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Located in Wien, 9
Walter Strobl opens a new chapter in his explorations of the neverending tension between stillness and movement. Strobl´s vibrant nudes capture women in movement: they are there and gone again, letting the pictoral space pulsate with both the presence and absence of the outlines of their bodies. He paints women with a keen interest in the lived experience of the body, avoiding clichees in his depictions. The viewer is excluded from this inner sensation, but it is precisely the privacy of the model`s slumber that permits us to revel in our own proprioception. His cityscapes and still lives tell their...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mermaid. Oil on canvas, 50x95 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mermaid. Oil on canvas, 50x95 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- LMA Depar...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Hailstone Source
Located in Columbia, MO
The Hailstone Source c. 2019 Mixed media on panel 7 x 5 inches Framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Buckle Under the Flutter
Located in Columbia, MO
Buckle Under the Flutter c. 2019 Mixed media on panel 7 x 5 inches Framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Sarita's Twist, Nude Painting, Life Painting, Figurative Art, Mute Colourful Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sarita’s Twist by Judith Brenner [2022] original mixed media on paper Image size: H:84.1 cm x W:59.4 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:84.1 cm x W:59.4 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unfra...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Figure with Serpent
Located in Columbia, MO
Figure with Serpent c. 1990s Ink and gouache on paper 29 x 22 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - Nude woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Female by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper painting: 20 x 12.75 inches condition: sound condition provenance: private collection, South of France Sup...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Watercolor

Blue Mood 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original contemporary figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Frame is optional. Colourful and textured painting made with layers of blue, purple, teal and orange acrylics applied with the palette knife. Part of a new series "Blue Mood", semi-abstract nude figures in distressed postures, a sensitive response to this uncertain and confusing time. Size 42 cm x 60 cm x 1.5 cm( 16.5" x 23.5" x 0.5"). Quality artist materials...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

1950s "Yellow" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Yellow c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18", Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing tim...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Late-Hellenistic sculpture from the Monument to Daochos
Located in Boston, MA
Signed verso. Based in New York, John MacConnell received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and his MFA from the School o...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

NUDE - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Study for the Spring (preparatory to the Four Seasons) by René-Marie Castaing
Located in PARIS, FR
René-Paris Castaing, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1924, left a large body of work, both sacred and secular. Many churches in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in South-West France still bear witness to the diversity of his talent. In 1942, he began a major decoration project for the Château de Diusse, in the north-east of the county, including an allegory of the four seasons. The vigorous pastel we are presenting here is a study for Spring, depicted as Flore undressing. This commission was a veritable swan song for the artist, who died a year later at the age of 47. 1. René-Marie Castaing, the great inter-war painter in Pau René-Marie Castaing was born in Pau on December 16th 1896. His father, Joseph Castaing, was also a painter: he was the official portraitist of Pau's high society, which was particularly cosmopolitan at the end of the century, when many rich foreigners spent the winter in Pau, taking advantage of the mild weather to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle punctuated by hunting, horse ridings and golf. René-Marie Castaing was admitted to the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in April 1920 and entered the studio of Paul-Albert Laurens (1870-1934). In 1924, he was awarded the First Grand Prix de Rome for Painting, which earned him a stay at the Villa Médicis for more than three years. He then returned to Pau in 1928, where he lived until his death. Castaing's work is marked by the academic tradition, in which drawing plays as important a role as painting. Although his drawings are often sketches that help to set up large painted compositions, they stand as independent artworks in which the artist fully expresses the vivacity of his talent. Castaing was a fervent Christian and religious painting played an essential part in his work, as shown by the decorations he created for the churches of Bizanos, Borce, Bidache and Salies-de-Béarn. The painter also created several secular decorations, such as that for the dining room of the Villa Saint-Basil's in Pau in 1935, and the Hunting at the Albret’s time commissioned in 1940 by the Prefecture of Pau. The décor created in 1942-1943 for the Château de Diusse, a mansion located north-east of Pau, was his last large-scale décor, as the painter died shortly after its completion on December 8th 1943. 2. Description of the drawing Our pastel depicts an eminently secular theme: Spring is embodied by Flore, crouching on the ground with one knee touching the ground. She reveals her ample bosom by removing her shirt, her arms raised above her shoulders to undress. Given Castaing's classical training at the Beaux-Arts and the influence of ancient statuary...
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1940s Art Deco Nude Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Diafanie (PORN) Figurative Drawing
Located in Napoli, IT
Diafanie Mixed media on plastic paper Eclectic artist, born in Atri in Abruzzo in 1980, he works in the field of contemporary art with conceptual creations from the age of 18 years....
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Enamel

