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Giacomo Manzù, "Untitled", or Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso), 1973
Giacomo Manzù, "Untitled", or Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Giacomo Manzù, "Untitled", or Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso), 1973

By Giacomo Manzú

Located in London, England

In this work, Homage to Picasso (1973), his gestural penmanship jumps from the white ground to depict a couple's embrace. Despite their closeness neither figure looks to each other.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Prints

Materials

Paper

"Summoned Reverie, " Superb Surrealist Painting with Nudes by Ames, 1939
"Summoned Reverie, " Superb Surrealist Painting with Nudes by Ames, 1939

"Summoned Reverie, " Superb Surrealist Painting with Nudes by Ames, 1939

By Arthur Ames

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Here he used egg tempera on gesso-finished board -- a favorite medium among painters such as Paul Cadmus, Jared French and others in the 1930s, 40s and 50s -- to create a highly deta...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

A Space for Two, Original Tempera on Colored Paper, 27.5x19.5in
A Space for Two, Original Tempera on Colored Paper, 27.5x19.5in

A Space for Two, Original Tempera on Colored Paper, 27.5x19.5in

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

This piece depicts a couple in an embrace. The fluid and gestural forms have an intimate and emotional resonance.

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Tempera

"Wildcatter's Woman, " Romance Book Cover
"Wildcatter's Woman, " Romance Book Cover

"Wildcatter's Woman, " Romance Book Cover

By Robert Maguire

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The image features a couple embracing in front of the St. Louis Cathedral and the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square, located in the French Quarter of New ...

Category

1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake
Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake

Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake

By Francesco Clemente

Located in New York, NY

A prodigious producer of paintings, drawing, and prints, Clemente frequently depicts the nude human form, including intimate self-portraits and couples in erotic embrace. Clemente’s ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Femme Nue Couchée, Study by Noted French Sculptor, Follower of Rodin
Femme Nue Couchée, Study by Noted French Sculptor, Follower of Rodin

Femme Nue Couchée, Study by Noted French Sculptor, Follower of Rodin

Located in Cotignac, FR

Then in 1982, the sculptor made two sculptures ("Summer" and "Winter") in the arcade of the new Senate buildings, rue Garancière in Paris, as well as the purchase by the municipality...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Capodimonte late 19th Century White Porcelain Group of Male and Female Figurines
Capodimonte late 19th Century White Porcelain Group of Male and Female Figurines

Capodimonte late 19th Century White Porcelain Group of Male and Female Figurines

By Capodimonte

Located in Firenze, IT

This centrepiece group features two nude draped young lovers sitting on a pedestal sculptured as a wall of bricks decorated with ivy motif. The couple is embracing and looking each o...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A kiss. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Photo inspired, Polish art classic
A kiss. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Photo inspired, Polish art classic

A kiss. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Photo inspired, Polish art classic

By Antoni Fałat

Located in Warsaw, PL

Figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish art classic, one of the most important and influencial Polish painters- Antoni Falat. Artwork depicts a couple in an embrace. Man is ...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Les Belles et La Bête I: The Rehearsal
Les Belles et La Bête I: The Rehearsal

Les Belles et La Bête I: The Rehearsal

By Peter Milton

Located in Middletown, NY

Centrally, a Freudian analyst with the head of a great cat appears in the left of the image, scattered tableaus of couples in embrace, and engaged in gestures of love.

Category

1970s American Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Engraving, Etching

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"
Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

Untitled from "On The Acropolis"

By Tod Papageorge

Located in New York, NY

A group of young ballet dancers arrange themselves like cheerleaders to pose for a picture, ignoring that the Parthenon is behind the photographer and will not be in that picture. Yo...

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Semen: large scale expressionist nude male figure portrait, floating in pink
Semen: large scale expressionist nude male figure portrait, floating in pink

Semen: large scale expressionist nude male figure portrait, floating in pink

By Francesco Clemente

Located in New York, NY

A prodigious producer of paintings, drawing, and prints, Clemente frequently depicts the nude human form, including intimate self-portraits and couples in erotic embrace. Clemente’s ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Lithograph - Flowers
Lithograph - Flowers

Lithograph - Flowers

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire

Guillaume Apollinaire

By Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire

By Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire

By Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Creole Dancer
Creole Dancer

Creole Dancer

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

One crouches to pick some flowers while her companion weaves a chain of them into her hair. A couple embraces each other while another group engages in a lively round-dance in the di...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Surely you’ll find the exact embracing couple you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 135 modern versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect embracing couple may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right embracing couple for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and blue. There have been many interesting embracing couple examples over the years, but those made by (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Robert Larson, Rachelle Krieger and David Halliday are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, lithograph and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Embracing Couple?

The average selling price for a embracing couple we offer is $2,175, while they’re typically $82 on the low end and $1,200,000 for the highest priced.