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Period: 1980s
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...
Category
Contemporary 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Untitled (Seated Nude) — Black Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ann Graves Tanksley, Untitled (Seated Nude), oil and marker, 1984. Signed and dated, lower right. A fine, expressionist rendering, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper, painted to the sheet edges, in excellent condition. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size/sheet size: 24 1/16 x 18 inches (611 x 457 mm).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“Her work reflects the influence of her travels, the residential colors, the simple work habits, the loneliness, and the love and devotion to one’s spiritual beliefs. There is a oneness of artist and concept. Her love of life, despite social barriers and frustrations, is promoted in her work for audiences to witness and accept... Her paintings evoke a spiritual awakening. One is drawn to the intensity of color that prevails and identifies the moods of feasts and celebrations. ...Life is full of anticipation and dedication, of acceptance and hope, of faith and survival. These are all present in the works of Ann Tanksley.”
—Robert Henke, The Art of Black American Women: Works of Twenty-Four Artists of the Century, McFarland & Company, Inc., 1993.
Ann Graves was born in 1934 and raised in the Homewood community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Drawn to art at an early age, Tanksley graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1956 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Following graduation from college, she married fellow Homewood native John Tanksley, and the couple moved to Brooklyn, New York. He worked as a photo retoucher in the advertising industry. Tanksley devoted herself to raising her daughters while working as an art instructor before fully pursuing her artistic pursuits. She was an art instructor at Queens Youth Center for the Arts from 1959-62, the Arts Center of Northern New Jersey in 1963, and a substitute art instructor at Malvern Public Schools in 1971. She also served as an adjunct art instructor at Suffolk County Community College from 1973-1975.
Tanksley continued her art education with studies at the Arts League of New York, The New School, the Paulette Singer Workshop in Great Neck, and the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, where she learned monotype printmaking. In addition to Blackburn and Singer, Tanksley studied with several renowned artists throughout her career, including Norman Lewis (artist), Balcomb Greene, and Samuel Rosenberg (artist).
Tanksley was one of the first members of Where We At: Black Women Artists, Inc., a New York-based women’s art collective founded by artists Kay Brown...
Category
Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
Located in Soquel, CA
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a dream like scene with two nude wom...
Category
Surrealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Sheet
Author: Rosendo González Carbonell
Title: Female Nude
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
Condition: Unframed
Style: Figurative, realistic...
Category
Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Oil Female Figures Women Realism Expressionism Contemporary Sensual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Sauna" is an original oil painting on canvas signed by the artist Alicia Czechowski. It depicts six nude female figures lounging in a sauna. These figures have a wide variety of...
Category
Realist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man Reaching Down: Tondo
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (middle left), 61cm (diam.), (83cm diam. framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection...
Category
Post-War 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Dominique PERY, Marianne, Oil on canvas 1987
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Dominique PERY, France, 1987. Nude named "Marianne". 73x60 cm - 28.75x23.6 in. 20F Format. Signed "D.Péry" lower right (see photo). Countersigned twice and dated 198...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"In Front Of The Fire" - Original 1981 Modernist Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"In Front Of The Fire" - Original 1981 Oil on Canvas
Modern figurative portrait of a nude woman by American painter Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 1932). The woman is laying back in...
Category
American Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"La Belle Raphaela" Oil on Canvas after Tamara de Lempicka
By (after) Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Pasadena, CA
This tribute art piece - an awe-inspiring representation of a nude, lascivious woman before or after an intimate embrace - is a celebration not only of Tamara de Lempika’s skill and ...
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Swimmer. Young Guy in a Swimming Pool.
Located in Firenze, IT
The swimmer.
Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2014)
Painted on paper, mixed technique
Hand signed lower right "Silombria".
Painting represent...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Morning Bath - Abstract Expressionism in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Morning Bath - Abstract Expressionism in Oil on Board
Colorful abstract figurative of couple in the morning by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). Two brightly colored figures are sh...
Category
Fauvist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Nude Woman
By Hilo Chen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hilo Chen, American (1942 - )
Title: MB 3
Year: 1987
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm)
Frame Size: 30 x 42 inches
Category
Photorealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Three Male Nudes Embracing Blue Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2897 Blue figures,contemporary acrylic on board,displayed in a black wood frame,signed lower left by Veron .Image size 9.5 H x 7.5 W
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Woman With Blue Eyes
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist
Tennessee, 9/12/86
Oil on canvas
34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in.
Titled and inscribed upper left
Category
Contemporary 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Nude Seated on Blue Couch, Oil Painting by Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nude Seated on Blue Couch
Laurent Marcel Salinas, (1913-2010)
Creation Date: 1986
Oil on Canvas, signed lower left
Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Frame Size: 16.25 x 14.25 inches
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman with Tapestry - Nude Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful figurative painting of a female nude figure standing with a vibrantly colored and patterned quilt by Rebecca Hall (American, 20th Century). Signed "Rebecca Hall 1984" on ve...
