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Abstract Nude Paintings

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Powerful Vagina Oil Painting, Abstract Expressionism, 50x50 cm
Powerful Vagina Oil Painting, Abstract Expressionism, 50x50 cm

Powerful Vagina Oil Painting, Abstract Expressionism, 50x50 cm

By Nerea Caos

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: The Powerful Vagina Artist: Nerea Caos (Nerea Sánchez Castro) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in) Format: Unframed Year: 2025 Signature: Signed on th...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Figures by Syril Frank
Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Figures by Syril Frank

Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Figures by Syril Frank

By Syril Frank

Located in New York, NY

Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021) Untitled, c. 1970s/80s Oil on canvas Framed: 21 3/4 x 25 2/3 x 1 in. This fantastic painting in the abstract expressionist style loosely depicts a ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Dancer 2" Fauvist Abstract Original Oil Painting
"The Dancer 2" Fauvist Abstract Original Oil Painting

"The Dancer 2" Fauvist Abstract Original Oil Painting

By Chris Hamamoto

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Expressionist painting by Southern California artist Chris Hamamoto (American, 20th century). Image, 40"H x 30"W. Unframed. Chris, a native of Southern California, has en...

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1990s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nude show"
"Nude show"

"Nude show"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A composition titled Nude Show unfolds across a deep brown background, where the warmth of the surface grounds the visual tension. Female figures emerge not as literal bodies, but as...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Plywood, Oil

"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)
"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)

"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

The canvas comes to life with a captivating yet understated painting, heavy on texture, using antique linen, crafted with a unique blend of dye, pigment, and acrylic. The artist's su...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic

Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior
Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior

Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior

By Joseph Kardonne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1945. Gouache on paper, sheet measures 12.5 x 16 inches. Image measures 11.5 x 15 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower left. Unframed. ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

French 20th Century Abstract Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Work & Period
French 20th Century Abstract Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Work & Period

French 20th Century Abstract Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Work & Period

By Gilbert Pelissier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Portrait of Nude Lady by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed, circa 1960's-1970 period oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 24 inches con...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Painting of Body Forms, Contemporary, 100x80 cm, New Danny Avidan
Abstract Painting of Body Forms, Contemporary, 100x80 cm, New Danny Avidan

Abstract Painting of Body Forms, Contemporary, 100x80 cm, New Danny Avidan

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

Anna - XXI Century, Contemporary Abstract, Figurative Acrylic Painting, Textured
Anna - XXI Century, Contemporary Abstract, Figurative Acrylic Painting, Textured

Anna - XXI Century, Contemporary Abstract, Figurative Acrylic Painting, Textured

By Michal Sikorski

Located in Warsaw, PL

MICHAL SIKORSKI (born in 1972) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, at the atelier of Professor Stanislaw Kortyka at the department of painting. PhD in Fine Arts. Assis...

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Early 2000s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pause, Oil Painting
Pause, Oil Painting

Pause, Oil Painting

By Lisa Nielsen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
More and more I love to experiment with abstraction. It's amazing how realism with some abstraction somehow looks more true than when rendered using just real...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Figure (Nude woman)
Nude Figure (Nude woman)

Nude Figure (Nude woman)

By Serge Hollerbach

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Serge Hollerbach (1923-2021). Nude Figure, 1968. Casein on illustration board, image measures 8.5 x 11 inches; 14.5 x 17 inches in a custom Kulicke welded steel frame. Signed and dated lower margin. Painter, Instructor Born in Pushkin, Russia November 1, 1923. Education : Academy of Fine Arts in Munich; Art Students League with Ernest Fiene; American Art Scholarship with Gordon Samstag. Holdings : St. Paul Gallery...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

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Casein

Whom Alkonost yearns about
Whom Alkonost yearns about

Whom Alkonost yearns about

By Vasili Zianko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Alkonost was considered a symbol of light sadness. The legend of the Alkonost bird tells of the maiden Alcyone, who, having learned of her husband's death at sea, threw herself into ...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior

1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Great use of color and abstract brush strokes...

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1950s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

ABSTRACT Colors Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large
ABSTRACT Colors Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large

ABSTRACT Colors Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

ABSTRACT Colors Pastel Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large
ABSTRACT Colors Pastel Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large

ABSTRACT Colors Pastel Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

Sensual Belly Dancers, Morocco
Sensual Belly Dancers, Morocco

Sensual Belly Dancers, Morocco

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Miami, FL

We are presenting a rare opportunity to acquire one of Leroy Neiman's best and most compelling paintings. It is a statement piece. A combination of enticing subject matter with a mon...

