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Nude Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Nude Women Bathers Pastel Painting by Catherine Bres-Rhocanges
By Catherine Bres-Rhocanges
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pastel painting by Catherine Bres-Rhocanges (1947 -) is titled "Group of Bathers" and signed on the bottom right corner "Bres-Rhocanges." Catherine Bres-Rhocanges paints women w...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Pastel

Reclining nude - British Art Deco 30s female portrait oil painting female artist
By Dora Crockett
Located in London, GB
A stunning exhibited 1934 nude female portrait by Dora Crocket (Countess Lewenhaupt). The portrait depicts a nude woman reclining in a sensual pose against a background of red and bl...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Oil

Modern British, nude oil painting by Ewart Johns, original, blue oil on board
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013) Figures In Touch, 1992 Oil on board Signed with initials and dated ‘EJ 92’ (lower left) and further signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) 4.3/4...
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20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Woman in Bloom - Figurative Nude Study Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman in Bloom - Figurative Nude Study Oil on Canvas A nude woman, seemingly pregnant, sits reclined in a chair with her hands at the base of her belly holding a flower. This striki...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Fifth Mesa Spirit', Cherokee, Art Students League, New York, Milan, Tucson, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Lightfoot' for Jon Lightfoot (Native American, 1939-2018) and dated 1986. Jon Lightfoot was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a Cher...
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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting By French artist Garnvault, 20th Century Signed by the artist verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 15 x 21.5 inche...
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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Modern British Oil Painting Nude Model Art Class Studio Atelier Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Art Class by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) oil painting on board, framed framed: 19.5 x 26 inches board: 17 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, original frame is quite scruffy provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from their studio sale in England Helen was a member of the Leicester Sketch Club, Treasurer of Leicester Society of Artists and a founder member of The Friday Group who were an all-female group...
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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Large 20th Century French Cubist Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model by Helene Dadone (French cubist artist, 20th century) signed with initials oil on board, unframed board: 29.5 x 21.5 inches provenance: private collection, France conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Rosemary" Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1980
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rosemary" Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1980 A large scale portrait of a blond woman by Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The model is in front of a window, with h...
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1980s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Nude Painting Of A Lady Stood Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil on thin board, unframed board: 27 x 15 inches good condition with some cracks shown in photos provenance: from the artists estate, ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Female Nude Study Black Pencil Drawing by G. Debotoiyche
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning woman nude pencil study by Russian painter G. Debotoiyche (20th Century). The representation is very modernistic, with only a few lines drawn to render the whole movement an...
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1920s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Portrait of Joan Brown Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Seated Nude Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Joan Brown Bay Area Expressionist Seated Nude in Oil on Canvas Heavy impasto painting of a seated nude woman (Joan Brown) by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Bold depiction of a nude woman with dark hair. She is sitting in a dark blue chair, body slightly angled towards the viewer. The wall behind her is a deep red. Both the chair and the model are made out of many small brushstrokes of varying colors, creating a pointillist feel. Honora Berg also painted and portrait of Manuel Neri (Joan's Husband) which we acquired also from the Larry Miller Estate. Unframed. Canvas size: 30"H x 24"W Signed and dated "Honora Berg 60" in the lower right corner. Signed "H. Berg" on verso. Tag from Larry Miller Fine Art on verso. Provenance: Estate of Honora Berg, David Carson...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Through the looking glass oil on canvas painting nude woman
By Francisco Sillué
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francesc Sillue (1936) - Through the looking glass - Oil on canvas Oil measures 60x73 cm. Frameless.
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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nude, 1933
Located in Franklin, MI
This painting was done early in Clyde Singer's career while at the Art Students League in New York. It was purchased directly from the artist in 1988.
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1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Marat
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 102cm x 102cm, (109cm x 109cm framed) Yankel Feather was a British painter, and a member of the Liverpool...
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1980s Post-War Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nude Female Portrait - Susannah - British 20's Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming oil on canvas Impressionist painting is by British artist Philip Wilson Steer and has excellent provenance. The painting is circa 1920 and of a demure seated nude young...
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1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Three Poses - Nude Figure Study by Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Poses - Nude Figure Study by Patricia Gren Hayes Three nude women serving as models in an art class, showing different expressions by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (Ca...
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1970s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Style of Arthur B. Davies, Art Nouveau Muses, Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Larchmont, NY
Style of Arthur B. Davies Untitled (Muses), c. 1920 Reverse glass painting 19 x 24 in. Reverse glass painting is a form of art that consists of applying paint to a piece of glass t...
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1920s Art Nouveau Nude Paintings

