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Eros et Agape 26-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$670
Bouteille champagne 63-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$781
Le cantique des pilotis
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 65.5 x 29 x 26 cm Sculpture - 25.8 x 11.4 x 10.2 inch
$11,386
Pousseur de Lune
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 56.5 x 74 x 14 cm Sculpture - 22.2 x 29.1 x 5.5 inch
$13,730
Éxito chica
Pablo Serrano Gómez
Sculpture - 45 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,014
Tokwe & Kumbura - Izindlovu
François Vandenberghe
Sculpture - 23 x 39 x 21 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.4 x 8.3 inch
$9,488
Sebakwe & Khanyisa - Izindlovu
François Vandenberghe
Sculpture - 23 x 40 x 17 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.7 x 6.7 inch
$9,488
Oblivion (Dead Astronaut #2)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 226.1 x 88.9 x 91.4 cm Sculpture - 89 x 35 x 36 inch
$89,302
La Liseuse 1/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 125 x 120 x 19 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 47.2 x 7.5 inch
$2,900
Sky & Misty i can Fly
Petra Dorst
Sculpture - 80 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
$4,409
Sky Love is in the air
Petra Dorst
Sculpture - 75 x 17 x 14 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 6.7 x 5.5 inch
$4,409
Acteur de l'ombre 103-19
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 42 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
$781
Pêche aux Cormorans
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 20 x 58 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 22.8 x 3.1 inch
$8,484
Human Rights - Brown finish
Beto Gatti
Sculpture - 40 x 39 x 34.5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.4 x 13.6 inch
$10,046
Plantiraffe
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 32 x 21 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 8.3 x 3.9 inch
$4,688
Flamme vanité 90-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 34 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$781
Tête de mule Drouillard
Jean-Robert Drouillard
Sculpture - 38.1 x 12.7 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5 x 3.75 inch
$4,688
Du monde au balcon
Serge Baroteaux
Sculpture - 115 x 30 x 18 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 11.8 x 7.1 inch
$11,721
Zep sur la pointe du pied droit
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 28 x 8 x 22 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.1 x 8.7 inch
$1,674
Zep sur la pointe du pied gauche
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 28 x 8 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.1 x 9.8 inch
$1,340
Temps qui passe
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 200 x 200 x 15 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 78.7 x 5.9 inch
$83,720
Reincarnation
David Middlebrook
Sculpture - 188 x 101.6 x 53.3 cm Sculpture - 74 x 40 x 21 inch
$32,000
Le Chant du Cygne
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 20 x 62 x 30 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 24.4 x 11.8 inch
$15,405
La Nostalgie des Rêves
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 22 x 71 x 25 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 28 x 9.8 inch
$16,521
Le marbre aux félins
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 22 x 55 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 21.7 x 5.9 inch
$15,070
B.U.M.
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 88 x 83 x 35 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 32.7 x 13.8 inch
$22,102
Winged demon
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 87 x 79 x 20 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 31.1 x 7.9 inch
$15,963
Polycephalous
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 51 x 97 x 40 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 38.2 x 15.7 inch
$15,963
Nuke Duke
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 70 x 92 x 24 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 36.2 x 9.4 inch
$22,102
Der kleine Menschenfresser
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 42 x 47 x 13 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 18.5 x 5.1 inch
$11,944
Furious Demon
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 27 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch
$5,805
Runner Duck Grand
Patrick Lang
Sculpture - 190 x 34 x 52 cm Sculpture - 74.8 x 13.4 x 20.5 inch
$36,837
Conseil de Sages 5/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 42 x 49 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.3 x 7.9 inch
$7,144
Female Torso in Blue - (Bronze No. 2 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 inch
$550 $468
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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
$1,496
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,785
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
$1,094
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
$13,898
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$4,019
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,674
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
$2,679
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.