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Nude with a yellow medallion by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 46x81 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wood frame 85 x 50 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

ABSTRACT Colors Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...
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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

'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

Nude of Woman - Oil Painting by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of woman is an original oil painting on cardboard, realized in 2018 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored tempera and oil painting on canvas This beautiful...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Woman on the Sofa - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
"The Woman on the Sofa" is a beautiful and impressive oil on canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli. It was realized between the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s and represents...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paint

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Nude in the Studio
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate oil painting by George Weisbort (1928-2013), depicting a nude model positioned in the corner of a studio with a patterned throw. Well presented in a large gilt-coloured f...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Nude, Mid 20th Century British Artist, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nude, Stylised, British Artist, Original Oil Painting By British artist, Beryl Darton, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 24 x 20 inches Fabu...
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1970s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Lush Wooded Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dans la Jardin Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French pa...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressure System by Zack Zdrale is a blend of contemporary elements yet reminiscent of the great masters. A male figure crouches down on a stone pedestal, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nude in Lavender
Located in East Hampton, NY
Nude In Lavender NOT framed Neo Cubism About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint seascapes, catch ...
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1970s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blair Hughes-Stanton 'Reclining Nude' abstract oil painting British Surrealism
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Blair Hughes-Stanton (1902-1981) Reclining Nude, c. 1936 Tempera on canvas 76.5 x 102 cm Signed lower right 'Blair H S'. Provenance: The estate of the artist. A magnificent abstract nude rendered in a dynamic colour palette. This is probably Hughes-Stanton's most important work, and belongs to the nation's great, if brief, period of British Surrealism. The three major elements are distinct: the pastel tones of the window view and wall, the sensual curvatures of the pale nude, and the bold foreground featuring a fantastically accomplished still life of a fruit bowl (which could be a painting in and of itself) and the impressively phallic chair back. This is a brilliant example of erotic modernist abstraction. Blair Hughes-Stanton, son of the artist Sir Herbert Hughes-Stanton, was a noted British artist of the interwar period. At the age of 13 he joined the Royal Navy training ship HMS Coway, but at 19 - advised by his father - he abandoned the sea for his paintbox. He studied art at Byam Shaw School (1919-1922) where he was influenced by Leon Underwood (who was a major influence throughout his studying), Royal Academy Schools (1922-23), and Leon Underwood's School (1923-25). He was celebrated mostly for his skills as an engraver, and was a founding member of the English Wood Engraving Society when it was established in 1925. His first wife was the printmaker Gertrude Hermes...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Tempera

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

Materials

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

Man Reaching Down: Tondo
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (middle left), 61cm (diam.), (83cm diam. framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection...
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1980s Post-War Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1960s Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Release" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Release" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure, on her knees, arching her back as if turning into the colorful blue and red...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Haven - Original Charcoal on Paper Nude Figure Drawing, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Nathan Brad Hall Haven , 2023 charcoal on paper 18h x 24w 45.72h x 60.96w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 23.50h x 29.50w in 59.69h x 74.93w cm NBH002 Framing Options Available Nathan Brad Ha...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Nude Man In Bathing Suit, Male Nude in Speedo, Gay Art, Sex appeal
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and fit young man with an introspective gaze is depicted in a Speedo Bathing suit as he sits against a tropical lake. The work is unframed and in fair to poor condition but has soul and sex appeal to it. Louise Schacht...
Category

1930s Naturalistic Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Figurative Abstract', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, San Bernardino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Suzanne Gertz (American, 1938-2003) and painted circa 1985, partial signature lower right. Suzanne Gertz first studied at the...
Category

1980s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Ivory White, Nude Modern Oil Painting by Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jan de Ruth's Impressionist painting of a nude woman with her back to the viewer. She turns and looks over her shoulder, exposing her face and chest to us. The only garment she wears...
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1960s Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A New Way Forward
Located in Fairfield, CT
A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good intentions of critical theorists questioning the va...
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2010s American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bernard Myers (1925-2007) - 20th Century Oil, Nude V
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study in oil by the artist Bernard Myers (1925-2007), with areas of thick impasto. Signed verso. On paper.
Category

20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sleeping Woman - Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping woman  is an artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.  Oil on canvas, 110 x 160 cm.  Very good conditions Antonio Feltrinell...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60
Located in Torino, IT
Blue Nude, 1953 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...
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1950s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Final Portal, Shrouded Male Nude on a Burgundy Backdrop, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
The partially shrouded male nude stands in front of a doorway outlined in black. The rich burgundy background does not give us any clues as to where the figure is yet the darkened d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Reclining Nude, American Realist Oil Painting by Julian Ritter
By Julian Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Julian Ritter, Polish-German/American (1909 - 2000) Title: Reclining Nude Year: circa 1955 Medium: Oil on Masonite Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 17.5 x...
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1950s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Dancing. Contemporary Mixed Media on paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil

'Zulu Dancers'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
‘Zulu Dancers’ Signed bottom right Hardman, titled on a sticker at the reverse and with address Walton End, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, and Price 45 gns. Oil on board, 99 x 87...
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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022) - 1950 Oil, La Petite Maigre
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive mid 20th-century life study by the artist Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022). Signed to the lower right. Further signed, titled and date...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cynthia Davis - St Ives School Contemporary Acrylic, Reflection
Located in Corsham, GB
A Fauvist-inspired contemporary life study by the St Ives artist Cynthia Davis. Unsigned. On paper.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Richard J.S. Young - Contemporary Oil, Forward Pose
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on canvas. Unsigned.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

