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Panthère pattes croisées
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 56 x 70 x 45 cm Sculpture - 22 x 27.6 x 17.7 inch
€25,000
Angel, no. EA III/IV
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 27 x 6.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 2.6 x 2.4 inch
€1,390
Leopard II maquette
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 28 x 60 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11 x 23.6 x 11.8 inch
€12,000
Condition | Bronze Sculpture
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 35.5 x 10 x 21.2 cm Sculpture - 14 x 3.9 x 8.3 inch
€5,000
The Conversation
Mela Ann Cooke
Sculpture - 38 x 64 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15 x 25.2 x 11.8 inch
€18,900
Les Petits éléphants assis en équilibre
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 53 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
€4,800
Open space” from the serie ”The day after
Arman
Sculpture - 182 x 90 x 46 cm Sculpture - 71.7 x 35.4 x 18.1 inch
€95,000
Anatomical study of the horse
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 36 x 43 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 16.9 x 4.7 inch
€4,385
Sinosaurusopteryx Prima
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 31 x 19 x 2 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,590
Petit amphithéâtre
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 20 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.1 x 7.9 inch
€1,800
Entre 2 rives... (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,600
Le petit voilier bleu marine... (esprit voile 2016)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 28 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
€1,500
Vache Watusi
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 18 x 26 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.2 x 3.9 inch
€1,000
Walk in the Park
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 24 x 8 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,000
Figure Déambulant
Philippe Olive
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 3.1 inch
€1,400
Figure Déambulante 29.5
Philippe Olive
Sculpture - 29.5 x 9 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 3.5 x 7.3 inch
€1,800
Apple Pudding
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 29 x 6 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch
€841
Le masque de Camille
Irina Shark
Sculpture - 26 x 13 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.1 x 6.3 inch
€4,700
Hello, how are you?
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 27 x 10 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch
€549
Lemon Pudding
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 29 x 6 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch
€841
La femme au ballon
Pierre Gimenez
Sculpture - 36 x 13 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 5.1 x 9.1 inch
€850
Léopard au repos
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 40 x 113 x 37 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 44.5 x 14.6 inch
€28,000
Masque de Jéricho
Romain Langlois
Sculpture - 56 x 23 x 25 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.1 x 9.8 inch
€12,000
Two elephants entwined
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 11 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
€1,700
Run there fast !
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 13 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.2 x 3.7 inch
€1,200
Manon des source 47- 1/1
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
€960
Huntress
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 48 x 65 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 25.6 x 11.8 inch
€7,500
Calligraphie Violette 71-19
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 36 x 26 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.2 x 2.8 inch
€950
Danseuse dalinienne
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44.5 x 22.5 x 20.5 cm Sculpture - 17.5 x 8.9 x 8.1 inch
€34,800
Boxing Mickey Big
Jorn Van Hoorn
Sculpture - 60 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€9,950
Naive | Bronze Sculpture
Aurelija Simkute
Sculpture - 23 x 18 x 13 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.1 x 5.1 inch
€6,500
Petit potlach
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 51 x 25 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 9.8 x 4.7 inch
€2,000
Violon coupé II, Hommage à Picasso
Arman
Sculpture - 63 x 18.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 7.3 x 6.7 inch
€18,000
Tête Eiffel pivotante, Bronze. 8 ex.
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
€55,000
Man GOLDY BRONZE MAN N°6
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 100 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch
€49,900
La famille heureuse... "Bonheur" [ version : marron ] (Histoire de famille 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
€4,200
Orphée Monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 220 x 141 x 85 cm Sculpture - 86.6 x 55.5 x 33.5 inch
€150,000
Tête de Persée monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 234 x 130 x 102 cm Sculpture - 92.1 x 51.2 x 40.2 inch
€110,000
Vision de L’ange
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 13.6 x 13.6 inch
€22,800
Danse du temps II
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 30.5 x 20.5 x 19 cm Sculpture - 12 x 8.1 x 7.5 inch
€31,800
Abstract composition II
Zdenek Tomanek
Sculpture - 11.8 x 17 x 14 cm Sculpture - 4.6 x 6.7 x 5.5 inch
€1,000
Abstract composition I
Zdenek Tomanek
Sculpture - 11 x 16 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 6.3 x 3.5 inch
€999
'Feu Henrix' from the serie 'The day after'
Arman
Sculpture - 91 x 51 x 14 cm Sculpture - 35.8 x 20.1 x 5.5 inch
€45,000
A good read
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 19.5 x 19.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 7.7 x 3.5 inch
€671
Dentelle Panther
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 38 x 80 x 17 cm Sculpture - 15 x 31.5 x 6.7 inch
€48,000
Dryade II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 51 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
€18,000
Grande tête de cheval
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 47 x 29 x 28 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 11.4 x 11 inch
€5,760
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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.