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Petit nu sur rocher cachant ses seins
Cade
Sculpture - 20 x 4 x 5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 1.6 x 2 inch
$2,121
Sorceress
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 46 x 16 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$15,628
Tutoyer le ciel
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 37.5 x 16 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 14.8 x 6.3 x 3.3 inch
$7,256
Veilleur monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 200 x 200 x 220 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 78.7 x 86.6 inch
$312,556
Gaïa (Dana)
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 210 x 68 x 55 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 26.8 x 21.7 inch
$78,139
L'insoumis
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 84 x 38 x 25 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 15 x 9.8 inch
$25,116
Poséidon monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 294 x 96 x 100 cm Sculpture - 115.7 x 37.8 x 39.4 inch
$145,115
Guerrier (Cuchulain)
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 131 x 44 x 42 cm Sculpture - 51.6 x 17.3 x 16.5 inch
$44,651
La Grande Valdivienne
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 41.5 x 17.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 6.9 x 2.4 inch
$5,369
Esus, monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 250 x 128 x 141 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 50.4 x 55.5 inch
$178,604
Asclépios, maquette pour monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 57 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
$22,325
David & Goliath
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 300 x 140 x 140 cm Sculpture - 118.1 x 55.1 x 55.1 inch
$312,556
Oros II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 147 x 83 x 79 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 32.7 x 31.1 inch
$100,465
Asclépios
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 177 x 80 x 80 cm Sculpture - 69.7 x 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$100,465
Dancing with my Handbag
Manny Woodard
Sculpture - 20 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
$654
Totale vergave (Total surrender)
Linde Ergo
Sculpture - 18 x 26 x 22 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.2 x 8.7 inch
$3,907
Overgave (Surrender)
Linde Ergo
Sculpture - 20 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$3,907
Oros I
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 4.9 inch
$16,744
Roi singe, maquette
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 57 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$16,744
Dans les coussins
Beatrice Bizot
Sculpture - 18 x 29 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 11.4 x 6.7 inch
$2,009
Danseuse n°2
Christophe Beaufront (Rodolph)
Sculpture - 70 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$1,340
Danseuse n°1
Christophe Beaufront (Rodolph)
Sculpture - 76 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$1,340
Apesanteur - série Femmes
Christophe Beaufront (Rodolph)
Sculpture - 46 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$1,607
Par la porte étroite
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 56 x 25.5 x 21 cm Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 8.3 inch
$8,126
Tänzerin (dancer)
Hartmut Hornung
Sculpture - 86 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 33.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$3,126
Course de vaisseaux, Pilote 1
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 43 x 70 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 27.6 x 9.8 inch
$20,093
Esus II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 100 x 53 x 57 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 20.9 x 22.4 inch
$50,232
Affinity, étude 1
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 31 x 38 x 17 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 15 x 6.7 inch
$6,698
Femme à la panthère
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 103 x 78 x 34 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 30.7 x 13.4 inch
$31,256
Esclave II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 38 x 54 x 24 cm Sculpture - 15 x 21.3 x 9.4 inch
$18,285
Love-large size
Muraz Martirosyan
Sculpture - 59 x 18 x 13 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 7.1 x 5.1 inch
$5,023
The little self made man
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$5,358
Le point du jour
Deville-Chabrolle
Sculpture - 50 x 38 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15 x 11.8 inch
$25,674
Klein jongetje met vleugels
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 19 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,060
Mint Julep
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 53 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$5,037
Angel in a wheel
Muraz Martirosyan
Sculpture - 83 x 39 x 26 cm Sculpture - 32.7 x 15.4 x 10.2 inch
$14,512
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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.