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Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 40 x 45 x 51 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 17.7 x 20.1 inch
$9,613
L'Angel Combattant
Erick Ifergan
Sculpture - 69 x 49 x 22 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 19.3 x 8.7 inch
$24,880
Harmonie de Samothrace Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 28 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 11 inch
$1,561
La danseuse au tutu rouge
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 28 x 10.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
La grande tortue 2
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 4.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 1.8 x 4.5 x 3.1 inch
$147
Harmonie de Samothrace
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 31 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$611
Fauvette pitchou
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 11.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
$3,958
Femme à l'ombrelle 2
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 24.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.6 x 2.6 x 2.6 inch
$368
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
$1,696
Les deux soeurs
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 47 x 11 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 4.3 x 9.8 inch
$16,737
Panthère bronze dentelle ajourée
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 17 x 40 x 9 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
$27,141
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$28,272
La grande tortue
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 4.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 1.8 x 4.5 x 3.1 inch
$147
Le chat s'étirant
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 15.5 x 18 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 6.1 x 7.1 x 1.8 inch
$334
Le chat au dos rond
Yannick Le Bloas
Sculpture - 18 x 13 x 4 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.6 inch
$334
Fille avec ballon rouge Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 47 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
$1,334
En attendant d’une opportunité
Shen Yongji
Sculpture - 75 x 122 x 5 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 48 x 2 inch
$20,356
Intention initiale / double action
Shen Yongji
Sculpture - 80 x 150 x 5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$21,487
Intention initiale/ violette
Shen Yongji
Sculpture - 80 x 150 x 5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$21,487
Tête d'enfant avec chapeau haut de forme
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 39 x 26.5 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.4 x 4.5 inch
$36,189
Chat Persan
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 27.5 x 52 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 20.5 x 5.5 inch
$10,743
Interrogation
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 38.5 x 29.5 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.2 x 11.6 x 4.3 inch
$6,672
Fille avec un ballon en forme de chien Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 9 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 3.5 inch
$1,334
Calme et le silence bronze coulé 65
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 65 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$5,530
Mickey assis Bronze 1/8
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 22 x 17 x 25 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 6.7 x 9.8 inch
$5,541
Bear with three fishes
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 27 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,053
Les fiancés version 3 / The lovers
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 34.5 x 21 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 8.3 x 7.3 inch
$3,958
Tortue avec stèle
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 79.5 x 17.5 x 13 cm Sculpture - 31.3 x 6.9 x 5.1 inch
$24,880
La Limace et le cobra ou L’homme dans tous ses états - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,696
Nature morte aux patates douces - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 9 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.1 x 2.6 inch
$1,696
Sphynx - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 14.5 x 6 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 2.4 x 3.7 inch
$1,696 $1,527
Le tartigrade - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 7 x 16.5 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 6.5 x 3 inch
$1,696
Nymphe des bois
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 45 x 19 x 22 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.5 x 8.7 inch
$12,214
Pluie de soleil
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 48 x 17 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 6.7 x 12.6 inch
$11,874
Les trois soeurs
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 70 x 38 x 53 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 15 x 20.9 inch
$24,880
Olivier en bronze
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$28,272
Composition - Genesis
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch
$1,753
Flower from the moon
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 37 x 15 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch
$1,414
Guitariste Arlequin Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 34 x 17 x 21 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,561
Amphithéâtre
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 45 x 65 x 37 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 25.6 x 14.6 inch
$4,524
Poule faisane
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 6.1 inch
$8,482
Chouette Hulotte
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
$5,881
Donkey and little girl
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 3 inch
$3,958
La Danse de Daphné
Irmgard Sigg
Sculpture - 48 x 23 x 21 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.1 x 8.3 inch
$3,619
Coupelle de vanités
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 28 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$28,272
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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.