Category
Contemporary 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Reclining Nude Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous oil-on-canvas of a reclining nude female figure by Monterey California-area artist Patricia Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016). Signed "Gillfillan" lower left. Unframed. Size,...
Category
American Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Standing Figure: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large oil on paper by this well collected British artist. Signed and dated 1980 lower left. Superb example of this artists work. Behind glass in excellent condition, new mount origin...
Category
Contemporary 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Mid Century Modernist Surreal Sunset Abstract Nude Woman Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist surreal landscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1981. Signed on verso. Image size 30L x 18H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
Surrealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (1985) by artist Russel Sharon, featured in "The Queer Show" at Hal Bromm Gallery
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French school Nude Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Naked back from K de Miro⬅️
⭐Structural Analysis⭐
A female nude, seen from the back, sitting on the ground with her knees bent and head tilted down.
The figure’s pose is introsp...
Category
Tonalist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Nudes in Flowers of Michel Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful figurative nude in bed of flowers of "Michel" by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century), circa 1990. Signed mid right and o...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"La Cage Aux Fowls" - Surreal Figurative Abstract
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
"La Cage Aux Fowls" A tongue in cheek swipe at the artist and his muse, the nude and of course the chicken. An oil on canvas circa 1980, signed G. Lester of Ardsley, New York (Americ...
Category
American Realist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1980’s French Surrealist Huge Oil Painting Nude Sculpture in Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris, 1980’s French Surrealist painter
Abstract Surrealist Figurative nude work
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 26 x 32 inches
private collection, France
The painting is...
Category
Surrealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Figurative Study, Two Models with Drapes
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful modernist figure study of two nude models draped in colorful fabric by listed California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). Signed "Molly Brubaker" on lower ...
Category
Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Biology 101
By Jackie Felix
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on un-stretched canvas by Jackie Felix, currently featured in the exhibition at Benjaman Gallery "Over the Fence".
Jackie Felix (1929-2009) earned her Bachelor of ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Figurative Abstract', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, San Bernardino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Suzanne Gertz (American, 1938-2003) and painted circa 1985, partial signature lower right.
Suzanne Gertz first studied at the...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
"Green Nude 2" 1980s Modernist Jack Hooper Female Nude Painting
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper
"Green Nude 2"
c. 1980s
Acrylic paint on magazine page
9"x11.5", black wood gallery frame float mount 11"x14"
Signed in pencil lower right
Hooper's distinctive approach to artistry is exemplified by his ingenious use of acrylic paint on a magazine page, where elements of the original page subtly peek through the layers of vibrant color. This technique adds an intriguing depth to the composition, blurring the boundaries between reality and abstraction.
Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1928 - January 24, 2014) was an American painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters...
Category
Abstract 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Fauve
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present the original paintings of American artist Robert Branham (1926-2012.)
Robert Branham was born in 1926, in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended the Art Instit...
Category
Fauvist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Huge 1980's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Nude Model Man in Top Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Nu Aux Voiles Bleus'
by Henri Fuss (French, 1930-1985)
signed, dated and titled
oil on canvas
framed: 43 x 59 inches
canvas: 35 x 51 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Co...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Fauve Nude in Interior', Copenhagen, GothenberDanish Expressionist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed with initials lower left, 'H.V.S.' for Hans Voigt Steffensen (Danish, born 1941) and painted circa 1985. Additionally signed, and titled, 'Charlotte'...
Category
Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Grey Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist nude figure by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Signed "Louis Nadalini" in the lower right corner. Signed "Louis Ernie Nadalini" on verso. Unframed. Image...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cardboard, Oil
Fish and Bicycles # 12
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on paper by contemporary artist Bruce Adams from his Fish and Bicycles series. This work is currently part of an exhibition at Benjaman Gallery "Over the Fence".
This piece comes framed in an archival natural wood frame presentation.
The Fish and Bicycle series employs a similar strategy as my Men at Work series. This time the subject matter includes both men and women (exhibited in pairs) representing a range of gender identities. The title is derived from Irina Dunn’s witty statement (often erroneously attributed to Gloria Steinem...
Category
Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Seated. 1980. Oil on board, 56x45 cm
Woman act
Ludmila Meilerte (1908 – 2008) - Painter
1940 – The Art Academy of Latvia, the masterclass of V. Purvitis.
1944 – Emigration to Germany.
1948 – Emigration to Australia.
L. Meilerte took part at Latvian and Australian art exhibitions. She painted landscapes, still life’s, portraits. Her paintings are expressive and colorful.
The artist was awarded in regional exhibitions and competitions. Dunlop Prize 1952, the Gosford Art Prize (1st prize) judged by Sir Russel Drysdale 1971, and the Victorian Artists Society`s Pirstitz Prize and gold medal in 1982. Royal exhibition in Melburn – 1975, 1976.
Ludmilla Meilerts is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Tasmanian Art...
Category
Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Untitled
By Jackie Felix
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original expressionist painting by American female artist Jackie Felix.
Category
Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning glory. Surrealistic artwork. Oil on canvas, 65x92 cm
By Leonid Purygin
Located in Riga, LV
Bizarre scene of Lady in bed dreaming socially diverse erotic activities.