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1960s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure
Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure

Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure

By Oliver Hazard Benson

Located in Chicago, IL

As is generally the case with my paintings, this work proceeded from a place of unknowing. The specificity of imagery and technique belie the non-specific character of the ideas and narratives presented. The imagery is not tied to any pre-existent source (textual or other). It is not preconceived by the artist, rather it is produced spontaneously in the process of painting. That said, it seems both easy and sensible to connect the imagery in this painting to common cultural material, especially that from very ancient sources. The central figure is very much like a totemic Neolithic goddess- the sort of which seem to be among the most ancient artistic works, examples are extant from eras stretching back tens of thousands of years. A lot has been written about figures of that kind but of course no one can reasonably claim to truly understand them. Here the great goddess appears with wings and entwined serpents. Crowned also with a glowing orb she has become an emblem of a matristic hermetica. The smaller figure may be less evidently archetypical. She is a younger goddess, a daughter like Persephone to Demeter. She lifts the breasts of her mother signifying perhaps how the presence of the child evokes the nurturing qualities of the mother or how Persephone’s seasonal ascent from the underworld awakens in her mother the impulse to again give life to the world. The cluster of gynomorphic figures contained by the crescent moon at the center of the painting refer to the balanced transformations of the lunar cycle and their mysteriously harmonic physical manifestation in the vital cycles of a woman’s body. At their axis is the cycloptical abdomen of the figure enthroned on the moon. The entire totem rises from a terrestrial gateway into an open landscape. In the background megaliths obscure the horizon. They represent a first boundary in time- the beginning of history. Below is the gateway, the opening to an inner earth...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

End of October/Beginning of November

End of October/Beginning of November

By Jackie Felix

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original oil on un-stretched canvas which was featured in the artist's retrospective exhibition at The Burchfield Penney Art Center. Jackie Felix (1929-2009) earned her Bachelo...

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1980s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Nude
Abstract Nude

Abstract Nude

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract nude by American artist Robert Alberetti (1935-2022). Alberetti was born in Boston to Italian immigrant parents who not only showered him with love but with their hom...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lovers Series No. 15
Lovers Series No. 15

Lovers Series No. 15

By George North Morris

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original oil on canvas painting from the estate of George North Morris from the artist's "Lovers" series. This piece comes in its original wood frame presentation. George North Morris - painter, writer, teacher Born May 13, 1915 in East Liberty, PA Died Oct. 1, 1996 in Hudson, NY Studio locations over the years: varied from Hyannis (MA), Providence (RI), Oglethorp (GA), Montpelier (VT), Yonkers & Westchester Co. (NY) to the later years in Germantown (NY). Subject matter consisted mainly of seascapes and landscapes but in the 60's and 70's he experienced his abstract era. The later years, in fact most of his life was spent in New England and N.Y. state. Most of his more valuable paintings where along the Hudson River and Westchester County. His most frequent methods were oils and water colors, and in the 1940' his artistic expression was through the use of clay. Most of his pottery was made from local Cape Cod (Barnstable) clay which he and his family dug, washed and prepared. He wrote a part of the foreward, called "The Tradition", for a book "A Century and a Half of American Art 1825-1975". Published in 1975 by the "National Academy of Design". He was also an art critic and reporter for the Worcester Telegram and the Provincetown New Beacon. He was a person that felt time was by far better spent talking about and hearing ideas and thoughts. The following are some of his. George Morris's life was that of art and art critic as well as educator. "It was the two summers, 1938 and 1939" recalled Morris, "that I really learned how to paint". Though much of his work showed a strong Edward Hopper influence, at the same time it took many roads. It was, over the years, much too varied to categorize. He started with collage, moved to abstraction, and then to a period during the late 1960s and '70s when he completed what he called his "Lovers Series" - erotic paintings filled with large orchestrated flat color - that show him moving away from abstraction. Upon becoming bored with the concept of abstract painting, he looked for new challenges in pastels, acrylics and water colors, painting once again what he called "the world as it is recognizable by others". George firmly believed that all the best artists are good hucksters, too. Solo exhibitions as a painter were as follows: Columbia-Greene Community College - 1985 Barrett House - 1985 Smith Gallery - 1980, '81, '82 Swansborough Gallery, Wellfleet - 1983 Hopper House, Nyack, NY - 1981 Hudson River Museum, Yonkers Shepherd Gallery...

