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Nude Paintings For Sale
Centaur with Harp original Paula Craioveanu oil/canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Centaur with Harp”, 70x50cm, 31.5x19.5in, oil on canvas, from the same series of Neo-Mythology paintings.
Shipped as it is, stretched. Comes with a certificate of authenticity sign...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black and White Nude Woman in Acrylic, Gouache, and Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Black and White Nude Woman in Acrylic, Gouache, and Charcoal on Paper
Black and white painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache
Reclining Twilight Nude Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Dazzling reclining nude figurative in a dreamy, twilight setting with desert tones by Scottsdale, Arizona artist Thomas (Tom) P. Darro (American, b. 1946), circa 1990. Signed "T.P. Darro" lower right corner. Displayed in a carved wood frame, with linen liner and wood fillet. Image, 18"H x 36"W.
Raised in an artistically rich atmosphere, Tom Darro has spent his entire life in the world of the arts. His father, Peter Darro, is a renowned painter and sculptor. His mother, Ann Darro, was an opera singer with the Chicago Civic Opera. In addition, three of Tom's uncles served as art directors for various organizations.
Born in Chicago, Tom opted not to take an offered scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute and instead headed for New York City. While there, he began his education in the intricacies of the art world. Later, Tom took the opportunity to move to Los Angeles to concentrate on his art studies. For over two years he took private lessons from European trained painter Theodore Lukits at his studio and workshop. He then studied color theory under artist Christian Title...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Cubist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Woman Angular Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait of a Woman
signed, 'Samson'
British, 20th century
oil painting on board, framed
frame: 18.5 x 14.5 inches
board: 16 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
con...
Category
20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nu Feminin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henri Montassier was born at Courlon near the River Yonne on July 27th 1880.
As a young man he studied under Luc -Oliver Merson and began his career painting primarily landscapes,
ma...
Category
1920s Art Deco Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner
Title: Portrait of a Nude Lady
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 21.75...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brutalist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974) designed this brutalist pastel painting on paper. The striking cubist nude study design boasts green, orange, and rust colors with contrasting black lines. No signature is visible on the front, but like many of the artist's works, it can be signed at the back.
Provenance: From the estate of the artist.
Newly reframed in an elegant deep-textured wood frame with orange, black, and gilded colors, original beige jute matte, and glass protection.
Measurements:
With frame: 17.32 in wide (44 cm) x 23.03 in high (58.5 cm).
Opening view: 9.45 in wide (24 cm) x 13.19 in (33.5 cm).
Biography:
John Alfred Begg was born in New Smyrna Beach...
Category
1950s Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Self-portrait 1 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 1
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen
Companion oil on canvas painting surrealist european art
Located in Barcelona, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Terpsichore II" by Grégoire Mathias – Muse of Dance in Diachronic Cubism
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Terpsichore, Muse de la Danse II
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 cm
Terpsichore, Muse de la Danse II by Grégoire Mathias captures the grace and vitality of Terpsichore, the ancient Greek muse of dance. Rendered in his signature Diachronic Cubism, Mathias skillfully weaves multiple moments of movement into a single harmonious composition. The figures, deconstructed into geometric forms, evoke rhythm and elegance, embodying the spirit of dance.
The muted tones of earthy golds and greys, complemented by dynamic lines and subtle textures, lend the painting both timelessness and modernity. This piece is a testament to Mathias’s ability to merge classical inspiration with a contemporary cubist approach, bringing the muse of dance vividly to life.
Perfect For:
Art collectors drawn to works inspired by mythology, admirers of cubist reinterpretations, and those who seek paintings that celebrate rhythm, movement, and cultural depth. Terpsichore, Muse de la Danse II is a captivating addition to any collection or interior space that celebrates both tradition and innovation.
Keywords: Diachronic Cubism, Greek mythology art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oriental Dancer - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental dancer is an artwork realized by a french artist of 19th century.
Signed lower left, unreadable.
Includes a wooden frame.
Good conditions.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Exotic Women Bathing In A River By INYOMAN LILA BATUMAN
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Nude Exotic Women Bathing In A River
Gouache, watercolor on paper 10.5x8.25 inches signed INYOMAN LILA BATUMAN Bali, dated indistinctly lower right corner.
Category
1950s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
A Large Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club Showgirl
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club Showgirl. Painted in the 1950s, this is a large, vertical, abstracted portrayal of a standing Burlesque danc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Relaxation. Nude. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Relaxation. Nude. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x100 cm
Juris Germanis (1941)
The artist has always had a tendency to catch the most significant features w...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
Dance. 2021. Mixed media on cardboard, 70x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dance. 2021. Mixed media on cardboard, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Afternoon Reverie - male nude painting by Orielle Anais
Located in Carmel, CA
“Afternoon Reverie” by Orielle Anaïs
Oil on Canvas 60 × 48 in.
This large-scale work by California-based artist Orielle Anaïs features a nude male figure in a moment of quiet repos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nude Woman Painting, Modern Art, canvas, oil - PLEASURE - 24x32in (80*60cm)
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Nude Woman Painting, Modern Art" captures the timeless grace of the human form through a modern lens. This painting reveals the delicate interplay of light and sha...
