Nude Art

For ages artists have been appreciating the human form and achieving a deeper understanding of body mechanics by painting nudes. Life or figure drawing sessions that include nude models in different poses help artists learn about movement, balance, and tension. Some of the world's most iconic, historic paintings are nudes. Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli's lush "The Birth of Venus, c. 1485," Henri Rousseau's "Dream, 1910," and Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse's "Blue Nude," are examples of nudes through the ages. Erotic nude painting prints add a sensual mood to your space. Artists like celebrated Art Nouveau painter Gustav Klimt, whose works include the nude "Water Serpents" series primarily featured female bodies and frank eroticism.