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Nude Paintings For Sale
Les Baigneuses by Paulémile Pissarro - Nude scene, riverscene painting
Located in London, GB
Les Baigneuses by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Oil on canvas
89 x 118 cm (35 x 46 ¹/₂ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, Paulémile - Pissarro. 1928.
This work is accompanied by...
Category
1920s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Resting Nude (Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Framed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous nude from 1969 by James Wallace, showing masterful foreshortening (very difficult to pull off this convincingly) and beautifully sensual. One tiny repair visible on back c...
Category
1960s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
The dreamer
Located in Zofingen, AG
Once upon a time there was one tough girl. She did a lot of mistakes in her life and survived a lot of falls, including falls on the asphalt from her motorcycles and many times she balanced on the edge of life. But she didn't lost her good temper and ability to dream.
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In 2021 Evgeniy Monahov...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
If you have an association with dance, yoga or working out, this unusual modernist painting might be an interesting addition to your space. Artist Albert Michini used several models ...
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lying Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
Nude Lady Model
French School, circa 1970's
signed oil painting on card, unframed
size: 18.5 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Sleep Of Endymion, 17th Century Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Sleep Of Endymion, 17th Century
Italian School
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Sleep Of Endymion, oil on canvas. Classical depiction of the young Aeolian...
Category
17th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cubist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pastel painting on paper was designed by John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974). This artwork features a beautiful blue-gray cubist nude study with contrasting black lines. Ther...
Category
1950s Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Hercules and Omphale, Old Master Painting, Mannerism, Baroque, Mythology, Prague
Located in Greven, DE
Hercules and Omphale
Oil on panel, 52 x 41 cm
According to legend, Hercules had to make atonement and became a slave to the Lydian queen Omphale. When she found out who her slave was, she married him. Falling for his mistress and made effeminate by the luxury of court life, the former hero allowed himself to become the laughing stock of the court. He dressed in women's clothes, spun wool and did other women's work, whereas Omphale wore his lion's skin and carried a wooden club. When the time of punishment was over, the hero realised his delusion and left Omphale.
So far, the painting could not be clearly assigned to an artist. Nevertheless, it impresses with its fluid and convincing painting, whose colourfulness and conception are reminiscent of the Prague School around Bartholomäus Spranger.
This work follows an engraving and an etching made by Michel Dorigny in 1643 after a design by Simon Vouet. It shows the same scene but the print differs in minor details from the present painting (see e.g. the head of the lion) and the treatment of the faces seems to be painted more detailed and refined.
So far there is no painting...
Category
17th Century Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Guitar
Located in Zofingen, AG
Nude
The beauty of a naked body is simply incredible! When I paint a picture with a naked woman, I have the feeling that I am painting space, the universe. I never cease to admire th...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking Surrealist Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene "Seated Nude with Mirror" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Oil on Masonite, dating fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Midcentury Nude Portrait by Kevin McAlpin
Located in New York, NY
Kevin McAlpin (American, 20th Century)
Untitled, c. mid-20th century
Mixed media on canvas
24 x 19 7/8 in.
Framed: 30 x 26 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower right: Kevin McAlpin
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil
Mid Century French Study of a Seated Nude Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Nude Study
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width)
Stamped: Ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
"Survey of the Narcissist" - Large Contemporary Realism of Nude Female Figures
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983)
"Survey of the Narcissist" 2025
Oil Paint, Varnish, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
“Su...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
By Arthur Smith
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled, 20th century
Oil on wood panel
23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Framed: 29 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower left: A Smith
Arthur Smith is a listed Ameri...
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Modernist Nude Portrait Surreal Signed Ancient Style Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and well painted modernist nude composition. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18H by 24L inches.
Category
1930s Abstract Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Large Black and White Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Artist unknown
"Black & White Lounger"
c. 1980s
Acrylic on Strathmore paper
40.5"x25.75" unframed
Unsigned
Very Good Condition - Minor wear consistent with age and history
2" tear o...
Category
1980s Abstract Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$520 Sale Price
35% Off
Oil on Framed Foam Board, Contemporary Figurative Interior Scene. Soaking, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Soaking (original title: Remollo) is a contemplative figurative painting by Inés Silvalde, created in 2024 using oil on foam board. Measuring 30.6 x 30.6 x 2.5 cm and presented in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Foam Board, Oil
Untitled 8
Located in Denver, CO
Reclining Nude figure
Category
2010s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Three Nude Ladies Large British Modernist Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Nudes
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
signed oil painting on board, unframed
board: 30 x 25 inches
condition: overall very good
prove...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$866 Sale Price
20% Off
1930's French Cubist Nude Signed Oil Lady Vibrant Geometric Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed and stamped verso
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Painting: 13 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
1920's French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Pink Interior Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French School, circa 1920's
circle of Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 21 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: v...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,743 Sale Price
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"See No Evil" – Figurative Oil Painting of Nude Female Figure in Lace Blouse
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley’s "See No Evil" is a powerful large-scale oil painting on canvas mounted to panel, capturing a moment of intimate vulnerability and introspective solitude. Measuring 44.5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - 1976 Oil, Nude in Nature
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful modernist life study by the artist Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989). Signed and dated to the upper right. Inscribed verso. On card.