Category
2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful oil painting of nude study titled "The Red Table Cloth" by Bay Area, California artist Shirley Loyst (American, b-1928), circa 1960. Exhibition...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Efimero by Francisco Jimenez - Elegant Abstract Figurative painting of two women
Located in DE
Francisco Jose Jimenez paints abstracted nude paintings using a range of materials, such as fabric, concrete, pieces of plastic etc.
His portraits tell stories of individual beauty,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Illuminated
By John McLeod
Located in Denver, CO
Nude figure with candlelight
Category
2010s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
oil painting on card, unframed
size: 18 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the sur...
Category
1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bride to Be
Located in Burlingame, CA
Female nude figurative painting depicting a young bride to be - oil and lace on treated paper, professionally framed under plexiglass. The painting is 17 x 22 1/2 inches and the oute...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper
Orange Nude
c. 1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18", Unframed
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Woman - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Mixed colored oil painting on board
Not signed.
Antonio Feltrinelli...
Category
1930s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
Keeping Warm, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A nude female figure floats serenely above the earth, warmed by the glowing lava from deep within the core. Her calm expression and relaxed posture contrast w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mary Chugg (1935-2024) - Contemporary Oil, Reclining Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cupids Playing Very Large Bacchanal Rococo Scene Antique oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bacchanal Cupids Playing
French School, early 1900's
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 22 x 39 inches
framed: 27 x 44 inches
Large scale French Rococo style oil painting on ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ornament, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Ornament" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude blonde woman reclining on a white chaise lounge, her red skirt s...
Category
2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Day Nude on Armchair 1 original painting Paula Craioveanu 39x23in Expressionist
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Day (Nude on Armchair 1)/ Part of my "Nudeon Armchair" series. Original painting. size 39x23in / 100x60cm .
Shipped stretched, as it is, ready for hanging...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Giant nude - Realistic oil painting, Nude, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Realistic nude - an oil on canvas contemporary painting
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994)
A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nude in flowers
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating painting features a reclining nude woman set against a beautifully intricate, floral-patterned backdrop. The composition skillfully merges the softness of the human ...
Category
2010s Fauvist Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Repose in Green, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A nude woman reclines, bathed in soft light against a dark green backdrop. Subtle brushstrokes accentuate the contours of her body, creating a sense of depth ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
By Coreen Mary Spellman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978) Dallas Artist Image Size: 20 x 14 Frame Size: 25 x 19 Medium: Oil
Bio:
Exhibited in the Ninth Annual Student Art show at the State University of Iowa
Coreen Spellman
Biography
Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978)
Coreen Mary Spellman was a fine-art
teacher as well as a painter, designer, illustrator, lithographer and
muralist. Many of her paintings depicted human-made structures and
industrial landscapes in a style combining realism, precisionism and
abstraction. Often the central subject such as in "Railroad Signal" was
the only suggestion of humanity against a backdrop of stark Texas
landscape.
Of her painting these isolated subjects she said: "I
enjoy taking some rather obscure or unimportant subject or theme and
making something fine and important out of it . . . It always gives me
great pleasure to discover something which has been passed over as being
inadequate material". (Trenton 199)
Spellman was born in Forney,
Texas in 1905. At an early age she moved to Dallas, Texas and studied
under Vivian Aunspaugh before attending the College of Industrial Arts
(Texas Woman's University). She received a Master of Arts degree from
Columbia University and a Masters Degree from the University of Iowa,
Iowa City in 1942.
In addition, Spellman received a Carnegie
Scholarship for study at Harvard University, followed by studies with
Kenneth Hayes Miller, Vaclav Vytlacil, and Charles Wheeler...
Category
1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Love Couple - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Pedestal" by Dave Seeley, Nude Female
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's "Pedestal" (2023) is a striking original oil on canvas painting. The nude female figure sits atop a rock formation, her contemplative pose and the warm, ethereal light ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school of the 20th century
Beautiful and large oil on canvas, French school from the 1920's representing a naked young rec...
Category
1920s French School Nude Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas
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...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forest Nymph - Figurative Nude Oil Painting Colors Brown Grey Pale Blue Green
By Lyubena Fox
Located in Sofia, BG
"Forrest Nymph" (2016)
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm unframed
Painting was started in 2015, most of it was finished by 2016, the last touches done in 2019. Inspired by the 19th century French painter Bouguereau, she wanted to depict a nymph that inhibits the forest, wearing a flower crown made from Hepatica flowers, wild forest flowers.
The Painting’s Qualities
Lyubena Fox...
Category
2010s Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Dirt & Sea - 21st Century, Water, Nude, Landscape, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Red Dirt & Sea, 2022
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' about the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Back / oil painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Female figurative back in oil with 22 karat gold on mylar mounted to wood and framed in maple. A sophisticated nude in muted green, gold, and pink. The painting is 17 x 8 3/4 inches....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Religious Painting Virgin with Christ, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Spanish painting from 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Piety, Virgin with deposed Christ, of good pictorial quality. Large size and impact ...
