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Fille avec ballon, Miguel Guía

Fille avec ballon

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 34 x 6 x 16 cm

$853

Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin, Jesus Campos

Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin

Jesus Campos

Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm

$1,071

Ritual, Philip Hearsey

Ritual

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 26 x 12 x 11 cm

$2,171

Form #1, Johannes Nielsen

Form #1

Johannes Nielsen

Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 10 cm

$2,109

Coeur sur Coeur 23-22, Philippe Buil

Coeur sur Coeur 23-22

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 15 x 14 x 10 cm

$284

La danseuse, Pierre Gimenez

La danseuse

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 50 x 26 x 10 cm

$2,405

Les amoureux (bloc bleu ciel)... (Terre d'enfants 2022), Olivier Messas

Les amoureux (bloc bleu ciel)... (Terre d'enfants 2022)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm

$2,951

Catwalk #1, Sonali Patel

Catwalk #1

Sonali Patel

Sculpture - 28 x 12.5 x 12 cm

$3,279

Le brin de lune, Marc Petit

Le brin de lune

Marc Petit

Sculpture - 17.5 x 4 x 3 cm

$1,421

César du meilleur costume, César Baldaccini

César du meilleur costume

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 8 cm

$39,350

Personne de coeur, Corinne Brezc

Personne de coeur

Corinne Brezc

Sculpture - 30 x 16.5 x 11 cm

$2,700

Que reste-t-il ?, Sophie Larroche

Que reste-t-il ?

Sophie Larroche

Sculpture - 23 x 12 x 12 cm

$2,514

Shining, Gediminas Endriekus

Shining

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 54 x 14 x 15 cm

$10,056

Running Bull, Petar Iliev

Running Bull

Petar Iliev

Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 17 cm

$1,804

Trio de manchots, Jean Lemonnier

Trio de manchots

Jean Lemonnier

Sculpture - 14 x 17 x 20 cm

$3,170

Gymnastin, Hartmut Hornung

Gymnastin

Hartmut Hornung

Sculpture - 78 x 20 x 9 cm

$3,061

Je marche toujours avec toi, Cécile Thonus

Je marche toujours avec toi

Cécile Thonus

Sculpture - 97.9 x 18.3 x 12 cm

$3,061

Mactra, Jean-Marc Mariani

Mactra

Jean-Marc Mariani

Sculpture - 36 x 12 x 8 cm

$1,487

Elephanteau (VII), Isabelle Carabantes

Elephanteau (VII)

Isabelle Carabantes

Sculpture - 12 x 10 x 27 cm

$2,405

Zen attitude, Herve Guibert

Zen attitude

Herve Guibert

Sculpture - 18 x 15 x 15 cm

$2,186

Baise-en-ville, Yannis Lagresle

Baise-en-ville

Yannis Lagresle

Sculpture - 12 x 10 x 16 cm

$2,022

inside of me 6, Aziz Anzabi

inside of me 6

Aziz Anzabi

Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 14 cm

$15,849

La Louve, Réjane LeChat

La Louve

Réjane LeChat

Sculpture - 80 x 100 x 80 cm

$30,605

Entrelac amour main sur le ventre, Carl Jaunay

Entrelac amour main sur le ventre

Carl Jaunay

Sculpture - 76 x 19 x 19 cm

$3,225

Lucky catcher, Volodymyr Mykytenko

Lucky catcher

Volodymyr Mykytenko

Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 10 cm

$2,300

Colpo d'Ala, Gianfranco Meggiato

Colpo d'Ala

Gianfranco Meggiato

Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 35 cm

$64,009

A different Tune - N° 1501, Ilkhan

A different Tune - N° 1501

Ilkhan

Sculpture - 68 x 25 x 13 cm

$3,279

Home, Aude Herlédan

Home

Aude Herlédan

Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 16 cm

$10,931

Figur, Peter Wittstadt

Figur

Peter Wittstadt

Sculpture - 24 x 13 x 12 cm

$1,967

Richterstuhl (Judge's chair), Lothar Fischer

Richterstuhl (Judge's chair)

