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Provocative Nudes

In Her Thoughts, Original Painting
In Her Thoughts, Original Painting

In Her Thoughts, Original Painting

By Gail Ragains

Located in San Francisco, CA

Good light, music, fresh air, and my studio mate, Sadie, the cutest 14 lb. mixed-breed rescue pup.”Words that describe this painting: figurative, female, models, gestural, collage,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Loaves

Macena BartonLoaves, 1937

$3,250

H 16 in W 26.25 in D 1 in

Loaves

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Loaves, 1937, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 16 x 26 ¼ inches, exhibited at the Seventeenth Exhibition of Artists Members, Chicago Galleries Association, Chicago, IL, De...

Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chic, from 11 Pop Artists Vol. I

Chic, from 11 Pop Artists Vol. I

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

The slick-looking oil paintings of Ramos often featured female nudes, drawn provocatively and surrealistically climbing from martini glasses or being unpeeled from a Chiquita banana.

Category

1960s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

From the series 'PaINting'
From the series 'PaINting'

From the series 'PaINting'

By Nobuyoshi Araki

Located in Zurich, CH

Similar to Helmut Newton, Araki is interested in subversive themes in the provocative staging of female nudes - such as bondage in the Japanese kinbaku style.

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Black and White

Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white, Contemporary, Sexy
Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white, Contemporary, Sexy

Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white, Contemporary, Sexy

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Style : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival print, Vacation, Sensual, Nude, Not provocative,France, Old house, fashion, Photographic film, Analogue, Analog, Grainy, ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

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Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) From The Big Nude Series CAMILLA, Signed, Print.
Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) From The Big Nude Series CAMILLA, Signed, Print.

Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) From The Big Nude Series CAMILLA, Signed, Print.

By Helmut Newton

Located in Littlehampton, West Sussex

Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) From the Big Nude series, CAMILLA, Signed, Print. Photographer Helmut Newton is most famous for his work as a fashion photographer, frequently creating wo...

Category

Late 20th Century Nude Photography

Ernesto Tatafiore "Pink Stokings", mixed media on paper
Ernesto Tatafiore "Pink Stokings", mixed media on paper

Ernesto Tatafiore "Pink Stokings", mixed media on paper

By Ernesto Tatafiore

Located in Glenview, IL

It is an etching and aquatint in brown and black with pink tissue paper collage representing a female nude in a provocative posture. While the paper size is 19.75 x 27.5 inches, the ...

Category

1980s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Tissue Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Super Golden Pippa II

Marco GrassiSuper Golden Pippa II, 2018

Unavailable

H 73 in W 55 in

Super Golden Pippa II

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Inside 6

Marco GrassiInside 6, 2018

Unavailable

H 39 in W 39 in

Inside 6

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Gold Experience 323

Marco GrassiThe Gold Experience 323, 2018

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 59.06 in

The Gold Experience 323

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Super Golden - Teresa 2

Marco GrassiSuper Golden - Teresa 2, 2018

Unavailable

H 72.84 in W 55.12 in

Super Golden - Teresa 2

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Di-Gold Experience 407

The Di-Gold Experience 407

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Di-Gold Experience 25/29

The Di-Gold Experience 25/29

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Di-Gold Experience 408

The Di-Gold Experience 408

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Di-Gold Experience 410

The Di-Gold Experience 410

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Di-Gold Experience 402

The Di-Gold Experience 402

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gold Hair Girl

Marco GrassiGold Hair Girl, 2018

Unavailable

H 39 in W 39 in

Gold Hair Girl

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Rock Series 120-8

Marco GrassiThe Rock Series 120-8, 2018

Unavailable

H 47 in W 47 in

The Rock Series 120-8

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Gold Experience 309

The Gold Experience 309

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Gold Experience 138

The Gold Experience 138

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Gold Experience 305

The Gold Experience 305

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Burn Your Bra

Marco GrassiBurn Your Bra, 2018

Unavailable

H 73 in W 55 in

Burn Your Bra

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rock 18

Marco GrassiRock 18, 2018

Unavailable

H 18 in W 15 in

Rock 18

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

From the series 'PalNting'
From the series 'PalNting'

From the series 'PalNting'

By Nobuyoshi Araki

Located in Zurich, CH

Similar to Helmut Newton, Araki is interested in subversive themes in the provocative staging of female nudes - such as bondage in the Japanese kinbaku style.

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Black and White

Woman examining man, St. Tropez (from the Classic Portfolio)

Woman examining man, St. Tropez (from the Classic Portfolio)

By Helmut Newton

Located in New York, NY

Photographer Helmut Newton (German, 1920–2004) is most famous for his work as a fashion photographer, frequently creating work for Vogue magazine, and for his provocative, studied ph...

Category

1970s Art

Upstairs at Maxim's, Paris

Upstairs at Maxim's, Paris

By Helmut Newton

Located in New York, NY

Photographer Helmut Newton (German, 1920–2004) is most famous for his work as a fashion photographer, frequently creating work for Vogue magazine, and for his provocative, studied ph...

