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Morris’s lover .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...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Wood, Oil

On the Sofa
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I delved into the interplay of light and emotion, blending acrylic, watercolor, and ink to create layers of depth. Inspired by expressionism and impressionism, I dep...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Judith Brenner, Solfrid Dancing 2, Original Contemporary Figurative Nude Sketch
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Solfrid Dancing 2 Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic Paint, Pan Pastel, Ink and Watercolour Pencil on Paper Sheet Size: 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Plea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

At the Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular the theme of femininity. His works capture female figures engaging in traditionally feminine roles — strolling in the garden or posed in a domestic interior. At the Mirror...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th C French Oil Cubist Nude Portrait of a Blonde Woman in a Grey Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Abstract by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 10.75 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condition: sound and...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Mermaids, Fauvist Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Mermaids" is an original watercolor paintng on paper by French artist, Charles Cobelle (1902 - 1994), signed lower right. The playful imagery of the Mermaid, bird and goat in the s...
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1960s Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Chose Your Own Adventure
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Intriguing set of choices. Artist's interpretation of a still life.
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21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Chose Your Own Adventure
Chose Your Own Adventure
$210 Sale Price
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Reclining Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
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2010s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman With Blue Eyes
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...
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1980s Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Twice Shy" (2023) by Lisa Fricker, Original Female Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Twice Shy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female, it measures 8 x 8 inches. This painting is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large French Signed Oil Portrait of Nude Lady Signed & Dated 1950's Mid Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Evelyne" French School, mid century titled verso signed oil on board, unframed dated 51' board: 24.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, northern France condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The Green Backdrop
Located in Corsham, GB
Female Nude, oil on board. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort). On board.
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Theater of heart"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The central work of the exhibition was the painting "Theatre of the Heart", which depicts the classic plot of the swimsuit, which runs through the entire history of art. In this work...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Female Nude, Pastel Drawing After Renoir Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Bezalel Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled t...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Pastel

Tribute to the sculpture Alimondo Ciampi- 21st Century contemporary painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Tribute to the sculpture Alimondo Ciampi 60 x 50 cm Oil on canvas The painting is framed in a golden frame, with frame the size is 67 x 57 cm Daniela Astone works and...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Venus With A Smartphone 2 - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Woman
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

"Yearning for Release", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Yearning for Release" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman rising from yellow flames, that cast a re...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Oil On Canvas "nude With A Fan" Attribution Henri-camille Danger (1857-1937)
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas "nude With A Fan" Attribution Henri-camille Danger (1857-1937)" Henri-Camille Danger was a French impressionist and modern painter born in 1857. The artist died in 193...
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1910s French School Nude Paintings

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Gold Leaf

'Fifth Mesa Spirit', Cherokee, Art Students League, New York, Milan, Tucson, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Fifth Mesa Spirit' by Jon Lightfoot, 1986. Cherokee, Art Students League, New York, Milan, Tucson, Oil ----- Signed lower right, 'Lightfoot' for Jon Li...
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1980s Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two Nudes in the Forest, Modern Ink and Oil Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Two Nudes in the Forest, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Ink and Oil on Board, signed, Size: 9 x 7.5 in. (22.86 x 19.05 cm), Frame Size: 13 x 11...
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1970s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude Sitting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sitting Nude" c.1990, is an oil painting on hardboard panel by noted American artist Howard Rogers, b.1932. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (panel) size is 8.85 x 11.85 inches, framed size is 17.75 x 21 inches. Framed in original wooden gold and grey frame, with fabric liner and gold bevel. It is in excellent condition, the frame have very small minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist: Howard Rogers wanted to be an artist for as long as he could remember. "I had no idea what an artist was when I was a kid," he laughs. "But I had a distant cousin who had gone to art school and I saw some of his drawings. They really impressed me." Born and raised in San Diego, California, Rogers now focuses on the future: "I kind of enjoy today and tomorrow and to heck with yesterday." While in high school, Rogers took some art classes and served as an apprentice sign painter, eventually becoming a journeyman. He was also a member of his high school track team, competing in the high jump, the hurdles and cross-country, as well as doing some bike racing. Following a stint in the Army, he began training for the Olympics in bike racing, trying out in 1948, 1952 and 1956. Today, "I ride a stationary bike in front of my easel three times a week." After trying out for the 1956 Olympics...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Sitting" figuratif nude acrylic on linen canvas 60x60cm 2010
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
figuratif "Sitting" acrylic on linen canvas 60x60cm nude 2010 the beauty of the body in opposition to violence.
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1968, 10 x 14 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newar...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor

