...
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1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Female and Male Figure, Flora, Adam and Eve In Blue and White by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Adam and Eve In Blue and White" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 84 inches 120.5 x 85 inches framed ( 120.5 x 42.5 inches framed each) Signature is in the lower left o...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman American Figurative School 1940s Mid-century American impressionist painting of a woman by American artist Frederick "Fred" Yost (American/Swiss, 1888-1968). He studied: at Mt. Union Col., Alliance, OH; American Students League, New York, and with Homer Boss, John Sloan, Robert Henri, R. Lahey. The painting gleans much form his studies with John Sloan and Robert Henri in the French post-impressionist style. Image 24"H x 18"W Frame, 30"H x 24"W x 1.5"D Signed "Yost" lower right Painter, lithographer, teacher, lecturer About Fred's life: by Hal Fry of the Herald “Fred Does Whatever He Likes” was a title given to a biography written about Fred Yost by Hal Fry of the Herald. The following is taken directly from this column: “Fred Yost’s living style is like his painting style. He has fun with it. Fred John Yost was born in Switzerland, he’ sure, on November 6, 1889, he thinks. His father John brought the family to his country when Fred was about a year old—first to New York and later to Canton, Sebring and finally Alliance, where Yost Sr. loaded freight for a railroad. Fred like drawing and painting so far back he can’t remember how or when it started—it was always that way. But through the public schools in Alliance he didn’t think of this as a career possibility. He wanted to be a newspaperman. He worked his way through Mt. Union College, finishing, he thinks, about 1912. Then he beat it for New York and after kicking around for a time got a job as a proofreader for the Wall Street Journal. He combined this and art school until World War I took him into the Army. In infantry, field artillery and ordnance duties he served with the 27th New York Division through St. Mihiel and the Argonne and the rest—in the process getting his hearing clobbered by blasts from his outfit’s own guns. Coming out a Sergeant in 1919, he went back to the Wall Street Journal briefly—then caught on as a staff artist for the (New York) Herald. For several years, when he felt like it, Yost would take a bus to the Mexican border and switch to a Mexican bus to carry him way down south, then make it any way he could to the places he wanted to see. On these trips he virtually becomes a peon, disappearing totally from those who know him—living with, like and clearly thoroughly liked by the people among whom he moves.” Yost was a graduate of the Art Students League and past president of the Ohio Watercolor Society. Fred Yost, a man who eminently loved the Mexican landscape, Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1928, 1930-33; MMA, 1945; AIC; Butler AI, 1947-1951; Ohio WC Soc.; PAFA, 1948-1950; Akron AI, 1947-1951, 1958; Fla. Southern Col., 1952; Ohio Univ., 1950; Columbus Gal. FA, 1947-50; AWCS, 1958; Salons of Am.; 3 solo: Canton AI; Akron AI, Springfield Mus. A. Contributor to Ford Times, 1958-59. Awards: prizes, Massilon Museum, 1944; Ohio Watercolor Society, 1944, 1948; Indianapolis, Ind., 1944; Tri-State Pr. M., 1945, 1946; Butler AI, 1946; Youngstown Pub. Schools, 1946 (prize); Ohio Univ., 1950; Ethel Printz award, 1950; Fla. Southern Col., 1952; Akron AI, 1952, 1956-1958; Canton AI, 1961, 1963; medal, Phila. Pa., 1950 Member: Ohio Watercolor Society (president) Work: Massillon Mus.; Youngstown Pub. Sch. Coll.; Butler AI; Akron AI; Kennedy & Co., NY; Beaver Col., Beaver Falls, Pa.; Block Gal., Indianapolis; Prospect Park, NY; murals, Sioux City Steak House; Sioux City A. Center; City Hall, Sioux City; Akron AI; Evangelical Church, Akron; Rockefeller Center; Radio City, NY; Brooklyn Zoological Park. Affiliated with NYC Park Dept. Mural Projects. Comments: Came to U. S. in 1889. Position: teacher, Butler AI; Akron AI; instr., Akron AI, Akron, Ohio; cur. Historical House of Refuge...
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1940s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Prisoner's Dilemma -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil, Women
By BEMI
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Centered on mental health and its “invisibility”. This painting explores the mental and emotional conflict caused by dissociation between Imposed labels and self-identity. In the worthy pursuit of freedom from the endless constructs of this world, we hope to not become imprisoned by our minds. About Artist Gbemi Smart...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cynthia Davis - St Ives School Contemporary Acrylic, In Motion
Located in Corsham, GB
A Fauvist-inspired contemporary life study by the St Ives artist Cynthia Davis. Unsigned. On paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - 1976 Oil, Reclining Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful modernist life study by the artist Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989). Signed and dated to the upper right. Inscribed verso. On card.
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Standing Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive mid-20th century life study by the artist Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022). Signed to the lower left. Further signed verso. On canvas ...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Large 1700 Italian Old Master Nude Bather with Classical Figures Water Fountain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, circa 1700's Classical figures in landscape oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 32 inches canvas: 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nude Woman in Bed with Mirror - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Woman in Bed with Mirror - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas Modern portrait of a nude woman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The woman is laying in bed, ...
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1980s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pierre Neveu (b.1929) - 20th Century Oil, Nude in Armchair II
Located in Corsham, GB
A strikingly bright and bold study of a nude seated in a sun chair by French artist Pierre Neveu. Captured in a relaxed and natural pose, the subject exudes quiet confidence. Neveu’s...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Female nude" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 78 x 59 x 3 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Naked man posing seated
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas laid down on panel Wooden frame and gilded plaster 100 x 70.5 x 4 cm
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude young male figure, with his a...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel

