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Pierre Mouzat
Sculpture - 59 x 35 x 22 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 13.8 x 8.7 inch
€16,500
Sur le rocher
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 43 x 54 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 21.3 x 7.1 inch
€10,500
Si seulement il y avait de l'eau
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 73 x 50 x 10 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch
€2,700
Enfin un pour rattraper les autres
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 23 x 61 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 24 x 3.9 inch
€2,800
Benji - Dance of sorrow
Willem Botha
Sculpture - 75 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€7,000
Conception, The Liberations
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 86.4 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 34 x 8 x 10 inch
€17,497
Rictus, risorius et ronchonnot
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 32 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch
€2,600
L'éternel préjugé
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 31 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch
€2,500
Courbettes et fleurette
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 35 x 39 x 17 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 15.4 x 6.7 inch
€3,600
Erato, The Goddess (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 61 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 24 x 6 x 6 inch
€9,818
Birth (Maquette), The Sphere (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 50.8 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 20 x 5 x 8 inch
€9,186
Soar, The Dancers (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 53.3 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 21 x 9 x 9 inch
€13,706
Ballet Femme (maquette), The Dancers
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 77.5 x 68.6 x 33 cm Sculpture - 30.5 x 27 x 13 inch
€12,539
Illumination (Third-Life) w/electricity
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 47 x 67.3 x 33.7 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 26.5 x 13.25 inch
€14,095
Idole différences 66-21
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.5 inch
€1,250
JoŸau 43 Original n°3/8
Sébastien Langloÿs
Sculpture - 4 x 4 x 7 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 1.6 x 2.8 inch
€390
3 Figures assises I
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 42 x 49 x 16 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.3 x 6.3 inch
€7,800
3 figures debout VI
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 64 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch
€6,600
Grande figure debout I
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 135 x 28 x 27 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 11 x 10.6 inch
€11,100
Figure debout bras levés VII
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 48 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
€2,700
Floating of Thoughts
Binbin Liang
Sculpture - 79 x 48 x 55 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 18.9 x 21.7 inch
€13,500
Chorégraphe d'oiseaux bronze
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 66 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 26 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
€9,400
Audace en mouvement
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 165 x 85 x 85 cm Sculpture - 65 x 33.5 x 33.5 inch
€19,900
Encreuse d'ombres
Grégory Poussier
Sculpture - 55 x 85 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 33.5 x 17.7 inch
€14,000
Vous êtes formidable !
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 86 x 36 x 43 cm Sculpture - 33.9 x 14.2 x 16.9 inch
€24,000
Le jardin des méditations
Marine De Soos
Sculpture - 26 x 13 x 7 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.1 x 2.8 inch
€4,700
N° 1216 - The Peculiar of creatures
Godratollah Agheli
Sculpture - 52 x 19 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 7.5 x 3.9 inch
€5,500
Delphine patine brun
Christian Candelier
Sculpture - 46 x 21 x 21 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
€4,800
Hommage à la peinture
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 43 x 22 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 8.7 x 5.5 inch
€8,000
Sylvie aux deux nattes
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 103 x 31 x 24 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 12.2 x 9.4 inch
€13,000
Air du temps
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 20 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 7.9 inch
€23,000
The fall of Man...Back to stone
Beatus Hofrichter
Sculpture - 13 x 33 x 21 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 13 x 8.3 inch
€8,100
Temps qui passe
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 26 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 10.2 inch
€22,800
Rencontre dans le temps
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 50 x 80 x 26 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 31.5 x 10.2 inch
€15,000
Belisama La femme ruban
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 53 x 41 x 15 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 16.1 x 5.9 inch
€2,450
Sirya
Stefano Mazzolini
Sculpture - 75 x 70 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 27.6 x 15.7 inch
€5,000 €3,500
Female Torso in Grey (Bronze No. 7 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 inch
€535
Lady with greatcoat
Stavri Kalinov
Sculpture - 30 x 10 x 4 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch
€2,800
Manera
Stefano Mazzolini
Sculpture - 75 x 70 x 40 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 27.6 x 15.7 inch
€5,000 €3,500
Paleolithic Bronze Figurine
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 23 x 9 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch
€2,450
Bronze Figurine (Standing Woman)
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 25 x 6 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 2.4 x 2.8 inch
€2,500
Bronze Figurine of a Woman
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 29 x 7 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 inch
€2,860
Belisama It's only gold
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 53 x 44 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 17.3 x 5.5 inch
€21,000
Belisama Jocaste
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 7.9 inch
€16,000
Kouros Ceylan 81-14
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 57 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch
€2,450
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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.