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Bear in Kamchatka
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 49 x 20.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 8.1 x 7.1 inch
$6,586
Faune III
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 136 x 150 x 100 cm Sculpture - 53.5 x 59.1 x 39.4 inch
$100,465
Du temps pour soi
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 18 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,540
Une jupe cloche en bronze . sm 610.1/8
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 50 x 16 x 2 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$10,270
Giraffe and his greyhound
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 62 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
$4,577
A bear named Sisyphus
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$4,242
La petite merveille ou à iris / A little wonder
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,907
Middle size Pigeon 1/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 10 x 13 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 5.1 x 2.6 inch
$603
Tancament XXVII. Túnica
Teresa Riba
Sculpture - 49 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$4,019
L'Archange
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 50 x 24 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 9.4 x 9.1 inch
$20,093
Buste de Long John Silver
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch
$8,930
Tête de léopard Big cat
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 17.7 inch
$15,628
Yaya s'en va couper les cheveux
Yannis Lagresle
Sculpture - 9 x 17 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 6.7 x 2.6 inch
$2,177
Tête de colosse
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 85 x 55 x 53 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 21.7 x 20.9 inch
$50,232
Saint Michel, tête
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 55 x 50 x 40 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$27,907
Duo : jour et nuit
Valérie Hadida
Sculpture - 60 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch
$22,549
Panthère en marche, monumentale
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 72 x 178 x 30 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 70.1 x 11.8 inch
$55,814
Forever (middelgroot)
Linde Ergo
Sculpture - 95 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$11,051
Coeur bronze 6/8
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 32 x 34 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 13.4 x 5.5 inch
$44,539
The Rooster
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 44 x 30 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.8 x 13 inch
$15,628
Eléphants en équilibre h cm 200
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$35,721
A good read
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 19.5 x 19.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 7.7 x 7.7 x 3.5 inch
$720
Bras monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 197 x 53 x 52 cm Sculpture - 77.6 x 20.9 x 20.5 inch
$44,651
El viajero & Compradito (Bronze)
Antonio Segui
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
$5,581
Chinese Legend - Bronze
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 55.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9 x 9 inch
$6,300
Le P'tit Kong
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$13,395
Totem elephants cm 200 white bronze (similar silver)
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 200 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$35,721
La méduse
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 4.7 inch
$1,652
Good Boy Jeff - Green patina (1)
Emre
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$20,093
De grote reisleidster
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 210 x 110 x 110 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$58,604
Son visage c'est la vie
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 43 x 39 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.4 x 7.9 inch
$5,470
Les incertitudes du désir
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 30 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$4,912
Grand cheetah allongé
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 67 x 135 x 70 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 53.1 x 27.6 inch
$44,651
Colosse
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 232 x 85 x 66 cm Sculpture - 91.3 x 33.5 x 26 inch
$94,883
Victoire
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 98 x 55 x 51 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 21.7 x 20.1 inch
$33,488
Le Stratège
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 85 x 37 x 46 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 14.6 x 18.1 inch
$45,421
Panthère Bast
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 49 x 113 x 60 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 44.5 x 23.6 inch
$39,070
Couple de tigres jouant
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 27 x 43 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 16.9 x 7.9 inch
$11,163
Léopard assis
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 40 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 15.7 inch
$31,256
Léopard jouant au ballon
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 45 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11 x 7.9 inch
$11,163
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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
$1,496
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,785
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
$1,094
Divina Proportia
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch
$13,898
Le Patriarche N°1
Michel Bassompierre
Sculpture - 12 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$4,019
La toilette - Sculpture bronze
Plaf
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch
$1,674
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
$2,679
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.