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Flamme rhinocéros 34-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 29 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
€400
Zep accroché à un cadre
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 56 x 43 x 24 cm Sculpture - 22 x 16.9 x 9.4 inch
€2,500
Zep grandes mains
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 9.5 x 50 x 32 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 19.7 x 12.6 inch
€2,500
Bronze masque (Firenze)
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
€3,200
Mars Unknown dream 3
Aziz Anzabi
Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€23,500
The Three riders
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 87 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
€22,588
Portrait of a young woman
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 51 x 27 x 26 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 10.6 x 10.2 inch
€13,500
The small three riders
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 60 x 32 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch
€10,378
Trojan version 3
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 87 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
€13,430
Extended trot version 3
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
€5,250
Grâce et légèreté
Christiane Bernais
Sculpture - 39 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch
€2,600
Essence Féminine bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 66 x 38 x 18 cm Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 7.1 inch
€1,380
Las tres columnas
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 53.3 x 15 x 65 cm Sculpture - 21 x 5.9 x 25.6 inch
€4,500
Le pur silence
Deville-Chabrolle
Sculpture - 46 x 38 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15 x 11.8 inch
€21,500
Bigfoot 100 5/8
Idan Zareski
Sculpture - 36 x 58 x 100 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 22.8 x 39.4 inch
€45,000
La déclaration - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 inch
€1,500
Nu Homme Grand
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 31.5 x 37 x 27.5 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 14.6 x 10.8 inch
€1,490
Germinal h cm 40 (blue patina) (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 27 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 10.6 inch
€11,500
Egee Debout h cm 50 (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
€11,500
Maternitè allongee (petite) (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 28 x 42 x 23 cm Sculpture - 11 x 16.5 x 9.1 inch
€11,500
L’homme qui fuit devant ses désirs - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 17 x 6 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 2.4 x 3.3 inch
€1,500
Asclépios au drapé
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 117 x 49 x 38 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 19.3 x 15 inch
€40,000
Femme Nue Grand Bronze
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 36.5 x 49.5 x 29 cm Sculpture - 14.4 x 19.5 x 11.4 inch
€1,490
Nu Groupé Grand Bronze
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 31.5 x 33 x 17 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 13 x 6.7 inch
€1,390
Impermanence cambrée à droite
Dominique Rayou
Sculpture - 37 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
€4,000
Oto-confidences
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Sculpture - 39 x 26.5 x 35.5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.4 x 14 inch
€2,000
I Used to float
Deville-Chabrolle
Sculpture - 25 x 45 x 28 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 17.7 x 11 inch
€21,500
Plus un bruit
Deville-Chabrolle
Sculpture - 78 x 40 x 70 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 15.7 x 27.6 inch
€49,000
Essence Masculin bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 70 x 47 x 17 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 18.5 x 6.7 inch
€1,380
Entrelacs Flammes monochrome Main sur la hanche série 75 Fusion corporelle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 75 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
€3,700
Entrelacs dance bicolore série 74 Fusion corporelle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 74 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
€3,700
Etirement Déténte série 45
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 73 x 26 x 30 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 10.2 x 11.8 inch
€8,580
La primera piedra
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 28 x 10 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.9 x 5.1 inch
€3,000
Lectrice sur 4 grimoires Être
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 55 x 34 x 23 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 13.4 x 9.1 inch
€9,800
Entrelacs Flammes Dance série 98 Fusion corporelle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 98 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
€5,340
Entrelacs dance bicolore série 101 Fusion corporelle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 101 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
€5,340
Entrelacs Flammes série 101 Fusion corporelle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 101 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€5,340
Icaro III
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 45 x 34.6 x 48.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.6 x 19.1 inch
€4,400
Pixelated young torso
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 44.5 x 17 x 11 cm Sculpture - 17.5 x 6.7 x 4.3 inch
€1,656
Femme feuille assise et enfant
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 44 x 21 x 18 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 8.3 x 7.1 inch
€1,800
El salto II
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 43 x 15 x 57.5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 5.9 x 22.6 inch
€4,500
El lugar que habito III
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 54 x 22 x 77 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 8.7 x 30.3 inch
€4,300
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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
€1,340
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.