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Where have you disappeared? 2021. Paper, mixed media, 97x67 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Where have you disappeared? 2021. Paper, mixed media, 97x67 cm Act with phone
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

American Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining odalisque Nude by Frederick Vezin
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining odalisque Nude 20Th Additional Info: Title: reclining odalisque nude Medium: original oil on canvas Signature: Signed lower right Provenance: pr...
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1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Nude Portrait of a Lady Posed Laying On The Sofa Mid Century French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 18 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overa...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Multicolor Abstracted Reclining Nude Figure Drawing
By Stewart Goldman
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic abstracted nude figure drawing, depicted with expressive line and color by Stewart Goldman (American, b. 1936). Signed "S. Goldman" and dated "82" lower right. "Steward Goldman," dated "1982" and titled "Figure Drawing #2" on verso. Presented in a metal frame. Image size, 29.5"H x 22"W. Exhibited:Chamber Paintings and Other New Work - Toni Birckhead Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio EDUCATION Philadelphia College of Art - 1955-58, 1960-62, BFA in Painting TEACHING EXPERIENCE Art Academy of Cincinnati –September 1968-August 2001 –Retired PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees Member– 2013-2016 Advisory Committee- Weston Art Gallery Previous Service Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Board of Trustees Member Gamble-Nippert YMCA - Committee of Management Member GRANTS and AWARDS Ohio Arts Council Grant-Exhibition support-“Working Spaces” Munich, Germany -2001 Ohio Arts Council Grant-Exhibition support-“Tales of Slavery and Deliverance”, Munich, Germany-1999 Kulturreferat, Munich, Germany Grant-Residency, Villa Waldberta-Feldafing, Germany-1997 Cincinnati Arts Allocation Grant-To create installation-“The Cherubs of Theresienstadt”-1994 Ohio Arts Council Grant-To curate exhibition and travel “Cincinnati Artists Works on Paper” Kharkiv Art Museum, 1993 Cincinnati Bell Mural Commission-1990 Cincinnati Summerfair Fellowship-1988 Cincinnati Post-Corbett Award, Outstanding Individual Artist-1988 RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Curator- “Seeing Opera” Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio 2013 Book publication, My Mother’s Eyes, Italian translated edition 2011 Curator - exhibition for Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio 2010 Created print at invitation for Cincinnati Art Museum portfolio commemorating Jim Dine 2007 Book Publication, My Mother’s Eyes, German Translated edition 2005 Commencement Address, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH Colloquia, College of Applied Science, Cincinnati, Ohio Portfolio Presentation, 92 Street Y, New York, NY 2004 Book Publication, My Mother’s Eyes. Holocaust Memories of a Young Girl SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 Mythic Macrocosm - Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, ILL 2015 Stewart Goldman: Nuances - Philip M. Meyers, Jr., Memorial Gallery, University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio 2009 Stewart Goldman Presence through Absence - Cincinnati Art Museum – Cincinnati, Ohio 2008 Then and Now- Paintings and Tape drawings – Springfield Museum of Art- 2006 Old Square/New Square: Paintings and Wall Drawings-Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts 2005 Paintings-Cincinnati Art Galleries...
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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

"Introvert" (2024) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting, Nude Male
Located in Denver, CO
"Introvert" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a nude male model. Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Self-portrait 3 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 3 2009, canvas, acrylic, 140x98 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris U...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen

"“Orientalist Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist Orientalist Scene Oil on canvas Framed: 162 x 221 cm Canvas: 144 x 200 cm No signatured This striking large-scale oil painting presents a dramatic Orientalist co...
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19th Century Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Afternoon Reverie - male nude painting by Orielle Anais
Located in Carmel, CA
“Afternoon Reverie” by Orielle Anaïs Oil on Canvas 60 × 48 in. This large-scale work by California-based artist Orielle Anaïs features a nude male figure in a moment of quiet repos...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Reclining young woman, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Reclining young woman Signed upper right Oil on canvas. 60 x 82 cm In good condition Framed : 76.5 97 cm Maurice Asselin has made femininity one of...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed paper size: 25 x 19 inches Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origin...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil

