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Tête de jeune Orang-Outan
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
$3,885
Tête de léopard grognant
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 16.5 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$3,108
La montagne et la rivière
Romain Langlois
Sculpture - 111 x 39 x 35 cm Sculpture - 43.7 x 15.4 x 13.8 inch
$35,519
Big Gold Pigeon 7/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 13 x 19.2 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.5 inch
$655 $589
Wildlife Passenger– Sitting
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
$2,000
Wildlife Passenger –Standing
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 33 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
$2,000
Grand lecteur
Sophie Barut
Sculpture - 70 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$11,100 $10,545
Porter par le vent
Luo Li Rong
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 50 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 19.7 inch
$52,724
En habit de cheval II (série Satie)
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 9 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 3.5 inch
$333
César du meilleur costume
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
$39,959
Déséquilibre
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 5.1 inch
$6,660
Metamorfosis III
Alberto Letamendi
Sculpture - 12.7 x 7 x 5.8 cm Sculpture - 5 x 2.75 x 2.3 inch
$4,300
Roland Garros
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 175 x 96 x 75 cm Sculpture - 68.9 x 37.8 x 29.5 inch
$55,498
Intelligence artificielle
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 28 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$33,299
Dragon
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 62 x 36 x 47 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 14.2 x 18.5 inch
$27,749
Barque-vannerie 3
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 50 x 60 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch
$2,664
Femme au cou de cygne
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 66 x 28 x 27 cm Sculpture - 26 x 11 x 10.6 inch
$17,760
Barque Vanerie
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 25 x 83 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 32.7 x 2 inch
$2,886
Torse de Prométhée II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 121 x 72 x 36 cm Sculpture - 47.6 x 28.3 x 14.2 inch
$66,598
Masque de Prométhée
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch
$19,979
Prométhée, tête
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 86 x 37 x 43 cm Sculpture - 33.9 x 14.6 x 16.9 inch
$49,949
Poule Matoutou
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 42 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 13.4 x 16.5 inch
$72,148
Condottière III
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 75 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch
$38,849
Asclépios, buste
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 47.5 x 48 x 35 cm Sculpture - 18.7 x 18.9 x 13.8 inch
$24,419
Kleine pup met krulstaartje (Small pup with curly tail)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 12 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$832
Oros, Tête II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 87 x 42 x 47 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 16.5 x 18.5 inch
$49,949
Jersey Lily
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 69 x 23 x 10 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch
$4,889
Double Date
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 55 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$4,954
High Maintenance
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 53 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,989
Great Expectations
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 56 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 22 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$4,954
September
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 37 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 inch
$2,509
Cloned Polar Bear with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$5,550
Deer, no. IV/VIII (size XL)
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 58 x 35 x 30 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 13.8 x 11.8 inch
$3,108
Golden Monkey
Valerian Sioridzé
Sculpture - 32 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch
$1,387
Les Esprits de la terre groupe 2
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 30 x 26 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.2 x 2 inch
$2,331
Embarquement pour Cythère
Fanjol
Sculpture - 45 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch
$8,658
Deux hippos avec ballon
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 23 x 95 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 37.4 x 7.9 inch
$16,872
Totem elephants cm 160
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 160 x 43 x 43 cm Sculpture - 63 x 16.9 x 16.9 inch
$28,859
Hippo et Papillons
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
$7,548
Éléphant et son ballon purple
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 56 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 22 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$9,435
Totem Elephants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 120 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$17,760
Dos rond 3/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 39 x 42 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 10.2 inch
$16,650
Paradis perdu (6/8)
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 35 x 135 x 43 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 53.1 x 16.9 inch
$42,179
Autoritatto
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$50,000
Pilote
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 31.5 x 13.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 5.3 x 7.1 inch
$6,660
Artistic bottle stopper III with Bottle
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 30 x 13 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.1 x 1.8 inch
$544 $489
Artistic bottle stopper II
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 11 x 10.8 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 4.3 x 1.6 inch
$544
Artistic bottle stopper
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 11 x 5.4 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 inch
$544 $489
Eléphants en équilibre cm 120
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 120 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$17,760
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Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,487
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,775
Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin
Jesus Campos
Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
$1,088
Dualité II
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 7 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch
$4,395 $3,736
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$3,996
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
$13,819
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,665
Lectrice assise sur bord de livre Love
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,664
Bronze Sculpture for Sale
The technique used in the creation of bronze sculptures has changed very little since Antiquity. The sculptor begins by fashioning the subject in wax, then covers it with clay, pours on the bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, then breaks open the terracotta, leaving only the bronze object behind. Highly valued by sculptors, bronze is a robust and resistant material that fairs well outside. Using wax to create the initial mould allows for a high level of detail on the final sculpture, unlike steel sculpture. Certain nuances in color can be produced through the use of patinas.
These qualities explain why bronze is one of the oldest materials to be used by humans. Indeed, bronze tools were used in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China around 2800 BC.
In Mesopotamia, near to present-day Iran, bronze was used to depict animals in sacred art. In Egypt, it was was used to personify the gods, and also to create small sculpture statues placed in the tombs of the deceased. However, it was Ancient Greece, where craftsmen began to sculpt human figures and deities with remarkable realism, that gave bronze its prominent place in the history of art. Many pieces of work were imported to Rome, where the production of bronze sculptures developed. Bronze sculptures soon began to decorate the theatres and the homes of the rich. Admiring the skills of the Greeks, the Romans began ordering sculptures from merchants and craftsmen, who made copies of the moulds of the statues.
With the birth of Christianity, evangelisation and the building of churches became the priorities, and bronze creations were replaced by stone sculptures for decorating churches. It was only in the 14th century that masterpieces were rediscovered during excavations of Italian archaeological sites. A century later, Brunelleschi and Ghiberti set the Renaissance in motion by decorating the doors of the Florence Baptistery in bronze. Donatello, inspired by ancient Roman sculpture, was the first to excel in the art of expressing emotions through bronze sculptures, followed by Verrocchio, his pupil (and master of Leonardo da Vinci). Although the practice spread throughout Europe, it was mainly focused in Italy, where sculptors competed to obtain the most convincing results.
During the 16th century, the Flemish Jean de Bologne established himself as the undisputed master of bronze. He was the most copied artist in the 17th century, and it is partly due to him that the bronze sculpture spread across Europe. In Italy, production of bronze sculpture was fairly constant, irrespective of the period. In France, on the other hand, this technique depended on the political regime. When Louis XIV invited sculptors to his court (essentially to decorate Versailles) demand for bronze reappeared as a form of courtly art.
Bronze sculpture underwent a resurgence during the 19th century, with Rodin and Camille Claudel, and then with Cubism and the Art Deco movement. Bronze is an expensive, heavy material and costly for collectors to buy and its use has become less prevalent in the 20th and 21st centuries, but some artists use it nonetheless: Giuseppe Penone, Alberto Giacometti with his strange silhouettes, the compressions of César Baldaccini, Philippe Pasqua's butterflies and still life sculpture can all be seen on Artsper!
How is a bronze sculpture made?
Bronze sculptures are made from a series of wax molds, into which the sculptor pours melted bronze to create the final sculpture.
Why is bronze used for sculptures?
Bronze is used for sculptures because it expands just before it hardens, resulting in the accentuation of fine details. The bronze then shrinks slightly as it cools down, which makes it easy to remove the cast.
How can you tell if a sculpture is bronze?
You can tell if a sculpture is bronze by testing if a magnet sticks to it, as iron is magnetic. Bronze also does not have the ability to rust, so a bronze sculpture will not have signs of corrosion on its surface.