21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...

'Girl' 2003 by American artist, Kim McCarty. Watercolor on paper, 29.875 x 22 in. (framed). This work on paper expresses the fragile vulnerability of adolescence. By using a “wet into wet” watercolor medium the artist conveys the transitory and emergent state. The figures heads become too large for their small, narrow bodies, their hands too large for their arms. The translucent watercolor expresses both the flaws and perfection. Kim McCarty is known for her nubile and waif-like figurative watercolors in muted hues, which she likens to “blurry afterimages drifting past closed eyelids.” McCarty began working with the medium in 1993, after a fire destroyed her studio and she could no longer find a space with proper ventilation for working with oil paint and became quickly intrigued with watercolor’s transparency, immediacy, and “unforgiving qualities.” She works in a wet-on-wet technique, in which watercolor is applied to a moistened sheet of paper—a technique that allows for very little control over the final image because of the pigment’s tendency to spread. For McCarty, this style corresponds to the longing, loss, and vulnerability embodied in her subjects. A graduate of UCLA (MFA) and the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (BFA), McCarty has had many solo exhibitions include Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York and David Klein Gallery...

Oil on canvas. Unsigned.

John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Wood Nymph" (2018) is a beautiful realist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts an athletic nude male figure standing in a forest, p...

The project is dedicated to the author's favorite field of painting and art, namely the expression of dynamics in a static object and the specific relationship of colors. The author ...

Alexis Gorodine (French,American, born 1954). A mixed media impasto painting on board Figural work produced in the artist's distinct cave painting inspired Neo Expressionist style de...

Elsewhere Elsewhere suggests psychological distance rather than physical removal. The figure’s posture conveys withdrawal, introspection, and quiet resistance. Hall’s restraint is notable here—nothing is exaggerated, yet the emotional weight is unmistakable. The darkness presses close, amplifying the sense of inward retreat. Nathan Brad Hall...

Anna Veriki’s My Freedom (2023) is a striking large-scale oil on canvas that merges nude female figures, a gray deer, and symbolic red markings in a surreal, dreamlike composition. P...

Oil on board. Abstracted, expressionist, figurative. Cool and warm greys with heightened color.

The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...

A thwarted lover cannot conceal her shame so she jumps into the lake to become a fish but her beauty cannot be hidden - thus the legend of the mermaid is born. Here, Bruno Surdo bri...

Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...

A nude female reclines on an overstuffed chair, her hand raking through her hair. Beside her sits a tabby cat, thoroughly involved in its own hygiene. Another cat in the bottom lef...

This painting is made by Dutch artist/painter David van der Linden. Painted with oilpaint on canvas. David van der Linden studied at the Academ...

Sunil Das - Color Based Drawings, 13 x 9.5 inches ( Unframed sizes ) Acrylic, Watercolour, Pen &Ink on Handmade Paper, 2003 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Mas...

This painting, Holy Trinity, symbolizes the Holy Spirit of the universe, the earth, the moon, and a black hole. It evokes reflection on life and death. This painting offers a prophet...

Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Untitled" 2014 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artist: Shana Wilson, born in Edmonton in ...

Oil on canvas. Signed to the lower left. Well presented in a contemporary wooden frame.

Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Young Woman Seated" 2012 Oil Paint, Cradled Panel Board The artist signed the back of the painting. In "Nude Woman Seated," a 40" x 30" oil on wo...

Hemed’s paintings inhabit a space between realism and intimacy. Depicting contemplative male figures in moments of vulnerability, his work is marked by an emotional depth that resist...

The work "Leda" was written in Vienna. It is dedicated to the memory of my friend and wonderful artist Mikhail Romanov. In memory of him, all the swans that I depict in my works I pa...

America Martin "Adam In Blue and White" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 120 x42 inches 120.5 x 42.5 inches framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America...

“Between Worlds” by Orielle Anaïs Oil on Canvas 48 × 30 in. Inspired by the Celtic myth of the selkie, Between Worlds by California-based artist Orielle Anaïs is an exploration of ...

