Bronze Sculpture for Sale

Sculpture, Relief en bronze VIII, Max Ernst

Relief en bronze VIII

Max Ernst

Sculpture - 13.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$7,679

Sculpture, Grenouille, Christian Couaillier

Grenouille

Christian Couaillier

Sculpture - 2.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, La vie, Cécile Thonus

La vie

Cécile Thonus

Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,920

Sculpture, Olmetto, Franco Adami

Olmetto

Franco Adami

Sculpture - 9.4 x 6.1 x 9.4 inch

$20,327

Sculpture, Sticking to my post, Poren Huang

Sticking to my post

Poren Huang

Sculpture - 13 x 16.5 x 20.9 inch

$28,400

Sculpture, Irena, Kára

Irena

Kára

Sculpture - 24 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Donna face à la Tramontane, Millan Garayalde

Donna face à la Tramontane

Millan Garayalde

Sculpture - 15.7 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch

$2,484

Sculpture, Duel, Stepan Fedoryn

Duel

Stepan Fedoryn

Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.6 x 5.9 inch

$1,398

Sculpture, Lingot, Tomek Kawiak

Lingot

Tomek Kawiak

Sculpture - 4.1 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Encierro de amor, Alfonso Garcia

Encierro de amor

Alfonso Garcia

Sculpture - 18.9 x 6.7 x 1.2 inch

$8,265

Sculpture, The Time, Nerijus Kisielius

The Time

Nerijus Kisielius

Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$734

Sculpture, Flowers from the forest meadow, Rumiana Rusinova

Flowers from the forest meadow

Rumiana Rusinova

Sculpture - 6.7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Dédoublement 57/200, Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Dédoublement 57/200

Marie-Madeleine Gautier

Sculpture - 4.3 x 3.5 x 4.7 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Human Race, Only, Kasia Kay

Human Race, Only

Kasia Kay

Sculpture - 141.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 inch

$18,058

Sculpture, Opening, Desa Vlahutin

Opening

Desa Vlahutin

Sculpture - 16.5 x 7.9 x 2.4 inch

$9,915

Sculpture, Dominance, Ventsislav Markov

Dominance

Ventsislav Markov

Sculpture - 11 x 7.7 x 5.1 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Arletty 1947, Raymond Veysset

Arletty 1947

Raymond Veysset

Sculpture - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch

$1,073

Sculpture, At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau, Sylvie Gaudissart

At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau

Sylvie Gaudissart

Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$2,202

Sculpture, Joker 5 (1/6), Boshra Mustafa

Joker 5 (1/6)

Boshra Mustafa

Sculpture - 14.2 x 4.3 x 5.1 inch

$1,500

Sculpture, Pegasus, Hristo Mihaylov

Pegasus

Hristo Mihaylov

Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.3 x 4.7 inch

$1,355

Sculpture, Levrier 3C, Patrick Lang

Levrier 3C

Patrick Lang

Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$7,115

Sculpture, Replica Minus, Laurent Lamarche

Replica Minus

Laurent Lamarche

Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$1,800

Sculpture, Avio, Josep Riera i Arago

Avio

Josep Riera i Arago

Sculpture - 68.5 x 23.2 x 9.4 inch

$16,940

Sculpture, Unity, Nnamdi Okonkwo

Unity

Nnamdi Okonkwo

Sculpture - 12 x 19 x 27 inch

$10,440

Sculpture, Swing, Lolek

Swing

Lolek

Sculpture - 18.5 x 29.1 x 13.4 inch

$11,067

Sculpture, Sans titre, Anna Stein

Sans titre

Anna Stein

Sculpture - 5.5 x 2 x 1.2 inch

$847

Sculpture, Einstein, Paul Flickinger

Einstein

Paul Flickinger

Sculpture - 165.4 x 110.2 x 70.9 inch

$225,860

Sculpture, Horses, Magdalena Lesniak

Horses

Magdalena Lesniak

Sculpture - 20.9 x 27.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Sculpture, El tigre y las cabras con retrete /le tigre et les chèvres avec toilettes, Julio Alonso Yañez