Self-portrait 3 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 3 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 U...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen

Abstract Expressionist Female Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique expressionist nude figure by Michael Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Unframed. Measures 40"H x 30"W. Eggleston is a San Francisco Abstract...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Lady Reclining Model Sketchy 20th century Beige Earthy Tones oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model British School, circa 1970's oil on board, unframed board: 20 x 28 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, England condition: good and sound condition
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Model On Black: Mixed media painting on paper by Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
This mixed media on paper is a subtle study of the model, soft and flowing. Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media

Female Nude 2 - 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Things Fall Apart 1 (No Room For Emotion) -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Escape. A figurative painting of a woman in motion, Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
"Escape" - a figurative expressive oil painting of a woman in motion, her red hair flowing as she gathers or maybe fights translucent, crumpled fabrics around her body. The layered ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm) $3,000 + $125...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Whispering Hope" (2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Whispering Hope" (2018) is a beautiful realist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts an athletic nude male figure lying on a bed on ...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

French Impressionist Nude Female Figures Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Figures by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide condition...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Color Pencil

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...
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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Contemplation
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on board
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Contemplation
$225 Sale Price
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"Lizard Barbie" Barbie-inspired acrylic, dimensional paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Lizard Barbie" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from acrylic, dimensional paint on a wood panel. This piece measures 38”h x 25.25”w framed. In the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Paint, Wood Panel

"Erste Beruhrung" First Stirrings
By Ernst Neuschul
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'EN [19]63' lower right, titled and dated to stretcher, numbered 33 and with paper label 34 to stretcher, From the family of the artist by direct des...
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1960s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Standing Nude from Behind in Oil on Cardboard
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Expressionist Standing Nude from Behind in Oil on Cardboard Standing nude woman from behind by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Bold...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

Brazil - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Green, Flag, Bikini Bottom
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Brazil, 2010 Oil on canvas (Signed, front right middle) 14.96 H x 18.11 W in. 38 H x 46 W cm. The contemporary society is seen as an "extra-wrapped" society by the artist Mihai Flor...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bertrand Py (1895-1973) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Dimanche paresseux
Located in Corsham, GB
Female nude, oil on canvas. Unsigned. (Provenance: Private collection, Paris).
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Large French Colorist Modernist Oil Reclining Nude on Red Sofa. 1970's Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's Title: Reclining Nude Model on a Red Sofa within an interior setting Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 19.75 x ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Harry Gottlieb with Standing Nude, Realist Oil Painting by Moses Soyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Moses Soyer, American (1899 - 1974) Title: H.G with Standing Nude Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: 32 x 28 inches ACA Galleries label verso.
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1960s American Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Knight and Bull, Modern Oil on Board Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Knight and Bull, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Board, signed l.r., Size: 12 in. x 24 in. (30.48 cm x 60.96 cm), Frame Size: 15.5 x 28 inches
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1970s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Flora" Original nude painting. Oil on canvas.Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents the Norwegian artist Nadezda (Nadya) Stupina , a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years. Professional artist with ...
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2010s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

2020 - Oil on canvas portrait painting of a naked girl standing
Located in Oostende, BE
This oil on canvas art work by Jan De Laura was inspired by a passage from Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment: …[Where was that, Raskolnikov thought, as he walked along, where did I...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas

Maiden and Horse, Modern Oil on Board Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Maiden and Horse, Year: Circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Board, signed, Size: 13.5 in. x 9.5 in. (34.29 cm x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 17 x 13 inches
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1970s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Do You Recall the Day? - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
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 pornographic stills, repurposing them...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Hubert E. Marshall (b.1920) - 20th Century Oil, Model Resting
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric study depicting a nude model reclining on a bed. Soft afternoon light floods through the window, illuminating the space and casting shadows throughout the composition....
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Roman Ruins - Painting attr. to Francis Harding - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman ruins is an original old master artwork realized realized by a follower of the artist Giovanni Paolo Panini and attributed to Francis Harding (1730-1766). Mixed colored oil on canvas. Includes frame. The work is a replica of Panini's canvas made around 1740, made known by Ferdinando Arisi in his 1986 monograph (Cat.456) as belonging to the Galleria Taccani in Milan and recently reappeared on the London market...
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17th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Paint, Oil