Oil

Nude in Life Class with Green Shoes - British 40's Slade School art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Post Impressionist Slade School female full length seated nude portrait oil painting is by female artist E A Jay. Painted in the 1940'...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen
Located in Queens, NY
A Palatial and Opulent Belle epoque giltwood & oil on canvas three-panel screen, circa 1890. "Allegory of Youth" Comprising of three exquisite hand-painted triptych oil on canvas panels of cherubs and putti amongst a peacock, all by Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927). Each panel depicting different playful and joyous scenes of putti and cherubs. All three-in-one panels within individually carved giltwood and upholstered frames. One panel signed at the lower left: Ferd.Wagner. A truly magnificent and one of a kind piece, perfect for any room in the home. Overall: 101" high 85" wide x 5" deep Very good condition. Ready to place. Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld. Wagner II was influenced by the Munich School of master painters and by his art teacher, Karl von Piloty, who had been teaching at the Munich Art Academy since 1856. Piloty’s approach to historical paintings was influenced by the French art academic Paul Delaroche and by the fine artworks by Rubens and the Venetians. After his return to Germany he was commissioned to decorate the former the Tenormayer Wine Tavern in Munich, subsequently he received numerous other commissions as a decorator. Ferdinand Wagner II wall paintings and ceiling frescos...
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19th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style. Very well drawn nude study of two women from 1928 in t...
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1920s Art Deco Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk

"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...
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2010s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bathers, Modernist Nudes, Oil on Canvas, Signed and Titled
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Bathers" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a fantasy nude scene of two female figures, one with towel in hand, one only depicted as a portrait within the paintin...
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20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000 Woman in Love Original oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Canvas dimensions 46.5" wide x 38.5" high The frame m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flodman - 20th Century Oil, Bather in The Rock Pool
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a wooden frame with a cotton slip. On board.
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20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Laying nude"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting, featuring an abstract reclining nude, masterfully blends vibrant colors with a dynamic composition. The figure, rendered in bold, expressive strokes, emerges from a ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swimming at sunset. 2005. Canvas, oil, 90x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Art 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia 199...
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Early 2000s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting portrait of Madame Ferrier by Gabriel Ferrier French school 19Th
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil Painting portrait of Madame Ferrier by Gabriel Ferrier French school 19Th Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier ( 1847 in Nîmes – 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter an...
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1890s French School Nude Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Les risques du métier" oil painting on canvas, 195x114 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
Wink for the artist who loses the thread and its means. The tool escapes completely from the creator who becomes powerless in the face of a “hole” in his daily life as an artist.... ...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Minding My Mind, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robin Okun paints a sensitive and evocative modernist figure in subtle variations of warm blue. A contemplative woman in the nude, sitting with her leg...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

In The Sun by Christophe Dupety - Male Nude Painting, Contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
In the Sun (2018) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm. In his Human Figures series, Christophe Dupety shows us some bodies which aspect remind...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Couple - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The couple  is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001).  81 x 54 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions! 
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

La Répétition (B. 756; M. 252)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881 - 1973 La Répétition (B. 756; M. 252) signed in black ink "Picasso" (lower left) numbered in pencil "11/50" (lower right) lithograph on Arches S. 19-2/3 x...
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1950s Nude Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

'Seated Nude', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, California Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Cho...
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1950s Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Foam Board, Graphite

Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho Nice and large painting " portrait of a nude Gipsy girl " painted by the female artist Maria Szantho (1897 - 1998) Hungarian sc...
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1960s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Their Losses and Their Hopes - 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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Red Rest
Located in Burlingame, CA
Original acrylic mixed media painting on laid cream paper from 2011 in excellent condition. Sleeping female figure in grey and rust with stripes. Signed and dated on the front lowe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Color Pencil, Crayon, Gouache, Ink, Mixed Media, Pigment

Venetian Shower - Nude Woman Showering in Tiled Bath, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
An unsuspecting woman showers in a small tiled bath somewhere in Venice. This intimate portrait is painted on panel with a black trimmed edges therefore not requiring framing. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Bruno Surdo Venetian Shower, 2023 oil on panel 36h x 24w in 91.44h x 60.96w cm BRS119 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2023 New Work, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section, Chicago Sun Times, 2002 Review by Dennis Raverty, Art Papers Magazine, July 2001 WTTW Channel 11...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lovers
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Fine 22K gold gilt frame.
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2010s Nude Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black and White Figurative Nude - Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Black and White Figurative Nude - Oil on Canvas Black and white figurative nude by F Vasquez (20th C). The nude torso of a woman takes up the canvas. Her right hand is on her hip wh...
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1990s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Crosbie, Reclining nude, Scottish Modernist oil
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very stylish image of a reclining nude in an elegant interior. Beautiful palette. William Crosbie (1915-1999) Reclining nude Signed and dated "XCI" (91) Oil on board 8½ x 20 inche...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Untitled (Abstract Male Reclining Nude)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Male Reclining Nude) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condition: Good Provenance:...
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1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Modernist Portrait of the Artist Joan Brown
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century modern oil painting of nude oil painting of an artist, possibly Joan Brown (see sample photo image). C. 1950. Condition: Excellent. Un...
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1950s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nymphe endormie
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Good overall Conditions. Old varnish and minor retouching on the nose. Orignal frame in excellent condition. Medal plate Henner. Jean-Jacques Henner was born on March 5...
Category

1890s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century nude figure study of a woman in a blue chair by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904-1984). Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

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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