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Glass, Oil, Laid Paper

A Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975
Located in Soquel, CA
A Muse - Figurative Study in Oil on Canvas A nude man wearing a sailor hat while he looks down at a woman sitting on sheets of red and blue by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes ...
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1970s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portia Novella Le Brun or “Stephanie”
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portia Novella Le Brun or “Stephanie” Oil pastel on paper, 1941 Preliminary study for this work on the reverse (see last illustration) Signed in ink lower left Provenance: William Pe...
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1940s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Large 1960's French Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Mude Model French School, circa 1960's signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 35.5 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Scene with naked figures
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 46 x 54.5 x 3.3 cm
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Early 20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

French Cubist 20th Century Oil Painting Nude Lady with Green Apples signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nu aux Pommes by Helene Dadone (French cubist artist 20th century) monogrammed and dated, oil on board, unframed inscribed verso board: 20 x 26 inches provenance: private collection...
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20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Hawaiian Nude Exotic Pastel Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4068 Hawaiian exotic nude pastel painting Image size 13.3x10.5" Signed N.Bowe 1972 Set in an antique gilt frame
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1970s Nude Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Nude Scandinavian Female Bathers at the Pond 1965
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3804 Fantasy oil painting nude bathers
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1960s Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nu Debout, Oil on Canvas Painting by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié
Located in London, GB
Nu Debout by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (B. 1935 - ) Oil on canvas 92 x 65 cm (36 ¹/₄ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Hugues Pissarro Dated on the reverse, Monte-Carlo 1963 and ...
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1960s Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Male Nude Figurative Composition - Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
In this delicate and expressive oil painting, a nude male stands with his backside to the viewer. Notably, the model looks over his left shoulder as his left hand grips the back of h...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Modernist Nude Figure Painting by Alma Davies, Student of Raphael Soyer
Located in Larchmont, NY
Alma Davies Untitled, 1954 Oil on canvas 40 x 25 7/8 in. Signed verso: Alma Davies (illegible inscription) Dated verso: 3/5/54 Inscribed on stretcher bar: Student of Raphael Soyer W...
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1950s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Study for Marjanah
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful art deco portrait by well listed American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy. This piece was featured in the American Art Review article about the Levy retrospect...
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1920s Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Board, Oil

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

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Oil, Illustration Board

French Pointillist Reclining Male Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Reclining Male Nude by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) initialled lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 5.5 x 10 inches (overall the sheet measures 8.25 x 11.9 inches) provenance: private collection of the artists work, Provence, France Condition report: very good, colour strong, thin paper, margins of sheet show light marks but image is clean Beautiful Neo-Impressionist 1940's French pointillist...
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Mid-20th Century Pointillist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Cubist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely pastel painting on paper by John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974) is a striking cubist nude study in blue, purple, and orange-rust colors with contrasting black lines. The artwork is signed in the bottom right corner. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Newly reframed in an elegant deep-textured wood frame with orange, black, and gilded colors, original beige jute matte, and glass protection. Measurements: With frame: 17.13 in wide (43.5 cm) x 24.41 in high (62 cm). Opening view: 6.50 in wide (16.5 cm) x 12.44 in (31.5 cm). About: John Alfred Begg was born in New Smyrna Beach...
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1950s Cubist Nude Paintings

