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Nude Sculptures For Sale
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Yearning 2/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive, and elegant, William Hung creates dynamic sculptures that explore the human condition. With this intimate piece, cast in a rich bronze, an athlete balances on one...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled Standing Figure No. 3
By Manuel Neri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled Standing Figure No. 3" is a bronze sculpture made by Manuel Neri in 1992. The work is number 1 from an edition of 4. The piece is stamped on base, "Manuel Neri 1/4 1980 C"....
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hombre Colorado II
By Manuel Neri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Hombre Colorado II" is a papier-mâché sculpture made by Manuel Neri in 1958. The total dimensions of the piece are 65.5 x 27 x 10 inches.
This work is a good representation of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
The Pleiades-Electra 4/12 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Richard Tosczak captures the beauty and elegance of the human form in his sculptures. This piece shows a nude female in a strong pose, arms raised above her head. Mas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine beauty female nude sculpture in bronze, patina ochre and azur, dust blue
Located in Milan, IT
"Dolci sogni" is a sculpture that combines beauty, sensuality and elegance, made by
Ugo Riva, who is one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of the female figure.
The overa...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TORSO
Located in Portland, ME
Lachaise, Gaston. TORSO, CLASSIC TORSO, or OGUNQUIT TORSO. Bronze, 1927.
Incised "Lachaise" on the left side. 11 1/4 x 7 x 2 1/2 inches, attached to a base 4" tall.
There was no ...
Category
1920s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Night We Hung the Moon, Handbuilt porcelain sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Night We Hung the Moon, 2023 by Alex Hodge
From the series Sculptural Jar
Handbuilt porcelain sculpture with sgraffito
15.5 x 5 x 5 inches
This hand built sculptural jar partici...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint, Porcelain
Eve in Prapadasana, Hand built Porcelain Bowl
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eve in Prapadasana, 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Porcelain Plates Collection
Hand built Porcelain Bowl with Sgraffito Detailing
8 x 8.5 x 3.5 inches
Unique
Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women, not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative qualities of art-making, Hodge weaves stories into the clay that are both personal and universal.
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Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Dreaming in Technicolor, Hand built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreaming in Technicolor, 2023 by Alex Hodge
From the series Behind Closed Doors
Hand-built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfers
8.25 x 8.25 x 0.25 inches
Unique
In this new series of wall plates, Behind Closed Doors, I reimagine source imagery from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book’s collection features women from behind, as captured most often by men, frequently untitled and anonymous. In my reinterpretation of these images, the women transcend their status as objects of line and shade, to become subjects with emotion, thought, and a place of belonging.
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Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Dye Transfer, Porcelain
Melancholy Remedy, Hand built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Melancholy Remedy, 2023 by Alex Hodge
From the series Behind Closed Doors
Hand-built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfers
8.25 x 8.25 x 0.25 inches
Unique
In this new series of wall plates, Behind Closed Doors, I reimagine source imagery from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book’s collection features women from behind, as captured most often by men, frequently untitled and anonymous. In my reinterpretation of these images, the women transcend their status as objects of line and shade, to become subjects with emotion, thought, and a place of belonging.
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Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Dye Transfer, Porcelain
Sharks in the Water, Hand built sculpture plate with sgraffito
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sharks in the Water, 2023 by Alex Hodge
From the series Behind Closed Doors
Hand-built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfers
6 x 8.5 x 0.25 inches
Unique
In this new series of...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Dye Transfer, Porcelain
Seeking Solace Portrait, Hand built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seeking Solace, 2023 by Alex Hodge
From the series Behind Closed Doors
Hand-built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfers
9.5 x 6 x 0.25 inches
Unique
In this new series of wall...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Dye Transfer, Porcelain
The Embrace
Located in London, GB
bronze, dark brown green patina
signed 'A. Pina' and stamped 'A. Valsuani Cire Perdue'
PROVENANCE
Private collection, UK
Category
20th Century Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Satyr from a Padovan model
Located in London, GB
(Possibly after) THE WORKSHOP OF SEVERO DA RAVENNA (ITALIAN, 1465-1543)
Satyr from a Padovan model
18th/early 19th Century
bronze
21 x 14 x 16 cm (8¼...
