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Spanish Gown, Standing Nude Figure, American Impressionist, 1920s, Oil on Board
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Spanish Gown" is possibly signed lower right. A painterly American Impressionist work beautifully captures a nude woman stepping from a golden gown. The painting is reminiscent of t...
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20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Prayer Rug 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
A Modern realist “trompe l’oeil” egg tempera painting by American female artist Catherine Catanzaro Koenig depicting a person curled up titled “Prayer Rug #2″. Catherine C. Koenig was born Caterina Catanzaro in 1921 and grew up on the West side of Buffalo, NY. She graduated from Lafayette High School Buffalo in 1939. She exhibited a talent for drawing and painting early on and attended Albright Art School, where she graduated with an Associate's Degree in 1942. Her professional career as an artist began in the 1940s when she started to exhibit her work. From 1946-1956, she taught drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Buffalo. She married Buffalo artist...
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1980s Realist Nude Paintings

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Board, Egg Tempera, Tempera, Wood

Prayer Rug 2
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Centrifuge. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Tattoo me 3 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tattoo me 3 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Tattoo me 1 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tattoo me 1 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Self-portrait 9 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 9 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

Nude Woman, Conte on Paper, Brown, Black, Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - Untitled - 28 x 20 inches (unframed size) Conte on Paper Proposed Frame Size : 3 inches mount on all sides and 1 Inch frame Supported by Artist's Authenticity Certif...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Conté

Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm Woman act Ludmila Meilerte (1908 – 2008) - Painter 1940 – The Art Academy of Latvia, the masterclass of V. Purvitis. 1944 – Emigration to Germany. 1948 – Emigration to Australia. L. Meilerte took part at Latvian and Australian art exhibitions. She painted landscapes, still life’s, portraits. Her paintings are expressive and colorful. The artist was awarded in regional exhibitions and competitions. Dunlop Prize 1952, the Gosford Art Prize (1st prize) judged by Sir Russel Drysdale 1971, and the Victorian Artists Society`s Pirstitz Prize and gold medal in 1982. Royal exhibition in Melburn – 1975, 1976. Ludmilla Meilerts is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Tasmanian Art...
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1980s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Nu allongé
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Marguerite BARTHELEMY (XX) Nu allongé Oil on canvas Size : 50 x 100 cm Signed lower right Provenance : Private collection Normandy Good condition, original canvas Frame included S...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude, Woman, Acrylic on Paper, Red, Brown, White by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ashit Sarkar - Untitled - 15 x 12 inches (unframed) 23 x 20 inches (framed) Acrylic on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Women...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Statue, Veil and Fan
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life study depicting a fan, bag and veil around a statue of a bust of a girl. The statue shows resemblance to Jean Antoine Houdon's (1741-1828) study of Louise Brong...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Symbiosis" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kierstin Young's (US based) "Symbiosis" is an oil painting that depicts branches and foliage emerging from a female figures nude back and hands with a bright pink background Artist ...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Nude Woman Bathing, Reclining, Watercolor, Blue, Yellow by K.C. Pyne "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 18 x 29 inches ( unframed size without mount ) Watercolor on rice paper Signed in Bengali Lower right. This would will be shipped mounted without th...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Rice Paper, Paper

Nude, Figurative, Pastel on paper, Brown, Red colors by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 15 x 22 inches (unframed size) Pastel on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After graduating from the Government College of Art and ...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Morning. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 61x43 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Morning. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 61x43 cm
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Women Bathing, Nude, Watercolor on Rice Paper, Green, Grey, Browncolor"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 18 x 29 inches (unframed size) Watercolor on Rice paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After g...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Rice Paper, Paper

Landscape, Nude, Watercolor, Blue, Green, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 22.5 x 30 inches (unframed size) Water color on thick imported paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After graduating from the Governme...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude Women, Bathing, Watercolor on paper, Green, Yellow by K. C. Pyne "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 22.5 x 30 inches (unframed size) Watercolor on thick imported paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After graduating from the Governmen...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude Woman, Reclining, Water color on Rice paper, Green, Yellow, Blue "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 18 x 29 inches (unframed size) Water color on Rice paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Rice Paper