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Pastel

1970's French Modernist Cubist Painting Seated Nude Woman Purple Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed (dated 1975) original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few cur...
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20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Cupid oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 46x55 cm. Frameless.
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1990s Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Cubist Painting Female Nude Blue Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/...
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20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
María Rosa Arsalaguet (1922-2003) - Female nude - Oil on canvas Oil measures 86x65 cm. Frameless. painter. He specialized in religious themes, still lifes and flowers. He participa...
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1960s Post-Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Abstract Nude Lady with Dali Style Moustache Very Large French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady with the Moustache French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique Signed Nude Woman Interior Portrait Modernist Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist nude interior portrait painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 14L x 20H.
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1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude from the Back - Mixed Media by Grazia Mottes - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Nude from the Back is an artwork realized by Grazia Mottes in 1987. Mixed Media on Panel. 68 x 48 cm ; 88 x 68 cm with frame. Good conditions Born in Rome on 15 October 1941...
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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Panel, Mixed Media

Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Fantasy Nude Mermaid German outsider Naive artist born in 1922. has exhibited in Germany in 1969 worked in painting, gouache and linocuts. Expressionist Folk Art style. Art brut, pr...
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1990s Outsider Art Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brutalist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974) designed this brutalist pastel painting on paper. The striking cubist nude study design boasts green, orange, and rust colors with contrasting black lines. No signature is visible on the front, but the piece can be signed at the back, like many of the artist's works. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Newly reframed in an elegant deep-textured wood frame with orange, black, and gilded colors, original beige jute matte, and glass protection. Measurements: With frame: 17.32 in wide (44 cm) x 23.03 in high (58.5 cm). Opening view: 9.45 in wide (24 cm) x 13.19 in (33.5 cm). Note: John Alfred Begg was born in New Smyrna Beach...
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1950s Cubist Nude Paintings

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Pastel

Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades" French Modernist artist, circa 1950's The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

Huge 1900's Italian Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Shepherd Talking to Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shepherd with Flock and Nude Lady by Fountain Italian School, circa 1900's indistinctly signed, 'R. Bertholio'? signed oil on canvas, unframed canv...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ewart Johns (1923-2013) - c.1955 Oil, Seated Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful mid-century nude study depicting a woman with cropped hair on a cushioned sofa. The artist has used some scraffito to create pattern and texture within the composition. S...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Framed Artist Studio Nude Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene with a nude woman oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 22L x 26H.
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1960s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Female Nude By George J. Illian
Located in Norwood, NJ
Female nude by George John Illian (1894-1932), American exhibited at the Salmagundi Club Annual Exhibition. George John Illian born in 1894 and was largely inspired by the 1900s and ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Nude Paintings

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Oil

Romanticist Oil on Burlap Painting of a Nude Male Figure Bathing in a River
Located in New York, NY
This elegant romanticist oil on burlap painting was realized by an unheralded master during the first part of the 20th century. Realized in tight, yet expressionistic brush strokes, the painting depicts a nude male figure in the foreground with his back turned towards the viewer. The man has one knee raised (perhaps grounded on a boulder) and an arm extended into the abstract background whose frenetic white stroked and blocks of mossy greens suggests a frothing river. He sits on a large river stone in a rich olive hue clutching a white towel in his right hand that supports the weight of his body. The figure's torqued position serves to highlight his muscular physique- whose ideal proportions recalls classical Greek sculpture. In the bottom right portion of the composition, there is an abstracted form in a sumptuous brick red that offers an understated pop of color that provides a dynamic contrast to the flesh tones, organic greens and flaxen hues of the figure's hair. Masterfully painted in a sophisticated palate, this painting would be a winning addition to any style of interior from traditional to contemporary, and is sure to be appreciated by connoisseurs of classical art and homoerotic art...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

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Burlap, Oil

Vintage Surreal Modernist Nude Erotic Macabre Skeleton Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage and usual American school painting. Oil on board.
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1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Contemporary 'Self Portrait from my Heart' Sculptured Painting
By Gloria Heilman, Heilman-C
Located in Surfside, FL
Gloria Heilman-C, contemporary woman artist. She is a well known Beverly Hills, California Icon of the woman's art movement. Her work consists of many extreme elements and images including bronze sculptures which depict iconographic rendering of the female body. Self-portraits done in an expressionist style. Many of her works feature the same imagery as seen in her sculptures. She has had her "Women loving Women" art exhibitions in California, New York and Internationally. She is collected and sells much of her work to a jet set celebrity crowd and the New York Andy Warhol Factory crowd. Though references to pornography and blatant self-promotion are combined in the work of Lynda Benglis, Jeff Koons, Andres Serrano, Richard Hawkins...
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20th Century Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Mixed Media