Category
Early 19th Century Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spirit of the Dead is Watching. Porcelain sculpture with hand-painted details
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Spirit of the Dead is Watching 2018
Porcelain and Gold
One of a kind
This intricate Porcelain and gold piece is part of Alex Hodge’s Historic Jar Collection that celebrates the...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Gold
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa. Porcelain Sculpture, with hand-painted detail
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Ecstasy of St Teresa
One of a kind
“This piece is a part of the Historic Jar Collection and references Bernini’s marble sculpture of the same name. Whil...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Of Course, You Weren’t Made to Be Subservient, Large Carved Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Of Course, You Weren’t Made to be Subservient; They Will Demonize You Anyway (Lillith)"
(10 lbs)
2015
One of a kind
This vessel is one of many in the series titled Unsung Muses and illustrates some of the enigmatic narratives surrounding Lilith. In one frame she soaks up the full moon in all her glory, and in another, she is seen eating a child. The story goes that she was punished for not being submissive to Adam; in one tale, she is cursed to eat her own children and in another to watch 100 of her babies die...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Paint, Porcelain, Ceramic
Set of 3 Handmade Porcelain Cups with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Handmade Porcelain Cups with Sgraffito Detailingby Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
Overall size: 4.5 x 9 x 3 inches
Individual size: 4.5 x 3 x 3 inches
1. “When the door closes..” 2018
2. “Some days that’s me...”, 2019
3. “My favorite moment...”, 2019
Pieces can be sold separately.
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility objects...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
My favorite moment.., Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
My favorite moment, 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
4.5 in. x 3 in. W x 3 in.
This cup is one of 48 that make u...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
The weight of your head.…", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The weight of your head…", 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
4 in. x 3 in. W x 3 in.
This cup is one of 48 that m...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
Me soaking up the light....", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Me soaking up the light…", 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
4 in. x 3 in. W x 2.75 in.
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
The Moon, Porcelain Jar Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Moon, 2022 by Alex Hodge
Porcelain Jar with Sgraffito, Transfers, and underglaze Detailing
10.5 in x 4 in x 4 in
This sculptural jar is the first to feature the figure in combin...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Underglaze, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
I lost myself..., Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I lost myself., 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
4 in. x 3 in. W x 2.75 in.
This cup is one of 48 that make up t...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Some days that’s me...", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Some days that’s me…", 2019 by Alex Hodge
From the series Fragments of Our Love Story
Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
4.5 in. x 3 in. W x 3 in.
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility objects...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
Job is a Woman, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Job is a Woman, 2022 by Alex Hodge
Ceramic Plate with Sgraffito and Underglaze Detailing
8 in x 8 in x 2.5 in
This wall piece centers on the narrative of Job, with the woman being a...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
Tethered 1/9 - poised, male, nude, figure, mixed media, wall sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian sculptor WW Hung has chosen another poignant and powerful pose to explore the human condition in this contemporary mixed-media piece.
A nude male sits on the edge of a chil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Iris little study, Auguste Rodin, Bronze, Sculpture, Modern Art, 1970's, Nudes
Located in Geneva, CH
Iris little study, Auguste Rodin, Bronze, Sculpture, Modern Art, 1970's, Nudes
Petite etude pour Iris, douzième épreuve
Ed. 12/12 pcs
1973
Bronze with brown and black patina
Marked...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled
By Manuel Neri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Manuel Neri. "Untitled" is a Bay Area Figurative sculpture, painted bronze in a palette of browns, whites, and pinks by Post-War artist Manuel Neri. The artwork is sig...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-War Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Deliverance 3/5 - tall, bronze, balancing, nude, male figure, outdoor sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The unique contemporary figurative sculptures of William Hung often express the human condition and are imbued with emotion. This striking piece, cast in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chrysolithe
Located in Paris, FR
Dominique Pollès,
1945, French
Chrysolithe, 2008
Bronze with platinoid patina
Signed and numbered 3/4
Certificate by the Artist
Dimension: 13 3/4"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman Wearing Wilting Laurels - edgy, life size, nude, female, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Edgy life size wall sculpture of a nude female torso and head. This sculpture is part of his "trapped" series.
This is edition 2 of 3, available by commission.
