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We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple

We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple

By Rick Sindt

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nude Lady Lying on Her Side Posed On Sofa French Modernist Oil Painting
Nude Lady Lying on Her Side Posed On Sofa French Modernist Oil Painting

Nude Lady Lying on Her Side Posed On Sofa French Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Figure Lying Down by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 19.75 x 25.5 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting

Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Female Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good co...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Charles P. Gruppe, "The Brass Bowl, " Interior Figure Painting with Woman
Charles P. Gruppe, "The Brass Bowl, " Interior Figure Painting with Woman

Charles P. Gruppe, "The Brass Bowl, " Interior Figure Painting with Woman

Located in Rockport, MA

Painting size without frame: 17 1/4" x21 1/4" Painting size with frame: 23" x 27" Painting is signed lower left corner. An elegant interior figure painting by Charles P. Gruppe dep...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Outside the Box" Oil Painting
"Outside the Box" Oil Painting

"Outside the Box" Oil Painting

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Calvin Lai's (US based) "Outside the Box" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in profile holding up her dark brown hair and revealing her heavily tattooed arms...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas
Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas

Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

French artist, circa 1800 Study of a male nude Oil on canvas Size 24 x 49 cm Frame 34 x 59 cm

Category

Early 1800s French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude. Abstract realism, Horizontal, Pastel colours,  Beige, Nudes across mediums
Nude. Abstract realism, Horizontal, Pastel colours,  Beige, Nudes across mediums

Nude. Abstract realism, Horizontal, Pastel colours, Beige, Nudes across mediums

Located in Oslo, NO

The subject of the painting is just awakened young woman, resting in a bad and enjoying first morning sunlight. The relaxed posture and soft colors express a calm mood, the freshnes...

Category

2010s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Nude Woman
Seated Nude Woman

Seated Nude Woman

By Genevieve Rogers

Located in Soquel, CA

Study of a nude woman on a stool by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a cre...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Oil

Mid Century Nude Study
Mid Century Nude Study

Mid Century Nude Study

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful oil painting of nude study titled "The Red Table Cloth" by Bay Area, California artist Shirley Loyst (American, b-1928), circa 1960. Exhibition...

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1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Seated
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Seated

English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Seated

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

English graphite sketch of a male nude, seated. by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905). on pale grey artists paper, unframed. measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches. Provenance: fr...

Category

Late 19th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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 Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Figure In Burgundy Background 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Nude Figure In Burgundy Background 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting

Nude Figure In Burgundy Background 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 16 x 13 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private collection of ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Boy Bathing, early 20th Century French School - signed indistinctly
Nude Boy Bathing, early 20th Century French School - signed indistinctly

Nude Boy Bathing, early 20th Century French School - signed indistinctly

Located in Liphook, GB

Nude Boy Bathing, early 20th Century French School - signed indistinctly Large early 20th Century French School portrait of a young boy preparing to bath himself, oil on canvas sig...

Category

19th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo

"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo

By Isaac Pelayo

Located in Culver City, CA

"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 24" x 18" in Medium: oil and acrylic on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Nude Figure Posed In Pink Tone Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Nude Figure Posed In Pink Tone Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

Nude Figure Posed In Pink Tone Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Figure In Pink Interior by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ver...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene

Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Lady In Grey Bathroom Interior by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39 inches Provenance: unsigned, all the paintin...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

FLORA
FLORA

Dasha PogodinaFLORA, 2023

$795Sale Price|20% Off

FLORA

By Dasha Pogodina

Located in Zofingen, AG

ABOUT THE ARTWORK Entitled "FLORA," this painting is a serene contemplation of nature's restorative embrace. The subject, a solitary figure melded with avian elements, sits peaceful...

Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings
Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings

Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings

Located in Chicago, IL

A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...

Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles
Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles

Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

This painting is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary reimagining of Saint Sebastian, one of the most enduring subjects in Western art. From Mantegna and Botticelli to Guido Reni and Caravaggio, Sebastian has long been depicted as the bound, arrow-pierced martyr whose physical suffering becomes an image of spiritual transcendence. Surdo clearly situates himself within this lineage: the contrapposto pose, uplifted gaze, and carefully modeled anatomy reflect his atelier training and deep engagement with Renaissance ideals of the heroic nude. The flesh is luminous and sculptural, recalling Michelangelo’s influence on the canon of the male body as both aesthetic and symbolic form. Yet Surdo decisively destabilizes the tradition. The arrows piercing the body are not lethal shafts but rubber suction-cup darts—objects associated with toys and staged play. This substitution transforms martyrdom into performance. The gravity of sacred suffering is undercut by irony, even absurdity. The saint is no longer impaled by instruments of death but by harmless projectiles, suggesting that contemporary suffering may be theatricalized, trivialized, or culturally mediated. At the same time, the figure’s expression remains sincere and emotionally vulnerable; the psychological intensity is real, even if the wounds are not. This tension between authentic emotion and artificial harm introduces a modern critique of spectacle—how pain can be aestheticized, simulated, or consumed. The graffiti-covered urban wall further collapses sacred history into contemporary space. Instead of a devotional landscape or heavenly backdrop, Surdo situates his Sebastian against a chaotic, tagged surface, merging classical beauty with raw urban immediacy. Saint Sebastian has long functioned not only as a symbol of faith but also as an emblem of sensualized male beauty and coded identity in art history. Surdo acknowledges that layered tradition while reframing it through irony and cultural commentary. By replacing deadly arrows with toy darts, he transforms martyrdom into a meditation on vulnerability in an age where suffering may be symbolic rather than fatal—performed, projected, or socially inflicted rather than divinely ordained. As in much of his work, Surdo grounds contemporary psychological tension in the authority of Renaissance form, using the language of history painting to question what sanctity, sacrifice, and spectacle mean today. Bruno Surdo Paradox of St. Sebastian oil on canvas 60h x 36w in 152.40h x 91.44w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Horse Tamer - original painting by Paula Craioveanu - Neo Mythology Hero
The Horse Tamer - original painting by Paula Craioveanu - Neo Mythology Hero