Nude with Lace, Pastel Study Painting by Pio Santini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming pastel painting on paper was designed by Pio Santini (1908-1986) and named: nude with lace. The artist's signature, Santini, can be found in the bottom left corner of the artwork. Lovely romantic composition with a nude young lady kneeling and holding a piece of white lace. Flamboyant magenta red drape background. The painting remains in its original frame, which features delicately carved wood, a gesso finish, an off-white wood liner, and glass protection. The piece is in good condition but has a dark stain and some small chips on the edges of the original wood frame. Measurements: With frame: 22.75 in. wide (58 cm) x 26 in. high (66 cm) Opening view: 14.50 in. wide (36.5 cm) x 17.75 in. (45 cm). Artist Biography: Pio Santini (1908-1986) Pio Santini was born on April 17, 1908, close to Rome, in Tivoli, Italy. He showed a precocious and pronounced artistic taste and gifts, to begin with, drawing and painting. From his childhood drawings, as early as 5 or 6 years old, he was gifted and had a technique above the average. As early as 1933, Pio Santini moved to Paris, in the Montparnasse district, also known as The Artists Area, where he settled in his first Parisian studio. He is recognized as a member of the Academy of Paris, a significant art movement in the first half of the 20th century, alongside Amedeo Modigliani and other Italian artists. While attending the classes of the Estienne School for further training in plastic art, Pio Santini started to attract attention in various Parisian Salons (particularly the Winter Salon, the Independents Salon, and the French Artists Salon) and to find a place in the Parisian universe of painting, as is shown in the press of the time. The Second World War, which pitted his country of birth against his adopted nation, created conflicting emotions in him. During this time, the concept of a united and reconciled Europe took root in his mind. In a way, he played a part in the resuming cultural exchanges between France and Italy by founding the association The Romans in Paris after the war, and especially by creating and animating the Villa D’Este Prize for about ten years, rewarding each year a French artist or writer by offering, a one month stay at the Villa, in Tivoli. Later, the Montparnasse Prize would reward Italian artists in Paris, in the same way. While devoting himself to painting, he worked as an art illustrator for edition and press and left us a rich but unrecognized work from this period. In the early 1960s, Pio Santini decided, imperiously and bravely, to live on his painting. A member of the Society of Independent Artists since 1934, he then actively participated in numerous collective exhibitions in France and abroad. He regularly exhibited in Parisian Salons, most of which he was a member: the Independents Salon, the Autumn Salon, the Winter Salon, the National Salon of the Fine Arts, and the Comparison Salon. A regular participant in the prestigious Salon des Artistes Français, he was often rewarded: Great Price of the Salon in 1970, then in 1974, a gold medal in 1971, and Prize-winner of the Ernest Marché Prize in 1974. Pio Santini lived his last years in his house in Garches, near Paris. He worked there until the last moment and died of illness at the age of 78. Keeping himself a part of the avant-garde of contemporary art, Pio Santini developed a personal work of formal coherence very steadily. He is a two-time artist, one of the beginnings of his career, the Thirties, and the other one, his rebirth, the Sixties, when the artist can again devote himself to painting. Between these two periods, the Second World War badly hit the pictorial growth of Pio Santini. However, everything had started under the best auspices for the young painter whose desire to devote himself to painting is evident in his self-portrait of 1928 as a manifesto. In the 1930s, following the revolutions of cubism, abstraction, and surrealism, figurative and sensual...
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1940s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Board

