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Mid 20th Century, French, Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Lady, Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch. Original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) Studio stamped. Inscribed verso. Pencil drawing on paper, unframed. Double sided. Measures: 10.5 x 8.25 inches. ...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Female - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped ink on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection of the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Figure 2
Located in Denver, CO
Matthew Durante's "Figure 2 2021" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a pink-toned nude male model kneeling on a blue surface.
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil

English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Standing Facing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English graphite sketch of a female nude, standing facing by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905) on off white artists paper, unframed measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches provena...
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Late 19th Century Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - 1976 Oil, The Patterned Room
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful life study by the artist Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989). The artist has expertly captured the rich patterned textiles of the interior against the elegant form of th...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman American Figurative School 1940s Mid-century American impressionist painting of a woman by American artist Frederick "Fred" Yost (American/Swiss, 1888-1968). He studied: at Mt. Union Col., Alliance, OH; American Students League, New York, and with Homer Boss, John Sloan, Robert Henri, R. Lahey. The painting gleans much form his studies with John Sloan and Robert Henri in the French post-impressionist style. Image 24"H x 18"W Frame, 30"H x 24"W x 1.5"D Signed "Yost" lower right Painter, lithographer, teacher, lecturer About Fred's life: by Hal Fry of the Herald “Fred Does Whatever He Likes” was a title given to a biography written about Fred Yost by Hal Fry of the Herald. The following is taken directly from this column: “Fred Yost’s living style is like his painting style. He has fun with it. Fred John Yost was born in Switzerland, he’ sure, on November 6, 1889, he thinks. His father John brought the family to his country when Fred was about a year old—first to New York and later to Canton, Sebring and finally Alliance, where Yost Sr. loaded freight for a railroad. Fred like drawing and painting so far back he can’t remember how or when it started—it was always that way. But through the public schools in Alliance he didn’t think of this as a career possibility. He wanted to be a newspaperman. He worked his way through Mt. Union College, finishing, he thinks, about 1912. Then he beat it for New York and after kicking around for a time got a job as a proofreader for the Wall Street Journal. He combined this and art school until World War I took him into the Army. In infantry, field artillery and ordnance duties he served with the 27th New York Division through St. Mihiel and the Argonne and the rest—in the process getting his hearing clobbered by blasts from his outfit’s own guns. Coming out a Sergeant in 1919, he went back to the Wall Street Journal briefly—then caught on as a staff artist for the (New York) Herald. For several years, when he felt like it, Yost would take a bus to the Mexican border and switch to a Mexican bus to carry him way down south, then make it any way he could to the places he wanted to see. On these trips he virtually becomes a peon, disappearing totally from those who know him—living with, like and clearly thoroughly liked by the people among whom he moves.” Yost was a graduate of the Art Students League and past president of the Ohio Watercolor Society. Fred Yost, a man who eminently loved the Mexican landscape, Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1928, 1930-33; MMA, 1945; AIC; Butler AI, 1947-1951; Ohio WC Soc.; PAFA, 1948-1950; Akron AI, 1947-1951, 1958; Fla. Southern Col., 1952; Ohio Univ., 1950; Columbus Gal. FA, 1947-50; AWCS, 1958; Salons of Am.; 3 solo: Canton AI; Akron AI, Springfield Mus. A. Contributor to Ford Times, 1958-59. Awards: prizes, Massilon Museum, 1944; Ohio Watercolor Society, 1944, 1948; Indianapolis, Ind., 1944; Tri-State Pr. M., 1945, 1946; Butler AI, 1946; Youngstown Pub. Schools, 1946 (prize); Ohio Univ., 1950; Ethel Printz award, 1950; Fla. Southern Col., 1952; Akron AI, 1952, 1956-1958; Canton AI, 1961, 1963; medal, Phila. Pa., 1950 Member: Ohio Watercolor Society (president) Work: Massillon Mus.; Youngstown Pub. Sch. Coll.; Butler AI; Akron AI; Kennedy & Co., NY; Beaver Col., Beaver Falls, Pa.; Block Gal., Indianapolis; Prospect Park, NY; murals, Sioux City Steak House; Sioux City A. Center; City Hall, Sioux City; Akron AI; Evangelical Church, Akron; Rockefeller Center; Radio City, NY; Brooklyn Zoological Park. Affiliated with NYC Park Dept. Mural Projects. Comments: Came to U. S. in 1889. Position: teacher, Butler AI; Akron AI; instr., Akron AI, Akron, Ohio; cur. Historical House of Refuge...
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1940s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Anton Hackenbroich Large Art deco Painting “Dancing Nymphs” 1940
Located in Dallas, TX
Anton Hackenbroich Large Art Deco Dancing Nymphs in beautiful blues, whites and browns depicting four beautiful nude girls dancing with a shear drapery. German, b. 1876 Dancing Nymph...
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1940s Nude Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil

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...
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1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

