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Pieds à terre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
£2,933
Columbus (bubble wrap)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 61 x 30.5 x 27.9 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12 x 11 inch
£14,219
Orpheus and Eurydice
Spas Kirichev
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch
£3,199
Tempête et confinement
Eric Liot
Sculpture - 215 x 70 x 80 cm Sculpture - 84.6 x 27.6 x 31.5 inch
£71,097
Cherry
Irakli Tsuladze
Sculpture - 228.6 x 71.1 x 53.3 cm Sculpture - 90 x 28 x 21 inch
£5,332 £4,532
Kleine jongetjes van binnen I (Little boys inside I)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 112 x 40 x 48 cm Sculpture - 44.1 x 15.7 x 18.9 inch
£6,399
Je t'embrasse (meisje)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 80 x 68 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 26.8 x 14.2 inch
£7,332
Baby Bull terrier
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
£3,999
Horizontal erosion man
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 39 x 24 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 9.4 x 9.8 inch
£15,997
Back to basic
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 15 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
£14,219
Mon petit gamin (My little kid)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 89 x 39 x 29 cm Sculpture - 35 x 15.4 x 11.4 inch
£6,665
Legend of the abduction of Europe
Rumiana Rusinova
Sculpture - 29 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch
£1,955
Shark Hammer
Volodymyr Mykytenko
Sculpture - 63 x 67 x 28 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 26.4 x 11 inch
£4,478
Octopus Sculpture
Volodymyr Mykytenko
Sculpture - 23 x 42 x 41 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 16.5 x 16.1 inch
£5,473
Girafe Zanzibar
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 56 x 57 x 13 cm Sculpture - 22 x 22.4 x 5.1 inch
£10,665
Djenné
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 45 x 32.5 x 41 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 12.8 x 16.1 inch
£7,998
Vase "She Loves Me"
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 26.5 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
£5,332
Polymerase Ciconia
Laurent Lamarche
Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£2,239
Eucaryota Chromosoïc
Laurent Lamarche
Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
£2,133
Chromo in Vitro
Laurent Lamarche
Sculpture - 25.5 x 25.5 x 13 cm Sculpture - 10 x 10 x 5.1 inch
£2,133
Fiesta-Horse
Rezo Khasia
Sculpture - 47 x 45 x 13 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 17.7 x 5.1 inch
£5,332 £4,532
Bronze Masque (Firenze)
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
£3,288
Marx (bubble wrap)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 61 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12 x 12 inch
£23,106
Cheval volutes de métal
Jean Amiel
Sculpture - 100 x 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
£8,443
Esprits de la terre groupe 3
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 33 x 22 x 5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 8.7 x 2 inch
£1,866
Autruche curieuse
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 19.5 x 21 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 8.3 x 3.9 inch
£4,444
Autruche timide
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 21.5 x 19.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 7.7 x 3.5 inch
£4,444
La révérence d'un Dieu (3/8)
Dominique Mückli
Sculpture - 146 x 100 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 39.4 x 17.7 inch
£34,660
Violon oublié des dieux 71-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 40 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
£889
Soir de première
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 47 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£1,377
Emporté par le vent
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 56 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
£7,554
La chica del Norte
Alberto Ascaso
Sculpture - 220 x 43 x 46 cm Sculpture - 86.6 x 16.9 x 18.1 inch
£53,323
Entre frères et soeurs… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
£1,422
Spiderman
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
£4,088
Good boy jeff - Green patina
Emre
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£15,997
Eléphant et son petit
Pierre Ilhat
Sculpture - 22 x 38 x 22 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 15 x 8.7 inch
£2,488
Sous la couette
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 15 x 35 x 27 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 13.8 x 10.6 inch
£5,332
Equilibriste
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 48 x 25 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.8 x 12.6 inch
£4,532
Comment pleurent les hommes
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£5,332
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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
£1,191
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
£871
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
£1,421
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
£11,064
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
£3,199
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
£1,333
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
£2,133
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.