Mr Millerson with Mrs. 1959. Paper, mixed media, 16x6.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mr Millerson with Mrs. 1959. Paper, mixed media, 16x6.5 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artist...
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1950s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Golden Calf
Located in Bozeman, MT
Daphne Sweet, artist working and living in Missoula, Mt. Using acrylic, oil, clay, and fabric. Bouncing between classical references and personal allegory, the paintings and found ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Passion" - Vertical expressionist female kneeling nude with flowers in ochre.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Impressionist Painting Beach Scene by George Renouard (American 1885-1954)
Located in Rochester, NY
American Impressionist beach scene by George Renouard. Painting depicts a family of bathers at the shore. The figures are three dimensional. The colors are both bold and soft. Figural paintings by Renouard are rare. This is a master piece by the artist. Oil on canvas board. In a period frame. Circa 1950. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) noted painter, printer and graphic artist. His career spanned more than forty years, between the years of 1914 until his death in 1954. Born in Rochester, NY and later moved to New York City. He studied at the Pratt Institute & Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, also at the Art Students League, NYC under John Sloan and Mahonri Young. Renouard lived & maintained a studio on the Lower East Side of New York. Renouard’s father became well known for his invention of a type of embalming fluid and was moderately wealthy during this time period. As a result, it afforded George a life of leisure to pursue his passion of painting. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society such as immigrants, beggars & drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy that he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portrait...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm This depiction of young nude woman with red hair on green-pink-blue background shows the artist as a master of forms and color field areas. Laimdots Murnieks...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Pink - Painting, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Hemed’s paintings inhabit a space between realism and intimacy. Depicting contemplative male figures in moments of vulnerability, his work is marked by an emotional depth that resists easy categorisation. In this new series, the artist continues his exploration of masculinity, solitude, and interiority. Each composition invites viewers to pause and reflect, capturing transient gestures and expressions that suggest stories left untold. Born in Israel, Yisrael Dror Hemed...
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2010s Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mirror, mirror on the wall. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Le Soleil. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Cartagena Untitled, 2021 Charcoal and India Ink on paper Unframed dimensions: 30 x 22 inches Framed dimensions: 35.12 x 26.50 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, India Ink

Morning opposition. 2014, paper, watercolor, 60x43 cm
Located in Riga, LV
This art piece is part of the series of unique sizable works called 'Home alone'. By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Adversary, Female Figure, Insect Wing on Cloudy Sky, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Without Heaviness - Close-Up Painting of Two Men Kissing, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Without Heaviness oil on panel 12h x 9w x 1.50d in 30.48h x 22.86w x 3.81d cm RIS040 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit acts. “It was important to me that I only represent what I know,” explains Sindt, “I identify as a man, and I am attracted to others who identify as men. I don’t believe it is my place to speak on behalf of other members of the queer community whose experiences I am unfamiliar with.” “In creating this work, I spoke with men who told me about how they hid magazines when they were a kid, took out P.O. Boxes in their small hometowns to protect their privacy, and learned how to cover their tracks on the internet. These secretive acts become necessary when the need to understand yourself is great, but your world is bereft of representation." Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Dirty Diana"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ihor Volkov-Tkachynskyi captures a fleeting, almost dreamlike presence in “Dirty Diana,” a work that merges figurative and abstract elements in a delicate interplay of movement and c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Deux Poses – Cubist Nude Painting in Diachronic Cubism, by Grégoire Mathias
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
2 Poses 27 x 35cm Acrylic on canvas A compelling cubist nude composition that captures the essence of movement and intimacy. The piece showcases two reclining figures fragmented in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Spring Blossoms
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: paint chip sample mosaic on panel, vintage frame [New Orleans, LA ::: b.1971 - Cincinnati, OH] Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media

"ELENA"
Located in New York, US
Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...
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1980s Pop Art Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Study Oil painting
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and beautifully executed nude model in the studio was done perhaps while Friis was studying at the Académie Julian in Paris. It is framed in a French Louis style frame ...
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20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Inexorable
Located in BARCELONA, ES
My works speak of the human condition, the animality that inhabits us, and the creative impulse as a survival strategy. My series are a reflection of my own experience, of the life t...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic, Mixed Media