19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Sketch of Artists Nude Model Posing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model French School, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 17.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper Expressive depiction of a nude couple by Byron Richard Rodarmel (American, 1932-2007). A couple is intertwin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Susi Zimmermann - Early 20th Century Oil, Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking oil study depicts a nude female figure against a dark, muted background. The artist's bold brushstrokes and use of light and shadow create a sense of depth and dimensio...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Oil

The Bath. Late 19th Century. Oil on canvas, 61x46 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Vinsent G. Stiepevich (1841 - 1910) Russian and American artist. Emigrated to New York in 1878, where he lived in Brooklyn, Vincent Stiepevich was noted for his realist painting style of portrait, figure and genre subjects, especially in Harem and Orientalist* settings. Memberships in New York included the Artists Fund Society* the Brooklyn Art Association*, 1878-82, 1891; National Academy of Design*, 1878-91; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts* annual, 1885, 1888-91; Boston Art...
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Late 19th Century Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Holding Back the Moon" (ca. 2018) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude young male figure, with his a...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

COLORFUL 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - MALE PORTRAIT BOW TIE CARDIGAN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bow Tie" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) gouache paint painting: 16 x 11.75 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by the widely exhibited...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Nude Female Figurative Cubist Abstraction
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting by Lucenti Vuattolo is a figurative abstraction with a beautiful patina colour palette.
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Untitled" (2014) - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back. This pai...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Cubist Figure Grey Black and Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Cubist Figure in Grey.Black and Blue colors by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 19.5 inches Provenance:...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas Beautiful modern impressionist figure painting of a seated nude woman by George Wishon (American, 1937-2005). The two-toned light blue and...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
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 pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Nude Man Artists Posed Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

1930 s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Lady posing for the artist circa 1930's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 18.5 inches Provenanc...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Nu" Impressionist Interior Seated Nude Female Figure Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-20th Century charming oil painting depicting a seated nude woman in a whimsical interior scene, Ducaire was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying female ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Pop Art Painting, Female Cowgirl, Bright Color, Calamity Jane by Chris Watts
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
CHRIS WATTS "Juliet" Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 60 inches _____________________________________ Chris Watts is an award-winning graphic designer, singer-songw...
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2010s Pop Art Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Venus" by Dave Seeley, Figurative Oil Painting of a Nude Woman with Fish, 2023
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley’s *Venus* (2023) is a striking oil painting on canvas mounted to panel, measuring 44 x 29 inches (50 x 36 inches framed). This evocative figurative work presents a nude f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Two Young Women on Couch" - Intimate Nude Women on Earth Tone Couch
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Two Young Women on Couch" 2012 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Two Young Women on Couch" by renown...
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2010s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

96. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 61x43 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act 96. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 61x43 cm on the backside of the artwork lithography
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Art School Model: A Jeweller s Nude Echoing Bernard Buffet’s Post-War Aesthetic
Located in Norwich, GB
Staunch and utterly absorbed, the Art School Model is seized in a moment of confident detachment, posing not for the students, but for posterity. Here is a remarkable and historicall...
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Mid-20th Century French School Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paul (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970). Paul, 2024 Gesso and charcola on paper, 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 17 x 21 inches in black frame behind glass. Signed and dated lower left.
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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

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Gesso, Charcoal

Impressionist Reclining Nude laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Count Albert de BELLEROCHE 1864–1944 Painter of portraits and genre, and lithographer; influenced by Impressionism. Born 22 October 1864 in Swansea, of Huguenot descent. Brought up b...
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1920s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

The Apparition - Large, Fine 1884 French Oil Painting - MAKE OFFER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunningly dramatic and well-rendered oil on canvas painted by French artist Antoine Marie Roucole in 1884. With the ornate antique gilt plaster frame, and with its size, it has t...
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1880s Academic Nude Paintings

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Oil

We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1900s French Atelier Academic Drawing Portrait of Classical Male Nude Sculpture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing original atelier drawing by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984) Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
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Early 20th Century Academic Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

In the Mood for Love Female Nude original painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“In the Mood for Love”. Original painting, acrylic on canvas. 27.5x19.7x1in/ 70x50x3cm Ready for hanging, no need for frame, painted on the sides. Shipping stretched from New York. ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Varnish