Nicholas Crombach (b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Steel
The Pleiades-Asterope 3/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The striking figure of a nude female, arms stretched above her head is the subject of this bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak. Known for his beautiful figurative wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arethusa immerses herself in the Alpheus river - figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large bronze statuette of a reclining nude with legs outstretched, arms tucked in and straining to sit up was created rapidly in gestures that verge on abstraction. The modern a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cord
Located in Chicago, IL
Edition of 12
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Standing Female Nude After Alexander Archipenko Negress (La Negresse)
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Illustrated: "Walt Kuhn, Painter, His Life and Work, by Phillip Rhys Adams, page 67, plate 27, Courtesy of Kennedy Galleries-Kuhn Estate
Kuhn’s sculptures were collected by the noted early modernist collector John Quinn (1870-1924). Among the works in Quinn’s collection was the icon Brancusi Portait of Mlle Pogany, the work that inspired Kuhn to create the wood carving “Mask” (FA10815). Mlle Pogany was chosen by Kuhn for exhibition at the Armory Show, 1913. Other sculptures by Kuhn are in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum and the Heckscher Museum.
The group of 15 wood carvings came from the estate of the artist to his daughter Brenda Kuhn.
The Kuhn Estate (Brenda) originally worked with Kennedy Galleries of New York who published a detailed illustrated catalog of offerings from the estate in 1967. The estate left Kennedy Galleries some time prior to 1983. They established estate representation with Barridof Galleries of Portland, Maine in partnership with Salander O’Reilly Galleries Inc. of New York. This partnership published a monograph catalog on the artist in 1984.
Of our group of 15 works, three of the early c. 1913 examples have Salander O’Reilly labels affixed to them. The group of works were involved in the Salander O’Reilly bankruptcy liquidation where they were bought from. There have been several related examples that have come to auction since the year 2000.
In 1912, Kuhn was one of the founders of the organization Association of American Painters and Sculptors, the organizing body for
what became known as The Armory Show, 1913. The Heckscher Museum exhibition, European Modernism, as Told by Americans, gives insight in to Kuhn’s travels, artistic associations and the influences on his artwork.
“In 1912 Kuhn traveled through Europe securing loans from artists and dealers to represent Impressionism, Post Impressionism and the newer strains of art like Fauvism and Cubism. Inspired by these developments, Kuhn tried out Fauvism and Cubism for himself.”
“Kuhn would later become an adviser to collectors like John Quinn and Lillie Bliss, a supporter of the Armory Show and later one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art.”
Quinn acquired seven Kuhn sculptures in wood, bronze and gilt bronze which are listed in his estate inventory.
This work is directly inspired by an Archipenko sculpture, Negress (La Negresse...
Category
1910s Cubist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Untitled No 51 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, patina, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bronze statuette of a nude female dancer, toes pointed, thin legs outstretched with an anguished torso was created rapidly in gestures that verge on abstraction. The modern and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude
Located in Dallas, TX
signed "1938-42 Morgan Russell" with monogram on base
cast circa 1982 with permission of the Estate of Morgan Russell
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Apollo
Located in Dallas, TX
"The most Greek of all the gods, in art the ideal type of young, but not immature, manly beauty. A master musician, archer, healer, and prophet, he is the god of light and the god of truth. The rugged, strong, masculinity of the stone - its unique character - suggested Apollo to me." - Anita Huffington
Quote from the monograph "Anita Huffington," Photographs by David Finn...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheus after the disappearance of Eurydice - male, figurative, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This powerful bronze sculpture of a nude male, standing, fists raised above a bowed head is by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak. Known for his beautiful figurative work, Tosczak’s pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled No 50 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bronze statuette of a female nude tucked up and rolling on the ground, head to one side was created rapidly in gestures that verge on abstraction. The modern and dynamic formali...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Pleiades-Celaeno 4/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Richard Tosczak is known for his beautiful figurative sculptures. This bronze statuette of a nude female leaning as if against a wall, hands behind her back was first...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Pleiades-Taygete 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The elegant form of a nude female figure is captured in this sculpture by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak. This table-top piece is named after ‘Taygete’ one of the Pleiades--seven si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Pleiades-Alcyone AP/12 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This strongly posed female nude figure in patinated bronze was created rapidly in clay - in gestures that verge on abstraction. It has then been cast in bronze. This is the Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Saving Gaia III
Located in Dallas, TX
Deborah Ballard is best known for conceiving of figures and groupings of figures who relate to one another (and the viewer) through their body language, relationships and dialogue. S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture XXIX 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, patina, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This delicately balanced, female nude figure is patinated in a dark blue and black tone.
