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Le temps suspendu
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 10 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
$662
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
$3,366
Masque de poséidon monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 241 x 75 x 45 cm Sculpture - 94.9 x 29.5 x 17.7 inch
$100,971
Giraffe and her three daughters
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch
$6,619
The problem with the wolf
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25 x 48 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 18.9 x 3.9 inch
$6,731
Minotaur | Sculpture Bronze
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 30 x 8.2 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.2 x 7.7 inch
$5,273
Individual | Bronze Sculpture
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 27.5 x 18 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 7.1 x 2.8 inch
$5,049
Apple Pudding
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 29 x 6 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch
$903
Very shine / Tout timide
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$2,468
Clares IV -2/8
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.1 x 6.7 inch
$4,375
Hello, how are you?
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 27 x 10 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch
$589
Vénus assoupie
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 13 x 27 x 23 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 10.6 x 9.1 inch
$3,758
Genèse aux Bandelettes
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.3 x 6.7 inch
$2,917
La parole et la vie
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 13 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch
$2,491
Middle size Pigeon 1/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 10 x 13 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 5.1 x 2.6 inch
$606
Lemon Pudding
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 29 x 6 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch
$903
Les Petits éléphants assis en équilibre (dorè)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$5,385
Autoportrait 1
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 43 x 42 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 16.5 x 9.8 inch
$11,219
Faune III
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 136 x 150 x 100 cm Sculpture - 53.5 x 59.1 x 39.4 inch
$100,971
Du temps pour soi
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 18 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,548
Tête de Persée monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 234 x 130 x 102 cm Sculpture - 92.1 x 51.2 x 40.2 inch
$123,409
Spirit of Dance no. II/VII
Gor Avetisyan
Sculpture - 50.5 x 10 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 19.9 x 3.9 x 3.7 inch
$5,049
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
$10,321
Tancament XXVII. Túnica
Teresa Riba
Sculpture - 49 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$4,039
Between Father and Mother
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 25.5 x 36 x 31 cm Sculpture - 10 x 14.2 x 12.2 inch
$8,078
The dog school in bronze
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 59 x 68 x 21 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 26.8 x 8.3 inch
$9,873
Big Pregnant Giraffe
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 185 x 37 x 35 cm Sculpture - 72.8 x 14.6 x 13.8 inch
$21,316
Giraffe and her three daughters
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch
$6,619
Rhinoceros and his rider
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 3.1 inch
$3,254
Bear in Kamchatka
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 49 x 20.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 8.1 x 7.1 inch
$6,619
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
$2,188
Buste de Long John Silver
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch
$8,975
Giraffe and his greyhound
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 62 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
$4,600
A bear named Sisyphus
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$4,263
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
$3,927
Tête de colosse
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 85 x 55 x 53 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 21.7 x 20.9 inch
$50,485
Saint Michel, tête
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 55 x 50 x 40 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$28,047
Forever (middelgroot)
Linde Ergo
Sculpture - 95 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$11,107
Duo : jour et nuit
Valérie Hadida
Sculpture - 60 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch
$22,662
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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
$1,503
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
$1,099
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,794
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
$13,968
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$4,039
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,683
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
$2,693
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.