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1970s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Socialism Leaves Us Naked Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, 90x60 cm
Socialism Leaves Us Naked Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, 90x60 cm

Socialism Leaves Us Naked Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, 90x60 cm

By Nerea Caos

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Nerea Caos (Ferrol, Spain, 1993) Title: Socialism Leaves Us Naked Date: 2025 Medium: Acrylic and collage on canvas Dimensions: 90 × 60 cm (35.4 × 23.6 in) Framing: Unframed Conditio...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Femme Fatale Abstract Oil Painting, Signed, 50x40 cm Canvas
Femme Fatale Abstract Oil Painting, Signed, 50x40 cm Canvas

Femme Fatale Abstract Oil Painting, Signed, 50x40 cm Canvas

By Nerea Caos

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Femme Fatale Artist: Nerea Caos (Ferrol, Spain, 1993) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 × 40 cm 19.7 × 15.7 in Framing: Unframed Period: Contemporary (ca. 2020s) Signatur...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Nude Composition, Gestural Acrylic Painting on Canvas Expressionist
Abstract Nude Composition, Gestural Acrylic Painting on Canvas Expressionist

Abstract Nude Composition, Gestural Acrylic Painting on Canvas Expressionist

By Nerea Caos

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Abstract Female Figure, Expressionist Gestural Acrylic on Canvas Expressive abstract composition by contemporary Spanish artist Nerea Caos. The painting can be interpreted as an ab...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Green Nude 2" 1980s Modernist Jack Hooper Female Nude Painting
"Green Nude 2" 1980s Modernist Jack Hooper Female Nude Painting

"Green Nude 2" 1980s Modernist Jack Hooper Female Nude Painting

By Jack Hooper

Located in Arp, TX

Jack Hooper "Green Nude 2" c. 1980s Acrylic paint on magazine page 9"x11.5", black wood gallery frame float mount 11"x14" Signed in pencil lower right Hooper's distinctive approach to artistry is exemplified by his ingenious use of acrylic paint on a magazine page, where elements of the original page subtly peek through the layers of vibrant color. This technique adds an intriguing depth to the composition, blurring the boundaries between reality and abstraction. Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1928 - January 24, 2014) was an American painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters...

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1980s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Magazine Paper

THE FABULOUS ALCYONE
THE FABULOUS ALCYONE

THE FABULOUS ALCYONE

By Vasili Zianko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Long time ago, on the shores of Greece lived the lovers Ceyx and Alcyone, descendants of the gods of wind and sea. They were happy, but fate intervened: Ceyx set off on a journey to ...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"From the Nude sketch series"
"From the Nude sketch series"

"From the Nude sketch series"

By Roman Dub

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This graphic sketch was drawn from life. The quick, expressive charcoal lines capture the form, movement and unique atmosphere of the moment. Framing options: The artwork is sold fra...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Study for Jean Cortot 1992
Study for Jean Cortot 1992

Study for Jean Cortot 1992

Located in PARIS, FR

Marco Del Re (Rome 1950 - Paris 2019) Study 1992 Oil on canvas 81,2 x 61,2 cm with frame Monogrammed on lower right Description with date on the reverse : "A Jean Corto, Ami des p...

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1990s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Pablo Picasso"
"Pablo Picasso"

"Pablo Picasso"

By Kyrylo Bondarenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I saw this painting in the spring in the blooming steppe. Working on it, I splashed a whole carnival of bright acrylic shades on paper, allowing emotions to guide every curl and mo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Colorful Abstract Expressionist Nude Painting - 1970s Oil
Colorful Abstract Expressionist Nude Painting - 1970s Oil

Colorful Abstract Expressionist Nude Painting - 1970s Oil

By Tom Hamil

Located in Soquel, CA

Colorful Abstract Expressionist Nude Painting - 1970s Oil Vivid abstract expressionist painting of a colorful nude female figure by the artist Tom Hamil (American, b. 1928). The fig...

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1970s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

ABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan
ABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan

ABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

"The frame of this artwork is slightly tilted intentionally by the artist." At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for o...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

French Figurative Bar Scene Ladies Night Interior Oil Painting Natalia Antadze

French Figurative Bar Scene Ladies Night Interior Oil Painting Natalia Antadze

By Natalia Antadze

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: Natalia Antadze Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 60 x 50 cm Signature: Signed Condition: Very good condition Description A characterful figurative interior scene depicting two el...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large
ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large

ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

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