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Don't let the sun blast your shadow- 21st Century Painting of a Nude Boy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden
'Don't let the sun blast your shadow''
100 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas
framed in a black wooden frame (included in price) 115x115 cm
David van der Linden is a Dutch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer 2 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, secur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude.Scheherazade.Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil creation, I've depicted a scene resonating with tales of old, channeling an ageless vitality with every stroke. The vivid colors and contrasting textures embody a bold sp...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
$489 Sale Price
25% Off
Nude Bathers, 19th Century School of HENRY SCOTT TUKE (1858-1929)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nude Bathers, 19th Century
School of HENRY SCOTT TUKE (1858-1929) - signed indistinctly
Large Early 20th century scene of nude swimmers at the beach, oil on canvas, signed indistin...
Category
19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,159 Sale Price
20% Off
A Captivating Modern Seated Nude in a Studio Interior by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern painting of a female nude seated in a quiet studio interior by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrayal of a female...
Category
1940s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
NUDE with RED GLASS 3 round canvases 20 in each
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude with Red Glass", acrylic on canvas, 3x20in
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Abstract Impressionist woman's body oil painting on canvas "Silent solitude"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In Silent Solitude, French contemporary artist Natalya Mougenot captures the quiet poetry of the female form—an introspective study that transcends traditional portraiture to become ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Annunciation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Annunciation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model in an interior bathroom setting.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Lying naked woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
73 x 105.5 x 5 cm
Category
1940s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century
Located in Gavere, BE
Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century
Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and his sister-wife Hera.
Pindar in Nemean Ode 10 refers to her as the most beautiful of...
Category
1880s Pre-Raphaelite Nude Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$12,319 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp
Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style.
Very well drawn nude study of two women from 1928 in t...
Category
1920s Art Deco Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Their Whole Private Selves - Two Nude Bodies Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
By Rick Sindt
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 pornographi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Bather
By Roland Wheelwright
Located in St. Albans, GB
ROWLAND WHEELWRIGHT
A beautiful painting by Roland Wheelwright in keeping with his traditional subject matter. This piece is a large and important example of his work and is not oft...
Category
1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$31,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school of the 20th century
Beautiful and large oil on canvas, French school from the 1920's representing a naked young rec...
Category
1920s French School Nude Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"“Orientalist Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist
Orientalist Scene
Oil on canvas
Framed: 162 x 221 cm Canvas: 144 x 200 cm
No signatured
This striking large-scale oil painting presents a dramatic Orientalist co...
Category
19th Century Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
Nude Lady Model
French School, circa 1970's
oil painting on card, unframed
size: 25.5 x 18 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the su...
Category
1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Escape. A figurative painting of a woman in motion, Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
"Escape" - a figurative expressive oil painting of a woman in motion, her red hair flowing as she gathers or maybe fights translucent, crumpled fabrics around her body. The layered ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Nude Figure Posed Away Pencil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School
watercolour/pen drawing on artist paper
painting: 10.5 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
'Standing Nude', Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen Modernist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Kleno" for Evgenij Klenø (Dutch, 1921-2005).
Oil nude showing a young woman standing with hands clasped below her chin and knees turned inwards against a loosely...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whispers of Time: The Gathering, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Whispers of Time: The Gathering" is a captivating new addition to Tetyana Pchelnykova's esteemed "Cycle of Being" series. This evocative painting, measuring grandly, draws the viewe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Another Question, Modern Nude Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Another Question
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 28 in. x 22 in. (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm)
Frame Size: 35.5 x 29...
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Achilles riding the Centaur Chiron by Marco Silombria. Signed by artist.
Located in Firenze, IT
Achilles riding the Centaur Chiron by Marco Silombria.
Hand signed by artist.
Created by Italian Pop - Art artist Marco Silombria ( Savona, 1936-Albissola, 2017).
The young boy, s...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
$426 Sale Price
40% Off
Nude Sitting - Mid 20th Century Modern British Portrait of a Lady Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1970's oil on panel nude portrait of a nude lady by Susan Crawford, an artist who has painted the Queen and many other Royals.
