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Eléphant et son petit
Pierre Ilhat
Sculpture - 22 x 38 x 22 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 15 x 8.7 inch
$3,132
Sous la couette
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 15 x 35 x 27 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$6,711
Equilibriste
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 48 x 25 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.8 x 12.6 inch
$5,704
Comment pleurent les hommes
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$6,711
Jazz manouche
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 36 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$4,698
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
$1,790
Spiderman
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 17 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 6.7 inch
$5,145
Steinbockfrau
Stephan Balkenhol
Sculpture - 68 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
$31,876
Love Louve Camille (gauche, droite)
Jean-Robert Drouillard
Sculpture - 34 x 7.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 3 x 3.5 inch
$7,600
Equilibre d'elephants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 122 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 48 x 13 x 13 inch
$17,895
Pina [ version robe dorée ] (série : les ballerines 2021)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 48 x 26 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 10.2 x 8.7 inch
$4,250
The Golden Cabbage Collection
Li Shigong
Sculpture - 25 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$6,711
Autoportrait 2
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch
$11,185
Birds Guard II
Tadas Gutauskas TaDas
Sculpture - 19 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch
$2,684
Columbus (bubble wrap)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 61 x 30.5 x 27.9 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12 x 11 inch
$17,895
Voiture trois roues bleue
Yannis Lagresle
Sculpture - 21 x 55 x 26 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 21.7 x 10.2 inch
$3,355
Overwinning (Victory)
Rietje Geurts
Sculpture - 62 x 23 x 11 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 9.1 x 4.3 inch
$6,968
Mémoire pour Herve
Jacques Tenenhaus
Sculpture - 70 x 21 x 21 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$11,185
A different Tune - N° 1501
Ilkhan
Sculpture - 68 x 25 x 13 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 9.8 x 5.1 inch
$3,355
Les demoiselles de brume 1/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 99 x 45 x 20 cm Sculpture - 39 x 17.7 x 7.9 inch
$13,422
Ours Arnoff
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
$9,507
Vol de nuit
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27 x 37 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 14.6 x 5.5 inch
$8,948
Victoire de Punta Arenas
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 64 x 39 x 30 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 15.4 x 11.8 inch
$17,895
Grands voyageurs
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$20,132
Oiseau rare
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 29 x 10 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.9 x 7.9 inch
$6,152
Girafe Zanzibar
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 56 x 57 x 13 cm Sculpture - 22 x 22.4 x 5.1 inch
$13,422
Mura Mura, le temps du rêve
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 19 x 58.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 23 x 3.9 inch
$11,185
Tango
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 41.5 x 33.5 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 13.2 x 5.5 inch
$10,066
Reading Together Sky & Misty SIII
Petra Dorst
Sculpture - 38 x 24 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch
$4,418
La bande de copains… (bloc bleu)... (Terre d'enfants 2024)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 22 x 15 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch
$3,355
Stroll / Balade
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 40 x 32 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 12.6 x 10.2 inch
$6,599
Proud (small)
William Roobrouck
Sculpture - 60 x 36 x 10 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch
$9,507
Landende uil No.6
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 42 x 46 x 22 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 18.1 x 8.7 inch
$11,464
Saltando al burro
Rodo Padilla
Sculpture - 127 x 78 x 70 cm Sculpture - 50 x 30.7 x 27.6 inch
$50,331
Marx (bubble wrap)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 61 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12 x 12 inch
$29,080
Montagne Yogi 65-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 27 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch
$1,063
Le Gorille Penseur
Hadrien David
Sculpture - 44 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch
$8,724
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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!
Bronze sculptures are made from a series of wax molds, into which the sculptor pours melted bronze to create the final sculpture.
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.
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.