The Bather
The Bather
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A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club Showgirl. Painted in the 1950s, this is a large, vertical, abstracted portrayal of a standing Burlesque danc...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Do You Recall the Day? - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful, Figurative, Nude Painting Artist and Model 362.004
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Artist and Model 362.004 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful, Figurative, Nude Painting Linda Stein's Artist and Model series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They ...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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...
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1720s Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two nude Couples
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Nude Couples" is an oil painting on masonite board by noted German/American artist Norbert Schlaus, 1927-2009. It is signed at the lower left center by the artist. ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude in Venice - original large interior oil painting Paula Craioveanu 55x40in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in Venice" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - Contemporary Expressionism Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 55x40in / 140x102cm. Shipped rolled in a tube...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Female Charcoal Study Drawing by Marie Louise Simard, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
A study in grace and subtle sensuality, this evocative 1934 black pencil and charcoal drawing by French artist Marie Louise Simard (1886–1963) showcases a nude female figure with scu...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

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Pencil, Charcoal

1930's French Cubist Signed Oil Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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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
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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
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...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Large British turn of the 20th Century oil painting of boys at the rockpool
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A stunning, large scale, oil painting by British artist Harry Watson of bathers at a rockpool. HARRY WATSON RWS ROI (BRITISH, 1871-1936) BATHERS AT A ROCKPOOL oil on canvas signed ...
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Early 20th Century Academic Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A 1940s Painting of a Seated Female Nude in Summer Landscape, Ox-Bow School
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 1940s painting of a seated female nude in a summer landscape by renowned Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted at the Oxbow School in Saugatuck, Michig...
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1940s American Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude Female Portrait - British 19th century Victorian art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful British mid 19th century oil on board painting is by Edward William Wyon. It was painted in 1843 when Wyon would have been in his early thirties. The composition is a ...
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1840s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Oil On Canvas "nude With A Fan" Attribution Henri-camille Danger (1857-1937)
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas "nude With A Fan" Attribution Henri-camille Danger (1857-1937)" Henri-Camille Danger was a French impressionist and modern painter born in 1857. The artist died in 193...
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1910s French School Nude Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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

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Lithograph

Baochun Tao Portrait Original Oil On Canvas "Women Series IX"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Women Series IX Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23.5 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th-Century French Oil Painting Cubist Portrait of Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Models by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condition: sound and good...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of "Aurelia", circa 1930 by FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of "Aurelia", circa 1930 by FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) to $10,000 Large circa 1930 nude interior portrait of "Aurelia" reclining on a sofa, oil on canvas by Frank Jamison. ...
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Early 20th Century Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seated Female Nude Portrait - British 1930's portrait oil painting Empire frame
By Harold Knight
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British nude portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Harold Knight. Painted circa 1930, it is a seated study of a nude woman in soft focus, arms raised to on...
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1930s Realist Nude Paintings

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Adhesive, Oil

"Reclining Man" (2015) By John Tarantola, Surrealist Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Reclining Man" (2015) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts a young man lying in the nude, against a surreal scene of ...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"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...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mythological IV (Two Blems) - Contemporary Art, Yellow, White, Nude, Summer
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Mythological IV (Two Blems), 2016 Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front right corner) 23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in. 60 H x 45 W cm (reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Beneath the Veil" Modern Nude Figurative Oil Painting.
Located in Carmel, CA
24 x 24” Oil on Canvas – Contemporary Figurative Nude Oil Painting. This original contemporary oil painting showcases the timeless beauty of the nude figure through bold modern col...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

Azaki, Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas by Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Azaki Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 43 x 31 inches
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1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - Lady with Lace Shawl
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating early 20th-century oil painting depicting a nude woman with a chic 1920s bob, gazing wistfully to the left. She is seated on a bed of green satin, a delicate lace shawl...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

Venus with Putti Oil on Canvas with Gilt-wood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
French 19' century painting oil on canvas . Young Venus nude figure surrounded by delicious playing putti . Finely carved and gilt-wood frame of the same period . Measurements w...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Nude Lady I
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful mid 20th century oil depicting a nude lady. The artist has sensitively recorded the subject using a muted palette and soft yet gestural brushstrokes, evoking a sense of q...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

The toilet - Young woman with a red scarf
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Dimension with frame :80 x 61 x 3 cm This work of art is a striking painting that captures an intimate moment with remarkable skill. The image depicts a woman seen from ...
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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

18th century By French Maestro Bacchanal Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
18th Century French Maestro Title: Bacchanal Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 24 x 30 cm - with frame 33.5 x 39 cm Antique shaped wooden frame lacquered in mustard col...
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18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Nude Kneeling Nude Study Poised Elegance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady Study French School, circa 1960's chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed stamped size: 18 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: priv...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel

"The Matador" by Dave Seeley, Oil Painting of Female with Tattoos
Located in Denver, CO
"The Matador" is an oil painting on canvas on board, created in 2022 by Dave Seeley, a distinguished artist based in the United States. The artwork, with dimensions of 36 by 24 inche...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Nude romance.Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captivates with its harmonious blend of human form and botanical elements. Central to the composition is a figure, rendered with an exquisite attention to human anatomy....
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2010s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A nude - Realistic oil painting, 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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Oil, Cardboard

