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Uplifted - Bronze Resin
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 210 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$5,056
Roots of a nation
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 46 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$3,459
Fragment de gorille
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 48 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch
$12,448
Cosmos - série planète et univers en bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 16 x 35 x 19 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 13.8 x 7.5 inch
$509
Babel - bronze
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$396
Two Seeds Breaking Apart
Gyp Mills
Sculpture - 40.6 x 55.9 x 38.1 cm Sculpture - 16 x 22 x 15 inch
$7,921
Que reste-t-il ? I/IV
Sophie Larroche
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,942
Menina
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Sculpture - 43 x 40 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.7 x 3.7 inch
$12,323
Saint-Malo, là où tout a commencé...
Jacques Villeglé
Sculpture - 33 x 33 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 5.1 inch
$24,896
Baby Bull Dog
Jean-Michel Pradel-Fraysse
Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch
$5,092
Carapace_01 Bronze_01
Luis Gonzalvez-Lozano
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$3,451
Carapace_01 Bronze_03
Luis Gonzalvez-Lozano
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$3,451
Once we'll be pilots
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 51 x 39 x 40 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 15.4 x 15.7 inch
$14,372
Flemish snail
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 141 x 41 x 31 cm Sculpture - 55.5 x 16.1 x 12.2 inch
$11,203
Philemon and baucis
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 30 x 33 x 40 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13 x 15.7 inch
$9,393
Almost flying (with socle)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 149 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 58.7 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$10,072
Cavalcade
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 20.5 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
$3,282
Le cheval
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 27.5 x 28 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 11 x 4.3 inch
$2,772
La chouette
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 33.5 x 12 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13.2 x 4.7 x 4.5 inch
$2,490
Bouledogue Anglais
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 17 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
$5,545
Funny Pig-bottle stopper
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm Sculpture - 2 x 1.8 x 1.2 inch
$259
Reclining Dancer
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 150 x 170 x 100 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 66.9 x 39.4 inch
$15,966
Bird with Long tail 6/25
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 4 x 10 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 3.9 x 1.4 inch
$430
Balancing on the Past 4
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 35 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
$19,238
Deux hippos avec ballon
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 23 x 95 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 37.4 x 7.9 inch
$17,201
Totem elephants cm 160
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 160 x 43 x 43 cm Sculpture - 63 x 16.9 x 16.9 inch
$29,422
Hippo et Papillons
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
$7,695
Totem Elephants
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 120 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$18,106
Panthère en marche II
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 56 x 52 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22 x 20.5 x 7.1 inch
$18,106
Panthère s'étirant contre l'arbre
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 72 x 72 x 15 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 28.3 x 5.9 inch
$15,843
Léopard descendant
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 67 x 90 x 23 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 35.4 x 9.1 inch
$20,369
Grande panthère assise
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$45,265
Grand jaguar couché
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 65 x 114 x 36 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 44.9 x 14.2 inch
$45,265
Le nouveau règne
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 93 x 70 x 42 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 27.6 x 16.5 inch
$24,896
Panthère Bast
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 49 x 113 x 60 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 44.5 x 23.6 inch
$39,607
Babouin Scruffy
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 43 x 77 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 30.3 x 10.6 inch
$18,106
Grande panthère allongée
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 40 x 120 x 56 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 47.2 x 22 inch
$20,369
Panthère sur le rocher
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 33 x 63 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13 x 24.8 x 7.9 inch
$18,106
Saint Michel (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 240 x 64 x 42 cm Sculpture - 94.5 x 25.2 x 16.5 inch
$101,847
Lecture En Marche
Fabien Nourrisson
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 9.1 inch
$3,621
Le Grand Arpenteur
Fabien Nourrisson
Sculpture - 42 x 32 x 19 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 12.6 x 7.5 inch
$3,848
Couronnement
Romain Langlois
Sculpture - 80 x 49 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.3 x 14.2 inch
$33,949
Eléphants en équilibre cm 120
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 120 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$16,974
Totem elephants h cm 120
Philippe Berry
Sculpture - 120 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 13 x 13 inch
$16,974
Grand tigre royal
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 167 x 60 x 160 cm Sculpture - 65.7 x 23.6 x 63 inch
$124,479
Orpheus and Eurydice
Spas Kirichev
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch
$4,074
Grand jaguar couché
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 65 x 114 x 36 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 44.9 x 14.2 inch
$45,265
Panthère s'étirant, monumentale
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 91 x 201 x 30 cm Sculpture - 35.8 x 79.1 x 11.8 inch
$56,582
Affinity IV
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 213 x 150 x 77 cm Sculpture - 83.9 x 59.1 x 30.3 inch
$124,479
Petit Léopard sur le rocher
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 29 x 23 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 inch
$6,790
Dancing Woman 2018 VII
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 25 x 32 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 12.6 x 3.7 inch
$9,958
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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.