No Longer Tied To The Past
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
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2010s American Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fusion - Atmospheric, Other-worldly Nudes: Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in London, GB
The dramatic luminescence of Bill Bate’s other-worldly figures are evocative, atmospheric and mesmerising. From the depths of the ocean to celestial heights, the rich pigmentation o...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jeune Fille à l'Accordéon by ISMAEL DE LA SERNA - Spanish artist, cubist art
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Jeune Fille à l'Accordéon by ISMAEL DE LA SERNA (1898-1968) Oil on masonite 88.9 x 115.6 cm (35 x 45 ¹/₂ i...
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1940s Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Skyward, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I decided to lean into the suggestive pose of the figure," shares artist Sumner Crenshaw, "creating a work that radiates with confident sensuality and femini...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Good morning. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 43x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines. T...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Full moon. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Dance. 2021. Mixed media on cardboard, 70x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dance. 2021. Mixed media on cardboard, 70x100 cm
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Alcmene with Galanthis, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Ryan Pickart layers art historical references in this sensual nude. The painting tells the Greek myth of Alcmene and Galant...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Cosmopolitan. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Sunny. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

Mood. 2019. Paper, mixed media, 94x62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
This art piece is part of the series of unique sizable works called 'Home alone'. By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Oil, Stencil

Apple of Eden. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil

What will you say? 2021. Paper, mixed media, 97x67 cm
Located in Riga, LV
What will you say? 2021. Paper, mixed media, 97x67 cm Act on yellow background
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Attachment , Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting represents an ever present theme in life; attachment. This red figure is vividly attached to the red background, much the way I feel attached an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

The old sinner and the female figure. Paper, mixed media, 13x15.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The old sinner and the female figure. Paper, mixed media, 13x15.5 cm watercolor, ink on paper. Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurm...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Queen of the Night, narrative, partial nude figure, red colors, ethnic fabrics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also curator, gallerist, educator and arts advocate. Most of Ms. Anastasi's figurative works are painted with her non-dominant left hand. She has created large bodies of works of birds, animals and birch trees. She has had 20 solo & 200 group shows. Her "ref-u-gee" series will be shown in 2020 at Medgar Evers College in collaboration with the Valentine Museum of Art, Brooklyn. Accompanying the show will be a limited-edition monograph w/ over 180 images and a foreword by Phyllis Braff. Ms. Anastasi's collage series was exhibited at Welancora Gallery, Brooklyn, in May, 2019. In 2018, ten paintings were exhibited in "Painting to Survive," curated by Yale critic Jonathan Weinberg. Book and catalog publications include "Stations of the Cross", SPQR press, BREUCKELEN magazine, “Audrey Frank Anastasi”, catalog essay Cindy Nemser, and "Collage," essay by Giancarlo T. Roma. Public art includes a portrait of Jo Davidson...
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2010s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Figurative Art , man contemporary Mixed Media 24" x 36" by Michele
Located in Carmel, CA
Michele's paintings are about the timeline of human life, and its effect on art. For the last 15 years, Michele has been deconstructing the subject matter. In as much as she enjoy ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Blue Night - Surreal Giclee Print, Artist Proof, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson The Blue Knight giclee 35h x 23w in 88.90h x 58.42w cm 1/11 AP OB0032 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Giclée

Reflection 2
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A live model was the inspiration for this painting. Feeling moved by her pose, I started with a basic line drawing using charcoal. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

"Como el puente de Avignon". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
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2010s Pop Art Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Supplicant" (2017), Surrealist Female Nude Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Supplicant" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman with horns resting her head gently on a nude woman's knees, the fleshy tones of her face...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Precarious, Nude dark colors female nude figure on top of tilting pillows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early work by the artist depicting a Nude posing atop a totem. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...
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1980s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By King Redd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary pop art, Miami style!
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2010s Pop Art Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled
$4,480 Sale Price
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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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