'Parisian Model', Paris, Royal Academy, André Lhote, Fin de Siècle, Carmen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Parisian Model' by Georg Pauli, 1911. Paris, Royal Academy, André Lhote, Fin de Siècle, Carmen --- Initialed lower right, 'GP', for Georg Pauli (Swedish, 1855-1935) titled, 'Paris'...
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1910s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large framed French Vintage Still life oil painting of flower vases and a statue
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large and unusual mid-century French vintage oil painting on hardboard signed in the lower left and in an attractive vintage frame. This post impressionist oil painting is cleverly ...
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Mid-20th Century French School Nude Paintings

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Oil

Bacchantes, Large Original Scene on Wood Panel, Feminist Mythological Surrealism
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large-scale feminist painting reinterpreting classical mythology through a contemporary queer lens. In Bacchantes, Natasha Lelenco revisits the Dionysian motif of communal pleasure a...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Fabric, Acrylic, Board, Spray Paint

Mid 20th Century, French, Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Lady, Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch. original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996). studio stamped. pencil drawing on paper, unframed. Double sided. Measures: 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Provenance: pri...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Memories Of Summer - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude Woman Resting with Flowers oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artwork Details: - Title: Nude Woman Resting with Flowers - Artist: Josep Munné Graupera (Barcelona, 1933-2016) - Year: 1978 - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 inches (65 x 81 cm) - Signed: Yes, "J. Munné Jordi 78" in the lower right corner - Condition: Good, minor wear consistent with age - Framed: No - Art Movement: Catalan Costumbrist Realism --- **Description:** This painting delicately and sensitively portrays a female figure in a relaxed pose, resting on a bed draped...
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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Nude" is an oil painting on canvas by noted Czech/American artist Jan De Ruth, 1922-1991. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 16 x 13 inches, framed size is 24 x 21 inches. Framed in the original wooden gold and black antique style frame, with fabric liner and gold bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. Author: Portrait Painting, 1964; Painting the Nude, 1968. De Ruth, a native of Czechoslovakia and an American citizen, spent the years of World War II being shunted through five different concentration camps, including the infamous Auschwitz. He made four escape attempts and finally made good on his fifth try. De Ruth constantly sought materials with which to draw, but "The only things we had were the few pieces of cloth we wore," he recalls. By chance, he was transferred to Germany as part of a labor detail and managed to sneak a pencil away from the camp supervisor. "I became a perfect thief during those years," he says. De Ruth drew a mother and child on a scrap of paper he scrounged from the factory where he worked and filled it in with shadings of coffee in various strengths-his finger was his brush. He exchanged the sketch for a piece of bread from a camp guard, and in effect, sold his first painting. In March of 1945, after being transferred to his native Czechoslovakia, he made his successful escape "knowing every step of the way." After the war, De Ruth became the commissar in a small Czech town and remained in the post for one year, just long enough to forge some documents that allowed him to flee to England. He took up residence in London and enrolled at the Ruskin Art School in Oxford University. He arrived in the USA in 1948. There are times in the life of a painter when his dedication to his art is overshadowed by the immediate requirements of self-preservation. This was one of those times! From '48 to 1955 he supported himself by working at night, earning his way painting designs on neckties and bathroom cups...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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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...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach is a painting by the artist Mark Beard which depicts two men in speedos standing on a beach. n.d. Signed i...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'La Toilette', Seated Nude, Paris, Royal Danish Academy, Charlottenborg, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'La Toilette' by Mogens Hertz, 1953. Seated Nude, Paris, Royal Danish Academy, Charlottenborg, Benezit ---- Signed lower left, 'Mogens Hertz' (Danish, 1909-1999) and dated 1953. A...
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1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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 signature, Santini, can be found in the bottom left corner of the artwo...
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1940s Modern Nude Paintings

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Pastel, Cardboard, Archival Paper

La Muse Framed 1937 French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Of A Female Nude
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Henri Vincent-Anglade. French ( b.1876 - d.1956 ). La Muse, 1937. Oil On Canvas. Signed & Dated 1937 Upper Right. Image size 31.3 inches x 20.7 inches ( 79.5cm x 52.5cm ). Frame size...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Mythical Resonance" by Jon Wassom, Mixed Media, Male Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom's "Mythical Resonance" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts an athletic male bathed in warm light. This piece is unframed y...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Woman With Blue Eyes
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...
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1980s Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Expressive Pen and Ink Drawing of a Seated Nude Woman French Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressive Nude Sketch Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed black biro drawing...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Ink, Ballpoint Pen

“Morris’s lover 7 “ Horizontal figurative oil painting . Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a striking blend of figure and pattern. A nude figure, posed gracefully in repose, is central to the scene, rendered with soft yet assertive brushstrokes that c...
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2010s Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Female Nude Sitting Figure - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, 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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