Femmes, Art Deco Style Figurative Painting, Bright Contemporary Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Original Painting 100x100x4cm on canvas, 2021. Finished with a protective UV varnish. Worldwide Shipping. All duty and customs fees are the responsibility of the purchaser. Wioletta ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Pensive Nude (Oil on Canvas, Celebrated Texas Artist)
Located in New Orleans, LA
The first serious painting I bought as a collector, when I was around 30, was by William Anzalone of Texas. I saw it at the venerable Meredith Long Galle...
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Late 20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

In The Studio - Abstract Cubist Art Red Black Yellow White Green Blue Lilac
Located in Sofia, BG
"In the studio" is an cubist and abstract painting by the Armenian-Bulgarian artist Maestro Arshak Nersisyan. This painting is dedicated in 2013 to his beloved woman Nadya. About th...
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2010s Cubist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Naked, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series "Naked", oil on thick paper. 30 x 40 cm, 2019. In some works, when the artist is able at creating the illusion of soft shadows, nuances of color...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Juice me up! - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Juice me up! is a fine oil on canvas realized in 2018 by Anastasia Kurakina. Signed and dated in ink on higher right margin. This original painting explores the common Kurakina's...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Upside down - Nude Female Portrait Oil Painting, Realistic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Janusz Szpyt was born in 1960, he is a Polish painter. He graduated from the Graphic design faculty and painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. 1983 onward, he became the m...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memories from Past Life - original large painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Memories from Past Life - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 150x100cm. Shipped rolled in a tube from the artist's studio. Artis...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

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Canvas, Oil

Disconnect
Located in Long Island City, NY
Disconnect John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1998 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

YiTao Chen Cinderella Series 1 - Nude Lady
Located in New York, NY
Title: Cinderella Series 1 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2000 Circa Artist: YiTao Chen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Large American Impressionist Signed Women Bathers Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist painting of two nude bathers in a landscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed lower right. ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl in stockings
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"You can teach a girl femininity for a long time, but stockings will do it instantly."
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Preparation - Abstract Cubist Art Red Black Yellow White Green Blue Lilac
Located in Sofia, BG
"Preparation" is an cubist and abstract painting by the Armenian-Bulgarian artist Maestro Arshak Nersisyan. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contem...
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2010s Cubist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Life abounds
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The picture shows a girl firefighter. The main idea of ​​this work is that every woman contains strength and femininity, tenderness and will. A woman can do everything, but the quest...
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

BACCANALE IN THE FOREST
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ALEXANDER FRENZ "BACCANALE IN THE FOREST" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED GERMAN, C.1900 39 X 33 INCHES Alexander Frenz 1861-1941 He was born in 1861 in ...
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1890s Symbolist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with wine
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"A woman is like good wine in an elegant vessel, the bouquet of which is exquisite, but can run out of steam if you do not stop it with a kiss in time."
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Entanglement in Red and Blue- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Alejandro Casanova Entanglement in Red and Blue 130 x 89 cm oil on canvas The Spanish artist Alejandro Casanova lives and works in Tenerife, where ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled I
Located in Miami, FL
“Untitled” 2022 Acrylic on Black Cotton Linen 26 1/2 x 26 3/4” $2000 ------- Laura Gonballes is an artist who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain with visual language influenced...
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2010s Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

Harmony, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
With this figure painted directly from life, and then using reference photos, I made a deliberate effort to keep the colours muted and harmonious - hence the title - and I think I ha...
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Zengeist (Mask)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Zengeist (Mask) John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1998 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 48 x 32 in. (121.92 x 81.28 cm) Reference: Bool 405
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Wood

"Comb" Figurative Painting, Oil on Linen, Earth Tones, Nudes
Located in New York, NY
John Krausman Lark (born Lansing, Michigan, 1982) is a representational painter who creates oil on canvas paintings that depict interactions between figures and environments. In 2012...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Linen, Paint, Oil

Bill Bate, Blue Beyond, Figurative Painting, Swimming Art, Underwater Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Bill Bate. Blue Beyond- the figures are loosely based on underwater swimmers. I am fascinated by bodies emerging from their surroundings, using the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Lady in Interior Artists Model Mid Century Swedish Oil on Canvas framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Carl Gunne (Swedish 1893-1979) signed lower front, authentication stamp verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 22 inches canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: from a...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