Lothar Fischer

Sculpture - 19 x 7 x 8.7 cm

$2,623

Lingot, Tomek Kawiak

Lingot

Tomek Kawiak

Sculpture - 10.5 x 34 x 2 cm

$1,640

Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish, Nnamdi Okonkwo

Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish

Nnamdi Okonkwo

Sculpture - 91.4 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm

$54,000

Totem noir, Les Hélènes

Totem noir

Les Hélènes

Sculpture - 85 x 6.5 x 2 cm

$383

Totem elephants, Philippe Berry

Totem elephants

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 120 x 33 x 33 cm

$17,489

Rhino Petrol Company, Stefano Bombardieri

Rhino Petrol Company

Stefano Bombardieri

Sculpture - 35 x 18 x 33 cm

$21,315

Kira (Burnished Gold), Roby Dwi Antono

Kira (Burnished Gold)

Roby Dwi Antono

Sculpture - 31 x 26 x 23 cm

$10,165

Freedom, Liselotte Andersen

Freedom

Liselotte Andersen

Sculpture - 182 x 25 x 8 cm

$5,902

Icare, Eric Liot

Icare

Eric Liot

Sculpture - 112 x 80 x 72 cm

$30,605

King of Things, David Middlebrook

King of Things

David Middlebrook

Sculpture - 177.8 x 55.88 x 60.96 cm

$30,000

Lolita, Mac Whitney

Lolita

Mac Whitney

Sculpture - 43.2 x 24.1 x 43.2 cm

$18,000

Prinia gracile, François Galoyer

Prinia gracile

François Galoyer

Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 5 cm

$3,935

Creation Stories, Tim Doyle

Creation Stories

Tim Doyle

Sculpture - 64.8 x 17.1 x 17.1 cm

$3,000

Dancing girl, Luo Li Rong

Dancing girl

Luo Li Rong

Sculpture - 52 x 42 x 30 cm

$15,084

Hope, Linde Ergo

Hope

Linde Ergo

Sculpture - 89 x 29 x 18 cm

$10,384

Circushondje, Babette Degraeve

Circushondje

Babette Degraeve

Sculpture - 15 x 11 x 7 cm

$929

The Time, Nerijus Kisielius

The Time

Nerijus Kisielius

Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 10 cm

$710

Quo vadis?, Volodymyr Semkiv

Quo vadis?

