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Dans son bain - série femme au bain bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 24 x 18 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch
$553
Procession - série personnages en marche bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 23 x 34 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 13.4 x 3.9 inch
$664
Chevaleresque
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 43 x 94 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 37 x 10.6 inch
$28,768
Taureaumachine
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 49 x 60 x 42 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 23.6 x 16.5 inch
$66,389
Taali, série silhouette de femme
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 40 x 22 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.7 x 2.4 inch
$2,877
Art Arthropode
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 18 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
$12,725
Requin Cimetière
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 75 x 102 x 45 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 40.2 x 17.7 inch
$53,111
Gare au gorille
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 70 x 67 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 26.4 x 15.7 inch
$50,898
El tigre y las cabras con instrumento y espejo / le tigre et les chevres avec instrument et miroir
Julio Alonso Yañez
Sculpture - 60 x 23 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.1 x 1.4 inch
$1,992
Daiquiri
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 160 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 63 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$15,551
L'Offrande et la pierre plate
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 45 x 9 x 14 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 3.5 x 5.5 inch
$1,992
Barque Jonque
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 23 x 104 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 40.9 x 2.8 inch
$3,098
Lecture En Marche
Fabien Nourrisson
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 9.1 inch
$3,541
Couronnement
Romain Langlois
Sculpture - 80 x 49 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.3 x 14.2 inch
$33,194
Fleur en papier doré VIII
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 63 x 26 x 3 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,278
J'aime ma vie. Rêves de ballerine
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 90 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$8,098
Tranquillo ricordo d’amore
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 69 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$7,278
Caminante sin camino
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 63 x 12 x 3 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 4.7 x 1.2 inch
$6,459
Etat Vibratoire
Dominique Rayou
Sculpture - 24 x 58 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 22.8 x 9.8 inch
$9,405
Le coq - bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 25 x 14 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.5 x 2 inch
$243
Vol de nuit
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 57 x 60 x 71 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 23.6 x 28 inch
$30,981
Esmeralda, série silhouette de femme
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 19 x 9 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3.5 x 2.4 inch
$542
Charline, série silhouette de femme
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 23 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
$542
Saturday Night with Jimmy Who?
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 49 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
$5,313
La course (EA I/IV)
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 58 x 127 x 22 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 50 x 8.7 inch
$24,121
Self Control N°1191
Mohammad Mardi
Sculpture - 29 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,660
Angel with Heart
Sandro Chia
Sculpture - 57.2 x 25.4 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 22.5 x 10 x 6.5 inch
$12,000
Joie de Vivre
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 26 x 34 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 13.4 x 6.7 inch
$5,346
Bienveillance
Yann-Eric Eichenberger
Sculpture - 80 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$17,704
Jamais deux sans trois… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$1,770
Viktoria
Yann-Eric Eichenberger
Sculpture - 305 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 120.1 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$132,778
Une place au soleil… (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$1,770
Poids Plume
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 54 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
$5,532
Oiseau Libre
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch
$3,098
Sfera Sirio
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$26,998
Mondo Interiore
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$60,746
Esprit de la Terre 3
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.9 x 2 inch
$1,328
Cloned Dachshund with pet bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 39 x 65 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 25.6 x 7.9 inch
$7,745
Dardos yellow
Javier de la Rosa
Sculpture - 20 x 120 x 30 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 47.2 x 11.8 inch
$2,592
Melancolique Anonyme
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$3,762
Mérou aquatique
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 46 x 75 x 33 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 29.5 x 13 inch
$30,981
Lévrier de compétition
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 144 x 55 x 31 cm Sculpture - 56.7 x 21.7 x 12.2 inch
$64,176
Une vie sinon rien
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 70 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$4,979
Sanglant Sanglier
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 54 x 55 x 26 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 21.7 x 10.2 inch
$27,662
Elephant-roses
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 52 x 77 x 40 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 30.3 x 15.7 inch
$37,620
Méduse . sm 230
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 120 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$24,343
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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
$1,483
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,769 $1,593
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
$1,084
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$3,983
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,660
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.