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A Man with a Rake, Hayfield
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
$7,215
The River Barysh
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 41 x 24.5 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.6 x 6.9 inch
$8,880
A Man leaned against the Water Column
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 45 x 51 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 20.1 x 9.1 inch
$7,770
A Man with a Cock
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 53 x 37.5 x 35 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 14.8 x 13.8 inch
$9,435
Tipsy Holiday
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 31.5 x 21 x 18.3 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 8.3 x 7.2 inch
$7,770
Granny Shura
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 55.5 x 31 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 21.9 x 12.2 x 7.7 inch
$12,210
L'ingénue au cartable
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 22 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
$832
P'tit gars au bateau
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 21 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
$832
Crane Tika ( Skull )
Julien Marinetti
Sculpture - 26 x 25 x 30 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.8 x 11.8 inch
$15,997
Birds Guard I
Tadas Gutauskas TaDas
Sculpture - 29.5 x 17 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 6.7 x 5.5 inch
$3,441
Light of Love
Irakli Tsuladze
Sculpture - 110 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$3,108
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
$6,660
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
$10,267
Sterne qui plonge
Jean Lemonnier
Sculpture - 39 x 65 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 25.6 x 7.9 inch
$5,328
Ours cosmos
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
$5,550
Déséquilibre 3/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 11 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 4.3 inch
$7,770
Lucky catcher
Volodymyr Mykytenko
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$2,300
L'espoir
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 130 x 75 x 60 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 29.5 x 23.6 inch
$18,758
Hera & Zeus with Peacock
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 48.3 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm Sculpture - 19 x 15 x 12.5 inch
$9,000
Ballerina on a cube
Alex Radionov
Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch
$6,216
Grues du Japon parade II
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 13.8 inch
$10,545
Charge de l’éléphant d'Afrique
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 23 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$10,989
Envol du cygne
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 26 x 45 x 41 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 17.7 x 16.1 inch
$11,655
Grande baleine
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch
$11,655
Grande panthere noire
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 15 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch
$8,325
Grand Ours Polaire
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 22 x 42 x 14 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 16.5 x 5.5 inch
$9,879
Pélican au grand bec
Jean Amiel
Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$2,497
Un coeur à prendre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$5,994
La virtuose
Jean-Louis Toutain
Sculpture - 77 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch
$23,309
Eiko La Crécerelle
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 43 x 36 x 24 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 14.2 x 9.4 inch
$6,771
Hipolyte le Morse
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 77 x 44 x 32 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 17.3 x 12.6 inch
$8,547
Mollige pup (Chubby puppy)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 40 x 22 x 44 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.7 x 17.3 inch
$3,829
Apple | Sculpture Contemporaine
Vladas Kanciauskas
Sculpture - 40 x 34 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.4 x 3.9 inch
$6,327
Village, Gaining Water
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$11,100
Parcel for Piglets
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 23 x 17 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 6.7 x 9.8 inch
$12,210
October Piggy
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 30 x 43.5 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 17.1 x 7.9 inch
$11,100
Selfie on a Smartphone
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 60 x 28 x 18 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11 x 7.1 inch
$21,089
Doorstep Seni
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 52 x 36 x 29.3 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 14.2 x 11.5 inch
$14,430
Chim Yellow and Red
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
$2,316
Dardos Green
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
$2,573
Dardo Green and Blue
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
$2,573
Chim Blue and Green
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 30 x 120 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 47.2 x 7.9 inch
$2,316
the small red bull
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 20 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$5,018
Dialogue à queue
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 44 x 44 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,998
Le poids de l'équilibre
Willy Charps
Sculpture - 38 x 20 x 13 cm Sculpture - 15 x 7.9 x 5.1 inch
$3,052
L'anti marche contemporaine
Willy Charps
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$3,191
Attention, escargot !
Willy Charps
Sculpture - 37 x 22 x 9 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 8.7 x 3.5 inch
$2,830
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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
$1,487
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,775
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
$1,088
Dualité II
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 7 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch
$4,395 $3,736
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$3,996
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
$13,819
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,665
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
$2,664
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.