A list of notable artists who specialise in art of the female form:
A–K
- Gerald Brom – fantasy art
- Lewis Carroll – fine art
- Frank Cho – fantasy and comic art
- Pino Daeni
- Sir William Russell Flint – classical art
- Carole Feuerman – hyperrealism
- Frank Frazetta – fantasy art
- Frederick Carl Frieseke – American impressionist
- Lucian Freud - figurative
- Maggi Hambling - sculptures, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Chantal Joffe - depictions of women and children
- Gustav Klimt
- Olivia de Berardinis – modern day and pin up
- Orlan - contemporary and body modification
L–Q
- David LaChappelle - photographer
- Maria Lassnig - self portraits and paintings focused on body awareness
- Aristide Maillol – early 20th century
- Milo Manara – Italian comic book writer and artist
- Alfons Mucha – art nouveau
- Patrick Nagel – modern day
- Alice Neel - depicts women through the female gaze
- Michael Parkes – modern day
- George Petty – pin up art
- leona - painting
R–V
- Luis Royo – fantasy art
- Jenny Saville - contemporary
- Suzanne Valadon - post-impressionism
- Boris Vallejo – fantasy art
- Alberto Vargas – pin up art
W–Z
- J W Waterhouse – classical art
- Dean Yeagle – comic art
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