The Horse Tamer - original painting by Paula Craioveanu - Neo Mythology Hero

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

The Horse Tamer, oil on canvas, 200x100cm/ 79x39in. Shipped rolled in a tube, anywhere in the world. Comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artis The horse tamer, i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude
"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude

"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude

By Brian O'Neill

Located in Denver, CO

Brian O'Neill's (US based) "Exhale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude male figure stooped over and keeling on the ground, with his back exposed and bowing his...

Category

2010s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver

"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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic

"Desire"
"Desire"

"Desire"

By Anastasiia Grygorieva

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In the picture, a naked girl among blue flowers, some of them flowers in buds, some have already bloomed or are actively in bloom. The girl seems to be peeping at the viewer through ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool
Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool

Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool

By Samantha French

Located in Hudson, NY

Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of women swimming in an aqua blue pool "Weightless, Timeless," painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches Sides are cleanly painted white so additional framing is optional Excellent condition and ready to hang as is This photorealist figurative painting captures a peaceful water scene of a women leisurely floating in a crisp, aqua blue pool. The sunlight reflecting off their sun kissed skin complements the cool color palette, making for a serene visual experience. The brush work is highly detailed with little texture (impasto) on the surface. The horizontal painting on canvas is currently unframed and has clean, white painted sides, so additional framing is optional. About the Artist: Born and raised in north central Minnesota, Samantha French graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2005. French’s current body of work explores the idea of escape, the tranquility and nostalgia for the lazy summer days of her childhood. The series is inspired by Samantha’s own reflections and memories of her childhood summers spent in the lakes of Northern Minnesota. French actively exhibits her paintings and is included in many private and public collections throughout the country while her work has garnered extensive international and national press. She is a full-time painter and keeps a studio in New York’s Hudson Valley. "My current body of work is focused on swimmers underwater and above. Using vague yet consuming memories from my childhood summers spent immersed in the tepid lakes of northern Minnesota, I attempt to recreate the quiet tranquility of water and nature; of days spent sinking and floating, still and peaceful. These paintings are a link to my home and continual search for the feeling of the sun on my face and warm summer days at the lake. They are my escape, a subtle reprieve from the day-to-day. At the same time, I am drawn to an idealistic time before my own, where swim caps and wool swimsuits were commonplace. This combination of memory, observation and photography has allowed me to preserve the transitory qualities of water and remembrance." Artist Resume: 2019 Winter Swim, Rubine Red...

Category

2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Toilet Venus Albani Mythological 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Toilet Venus Albani Mythological 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Toilet Venus Albani Mythological 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Toilet of Venus Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - 1660) Follower of Oil on canvas 64 x 96 cm In fine gilded frame 83 x 121 cm. The painting on offer, depicting ‘Venus’ Toilet',...

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17th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Skylover" Contemporary Realist Male Nude Oil Painting, 24x48 Inches, framed
"Skylover" Contemporary Realist Male Nude Oil Painting, 24x48 Inches, framed

"Skylover" Contemporary Realist Male Nude Oil Painting, 24x48 Inches, framed

By Anthony Ackrill

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"Skylover" is a contemporary realist male nude perspective oil painting in a unique wood frame. An ellipse shaped canvas displays a man laying on the ground under the morning sky. Hi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Back Facing Nude Female In Blue Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Back Facing Nude Female In Blue Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

Back Facing Nude Female In Blue Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Women Portrait by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 19.75 x 25.5 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a pr...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lovers
Lovers

Anastasia AureumLovers

$5,614Sale Price|20% Off

Lovers

By Anastasia Aureum

Located in London, London

Clown, circus, theatre, play, red, green, clowns, opera, realist, surrealist, art, contemporary art, painting on canvas The item is located in Rome,Italy framed. original oil p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Female Figure In Deep Red Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Nude Female Figure In Deep Red Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

Nude Female Figure In Deep Red Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Female Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 10 x 6.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good con...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures II Giclee on Canvas, Signed, Framed, 51.5x22 in
Figures II Giclee on Canvas, Signed, Framed, 51.5x22 in

Figures II Giclee on Canvas, Signed, Framed, 51.5x22 in

By Glenn Payne

Located in Chesterfield, MI

"Figures II" Giclee on Canvas by Glenn Payne (can be purchased individually or as part of set for $1,200). Signed by the artist. The piece measures approximately 51.50 x 22 x 2 inche...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

"Bathing Among Roses"
"Bathing Among Roses"

"Bathing Among Roses"

By Victoria Cernova

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A confident, healthy, and beautiful woman relaxes in a bath of roses, embracing a moment of self-love and inner harmony. Surrounded by warm colors and blooming petals, she reflects s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Sleeping on River Bank with Boats
French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Sleeping on River Bank with Boats

French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Sleeping on River Bank with Boats

By Suzanne Dinkes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Artists Model, Nude Woman on the River Bank with Boats circa 1950's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 20 x 24 inches Pro...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

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.