1980’s French Surrealist Huge Oil Painting Nude Sculpture in Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris, 1980’s French Surrealist painter Abstract Surrealist Figurative nude work oil on canvas, unframed painting: 26 x 32 inches private collection, France The painting is...
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1980s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fairest Rose - French Academic Nude Oil Painting by Delphin Enjolras
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed nude in interior oil on canvas circa 1900 by French academic painter Delphin Enjolras. The piece depicts a red-haired nude resting on a bed in a lush boudoir with a sheer scar...
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Early 20th Century Academic Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Female Nudes" Pink, Blue, Yellow, and Black Abstract Modern Figurative Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, sky blue, yellow, and black abstract modern figurative drawing by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. The drawing depicts four nude women behind what appears to be windows. Si...
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1980s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Pen

Girl with a jug
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"The jug is so simple, any potter blinds it without difficulty, And everything in you inspires me with awe, Everything is full of subtle feminine charms."
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Edge
Located in Long Island City, NY
Edge John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1997 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

A sitter - Realistic oil painting, Female nude, Warm tones, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
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2010s Naturalistic Nude Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Series 7 No.9D, Black and White Contemporary Nude Painting, Monochrome Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Nude drawing from Series 7 No.9D is an original drawing by David Jones. David Jones, artist, is pleased to present a series of nude drawings in the style of Matisse. David uses a tec...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Garden - Oil on canvas, Figurative realist painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
ARTIST: MAREK OKRASSA. Born in 1975, he studied painting in the studio of professor M. Swieszewski and drawing in the studio of Maria Targonska. Okrassa was twice awarded a grant fro...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Caught in Motion
Located in Corsham, GB
A high level of energy and motion has been masterfully caught in this expressive study of the human figure. Enhanced with sgraffito detail. Unsigned. On board.
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Woman on a blue background. Erotica. 1993. Oil on canvas. 98x140 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Woman on a blue background 1993. Oil on canvas. 98x140 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socia...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Blue Mood 8, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original contemporary figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Frame is optional. Colourful and textured painting made with layers of blue, purple, te...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Woman With Fan_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic_Seated Figure/Portrait/Nude_Floral
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman with Fan" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 72 x 36 in. 73.5 x 37.5 in. Framed ______________ Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Girl juggler
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
This painting shows a girl with a juggling ball in her hand. Her image includes both coldness and vulnerability. Thanks to her ball, she juggles her life.
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orange Nude - Profile, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original contemporary figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Part of a new series of 3 nude figures, view of front, profile and back, with orange predominant colour. Colourful and textured semi-abstract painting using orange, blue and white applied in several layers with the palette knife. Size 42 cm x 60 cm x 1.5 cm ( 16.5" x 23.5" x 0.5"). Quality art materials used...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

"Reclining Nude in Green" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Reclining Nude in Green" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 11.5 in H x 1...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Panel, Canvas, Oil

Bright Summer Woodland Landscape Golden Light French Impressionist Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunbathing by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 36 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Nude Woman Painting Beautiful Textures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French contemporary signed Fox inscribed verso painting on canvas, unframed painting: 10.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, France (Paris) condition: overall very good
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2010s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orange Nude - Back, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original contemporary figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Part of a new series of 3 nude figures, view of front, profile and back, with orange predominant colour. Colourful and textured semi-abstract painting using orange, blue and white applied in several layers with the palette knife. Size 42 cm x 60 cm x 1.5 cm ( 16.5" x 23.5" x 0.5"). Quality art materials used...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Mexican Romance, wild brightly colored female nude w surreal elements
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting done observed from life and including Mexican folk art masks, a portrait of a Mexican man and his hat on the other side, and a woma...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Thread, Oil

A Quiet Moment, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is part of my new series of raw and emotive paintings that keep it simple but will make you feel something. They are painted on heavy duty fine art paper and look fantastic when matted and framed. This particular painting shows two nude people...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Cherubs Musicians in pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mathilde LEHAUT (1816- nc) Cherubs Musicians in oval pair Two Oils on wood signed low Framed by Gault (Paris) - Gold leaves Dim wood panel (each) : 27 ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Nude Paintings

Materials

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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