Intertwining Thoughts
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this canvas, part of the "Thoughts" series, the artist unveils the veil over the inner world of a woman, where her thoughts, dreams, memories, and connection with her roots spill ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Tighties" 1950's Gouache Male Nude Mid Century Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Tighties c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" blue lacquered frame 18.5"x1.75"x21.5" Unsigned From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

PASSION #3 - nude male painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Passion #3" . Composition with Two Male Nudes, oil on canvas, 35.5x19.5in / 90x50cm Part of "Wings of Gods" solo show, April 2024. see pictures from the show. Shipped as it is, stre...
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2010s Academic Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Companion oil on canvas painting surrealist european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Companion (Compañera) Artist: Félix Ferreras Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 inches Framing: Unframed Description The artwork Companion (Compañera) by Félix Ferr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 3 (Side Profile of Male Bust Gazing at Suspended Hand)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 3 (modern figurative oil painting of male bust in profile with hand) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition T...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, oil on canvas signed lower left 88 x 70 cm In quite good condition, some damages - small lacks of painting - in the lower part, ...
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Early 1900s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female nude painting, abstract, vivid tones, bright
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 55 × 46 cm (21.7 × 18.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, A Moment of Calm
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933). The artist has expertly captured the subject in a loose, impressionist style. Unsigned. On board.
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Savior" - Symbolic Religious Contemporary Realism Figurative Nude Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983) "Savior" 2025 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the side and the back of the painting. We ship all paint...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

The painter and the Model oil on canvas painting fauvism nude
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - the painter and the Model - Oil on canvas. Work measurements 61x46 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
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1970s Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meteors- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Meteors 110 x 140 cm Oil on canvas Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltim...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"You Are Not Alone Anymore" - Oil Painting Featuring an Astronaut & Nude Figure
Located in Denver, CO
In "You Are Not Alone Anymore," Andreas Claussen's oil on canvas from 2023, measuring 35.43 x 47.24 x 1.18 inches, the artist masterfully intertwines surrealism with realism, challen...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas
By Jacob Collins
Located in Dallas, TX
Jacob Collins is a leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting. In this beautiful painting, a brunette woman lies in wonder next to a sleeping red-headed man with a goatee in a bed of white silk sheets...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Portrait of a Spanish Woman - Scottish art female portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This striking nude portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Crosbie. It is entitled Guapa verso, Spanish for a beautiful woman. Painted in 1981, she is wearing a bla...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Pair of Artworks "The Element Water: Poseidon Standing on a Shell"
By Paolo de Matteis
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Two Magnificent Late Baroque Italian School Paintings Attributed to Paolo de Matteis - A Rare Pair Offered here as a single, exceptional lot are two compelling oil on canvas painting...
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18th Century Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Study for Marjanah
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful art deco portrait by well listed American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy. This piece was featured in the American Art Review article about the Levy retrospect...
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1920s Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Board, Oil

Self-portrait 6 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 6 2009, canvas, acrylic, 140x98 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen

Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed paper size: 25 x 19 inches Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origin...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Charcoal

Vibrants bather scene
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Dimension with frame : 46 x 54.5 x 3.3 cm Vibrant Bathers Scene This expressionist painting captures a lively scene of nude figures gathered near the water, portrayed ...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Female Nude Sitting Figure - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century, French, Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Lady, Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch. original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996). studio stamped. pencil drawing on paper, unframed. Double sided. Measures: 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Provenance: pri...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

"Elegance" (2023) by Pegah Samaie, Oil Painting, Partial Nude Female
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's captivating original artwork, "Elegance," is a stunning testament to the artist's mastery of oil painting. This 2023 piece, offered directly by the artist, showcases S...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Leonid FRECHKOP (1897–1982), "Nude with Fur Coat"
By Leonid Frechkop
Located in Paris, FR
Leonid Frechkop (1897–1982), painter and art critic, is a significant figure in Russian and Belgian art. Born on November 6, 1897, in Moscow, he trained under renowned masters at the...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude (Red Hair), Modern Oil on Masonite Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Nude (Red Hair), Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.l., Size: 18 in. x 10 in. (45.72 cm x 25.4 cm), Frame Size: 24 x 16 inches
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1970s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Hypnos God of Sleep #1 signed Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos God of Sleep #1", oil on canvas, 27.5x19.68in / 70x50cm Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings , his mission is to help people slee...
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2010s Post-Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Beneath the Veil" Modern Nude Figurative Oil Painting.
Located in Carmel, CA
24 x 24” Oil on Canvas – Contemporary Figurative Nude Oil Painting. This original contemporary oil painting showcases the timeless beauty of the nude figure through bold modern col...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

Shop Antique and Vintage Nude Paintings

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.

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