Available by commission in an edition of 8, this piece is 1/8.
A former student of philosop...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled XXVII 4/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, patina, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Powerful bronze female nude sculpture caught in a transitional movement. The patina on this textured sculpture is a deep blue-black. The modern and dynamic formalism that departs fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture VIII 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, patina, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This thoughtful, female, nude figure is patinated in a dark blue and black tone.
Available by commission in an edition of 8, this piece is 1/8. Please allow 4-5 weeks for completion...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled XXVIII A.P./8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This thoughtful female figure has wrapped her arms around herself. The light green patina highlights this gentle gesture. The study feels intimate, and indeed, the sculptor's wife wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Femme Echevelée, Picasso, Multiples, Edition, Ceramic, Women, 1960's, Nude
Located in Geneva, CH
Femme Echevelée, Picasso, Multiples, Edition, Ceramic, Women, 1960's, Nude
Ed. 68/100 pcs
1963
White earthenware, decoration with engobes under partial glaze with a brush
D.27 cm
St...
Category
1960s Post-War Nude Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ziblina
Located in Paris, FR
Dominique Pollès,
1945, French
Ziblina, 2008
Bronze with black patina
Signed and numbered 4/4
Cast in 2013
Certificate by the Artist
Dimension: 13...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figures in Space - 20th Century, Bronze, Sculpture by Reg Butler
By Reg Butler
Located in London, GB
Signed with monogram and numbered from the edition of 8 (on left leg); stamped with foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris (on right leg).
Category
1950s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Kate – Nick Knight, sculpture, Kate Moss, Model, Fashion, porcelain
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK KNIGHT (*1958, Great Britain)
Porcelain Kate
2013
Nymphenburger hard porcelain in white bisque
Sculpture 36,6 x 61 x 15 cm (14 3/8 x 24 x 5 7/8 in.)
Edition of 25; Ed. no. 6/25
Nick Knight is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. He has worked on a range of often controversial issues during his career – from racism, disability, ageism, and more recently fat-ism. He continually challenges conventional ideals of beauty.
The photographer Nick Knight has been portraying international supermodel Kate Moss for more than two decades. As one of the most photographed women in the world who has been accompanied by Knight for many years, Moss serves as the subject of his work. In cooperation with the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, the world famous photographer has eternalised a three-dimensional portrait of the Briton in biscuit porcelain for the first time.
The figurine developed in the master workshops of Nymphenburg in 2014 is reminiscent of Christian iconography. Attributes such as the filigree crown of thorns and the voluminous loincloth make reference to religious relics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Virginie
By Jim Ritchie
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Rose marble
Signed at base: Ritchie 95
Jim Ritchie (1929-2017) born in Montreal, Canada, is known for his pastel drawings and bronze sculptures. He is stylistically linked with Cubism, Abstract figurative work, and modernism, and the human figure is the subject of much of his work. Ritchie had several exhibitions in Montreal before moving to the small town of Vence in Provence, where he lived and worked for over thirty years. The Adelson Galleries...
Category
1990s Cubist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Shop Nude Sculptures and Other Fine Sculptures
Nude sculptures are a traditional form of art around the world. For thousands of years, artists have expressed ideals, philosophy and cultural beliefs through the nude human form.
One of the oldest examples is the Venus of Willendorf, dating to the Upper Paleolithic period. From the ancient Greek Aphrodite of Knidos to Michelangelo’s 16th-century David, the nude sculpture has continued to evolve.
On a surface level, a nude sculpture portrays the beauty standards and ideals of a time and place, just as the mostly male painters of the Pre-Raphaelite movement can be seen as projecting an idea of feminine beauty that was confined to porcelain-skinned maidens, their auburn locks flowing, enacting scenes of longing or tragedy drawn from tales about Camelot or told by Dante, Shakespeare, Tennyson and Keats. On a deeper level, however, nude sculpture explores culture, traditions and beliefs. Even today, the human body continues to captivate artists and their audiences.
If you’re thinking about bringing nude sculptures or other kinds of sculptures into your home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space (busts, for example, can bring a dose of drama into an entryway). Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece.
Find a large collection of nude sculptures and other sculptures from various time periods and cultural origins on 1stDibs.