Volodymyr Semkiv

Sculpture - 22 x 81.5 x 7 cm

$6,121

Bronze liberty Sculpture, Buff Monster

Bronze liberty Sculpture

Buff Monster

Sculpture - 27 x 17 x 11 cm

$5,247

Little Pebble, Aurelija Simkute

Little Pebble

Aurelija Simkute

Sculpture - 18 x 12.5 x 9 cm

$3,498

Free Hydrant CO, Haroshi

Free Hydrant CO

Haroshi

Sculpture - 22.5 x 13 x 12 cm

$15,505

Au revoir, Philippe Crivelli

Au revoir

Philippe Crivelli

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 18 cm

$4,591

Lapis aureus X, Davide Galbiati

Lapis aureus X

Davide Galbiati

Sculpture - 17.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm

$1,967

Femme au papillon, Christine Guillemin

Femme au papillon

Christine Guillemin

Sculpture - 35 x 21 x 25 cm

$6,340

Cocoon, Chen Ziv

Cocoon

Chen Ziv

Sculpture - 50 x 22 x 20 cm

$19,347

Mirando al cielo, Alfonso Garcia

Mirando al cielo

Alfonso Garcia

Sculpture - 76 x 6 x 3 cm

$7,190

Magistrat, Anita Bonici

Magistrat

Anita Bonici

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 18 cm

$4,919

Le dur labeur, Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Le dur labeur

Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Sculpture - 63 x 20 x 8 cm

$7,433

Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020, Paolo Ambrosio

Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020

Paolo Ambrosio

Sculpture - 99 x 46 x 22 cm

$3,826

Hera & Zeus with Peacock, Erte Tirtoff

Hera & Zeus with Peacock

Erte Tirtoff

Sculpture - 48.3 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm

$9,000

Contre sense, Eléonore de Moffarts

Contre sense

Eléonore de Moffarts

Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 25 cm

$12,024

Golden cow, Theo Mackaay

Golden cow

Theo Mackaay

Sculpture - 130 x 35 x 30 cm

$2,727

De Diva II, Rietje Geurts

De Diva II

Rietje Geurts

Sculpture - 182 x 30 x 40 cm

$44,815

Déesse, Anna Stein

Déesse

Anna Stein

Sculpture - 12 x 5 x 5 cm

$984

Vache, Jean Matrot

Vache

Jean Matrot

Sculpture - 25.5 x 14 x 12 cm

$2,022

Cubist with three faces, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Cubist with three faces

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Sculpture - 22 x 14 x 11 cm

$2,842

Dragon, Thibaud Dière

Dragon

Thibaud Dière

Sculpture - 71 x 46 x 18 cm

$2,186

1476 Shirtanin(tet) lunga (coccodrillo), Tobia Ravà

1476 Shirtanin(tet) lunga (coccodrillo)

Tobia Ravà

Sculpture - 30 x 132 x 28 cm

$39,350

Opposition, Sophie Verger

Opposition

Sophie Verger

Sculpture - 27 x 52 x 18 cm

$5,247

Degas Danseur de Ballet, Martín Duque

Degas Danseur de Ballet

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 44 x 16 x 20 cm

$1,071

Boxing Mickey Big, Jorn Van Hoorn

Boxing Mickey Big

Jorn Van Hoorn

Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 30 cm

$16,341

Family I, Nando Kallweit

Family I

Nando Kallweit

Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 8 cm

$1,640

Grand Gorille, Jean-No

Grand Gorille

Jean-No

Sculpture - 59 x 37 x 60 cm

$21,861

Bronze statue of the lion-2, Tong Kunniao

Bronze statue of the lion-2

Tong Kunniao

Sculpture - 62 x 28 x 38 cm

$14,100

Death comes slowly, Jules Holland

Death comes slowly

Jules Holland

Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 40 cm

$13,663

La Licorne, Salvador Dali

La Licorne

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 57 x 48 x 33.5 cm

$43,023

Go up | red ball, Poren Huang

Go up | red ball

Poren Huang

Sculpture - 48 x 20 x 25 cm

$13,528

Jazz (Bronze), Onemizer

Jazz (Bronze)

Onemizer

Sculpture - 39 x 13 x 13 cm

$5,356

Tendresse, Fanjol

Tendresse

Fanjol

Sculpture - 23 x 13 x 10 cm

$3,607

Femme feuille, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 11 cm

$1,312

Liberté, Chloé Sontrop

Liberté

Chloé Sontrop

Sculpture - 45 x 27 x 24.5 cm

$3,607

Composition - Genesis, Milko Dobrev

Composition - Genesis

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 7 cm

$1,694

Romantique, Deville-Chabrolle

Romantique

Deville-Chabrolle

Sculpture - 18 x 16 x 11 cm

$2,623

Peau de pêche, Dominique Rayou

Peau de pêche

Dominique Rayou

Sculpture - 18 x 20 x 17 cm

$3,716

Plus haut, Adeline Weber Guibal

Plus haut

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 62 x 23.5 x 20.5 cm

$2,077

Tête de jeune Orang-Outan, Jean-François Gambino

Tête de jeune Orang-Outan

Jean-François Gambino

Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 15 cm

$3,826

Petite fleur de roche, Laurelle Bessé

Petite fleur de roche

Laurelle Bessé

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 1 cm

$656

Hector I, Yoann Merienne

Hector I

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 11 cm

$3,826

Sarah, Roland Masson

Sarah

Roland Masson

Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm

$2,405

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!

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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.