Category
Surrealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monday's Muse, Large Abstract Nude Painting by Darryl Hughto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Monday’s Muse by Darryl Hughto, American (1943)
Date: 1988
Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 55 x 42.25 in. (139.7 x 107.32 cm)
Frame Size: 57.5 x 44.25 inches
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colloquio senza successo -- Salvador Aulestia (1915-1994) - acrylic on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
This is a masterwork by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994).
There are very few paintings such this one as for rarity than for quality.
Two women on the beach who, as...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
1980s 'Zeus, Venus & Hera' Semi-Abstract Oil Painting, Mythological Figural Art
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating 1982 oil painting titled 'Zeus, Venus, and Hera' is a stunning example of semi-abstract figurative art by Edward Marecak (1919-1993), a prominent Denver modernist ar...
Category
American Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure in a Psychoscape III
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed (lower right), 24.5cm x 19cm (40cm x 35cm framed).
Renowned as Australia’s foremost surrealist painter and poet, James Gleeson’s o...
Category
Post-War 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
End of October/Beginning of November
By Jackie Felix
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on un-stretched canvas which was featured in the artist's retrospective exhibition at The Burchfield Penney Art Center.
Jackie Felix (1929-2009) earned her Bachelo...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Female Nudes" Pink, Blue, Yellow, and Black Abstract Modern Figurative Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, sky blue, yellow, and black abstract modern figurative drawing by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. The drawing depicts four nude women behind what appears to be windows. Si...
Category
Abstract 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
"ELENA"
Located in New York, US
Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Bay area figurative male nude study by unknown artist named Sumrall (american, 20th C). A male figure poses nude, facing to the left o...
Category
American Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Le Plan D'eau de Maintenon, Impressionist Oil Painting by Bernard Taurelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bernard Taurelle, French (1931 - ) - Le Plan D'eau de Maintenon, Year: 1985, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, Size: 38 x 51 in. (96.52 x 129.54 cm), Frame Size: 45.5 x ...
Category
Impressionist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure in a Lanscape
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, 62cm x 42cm, (70cm x 50cm framed). The picture is in good condition.
Plummer trained at the Royal Academy Schools in the early 1950s, championed by Stanley Spencer and Sir Herbert Read, he was the recipient of the coveted Leverhulme Scholarship. In a mixed career which included illustration work for The National Trust, anatomical illustration for Guys Hospital and teaching, painting ran parallel to his commercial work. Plummer specialised in the medium of egg tempera, as well as oil painting, a technique little used since the frescos of the Renaissance, he often worked on a large scale, but in tremendous detail, combining Classical iconography and formal composition with visual exploration evocative of William Blake and...
Category
Post-War 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"MELANIE"
Located in New York, US
Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Woman in Bed with Mirror - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Woman in Bed with Mirror - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Modern portrait of a nude woman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The woman is laying in bed, ...
Category
American Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Celestial Metamorphosis -Nude Sci-Fi Woman becomes a Flower in Outer Space
Located in Miami, FL
Legendary illustrator Wilson McLean depicts "Celestial Bodies" of all sorts floating in the inky black expanse of space. This is a story about a transition from a human to plant. A nude female holds a flower and she becomes the flower she holds while she floats in an inky black void framed by planets. This is a story about a transition from a human to a plant. The painting looks better in person... A Stellar Experience.
During the 1970s and 1980s, McLean was a dominant force in American Illustration with his work gracing the covers...
Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, Playboy...
Category
Surrealist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Impressionist Nude Oil Pastel by Kery Vickers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5004 Vintage Impressionist female nuse oil pastel on artist paper under glass
Signed Kery Vickers
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Trying to Hide the Flower Thoughts" Figurative Nude Study Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
"Trying to Hide the Flower Thoughts" Figurative Nude Study
Three nude figures and flowers by Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932). Signed and dated by the artist in the lower lef...
Category
American Realist 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Nude from the Back - Mixed Media by Grazia Mottes - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Nude from the Back is an artwork realized by Grazia Mottes in 1987.
Mixed Media on Panel.
68 x 48 cm ; 88 x 68 cm with frame.
Good conditions
Born in Rome on 15 October 1941...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
'Fifth Mesa Spirit', Cherokee, Art Students League, New York, Milan, Tucson, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Lightfoot' for Jon Lightfoot (Native American, 1939-2018) and dated 1986.
Jon Lightfoot was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a Cher...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than thirty years, the original painting of American artist Peter Korling.
Peter Korling was classically trained at the Chicago In...
Category
Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Surreal French Female Nude Painting on Canvas
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5008 Large Vintage French Surreal female nude on canvas
unframed
Category
1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Cowboy Boots" - Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren-Haynes
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area School figurative of a cowboy and hats by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b- 1932), circa 1983. Signed "Gren Hayes 1983" upper center and signed and titled "Cowboy Boots" on verso. Unframed. Size: 16"H x 20"W.
Bay Area Figurative...
Category
American Modern 1980s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