Tryon Gallery, London exhibition label verso. This work likely sold at the artist's 1972 exhibition at the Tryon Gallery - details below.
The work is signed lower right and presented in a fine burr walnut frame. This portrait is featured on the website of the artist under "Portraits".
Artist: Susan Crawford (Scottish, b. 1941)
Title: Nude Sitting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 27 x 23 in (59 x 49 cm) including frame
Condition: Ready to hang
Provenance: Tryon Gallery, Dover Street, London
Susan Crawford was born in Scotland in 1941 and was brought up on a farm in East Lothian where her parents bred and trained racehorses. She was educated at St Denis School, Edinburgh and at Priorsfield, Godalming, before studying classical drawing for two years at Studio Simi in Florence. In 1967 she went to Ireland for a few days and stayed for almost two years, thereby kicking off her professional career as an equestrian artist.
On returning to London she bought a studio and started getting private commissions to paint a number of famous racehorses and several royal portraits. She has to date painted 22 Derby winners. Her first joint exhibition was with the Tryon Gallery in 1969, where she sold all her pictures on the opening night.
Over the next 40 years she travelled widely; firstly to the USA then Canada, Germany, Brunei, Australia and the Sultanate of Oman as well as with numerous visits to Ireland and throughout the UK.
“Susan Crawford’s working of her paintings is masterly and shows a deep love of horses and animals, together with a special sensitivity towards the human form and personality. Such talent is a rare gift and one that brings enormous and lasting joy into the lives of all who come into contact with it.” HRH The Prince of Wales
Portrait Commissions include:
HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, HRH The Princess Margaret , HRH The Princess Royal, HH The Sultan of Brunei and HM Sultan Qaboos of Oman.
Her work has been exhibited at:
The Royal Scottish Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts, The Queen’s Gallery, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The National Horseracing Museum Newmarket, The National Gallery of Pahang Pinang Malaysia, Arthur Ackerman & Son, The David Ker Gallery, The Tryon Gallery and the Crossgate Gallery, Lexington Kentucky.
Patrons include:
HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HM The Sultan of Oman, Prince Khalid Bin Abdullah, The Duke of Devonshire, The Marchioness of Tavistock, Lady Bamford, Lord Howard De Walden, Lord Vestey, Lord Weinstock, Mr Paul Mellon (USA), Mr Jock Whitney (USA), Mr Frank...
Category
1970s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Female and Male Figure, Flora, Adam and Eve In Blue and White by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Adam and Eve In Blue and White"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 84 inches
120.5 x 85 inches framed ( 120.5 x 42.5 inches framed each)
Signature is in the lower left o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$57,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining Nude Woman with Cat Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burdick (1924 - 2016)
Untitled (Reclining Nude)
Oil on paper (?)
Sight: 7 x 10 1/4 in.
Framed: 14 x 16 1/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: Burdick
Excellent midcentury style r...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Confrontation Series, Oil on Canvas, Nude, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Confrontation Series - 57.5 x 65 inches (unframed size)
Oil on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artis...
Category
1980s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Reclining Nude', Fauve Figural, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA, Louvre, Paris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955, and with Di Gesu estate stamp verso.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art C...
Category
1950s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Igniting the Inner Flame" by Jon Wassom, Mixed Media, Male Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom's "Igniting the Inner Flame" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts an a male nude in a contemplative pose. This piece is unf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
LOUIS BUISSERET 1928 Surrealist Fantasy Nude Women Landscape Horse Belgian LARGE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Louis Buisseret (Belgian)
Exhibited at the Pittsburgh International (Carnegie Institute) show of 1928 "Composition"
This surrealist painting depicts nude women having a picnic in a S...
Category
1920s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dipinto figurativo italiano ritratto di nudo maschile del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Sebbene atteggiato in una delle pose convenzionali adottate in Accademia per l’esercitazione della copia dal nudo, il modello anziano qui ritratto è indagato con tale sensibilità ana...
Category
1860s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Perseus and Andromeda
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765)
Perseus and Andromeda
Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065.
Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...
Category
1720s Old Masters Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$64,000 Sale Price
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Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Contemporary Oil, In the Summer Heat
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933). The artist has expertly captured the subject in a loose, impressionist style. Unsigned. On canvas board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morris’s lover 2 .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a masterful blend of human form and intricate botanical patterns, creating a striking visual contrast. Dominating the piece, a reclining female nude is rendered...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 25 x 19 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
"Blake of Night" (2012) By John Tarantola, Original Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Blake of Night" (2012) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude male figure crawling forward on a slab o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Nude on Green Armchair
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully expressive life study of a nude model seated on a green armchair. Unsigned. On canvas board.
Category
20th Century 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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