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Trois mouvements d’Ailine I
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 18 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch
$2,460
Expansion (Third Life) w/electricity, The Metamorphosis
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 47 x 53.3 x 24.1 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 21 x 9.5 inch
$18,500
Petite Vénus 4/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch
$1,342
Pain killer (vert)
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$2,860
Pain killer (bleu)
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$2,860
Pain killer (jaune)
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$2,860
Black Cardea
Angélina Maia
Sculpture - 48 x 39 x 17 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 15.4 x 6.7 inch
$4,025 $3,622
Recuerdo Aphrodite. Neon Light Box Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
$1,500
Femme au balai
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 20 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$2,460
Voir Venise...
Edward Vandaele
Sculpture - 70 x 76 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 29.9 x 15.7 inch
$7,379
Détente en famille
Jean-Louis Toutain
Sculpture - 30 x 68 x 38 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 26.8 x 15 inch
$20,124
Ballerina on a chair 1.0
Alex Radionov
Sculpture - 60 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$9,100
Allegra
Nimrod Messeg
Sculpture - 147 x 71 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 28 x 17.7 inch
$17,888 $16,099
La Vie
Merry Kerpitchian (Merry K)
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$6,484
Flask 13 (Blue substance)
Dmitry Kawarga
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
$6,000
Jeanne
Marie Thérèse Tsalapatanis
Sculpture - 44 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$8,497
Saut du contorsionniste (1)
Mauro Corda
Sculpture - 142 x 90 x 80 cm Sculpture - 55.9 x 35.4 x 31.5 inch
$44,720
Les Eves (Diorama)
Lorette Le Brestec
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
$3,130
Par la porte étroite
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 56 x 25.5 x 21 cm Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 8.3 inch
$8,139
Angirika - 1/1
Delphine Lepoutre
Sculpture - 81 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 31.9 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,118
Un instant de détente
Dominique Dardek
Sculpture - 28 x 35 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11 x 13.8 x 3.9 inch
$3,130
Entre deux mondes
Dominique Dardek
Sculpture - 57 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
$4,807
La rêveuse au masque
Jean-François Hocq
Sculpture - 122 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 48 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$6,728
Visées sans visa
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 19 x 73 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 28.7 x 4.7 inch
$3,354
Pavarti Signature
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 31 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,062
Dance of the light
Coderch & Malavia
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 29 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 11.4 inch
Price upon request
H2 Eau
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 117 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,795
Venus
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 142 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 55.9 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$4,248
Birth (Maquette), The Sphere (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 50.8 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 20 x 5 x 8 inch
$9,450
Surrender Cup, The Connections (Third Life)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 76.2 x 22.9 x 26.7 cm Sculpture - 30 x 9 x 10.5 inch
$18,500
Marianne à la Rose 1/8
Marcos Rodrigo
Sculpture - 67.5 x 29 x 19 cm Sculpture - 26.6 x 11.4 x 7.5 inch
$2,963
Paris-Pékin
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 68 x 38 x 50 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 15 x 19.7 inch
$29,068
Julie et moi
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 61 x 38 x 36 cm Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 14.2 inch
$27,950
Muguet
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 67 x 34 x 30 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 13.4 x 11.8 inch
$9,503
Covid
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Sculpture - 180 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$5,590
Entre Chien et Louve
Marie-Madeleine Gautier
Sculpture - 45 x 32 x 28 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 12.6 x 11 inch
$14,087
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Nude Sculpture for Sale
In a similar way to animal or abstract sculpture, nude sculpture is a distinct art genre that depicts humans figures unclothed. Nonetheless, traditional nude figures were often partially clothed with cleverly placed drapery with their genitals covered. Nude art does not necessarily translate as a representation of sheer nakedness and a complete absence of clothing but it does need to have a marked interested in portraying the human body.
Although nude art was only recognized by art critics as a genre of its own in the 20th century, it is one of the oldest forms of art known to date. Made in 24000 BCE, the Venus of Willendorf is an early example of nude sculpture. The fact that it is not a realistic representation of the female figure is irrelevant. The exaggerated chest and stomach may allude to a certain feminine beauty ideal or may be interpreted as symbols of fertility.
In Europe and the Middle East, a nude artistic tradition started to develop. Egyptian and Greco-Roman sculptures are certainly some of the most memorable works from this period of art history, many of which can be seen today at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Greek nudes first started to emerge during the 6th century BCE and focused essentially on portraying a certain ideal standard of beauty. Gods, heroes and athletes were all favorite subject choices for sculptors who sometimes depicted them on a monumental scale.
Throughout art history, the nude has been used to symbolize the canons of beauty of a particular period. In contrast to the Venus of Willendorf, the figures represented in Greek marble sculptures are a much more realistic representation of the proportions of the human body. However, they still adhere to rather strict artistic codes about human representation and the notion of the ideal body. The sculptures continued to depict an ideal standard of beauty, albeit one based more closely on true human nature.
The Roman Empire soon developed a taste for nude sculpture and began a long tradition of copying Greek sculptures for mainly decorative purposes. For quite some time after, the rising influence of Christianity brought the development of nude sculpture to a standstill. It wasn't until the Italian Renaissance that nude sculpture became a prestigious art form once again. Artists began to rediscover a form of artistic expression that allowed them to interpret beauty and glorify mankind.
Famous artists such as Bernini, Benvenuto Cellini or Michelangelo often chose mythological or biblical subjects as a pretext to study and explore human anatomy, creating as a result some of the most important masterpieces of Western art.
Their works contributed to the creation of a canon that dominated the artistic scene until the end of the 19th century when a new wave of sculptors announced the advent of modern art, a movement that was no longer interested in representing the model realistically but was more concerned about the expressive meaning of the work. The work of Auguste Rodin and of Alberto Giacometti are notable examples of the break away from realistic neoclassical nude sculpture.
To get a better idea of current trends in nude sculpture, have a look at the works of contemporary artists such as Sylvie Berry, Jean-François Lemaire and Cade.
The three main styles of sculpture are architectural, carvings, and reliefs. Carvings are sculptures created by carving into a material, and reliefs are sculptures where the sculpted components are bonded to a backing material.
Renaissance artists frequently represented the nude body in their work due to influence from the classical sculptures created in ancient Greece. Artists studied in depth from live models, aiming to create realistic, dynamic and mostly idealized representations of the human body.
One of the first known examples of a sculpture representing a female nude figure is Aphrodite of Knidos, a sculpture of the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite. The sculpture was made around the 4th century BC by renowned sculptor Praxiteles of Athens.