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![Sculpture, Contemplation, Nnamdi Okonkwo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1067220_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, L'enfant, bronze surmonté de 60 bagues Senoufo, Ivan Theimer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/696609_1_grid.jpg)
L'enfant, bronze surmonté de 60 bagues Senoufo
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 31 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 12.2 inch
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![Sculpture, De l'autre côté du miroir, Isabelle Jeandot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1195278_1_grid.jpg)
De l'autre côté du miroir
Isabelle Jeandot
Sculpture - 47 x 40 x 16 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 15.7 x 6.3 inch
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![Sculpture, Le vieux Pistolero - série guerre bronze, Mireille Bassier-Tilmont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1055442_1_grid.jpg)
Le vieux Pistolero - série guerre bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 42 x 8 x 11 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 3.1 x 4.3 inch
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![Sculpture, La révérence d'un Dieu (2/8), Dominique Mückli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/428139_1_grid.jpg)
La révérence d'un Dieu (2/8)
Dominique Mückli
Sculpture - 146 x 100 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 39.4 x 17.7 inch
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![Sculpture, La révérence d'un Dieu, Dominique Mückli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/238477_1_grid.jpg)
La révérence d'un Dieu
Dominique Mückli
Sculpture - 146 x 100 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 39.4 x 17.7 inch
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![Sculpture, Love cherries tender triple serie II, Lothar Vigelandzoon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1417167_1_grid.jpg)
Love cherries tender triple serie II
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 62 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
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Perfect Match Mickey
Jorn Van Hoorn
Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
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![Sculpture, La Part du Lion, Jean-François Gambino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/961350_1_grid.jpg)
La Part du Lion
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 65 x 75 x 70 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 29.5 x 27.6 inch
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Pattes de velours
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 32 x 56 x 36 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 22 x 14.2 inch
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Petit taureau brun
Richard Pommier
Sculpture - 14.5 x 18.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 7.3 x 3.7 inch
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time is money
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 47 x 24 x 15 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch
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No Way Home
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 46 x 27 x 17 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.6 x 6.7 inch
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![Sculpture, Graffeuse sur bloc béton, Jean-Jacques Mancardi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1367886_1_grid.jpg)
Graffeuse sur bloc béton
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 21 x 29 x 13 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 11.4 x 5.1 inch
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Saut du contorsionniste
Mauro Corda
Sculpture - 142 x 90 x 80 cm Sculpture - 55.9 x 35.4 x 31.5 inch
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Ville de Bordeaux, maquette tortue
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 127 x 39 x 28 cm Sculpture - 50 x 15.4 x 11 inch
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Ville de Bordeaux, maquette
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 150 x 20 x 19 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 7.9 x 7.5 inch
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![Sculpture, Massa marittima, maquette, Ivan Theimer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1611018_1_grid.jpg)
Massa marittima, maquette
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 102 x 35 x 50 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 13.8 x 19.7 inch
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Procidat deceptionem
Tomasz Koclega
Sculpture - 25 x 18 x 40 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 x 15.7 inch
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![Sculpture, Tenentes Thesaurus, Tomasz Koclega](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/610071_1_grid.jpg)
Tenentes Thesaurus
Tomasz Koclega
Sculpture - 59 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
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![Sculpture, Colonne Vase Vitrine, Hubert Le Gall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/471742_1_grid.jpg)
Colonne Vase Vitrine
Hubert Le Gall
Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
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![Sculpture, Sweet Heart Middle Double, Serie III, Lothar Vigelandzoon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1417791_1_grid.jpg)
Sweet Heart Middle Double, Serie III
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 85 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Au pied de la lettre
Maïté Martinez
Sculpture - 21 x 8.5 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.3 x 5.9 inch
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![Sculpture, L’œil dans l’oiseau, Théo Tobiasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054479_1_grid.jpg)
L’œil dans l’oiseau
Théo Tobiasse
Sculpture - 58.5 x 47 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 23 x 18.5 x 5.7 inch
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Les demoiselles de brume 2/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 99 x 60 x 45 cm Sculpture - 39 x 23.6 x 17.7 inch
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Love Cherries Tender Follow Me, Serie II
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 69 x 40 x 7 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch
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![Sculpture, le dur labeur, Jean-Jacques Mancardi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1672128_1_grid.jpg)
le dur labeur
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 63 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch
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Sweet Heart Middle Single Serie IV
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 78 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
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![Sculpture, Promenade avec un chien, Eva Roucka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/118105_1_grid.jpg)
Promenade avec un chien
Eva Roucka
Sculpture - 28 x 32 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11 x 12.6 x 3.9 inch
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Venetian Love
Alejandro Moretti
Sculpture - 29 x 37 x 29 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 14.6 x 11.4 inch
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Bouteille Champagne Ruinart 99-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 27 x 10 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3.9 x 4.7 inch
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Human Rights Gold
Beto Gatti
Sculpture - 40 x 34.5 x 39.4 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.6 x 15.5 inch
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Coucou geai
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 33.4 x 19.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 13.1 x 7.7 x 3.7 inch
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Les amoureux... "bloc vert" (Terre d’enfants 2022)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
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![Sculpture, Lièvre et narcisse, Alain Quercia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555302_1_grid.jpg)
Lièvre et narcisse
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 37 x 32 x 17 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.6 x 6.7 inch
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L'hippopotame aux oiseaux
Hadrien David
Sculpture - 32 x 86 x 37 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 33.9 x 14.6 inch
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Les amoureux (bloc bleu ciel)... (Terre d'enfants 2022)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
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Les amoureux (bloc bleu Majorelle)... (Terre d'enfants 2022)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
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Maloja (Série: les filles du vent 2017)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 46 x 18 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.1 x 5.5 inch
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Les 3 frères... [ socle en marron ] (Terre d'enfants 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
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La bande de copains... [ version cube rouge ] (série : Terre d'enfant 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
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Alicia [ version robe rouge ] (série : les ballerines 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 49 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
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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.