El tigre y las cabras con retrete /le tigre et les chèvres avec toilettes

Julio Alonso Yañez

Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.7 x 7.1 inch

$1,016

Sculpture, Olga, Olivier Chalmin

Olga

Olivier Chalmin

Sculpture - 31.5 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$4,065

Sculpture, No signal, Fabrice Dal'Secco

No signal

Fabrice Dal'Secco

Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$903

Sculpture, Casse, Laurent Deguitre

Casse

Laurent Deguitre

Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 inch

$1,976

Sculpture, Newborn Fowl, Helle Rask Crawford

Newborn Fowl

Helle Rask Crawford

Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

$1,107

Sculpture, Maya, Irina Shark

Maya

Irina Shark

Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.9 x 8.3 inch

$4,517

Sculpture, Le contact, Herrel

Le contact

Herrel

Sculpture - 9.4 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch

$8,583

Sculpture, Self Control n°1192, Mohammad Mardi

Self Control n°1192

Mohammad Mardi

Sculpture - 3.9 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, L'enfant à la larme, Dominique Mückli

L'enfant à la larme

Dominique Mückli

Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 10.6 inch

$7,679

Sculpture, J'ai perdu un peu de moi quelque part..., Sophie Hustin

J'ai perdu un peu de moi quelque part...

Sophie Hustin

Sculpture - 64.2 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch

$7,792

Sculpture, Le baiser (évolution 2), Marc Daniel

Le baiser (évolution 2)

Marc Daniel

Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.3 x 9.4 inch

$4,670

Sculpture, Upside Down, Anke Birnie

Upside Down

Anke Birnie

Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$2,499

Sculpture, Lovers, Luciano Minguzzi

Lovers

Luciano Minguzzi

Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch

$16,375

Sculpture, Bag with Wings, Roberto Matta

Bag with Wings

Roberto Matta

Sculpture - 37 x 53.9 x 25.2 inch

$32,750

Sculpture, Woman on the rocks, God Sylver

Woman on the rocks

God Sylver

Sculpture - 13.8 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch

$2,484

Sculpture, Homme Un, Jacques Soulard

Homme Un

Jacques Soulard

Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 13 inch

$14,455

Sculpture, Hom, Hom Nguyen

Hom

Hom Nguyen

Sculpture - 15.7 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch

$29,249

Sculpture, Royal Couple, Mamikon Yengibarian

Royal Couple

Mamikon Yengibarian

Sculpture - 5.9 x 8.3 x 5.3 inch

$12,422

Sculpture, Anouck, Isabelle Healy

Anouck

Isabelle Healy

Sculpture - 4.7 x 4.7 x 2 inch

$3,388

Sculpture, Fragment orang-outan, Florence Jacquesson

Fragment orang-outan

Florence Jacquesson

Sculpture - 20.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

$18,069

Sculpture, The Dance of Life, Gyp Mills

The Dance of Life

Gyp Mills

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 8 inch

$7,905

Sculpture, Level Up!, Mitch Richmond

Level Up!

Mitch Richmond

Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.5 x 1.2 inch

$847

Sculpture, Firmament, Oshi Rabin

Firmament

Oshi Rabin

Sculpture - 80 x 90 x 50 inch

$50,000

Sculpture, Hommage à Léonard de Vinci, Arnaud Kasper

Hommage à Léonard de Vinci

Arnaud Kasper

Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch

$22,021

Sculpture, Rest and be moved, Margret Hübschen

Rest and be moved

Margret Hübschen

Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$2,089

Sculpture, Verleiding (Temptation), Rietje Geurts

Verleiding (Temptation)