Category
1770s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Scattering Stars, Nude allegory scattering stars from a crescent moon
Located in Miami, FL
Spring Scattering Stars is a 1927 Neoclassical painting by American artist Edwin Blashfield. It depicts a nude female allegory of spring on a w...
Category
1920s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th-Century French Oil Painting Cubist Portrait of Nude Lady signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model
by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999)
signed & dated 1954
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 11 x 14 inches
Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris
Condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Occasionally There Would Be One - Intimate Painting of a Couple, Original Oil
By Rick Sindt
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Against the Glass
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite board, 102cm x 83cm, (124cm x 104cm framed). The painting comes directly from the artist.
Michael Leonard is most probably most famous for his portrait of HM ...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Nude Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Alkyd
Reclined Female Nude
By Esther Meyer
Located in Houston, TX
Striking female nude in reclined back seated position on red blanket in ink and watercolor by English artist Esther Meyer, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...
Category
1950s Nude Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Evening Wash" by Shana Wilson - Intimate Nude Oil Painting - Woman Bathing
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966)
"Evening Wash" 2012
Oil Paint, Wood Panel
The artist signed the back of the painting.
Shana Wilson, born in Edmonton in 1966, has carved a distinc...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Untitled" - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back.
This is ...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Woman with Birds”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original mid-century modern oil on canvas board painting of a woman with birds by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed and ...
Category
1950s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Bather by Childe Hassam
Located in New Orleans, LA
Childe Hassam
1859-1935 American
The Bather
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Considered by many to be America’s foremost Impressionist painter, Childe Hassam composed his tranquil and intimate oil on canvas The Bather in the early years of the 20th century. The creation of the artwork aligns with a period of Hassam’s career where the artist’s palette was transforming, matching ever closer with the pale and pastel hues of French Impressionists like Claude Monet. Even the subject — a nude woman — represents a greater alignment with the Impressionist project, as artists of the movement and their non-mythological and non-biblical nudes still generated cries of indecency. With Hassam’s signature brushwork and attention to color, The Bather serves as a dream-like vision, serene and sensuous, of a young woman bathing in a lush forest.
While the artist's skill for landscape painting is on display, it is Hassam's command of form, light and color that brings this canvas to life. He creates a captivating composition, placing the nude subject in the bottom left of the canvas. The soft, undulating curves of the woman's body in contrapposto and the glow of her fair skin are balanced by the strong verticals and deep earth tones of the tall trees to her right. Hassam delicately frames the nude in the vivid blues of the distant water, building luminous color that further draws the viewer’s eye and results in a somewhat voyeuristic appeal — endowing his nude with both a natural innocence and an intentional sensuality.
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Childe Hassam began his artistic career as a freelance illustrator, working for national publications such as Harper’s Weekly, Scribner’s Monthly, and The Century. His first solo exhibition of watercolors took place in Boston in 1883, and he quickly catapulted onto the international scene, winning a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. The year before the present work was created, he received the Webb Prize from the Society of American Artists for another landscape painted at Gloucester. Hassam would receive numerous other awards throughout his career, most notably the Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Fine Art from the American Dealers Association. A true master, Hassam depicted a way of life characteristic of both American and French society, and his work elucidates a critical chapter in American art history. Today, his work resides in the Oval Office of the White House and in numerous important museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.
This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld's and Kathleen M. Burnside's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work.
Circa 1905
Canvas: 24 1/2“ high x 20 18” wide
Frame: 35 7/8“ high x 31 1/4” wide x 3 1/4“ deep
Provenance:
Private Collection of William Young...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Artists Model - Portrait of Nude Lady 20th Century French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso
Title: The Artists Model
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Precarious Balance" Oil Painting Featuring Nude Female Figure
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "A Precarious Balance" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in a posture turned away from the viewer and balancing on one f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
"Autumn’s breath — leaves caress the warm body, silence between stems."
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Autumn’s Breath
Autumn’s breath —
leaves caress the warm body,
silence between stems.
The painting by Ihor Volkov-Tkachynskyi depicts a nude figure seamlessly merging with an abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil, Acrylic
Naked sincerity
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Naked Sincerity" reflects the concept of a deep emotional connection free from prejudices and social constraints. The figures in the painting, interacting with ea...
Category
2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Escuela Española - Joven semi desnuda - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra
El estado de la obra es aceptable
Medidas obra: 61 cm altura x 50 cm ancho
Category
1910s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Perseus and Andromeda
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique miniature oil painting of Perseus and Andromeda on papier mache. Extraordinary detail. Titled and artist monogram on reverse. Pr...
Category
Early 19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Papier Mâché
September Poppies, Original painting on paper, Nature, Rose, Flower
Located in Deddington, GB
This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Colour Pencil on Paper
Sold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Reading Garden Spirit, Floral Figurative Contemporary Original painting, Books
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting on paper by Agnese Negriba- In this artwork a female figure is depicted in a sitting position. She holds a book placed in front of her. The depicted person has retr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
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.