Category

1970s Figurative Photography

White Dress - Scout / oil on canvas
White Dress - Scout / oil on canvas

White Dress - Scout / oil on canvas

By David Molesky

Located in Burlingame, CA

A provocative and contemporary strong female nude posing in a white silk chemise in front of a white brisk wall.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Artist's Body Impression
Artist's Body Impression

Artist's Body Impression

By Kismine Varner

Located in Houston, TX

Provocative nude female body art impression painting in purple by American artist Kismine Varner, circa 1990.

Category

1990s Other Art Style Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Erotic Nude I - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones
Erotic Nude I - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

Erotic Nude I - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

By Andreas H. Bitesnich

Located in Vienna, AT

Erotic Nude I - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones The artwork is framed high-end with a dark-brown hardwood box and 99% UV-resistant acrylic glass Other sizes and edit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Erotic Nude II - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

Erotic Nude II - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

By Andreas H. Bitesnich

Located in Vienna, AT

Erotic Nude - provocative strong portrait in warm earth brown tones, signed on the back The artwork is framed high-end with a dark-brown hardwood box and 99% UV-resistant acrylic g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Erotic Nudes III - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones
Erotic Nudes III - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

Erotic Nudes III - provocative portrait in warm earth brown tones

By Andreas H. Bitesnich

Located in Vienna, AT

Erotic Nude - provocative strong portrait in warm earth brown tones, signed on the back The artwork is framed high-end with a dark-brown hardwood box and 99% UV-resistant acrylic g...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude with Stockings and Gloves Figurative
Nude with Stockings and Gloves Figurative

Nude with Stockings and Gloves Figurative

By Michael William Eggleston

Located in Soquel, CA

A provocative image of a nude with stockings by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century).

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude with Tumbleweed by Herb Ritts Vintage print
Nude with Tumbleweed by Herb Ritts Vintage print

Nude with Tumbleweed by Herb Ritts Vintage print

By Herb Ritts

Located in London, GB

He also built an incomparable portfolio of fashion and celebrity portraiture as well as provocative, sculptural nudes, often featuring famous athletes and dancers.

Category

1980s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Black and White

Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

This provocative portrayal of a male nude figure by Lowell Blair Nesbitt is very different from many of his other works featuring floral decoration and close-up depictions of flowers.

Category

1970s Photorealist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mathew with My Leather Jacket (Academic Male Figurative Painting by Mark Beard)
Mathew with My Leather Jacket (Academic Male Figurative Painting by Mark Beard)

Mathew with My Leather Jacket (Academic Male Figurative Painting by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic style figurative painting of a provocative nude male with white underwear and a black leather jacket "Mathew with My Leather Jacket", painted by Mark Beard aka 'Bruce Sargea...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mel Ramos At Bianchini Gallery, New York (Virna Burger)
Mel Ramos At Bianchini Gallery, New York (Virna Burger)

Mel Ramos At Bianchini Gallery, New York (Virna Burger)

By Mel Ramos

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Offset print on smooth glossy wove paper 9 x 6 inches Very good condition for its age; stamped "artist's file" on front side; contains some light fading and handling marks ...

Category

1960s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Offset

Feline Entr'acte
Feline Entr'acte

Feline Entr'acte

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This large and provocative Alberto Vargas art deco nude painting is a very early example from the artist who would go on to become the pre-eminent pin up illustrator of the 20th cent...

Category

1910s Art Deco Nude Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Watercolor

Super Golden - California

Super Golden - California

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Gold Experience 174

The Gold Experience 174

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The White Experience I

The White Experience I

By Marco Grassi

Located in Montreal, CA

The onlooker is invited to penetrate these layers to discover the emotional complexity of the artist’s subjects. His female nudes are provocative and inviting, distinguishing themsel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This framed 24" x 30" oil on canvas depicts an interior living space in a contemporary impressionist style. The scene features a chair facing an uncovered window during daytime, a cl...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914

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By Roger Grillon

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Materials

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Located in Kyoto, JP

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Category

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Materials

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By Matthew Durante

Located in Denver, CO

Matthew Durante's "Figure 1 2021" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a blue-toned nude female model superimposed over a pink and purple background.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil

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Located in Buffalo, NY

Oil on canvas, 28 x 31 inches overall, 25 x 30 inches image size. A dynamic abstract expressionist composition with an energetic interplay of saturated primaries and gestural impasto...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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By Leticia de Prado

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style
Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style

Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

This is an original signed figurative archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was capt...

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By Dave Seeley

Located in Denver, CO

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Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - ?

Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - ?

By Matteo Nannini

Located in Paris, IDF

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Sur mes lèvres, Marseille

Sur mes lèvres, Marseille

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very sexy extract of a portrait of a naked blond woman with beautiful lips. These stun...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yudy

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$3,050

H 19 in W 8.5 in

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Located in New York, NY

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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An assortment of provocative nudes is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary, modern and abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Provocative nudes available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, black, beige, gold and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Rankin, Skip Arnold, Nicole Furman, Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev and Andreas H. Bitesnich produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paper, paint and c print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small provocative nudes measuring 5 inches across are available.

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Prices for pieces in our collection of provocative nudes start at $99 and top out at $1,500,000 with the average selling for $2,800.