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Expand Oiseau et Lune
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 46 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€1,140
Second Chance [A]
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 55 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
€2,411
Acrobat Game in Wheel no. EA I/II
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 29 x 7 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.8 x 3 inch
€1,190
Lectrice sur bord de livre Elle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,400
Vélo - route - La Victoire
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 31 x 9 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch
€2,090
Olivier en bronze
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€25,000
Fauvette pitchou
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 11.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
€3,500
Love- angels. no. IV/VIII
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 30.5 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch
€1,590
Spring is here-Heron
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 34 x 25 x 9 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch
€1,990
Enfant avec ballon Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 47 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
€1,180
Life Posture IV
Wenqin Chen
Sculpture - 200 x 175 x 161 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 68.9 x 63.4 inch
€102,800
Gathering
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 16 x 27 x 19 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 10.6 x 7.5 inch
€2,500 €2,125
Drift [C]
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 35.5 x 13 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 14 x 5.1 x 3.7 inch
€2,500 €2,125
Enfant au ballon en forme de chien Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 53 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
€1,180
Escaliers
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 69 x 42 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 16.5 x 4.3 inch
€2,400
Poule faisane
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 15.5 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 6.1 inch
€7,500
Chouette Hulotte
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
€5,200
Chat Persan
François Galoyer
Sculpture - 27.5 x 52 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 20.5 x 5.5 inch
€9,500
Enfant au ballon en forme de chien
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 34 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch
€980
In The Second Month
Wenqin Chen
Sculpture - 80 x 36 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch
€39,000
Coupelle de vanités
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 28 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
€25,000
Catchstone IV
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 9 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 3 x 1.8 inch
€2,100
Bird III
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 103 x 40 x 36 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 15.7 x 14.2 inch
€19,000
Bird II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 35.5 x 10.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14 x 4.1 x 3.9 inch
€2,700
Bouncy I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 18 x 17 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 6.7 x 4.7 inch
€2,100
Ménine air et métal avec patine rose pâle
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 21 x 37 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.3 x 14.6 inch
€1,580
Le coeur éclaté
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
€4,900
Un instant de réalité
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 47 x 11.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
€1,120
Nous sommes la littérature bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 39.5 x 11.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.6 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
€1,270
Essence classique Niquel
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 48 x 28 x 23 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 11 x 9.1 inch
€1,330
Applaudissements infinis
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 19 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.5 x 3.7 inch
€890
Fullness I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 13.5 x 28.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.3 x 11.2 x 3.9 inch
€8,500
Applaudissements infinis vert
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 19 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.5 x 3.7 inch
€890
Sans titre (mère et enfant)
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 55 x 15 x 23 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 5.9 x 9.1 inch
€1,800
La jeune fille pressée
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 36 x 24 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.4 x 5.5 inch
€1,500
Femme feuille et enfant (Saison des pluies)
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 47 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
€1,800
El ladron de perlas
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 34 x 31 x 32 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 12.2 x 12.6 inch
€3,900
La Constance III
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 32 x 21 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 8.3 x 5.1 inch
€9,100
Sceptronome 1
Philippe Olive
Sculpture - 72.5 x 20.5 x 12 cm Sculpture - 28.5 x 8.1 x 4.7 inch
€1,450
Recline I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 8 x 16.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 6.5 x 1.8 inch
€2,100
Wheelstick II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 11.5 x 17 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 6.7 x 3 inch
€2,300
Space Flower I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 26 x 14.5 x 19 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.7 x 7.5 inch
€2,900
Catchstone II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 7.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 3 x 3.5 x 1.8 inch
€2,100
Rotoxy I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 18 x 22 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 8.7 x 4.5 inch
€3,300
Mistamek I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 11 x 17 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 6.7 x 3.5 inch
€2,200
La Constance II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 15 x 11 x 6 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch
€2,200
Oxalis III
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 13.5 x 12.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 5.3 x 4.9 x 3.5 inch
€1,700
Dryade I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 22 x 11 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.3 x 1.8 inch
€1,700
Passage I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 12 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
€1,900
Main dans la Main I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 10 x 12 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 4.7 x 4.1 inch
€1,700
La Femme Coquillage II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 9 x 17.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.9 x 3.3 inch
€1,900
Le Pouvoir de la Parole
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 24 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€1,120
En attendant le prochain voyage
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 47 x 11.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
€1,120
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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
€1,340
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
€980
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
€1,599
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
€12,450
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
€3,600
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
€1,500
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
€2,400
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.