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Killer Whale
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 53.3 x 38.1 x 29.9 cm Sculpture - 21 x 15 x 11.8 inch
$6,200
Armstrong 'mission on the moon'
Jicé
Sculpture - 95 x 89 x 15 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 35 x 5.9 inch
$8,980
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
$1,819
Rayonnement - Le soleil et ses rayons - série sculpture murale
Loïc de Maisonneuve
Sculpture - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,706
Out of context / Hors contexte
Ginette Legaré
Sculpture - 69.9 x 60.5 x 12.2 cm Sculpture - 27.5 x 23.8 x 4.8 inch
$3,183
Burn
Aaron Santos Boyd-Rochman
Sculpture - 40 x 48 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.9 x 4.7 inch
$3,240
SWAY
Aaron Santos Boyd-Rochman
Sculpture - 43 x 45 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 17.7 x 4.7 inch
$3,240
Love Colors
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$284
Sortir du cadre III
Dorsan Cousin
Sculpture - 77 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
$1,648
Cairn (Plouescat, Bretagne)
Raphaël Galley
Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$682
Infinity of Sentiments 01
Abhishek Kumar
Sculpture - 7.6 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 3 x 7.5 x 3 inch
$300
N°109 - série sculpture murale
Vincent Poyen
Sculpture - 80 x 90 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,729
Coberts amb pedres
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Fusta del passat
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Arbre pendent
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Vidre sobre arrel
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Arrel d'arbre amb llum
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
La vida del tronc
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Llapis sobre natura
Ferran Cartes Yerro
Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch
$398
Anti-heroes in the matrix
Kokimoto
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,490
Pow! Shoot The Bank On Wood 2014
JP Malot
Sculpture - 49 x 70 x 4.7 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 27.6 x 1.9 inch
$4,536
Incompression 471 Spraybrush (Orange)
TieRi Trademark
Sculpture - 34 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$454
Dame promenant son chien
Catherine Giroud
Sculpture - 55 x 25 x 30 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 9.8 x 11.8 inch
$966
Meeting between two worlds. Three Mirrors
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 120.7 x 2.8 cm Sculpture - 24 x 47.5 x 1.1 inch
$4,000
Sculpture Shetani Fermier
Agostino Malaba
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,842
Branche n°8
Marianne Cresson
Sculpture - 210 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,250
Série Branche n°1
Marianne Cresson
Sculpture - 225 x 40 x 32 cm Sculpture - 88.6 x 15.7 x 12.6 inch
$909
Devil's dice
Stanislas Garaud
Sculpture - 50 x 53 x 43 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 20.9 x 16.9 inch
$5,684
Idole V. sm 337
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 71 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 28 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$5,570
Le Grand Guerrier Got . sm 210
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 158 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 62.2 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$4,888
Banksywood Gold Heart Feuille d'or
Ravi
Sculpture - 25 x 14 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.5 x 2.4 inch
$165 $149
Theo mackaay - Golden camal
Theo Mackaay
Sculpture - 70 x 25 x 110 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 9.8 x 43.3 inch
$5,115
Andante moderato
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 47 x 42 x 36 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 16.5 x 14.2 inch
$6,821
The Looking Glass
Casey Waterman
Sculpture - 91.4 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 36 x 72 x 2 inch
$3,500
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Wood Sculpture for Sale
Wood and stone were the some of the first materials carved by humans to make tools. Although wood was very commonly used, only few objects survived through the centuries as its decomposes faster and can be destroyed more easily than bronze or stone for example.
Between 700 and 900, most woodcarvers lived in monasteries. Travelling from monastery to monastery, these carvers were few and far between. The was a relatively prescriptive style and many remaining sculptures from this period are quite similar. This era was marked by the constraints of iconoclasm: many religious objects made of wood were destroyed because of the condemnation of representation of religious subjects.
Many sculptures have also been found in England and Scandinavian countries. Wood is also widely used in Africa to create masks, small statues and objects, as well as in India and by aboriginal artists in Australia.
In Europe, it was in the 15th and 16th centuries that wooden sculpture became highly developed, especially in Germany. This was thanks to Gothic sculptors such as Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss, Michael Pacher, Gregor Erhart and Jorg Zurn who pushed the medium to its limits, creating astonishingly detailed works.
Woodcarving reappeared in the 17th century in England as Baroque ornaments grew in popularity. Master Grinling Gibbons's was a leading artist of the time and one of the few woodcarvers to be widely recognised in his homeland. In France, Rococo brought woodcarving back into fashion, with designers such as Lelange, Foliot and Cressent, who focused on creating furniture.
Several modern artists also used wood, notably Brancusi, who was influenced by the classical tradition which emphasised the finish and materiality of the wood. Henry Moore preferred using this valuable material to create his abstract and evocative shapes, while Barbara Hepworth created incredibly modern works of art and Paul Gauguin used wood to reconnect with and learn from primitive techniques...
Wood is very different from other materials, such as resin or bronze, as it is quite fragile and requires a wide range of tools.The technique to be used differs according to the desired shape because the sculpture can take the form of a low-relief or be carved in the round (a sculpture on base that the viewer can walk around). One must first source planks of wood, flattened, dried and calibrated. Next, a sketch of the sculpture is drawn onto the support, the bulk of the wood is then removed and the object is shaped more carefully using u-gouges to remove as much excess material. Finally, the finer details as well as shadow play are added using a range of tools including flat gouges, chisels, and carving knives.
Artsper features a wide selection of modern wooden sculptures by Nando Stevoli, Gaspard Mitz, César Orrico, Marc Laffolay, Lesley Hilling or Valérie Carmet.
Wood carving refers to a process where material is taken away from a block of wood using a tool like a knife, whereas the term "sculpture" refers to any work of three-dimensional art. Sculptures can be produced using a variety of techniques.
One of the most famous sculptors that has worked with wood carving is Barbara Hepworth. Her work explores themes such as the contrast between the solid and the void, and the relationship between people and nature.
Some of the most famous wood sculptures are those of American artist Ben Butler, such as his abstract large-scale work Unbounded, which he created in 2015. The work is comprised of over 10,000 poplar sticks.