This piece titled "Absolut Void" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from acrylic and dimensional paint on canvas. This piece measures 40”h x 30”w and is signed en recto....

Self-portrait 5 2009, canvas, acrylic, 140x98 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially a...

Color Origami Sipiral I Measures: 43 x 29 inches Archival pigment print One of a kind mounted on aluminum, frame This of one of a kind intervened artworks produced in 2009 and 2010 ...

Carlos Enrique Alvarez Delgado (1976, Pinar del Río, Cuba) studied at the E.V.A. Raúl Sánchez (Pinar del Río) and later at the National School of Plast...

Betsy Podlach (Americam, 1964) 'The Couple and the Bunny' 2024 Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Betsy Podlach's 'The Couple and the Bunn...

Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...

Dave Seeley's (US based) "Gabrellia #3 S~Curve" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female model standing in a contrapposto stance. About the artist: My sub...

David Cheifetz's "Supplicant" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman with horns resting her head gently on a nude woman's knees, the fleshy tones of her face...

Out of sight 1 2006, canvas, mixed media, 180x140 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, social...

The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...

Intriguing set of choices. Artist's interpretation of a still life.

Oil on canvas

Expansion of Consciousness. 2018, oil on canvas, 160x100cm Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of Latvia 1998 ...

figure reclining amidst a lush, blooming garden. The artist employs a vibrant palette of greens, pinks, and whites, skillfully blending them to create an immersive botanical environm...

Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018) The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...

Woman in orange is an oil painting on cardboard, realized in 2018 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored oil on canvas. This beautiful artwork represents a woman....

Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Young Woman on Blue Chair" 2012 Oil Paint, Wood Board The artist signed the back of the painting. Shana Wilson's "Young Woman on Blue Chair" is a...

Now is the time of trials! Invincible is his choice.

This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Colour Pencil on Paper Sold...

Fantastic figurative abstract color field painting by Northern California artist Arthur Krakower (American 1921-2009). C. 2008. Monogram "AJK 08" lower right corner. Unframed. Arth...

This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Colour Pencil on Paper Sold...

This painting, featuring an abstract reclining nude, masterfully blends vibrant colors with a dynamic composition. The figure, rendered in bold, expressive strokes, emerges from a ba...

'Grey Zone:The Pull' by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted in 2018. The artwork is 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches and it is professionally framed in a museum quality white mapl...

John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Pieta" (2021) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts two young athletic male figures atop a red cloth in vast desert du...

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Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "The Look in Her Eye" 2016 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the top left of the painting. About the Artist: Shana Wilson, bor...

An exquisite nude by Kittie O'Meallie, an artist out of the famous Newcomb arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans which beginning in the early 20th century led the Southern "...

The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...

Seven deadly sins are the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. First enumerated by Pope Gregory I (the Great) in the 6th century and elaborated in the 13th ...

The partially shrouded male nude stands in front of a doorway outlined in black. The rich burgundy background does not give us any clues as to where the figure is yet the darkened d...

Splash is an amusing and ironic original oil painting realized in 2015 by Anastasia Kurakina . Signed and dated in red China ink on the lower left margin. In good conditions. This...

This dynamic and masterful painting of two intertwined figures floating in an open space is an excellent example of the artist's talent with the human figure. A textured impasto background surrounds the figures who float, eyes closed, in a fetal state. Bruno Surdo is one of few artists combine traditional figurative technique with a contemporary interpretation to great effect. Bruno Surdo Entanglement #2 oil on canvas 64h x 50w in 162.56h x 127w 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...

Gossamer In Gossamer, the body appears almost weightless, held delicately within a field of shadow. The painting emphasizes fragility—of skin, of memory, of presence itself. Hall’s brushwork alternates between precision and dissolution, reinforcing the sense that the figure is both fully there and already receding. Nathan Brad Hall...

Acrylic on canvas w/charcoal and pastels

Acrylic on canvas w/charcoal and pastels