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J'en pince pour toi
Marc Daniel
Sculpture - 36 x 26 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.2 x 9.1 inch
$6,681
Le Cavalier (bronze)
Antoniucci Volti
Sculpture - 110 x 35 x 105 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 13.8 x 41.3 inch
$73,508
Petit faucon
Madeleine Van der Knoop
Sculpture - 27 x 46 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 18.1 x 10.6 inch
$4,410
Fragment orang-outan
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 52 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$18,094
Fragment de Panthère noire
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 33 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 13 inch
$15,267
Poisson Globe
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$10,517
Horizontal erosion woman
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 32 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 12.6 inch
$20,356
A quoi penses-tu? - Portrait de femme
Véronique Dumont Sculptrice
Sculpture - 43 x 15 x 17 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 5.9 x 6.7 inch
$6,785
Crane Tika ( Skull )
Julien Marinetti
Sculpture - 26 x 25 x 30 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.8 x 11.8 inch
$16,015
La petite coréeenne
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$7,577
Les soeurs coréeennes
Virginie Chardon
Sculpture - 32 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$10,404
Relief en bronze X
Max Ernst
Sculpture - 37 x 31.7 x 0.2 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch
$7,690
Light of Love
Irakli Tsuladze
Sculpture - 110 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$3,166
Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish
Nnamdi Okonkwo
Sculpture - 91.4 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm Sculpture - 36 x 42 x 45 inch
$54,000
Et Dieu créa le cheval
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.4 x 11.8 inch
$15,832
Hommage à Léonard de Vinci
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$22,052
Nestor du domaine
Arnaud Kasper
Sculpture - 42 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
$12,440
A Man with a Rake, Hayfield
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
$7,351
The River Barysh
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 41 x 24.5 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.6 x 6.9 inch
$9,047
A Man leaned against the Water Column
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 45 x 51 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 20.1 x 9.1 inch
$7,916
A Man with a Cock
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 53 x 37.5 x 35 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 14.8 x 13.8 inch
$9,613
Tipsy Holiday
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 31.5 x 21 x 18.3 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 8.3 x 7.2 inch
$7,916
Granny Shura
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 55.5 x 31 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 21.9 x 12.2 x 7.7 inch
$12,440
L'ingénue au cartable
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 22 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
$848
P'tit gars au bateau
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Sculpture - 21 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
$848
Le grand voilier gris...
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 54 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
$3,732
Tetramorfa Hueca 12N
Diego Canogar
Sculpture - 38 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
$8,075
Enroscada de Bronce III
Diego Canogar
Sculpture - 107 x 57 x 32 cm Sculpture - 42.1 x 22.4 x 12.6 inch
$10,495
Ijsbeer met jong op de kop
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$10,121
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
$10,461
Lucky catcher
Volodymyr Mykytenko
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$2,300
Hera & Zeus with Peacock
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 48.3 x 38.1 x 31.8 cm Sculpture - 19 x 15 x 12.5 inch
$9,000
Ours cosmos
Christian Couaillier
Sculpture - 27.5 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
$5,654
Elia e L’elefante bronzo mini
Stefano Bombardieri
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 13.8 inch
$16,963
Les incertitudes du désir
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 30 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$4,976
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
$6,785
Déséquilibre 3/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 11 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 4.3 inch
$7,916
L'espoir
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 130 x 75 x 60 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 29.5 x 23.6 inch
$19,112
La virtuose
Jean-Louis Toutain
Sculpture - 77 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch
$23,749
Homage à Rembrandt IV
Alberto Ascaso
Sculpture - 98 x 13 x 23 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 5.1 x 9.1 inch
$13,571
Ballerina on a cube
Alex Radionov
Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch
$6,333
Jazz manouche
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 36 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$4,750
Grues du Japon parade II
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 35 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 13.8 inch
$10,743
Charge de l’éléphant d'Afrique
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 23 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$11,196
Envol du cygne
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 26 x 45 x 41 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 17.7 x 16.1 inch
$11,874
Grande baleine
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 25 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch
$11,874
Grande panthere noire
Bernard Rebaudet
Sculpture - 15 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch
$8,482
Sterne qui plonge
Jean Lemonnier
Sculpture - 39 x 65 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 25.6 x 7.9 inch
$5,428
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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.