Untitled (Reclining Nude)
Located in Chicago, IL
An oil painting of a reclining nude, created by Leontine Wallace ca, 1931. Leontine Wallace studied with André Lhote in Paris. The artist was a lifelong resident of California, liv...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bathing in the Forest
Located in St. Albans, GB
Victor Gilbert 1847 - 1933, French Oil on Panel A magnificent work by Victor Gilbert and one for all collectors. This is a rare and important example on a grand scale that is scarcely seen. Artist's very rarely painted on beautiful mahogany panels as large as this as they were too expensive and very hard to buy. The fact that Gilbert did this highlights the significance of this work. Panel Size: 45 x 26" (114 x 66cm) Outside Frame Size: 52 x 33" (132 x 84cm) Free Shipping Victor Gilbert’s natural ability as an artist was recognized early, but his family lacked the financial resources to send the young man to the École des Beaux-Arts. Rather than enrolling in the École, Gilbert was apprenticed to Eugene Adam as an artisan painter and decorator. His only formal education was evening classes with Pierre Levasseur at the École de la Ville de Paris. Perhaps it was his early immersion into la vie quotidienne that formed the basis for his later choices of subject matter for his art, that of the markets and streets of Paris. Despite his lack of formal training, Gilbert’s admissions to the Paris Salons of 1873 and 1874 were very well received by audiences and critics alike; at this time he was supported by the dealer Paul Martin, who was an important proponent of the Impressionist movement. Gilbert emerged in the early 1880s as the primary Realist painter to record the French marketplace...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Signed Nude Tropical Women Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintgae signed tropical nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 29H.
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1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Figurative, Pen & Ink on Paper by Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Hore - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper, 5 x 7.5 inches (Unframed Size) ( Unframed & Delivered ) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same fra...
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1990s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

1930's French Oil Painting Portrait of Stylish Nude Lady Seated in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Stylish Model French School, circa 1930's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Standing Nude', Figural, Iranian, Teheran, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAI
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An oil study of a man shown vigorously drying his hair with a towel. Signed lower left, 'Termeh' for Termeh Yeghiazarian (Iranian-American, 1959-2022) and dated 1994. Additionally signed, verso, 'Ms. Termeh Yeghiazarian'. Termeh Yeghiazarian was born in Tehran and moved to the US in 1978. From 1991, she made San Francisco her home, becoming an active member of the Bay Area art scene as artist, teacher and activist. Yeghiazarian received her BA from the Academy of Art and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She was involved in the creation of the San Francisco Art and Culture Committee and in the establishment of community gatherings and cultural events that included First Fridays, Salons and the production of plays by Golden Thread Productions of which she was a co-founder. As an artist, Yeghiazarian explored the social impact and politics of cultural representation. She exhibited widely and with success including throughout the San Francisco Bay Area...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Graphite, Masonite, Oil, Watercolor

Pierre Mitiffiot DE BÉLAIR (1892-1956) Post Impressionist Nude
By Pierre de Belair
Located in Holywell, GB
A French Post Impressionist reclining nude sensitively painted and dating to the Art Deco period. Pierre Mitiffiot de Belair was born in Lyon, France in 1892. He was the son of Fern...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Nude Portrait by Henri Burkhard
By Henri Burkhard
Located in Larchmont, NY
Henri Burkhard, Born in New York in 1892, began his studies at the Art Students league in New York and then pursued international studies at the Académie Julian, Acadêmie Colarissi, and Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Pariss. Once the artist returned to New York, he began to exhibit frequently frequently at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1926-36; the Corcoran Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the 1930's. Works by the artist have been handled and sold over the last hundred years at major American auction houses and dealers, such as Heritage...
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1930s Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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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