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Very shine / Tout timide
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$2,466
Danse du temps II
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 30.5 x 20.5 x 19 cm Sculpture - 12 x 8.1 x 7.5 inch
$35,651
Déséquilibre
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 5.1 inch
$6,727
Daiquiri (bronze resin)
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 157 x 24 x 16 cm Sculpture - 61.8 x 9.4 x 6.3 inch
$8,352
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$28,028
Bras monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 197 x 53 x 52 cm Sculpture - 77.6 x 20.9 x 20.5 inch
$44,844
Poison Ivy
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 168 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 66.1 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
$9,214
Autoportrait 3
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
$11,211
The Meeting / Rencontre
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59.5 x 28 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 23.4 x 11 x 4.5 inch
$8,857
Between Father and Mother
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25.5 x 36 x 31 cm Sculpture - 10 x 14.2 x 12.2 inch
$8,072
The dog school in bronze
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch
$9,866
The three bronze Eves
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 187 x 50 x 28 cm Sculpture - 73.6 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$49,328
Big Pregnant Giraffe
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 185 x 37 x 35 cm Sculpture - 72.8 x 14.6 x 13.8 inch
$21,301
Giraffe and her three daughters
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch
$6,615
Dentelle Panther
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 38 x 80 x 17 cm Sculpture - 15 x 31.5 x 6.7 inch
$53,813
Transverse Motion 3 of 3
Nornslife Art
Sculpture - 22.86 x 15.24 x 5.08 cm Sculpture - 9 x 6 x 2 inch
$13,285
Transverse Motion 2 of 3
Nornslife Art
Sculpture - 22.86 x 21.59 x 7.62 cm Sculpture - 9 x 8.5 x 3 inch
$13,285
Les Esprits de la terre groupe 1
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 4.3 inch
$3,363
Kleine kijkende pup
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 11 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch
$841
Colosse
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 232 x 85 x 66 cm Sculpture - 91.3 x 33.5 x 26 inch
$95,294
Victoire
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 98 x 55 x 51 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 21.7 x 20.1 inch
$33,633
Tête d'homme
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 127 x 64 x 71 cm Sculpture - 50 x 25.2 x 28 inch
$67,266
Faune II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 68 x 60 x 40 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$28,028
Tête de cheval IV
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 235 x 51 x 134 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 20.1 x 52.8 inch
$78,477
Donkey and little girl
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 3 inch
$3,924
Lion and two cubs
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25 x 43 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.9 x 6.3 inch
$5,045
Giraffe and his greyhound
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 62 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
$4,597
A bear named Sisyphus
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$4,260
In the Arena or My Favourite Bull
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 4.7 inch
$4,709
La petite merveille ou à iris / A little wonder
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,924
La Mama... "Amour" [ version : bleue ] (Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 20 x 25 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$3,027
L'ange triomphant
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 50 x 18 x 17 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.1 x 6.7 inch
$35,651
Coeur bronze 6/8
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 32 x 34 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 13.4 x 5.5 inch
$44,732
Autoportrait 1
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 43 x 42 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 16.5 x 9.8 inch
$11,211
Autoportrait 4
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 185 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 72.8 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$28,028
Boxing Mickey Big
Jorn Van Hoorn
Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$11,155
Une jupe cloche en bronze . sm 610.1/8
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 50 x 16 x 2 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$10,314
Dragon
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 62 x 36 x 47 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 14.2 x 18.5 inch
$28,028
Mara en de Ara
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 114 x 32 x 26 cm Sculpture - 44.9 x 12.6 x 10.2 inch
$19,619
Les fleurs de la vie
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 120 x 24 x 52 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 9.4 x 20.5 inch
$24,664
Tête de colosse
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 85 x 55 x 53 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 21.7 x 20.9 inch
$50,450
Meta Guerrier
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 50 x 20.5 x 29 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 8.1 x 11.4 inch
$20,180
Condottière III
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 75 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch
$39,239
Corporate Body
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 14 x 2 x 2 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,375
Drum Horse
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 5.1 inch
$4,309
Ad Astra
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 41 x 47 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 18.5 x 10.2 inch
$4,375
Greek Default
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
$5,104
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
$336
Sirène à tête phallique - Sculpture Bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 inch
$1,682
Yaya s'en va couper les cheveux
Yannis Lagresle
Sculpture - 9 x 17 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.7 x 2.6 inch
$2,186
Party Girl
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 26 x 6.3 x 5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 2.5 x 2 inch
$1,334
L'escargot et l'ange
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44 x 60 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 23.6 x 13.8 inch
$27,243
Vision de L’ange
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 13.6 x 13.6 inch
$25,561
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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!
Bronze sculptures are made from a series of wax molds, into which the sculptor pours melted bronze to create the final sculpture.
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.
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.