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Oxalis VIII
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 28 x 34 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 13.4 x 5.9 inch
£8,537
Oxalis V
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 29 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
£8,177 £7,278
Recline II
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 16 x 36 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 14.2 x 4.7 inch
£8,177
La mère & l'enfant
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 31 x 19 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.5 x 5.1 inch
£2,876
Synthèse fille avec ballon rouge
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 35 x 6 x 16 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 2.4 x 6.3 inch
£701
Optimistico
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 50 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
£12,985
Scottish Blackface Ram (Ovis Aries)
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 60 x 62 x 42 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 24.4 x 16.5 inch
£5,571
La bande de copains… (bloc bleu)... (Terre d'enfants 2024)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
£2,696
Paranthropus Robustus
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 45 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
£3,949
Saltando al burro
Rodo Padilla
Sculpture - 127 x 78 x 70 cm Sculpture - 50 x 30.7 x 27.6 inch
£40,437
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
£521
Le pouvoir d’un câlin
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
£845
Plaything | Sculpture Bronze
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 26.8 x 7.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3 x 5.7 inch
£3,415
Abstracción NFL Inspiración Antony Gormley
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 43 x 28 x 19 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 11 x 7.5 inch
£3,451
Illusionist
Lothar Vigelandzoon
Sculpture - 57 x 13 x 15 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 5.1 x 5.9 inch
£7,863
Garçon au cerceau rouge
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 21 x 9.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.7 x 2.4 inch
£557
Stan & Mathilde
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 103 x 36 x 3 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
£13,299
Orphée III semi-monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 125 x 44 x 46 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 17.3 x 18.1 inch
£53,916
Anatomical study of the horse
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 36 x 43 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 16.9 x 4.7 inch
£3,940
Sinosaurusopteryx Prima
Barry Davies
Sculpture - 31 x 19 x 2 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,327
Un pont pour deux
Andrei Sadko
Sculpture - 74 x 62 x 14 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 24.4 x 5.5 inch
£8,537
Second Chance [A]
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 55 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
£1,975
Silhouettes - famille
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 59 x 8 x 2 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 3.1 x 0.8 inch
£3,325
Couple cœur à la main sur socle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 29 x 8 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.1 x 3.5 inch
£890
My Favourite Horse
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 21 x 23.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 9.3 x 3.1 inch
£3,505
Zidane but Colonne inspiration Antony Gormley
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 37 x 9 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.5 x 7.1 inch
£800
Fille en ballon dollar
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
£881
Cheval impressionniste
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 28 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 15 x 5.9 inch
£1,204
Iron Clad - Rhino
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 10 x 18 x 9 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 7.1 x 3.5 inch
£1,380
Les meilleurs amis... (bleu)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 25 x 18 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 x 2 inch
£2,246
Les meilleurs amis... (rouge)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 25 x 18 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 x 2 inch
£2,246
Juste ensemble... (jaune)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 25 x 18 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 x 2 inch
£2,246
Juste ensemble... (cube bleu)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 25 x 18 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 x 2 inch
£2,246
La bande de copains… (bloc vert)... (Terre d'enfants 2024)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
£2,696
Une vie à deux… (bloc bleu)... (Terre d'enfants 2024)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
£2,606
Une vie à deux… (bloc rouge)... (Terre d'enfants 2024)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
£2,606
Tête de cheval
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 101 x 60 x 36 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 23.6 x 14.2 inch
£40,437
D'où sentez vous la même chose ?
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
£845
Panthère sautant sur le rocher
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch
£3,145
Les danseurs
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 66 x 36 x 17 cm Sculpture - 26 x 14.2 x 6.7 inch
£2,067
L'H Rapaillé I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 11 x 18 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 7.1 x 3.1 inch
£3,325
Enfant avec ballon dollar Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
£1,060
Fille en ballon dollar Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
£1,060
Jeune garçon sur le mur
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 78 x 17 x 27 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 6.7 x 10.6 inch
£1,150
N’arrête jamais de m’étreindre
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 34 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
£845
The Stronger of the Two
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 26.5 x 48 x 15 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 18.9 x 5.9 inch
£4,673
Synthèse enfant avec ballon
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 35 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch
£701
Enfant avec ballon dollar
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
£881
Pour la paix
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 77 x 27.5 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 10.8 x 6.9 inch
£3,145
The three riders - Verdigris version
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 89 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 35 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£18,500
The small siting cheetah
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 42 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch
£6,300
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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
£1,204
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
£1,437
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
£881
Dualité II
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 7 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch
£3,558 £3,025
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
£3,235
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
£11,188
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
£1,348
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
£2,157
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.