Rietje Geurts

Sculpture - 17.3 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$5,534

Sculpture, Rain, Mindaugas Juncys

Rain

Mindaugas Juncys

Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.4 x 13 inch

$2,484

Sculpture, Au pied de la lettre, Bruno Mallart

Au pied de la lettre

Bruno Mallart

Sculpture - 16.9 x 10.6 x 2.8 inch

$3,953

Sculpture, Albion, Mac Whitney

Albion

Mac Whitney

Sculpture - 12 x 7 x 5 inch

$16,000

Sculpture, Gorille Dos Argenté, Bernard Rebaudet

Gorille Dos Argenté

Bernard Rebaudet

Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch

$8,921

Sculpture, Together, K R Nariman

Together

K R Nariman

Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$5,308

Sculpture, Chaos, Mark Yale Harris

Chaos

Mark Yale Harris

Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 10 inch

$7,200

Sculpture, D'Or et de Bronze, Maguy Banq

D'Or et de Bronze

Maguy Banq

Sculpture - 2.4 x 2.8 x 2 inch

$949

Sculpture, Arabesque. Ballerina, Antonio Giancaterino

Arabesque. Ballerina

Antonio Giancaterino

Sculpture - 19.3 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch

$4,404

Sculpture, Bondage 50, Stephan Marienfeld

Bondage 50

Stephan Marienfeld

Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$20,327

Sculpture, Premier soleil, Marie-Noëlle Ronayette

Premier soleil

Marie-Noëlle Ronayette

Sculpture - 27.6 x 21.3 x 16.5 inch

$18,069

Sculpture, L'homme debout Astolfo, Vito Imburgia

L'homme debout Astolfo

Vito Imburgia

Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch

$1,694

Sculpture, Mythological composition, Spas Kirichev

Mythological composition

Spas Kirichev

Sculpture - 11.4 x 12.6 x 5.1 inch

$2,880

Sculpture, 1590 Coccodrillo Traghetto Amore, Tobia Ravà

1590 Coccodrillo Traghetto Amore

Tobia Ravà

Sculpture - 9.4 x 33.5 x 13.4 inch

$41,332

Sculpture, Boondock chicks, Jules Holland

Boondock chicks

Jules Holland

Sculpture - 7.9 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

$14,116

Sculpture, Zen attitude, Herve Guibert

Zen attitude

Herve Guibert

Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, 4 Zeps ensemble, Louis Perrin

4 Zeps ensemble

Louis Perrin

Sculpture - 21.3 x 3.1 x 7.9 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Parisienne II, Françoise Abraham

Parisienne II

Françoise Abraham

Sculpture - 15 x 16.5 x 4.7 inch

$5,985

Sculpture, Horizontal erosion woman, Massimiliano Pelletti

Horizontal erosion woman

Massimiliano Pelletti

Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 12.6 inch

$20,327

Sculpture, Chouette assise, Madeleine Van der Knoop

Chouette assise

Madeleine Van der Knoop

Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.1 x 5.1 inch

$4,404

Sculpture, Sur la banquise - Ourse polaire, Véronique Laffaille

Sur la banquise - Ourse polaire

Véronique Laffaille

Sculpture - 9.6 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch

$4,376

Sculpture, Figur, Peter Wittstadt

Figur

Peter Wittstadt

Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Jamais sans ma soeur, Sandrine Plante

Jamais sans ma soeur

Sandrine Plante

Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

$3,953

Sculpture, School Child, Alexander Sviyazov

School Child

Alexander Sviyazov

Sculpture - 12 x 7.1 x 4.9 inch

$6,211

Sculpture, L'ingénue au golf, Jean-Jacques Kugel

L'ingénue au golf

Jean-Jacques Kugel

Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.4 x 3.5 inch

$847

Sculpture, Manta, Volodymyr Mykytenko

Manta

Volodymyr Mykytenko

Sculpture - 35 x 31.9 x 20.1 inch

$10,000

Sculpture, Émeline, Berit

Émeline

Berit

Sculpture - 40.6 x 20.9 x 15.4 inch

$25,974

Sculpture, Crepúsculo, Mariko Kumon

Crepúsculo

Mariko Kumon

Sculpture - 21.3 x 18.9 x 11.8 inch

$5,308

Sculpture, Miserere, Pierre-Yves Trémois

Miserere

Pierre-Yves Trémois

Sculpture - 22 x 24.8 x 9.4 inch

$13,196

Sculpture, French cochon, Jean-Claude Gaillard

French cochon

Jean-Claude Gaillard

Sculpture - 2 x 3.1 x 2 inch

$440

Sculpture, Bend T2, Hervé Nys

Bend T2

Hervé Nys

Sculpture - 16.1 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$10,841

Sculpture, Omer, Virginie Chardon

Omer

Virginie Chardon

Sculpture - 19.7 x 18.1 x 15.7 inch

$9,938

Sculpture, The big gold, Li  Shigong

The big gold

Li Shigong

Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$12,196

Sculpture, Paix, Paul Crochat

Paix

Paul Crochat

Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.5 x 5.1 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Head of Man, Amedeo Bocchi

Head of Man

Amedeo Bocchi

Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.5 x 4.3 inch

$6,776

Sculpture, Awaiting for..., Isabel Miramontes

Awaiting for...

Isabel Miramontes

Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 17.7 inch

$27,668

Sculpture, Venus sur la terre de la Passion N° 1029, Godratollah Agheli

Venus sur la terre de la Passion N° 1029

Godratollah Agheli

Sculpture - 16.5 x 13.4 x 8.3 inch

$6,211

Sculpture, La virtuose, Jean-Louis Toutain

La virtuose

Jean-Louis Toutain

Sculpture - 30.3 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch

$23,715

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!

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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.