1980 s French Modernist Abstract Figurative Oil Painting of Reclining Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Reclining Nude by Raymond Letellier (French 1921-2009) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Reclined Female Nude
By Esther Meyer
Located in Houston, TX
Striking female nude in reclined back seated position on red blanket in ink and watercolor by English artist Esther Meyer, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...
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1950s Nude Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Elegant Nude Lying in a Rose Garden
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Nude Lying in a Rose Garden in Summer Oil on canvas: 16 x 20 inches. Frame: 23 x 27 inches. Konstantin Razumov's work has been o...
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Samskaras" Figurative, Nude, Oil painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Samskaras" is an original oil painting by Lauren Rinaldi, debuted at the artist's solo exhibition, "At Arms Length". Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women’s bodies ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Model in the Studio: Pause with Rose
Located in Oslo, NO
studio scene, artist’s workshop, model in red shoes, Venus, rose, white flowers, figurative art, American art, American artist This painting portrays a scene inside an artist’s stud...
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2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hotelscene with Ghost- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a game with nude
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ferenc Erdok Hotelscene with Ghost 240 x 185 cm Oil on canvas A unique work where a classical theme as a male nude and todays game world come together....
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970 s French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to ...
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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist s Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board Elegant seated nude woman by Pau Milosevich (American, b. 1936). A woman is seated in a studio, in fro...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Antique American Modernist Period Male Nude Surrealist Masterpiece Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing early American surrealist nude male portrait landscape. Painted by Charles W St Clair. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H. Super detailed and rare!
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1930s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

No One Is Sure - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil
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 pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Nude Lady Model 1970 s French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 24.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
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1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Archetypes-The Mother, Maiden, Queen, Huntress, Wise Woman, Mystic, Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Symbols abound in this monumental painting by Bruno Surdo. Each of the subjects on this canvas is dependent upon the other. They require the presence of the others for balance and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model Handsome example of a vibrant figurative of a nude male model by Katherine Kallick (American, b. 1952). Med...
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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Gouache Nude
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3161 Acrylic nude in a custom wood frame
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1970s Nude Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Gouache Nude
Abstract Gouache Nude
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Large 16th Century Old Master Oil Painting The Judgement of Paris Mythological
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Judgement of Paris Fontainebleau School, circa 1580 *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 40 inches canvas: 27 x 37 inches Provenance: private collection, ...
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16th Century Mannerist Nude Paintings

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Oil

City - 4 , 1977 Large Painting
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Hilo Chen Title: City - 4 Year: 1977 Painting oil on canvas Size 54 x 54 inches 137 x 137 cm Contemporary photo-realist painter Hilo Chen (Yee-Lum) was born in 1942 in Taiwan and later became an American citizen. He is noted for his paintings of nudes and flowers. Chen's as painter is nothing less than superb. The skin tones of his nudes seem more "real" than life itself. You feel as though you can almost touch these women who are so oblivious to being observed. Chen's work is held in public collections at: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose CA...
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1970s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil

Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nude, Figural, Watercolor and Gouache, Catalogued Rodin s Studio
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Odilon Roche was born in Chateauneuf-sur-Loire in 1868. He was a professional wine taster who traveled around Europe attending wine fairs. In 1902 he opened a shop selling artists'...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 3 (Side Profile of Male Bust Gazing at Suspended Hand)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 3 (modern figurative oil painting of male bust in profile with hand) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition T...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"The Embrace" (2015) By John Tarantola, Original Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "The Embrace" (2015) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude male figure embracing the bright silhouette...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mother s Embrace, "Gardens of Resilience" series, original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the painting "Mother's Embrace," the artist captures a serene and reassuring moment between a mother and her child amidst a lush garden of vibrant malva flowers, a traditional sym...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Figural composition. Oil on cardboard. 51x34 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV – 1991.11.I) Alfej Bromults received his first professional education at Tautas University under R. Suta, J. Bīne and G. Šķilters. From 1938 he studied in...
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1950s Realist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Skin Had Hope - Two Nude Torsos, Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Universal - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Universal bank is an original modern artwrok realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. The artwork depi...
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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paint, 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.

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