"Figure in Pink" (2023) Original Painting by Ruby Roth - Nude Art
Located in Denver, CO
Ruby Roth presents "Figure in Pink," an original acrylic painting on canvas created in 2023. Measuring 36 x 18 x 1.50 inches (91.44 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm), this captivating piece showcas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nude - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on board Not signed.
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Paint

Pandemic - 21st Century, Blue, Yellow, Green, Man, Loneliness, Couple
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pandemic, 2020 acrylic on canvas 27 9/16 H x 27 9/16 W in. 70 H x 70 W cm The new series of paintings signed by Alexandru Rădvan was born during the total isolation of 2020. It is t...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Reflection (after The Turkish Room by Balthus)
Located in Dallas, TX
Vera Barnett has taken on a range of themes in her works, producing series of paintings inspired by phobias, famous artworks (as in her series "Classical Plastique,") or most recentl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid Century Female Nude Figure, Sea Cliff Beach
Located in Soquel, CA
Female nude figure at the beach by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Jon Blanchette" verso. Image size, 24"H x 18"W. Jon Blan...
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1950s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

'Reclining Nude', San Francisco Woman Artist, Large Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Vivian R. Huebler' for Vivian Ruth Lewis Huebler (American, 1890-1975); additionally signed, verso, with artist address and painted circa 1955. Vivian Huebler w...
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1950s Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anthesis
Located in Denver, CO
"Anthesis," is an original oil painting by Tenaya Sims. It is framed and ready-to-hang. "Anthesis" has nested mini-figures within the little droplets, comi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Making Space" Lauren Rinaldi, oil painting, figurative, nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women’s bodies as a vehicle to explore ideas about body image, sexuality and self-identity and is often informed by her own personal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Ink Wash- Nu sur le Siège Devant le Miroir (Naked on the Seat)
By B. Charasson
Located in Houston, TX
Light hearted French ink painting of a partially nude young female arranging her hair in front of a mirror by B. Charasson, 1980s. Signed lower rig...
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1980s Nude Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Cyril J. Ross OBE, ROI (1891-1973) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Early Morning
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a nude figure in a contemplative pose, seated before a vanity or dressing table. The artist employs a muted colour palette and loose brushstrokes to c...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) A shoulder and back study, oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) A shoulder and back study, oil study oil on canvas 34 x 19.5 cm In good condition, a few small inpaintings visible under UV lights Stamp of the Estate sale in Toulouse on the stretcher In a modern frame : 40 x 25 cm Provenance : Estate of the artist and family of the artist by descent Estate sale in Toulouse 22 June 1999 This very interesting oil study was part of a set kept by the artist. He had studied fragments of anatomy both to use them as models in large compositions but probably also because he represented so many fragments. It is clear that this fragment of anatomy has a power of suggestion and serves as a relay to the imagination of the viewer, who is led to imagine the rest of the body taken as a model. We can speak of metonymy in painting and it is clear that the artist had this in mind when he kept such studies with him. Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ was born on 10 June 1842 in Paris. Originally of a Piedmontese origin, his family had been settled in France since the fourteenth century and by the time of his birth had reached the status of nobility He was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor. He was strongly influenced by the works and teachings of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Lecomte du Nouÿ found inspiration for his art through extensive travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Romania and Italy. The thematic content of Lecomte du Nouÿ's work was mainly figural, but also spanned over a vast range of imagery throughout his career, including classical, historical and religious. Lecomte du Nouÿ is known for remaining faithful to his detailed, realistic style throughout the extent of his career, despite the onset of the Impressionist, Fauvist and Constructivist artistic movements during his lifetime. His work is said to have contributed significantly to the establishment of an iconic repertoire representing the Orient in the nineteenth century.A Parisian street was named after him in 1932.  Lecomte du Nouÿ showed a strong attachment to visual art from a young age and was reported to have painted portraits of his father and uncle by the age of 6. In 1861, at 19 years of age, the artistic talents of young Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ prompted him to become a pupil at the atelier of Swiss artist, Charles Gleyre. Under Gleyre's guidance Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the significance of individualistic style and gained the foundations of creative visual presentation. Later, Lecomte du Nouy further perfected his knowledge of the artistic form under the mentorship of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was a renowned painter of the Academicism movement. It was at this time that Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the precision required to depict "la belle nature" —a style of illustration that aims to create the most beautiful representations of the natural form. This later became one of the main techniques employed in Lecomte du Nouÿ's signature artwork. In 1865, Du Nouÿ accompanied fellow artist, Félix Auguste Clément...
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1890s Romantic 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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