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Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$2,002
Jeu de plume 13-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$682 $614
That Time Again
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch
$2,002
Fragment de léopard 4/8
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 61 x 48 x 30 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.9 x 11.8 inch
$15,346
Synthèse fille avec ballon rouge
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 35 x 6 x 16 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 2.4 x 6.3 inch
$887
Le taureau qui danse
Pierre Gimenez
Sculpture - 41.5 x 11 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.3 x 4.3 x 10.2 inch
$1,080
"Doute" bronze numéroté de 1 à 8 20x21x11cm
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Sculpture - 20 x 21 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 4.3 inch
$1,591
Love- angels. no. IV/VIII
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 30.5 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch
$1,807 $1,627
Femme allongée en bronze
Pierre Gimenez
Sculpture - 16 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11 x 5.9 inch
$739
Sitting Mym
Jaromir Gargulak
Sculpture - 10 x 16 x 17 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 6.3 x 6.7 inch
$1,012 $911
La mère & l'enfant
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 31 x 19 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.5 x 5.1 inch
$3,638
Le pouvoir d’un câlin
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 35 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,069
Cheval impressionniste
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 28 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 15 x 5.9 inch
$1,523
Eléphant de Triomphe
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 5.7 inch
$48,290
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
$659
Abstracción NFL Inspiración Antony Gormley
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 43 x 28 x 19 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 11 x 7.5 inch
$4,365
Still Cool
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 35 x 13 x 7 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.1 x 2.8 inch
$1,281
Porthgwarra Invention
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.8 inch
$2,002
Nightfall III
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 33 x 26.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 10.4 x 7.3 inch
$2,002
A Long Way II
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 30 x 17.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.9 x 1.8 inch
$1,669
That Time Again
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch
$2,080
Bouteille Champagne Prince 17-24
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 30 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,137
Vague à l'âme
Sylviane Le Boulc'h
Sculpture - 68 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$13,641
Ardentelle
Sylviane Le Boulc'h
Sculpture - 140 x 130 x 150 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 51.2 x 59.1 inch
$88,668
Pavarti Cantatrice
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
$1,421
Dynaste Hercule (1)
Edouard Martinet
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$13,641
Klimmend mannetje
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 90 x 75 x 45 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 29.5 x 17.7 inch
$9,947
Le coeur éclaté
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$5,570
Chat à sa toilette
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 68 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch
$7,957
Lionne assise 7/8
Isabelle Carabantes
Sculpture - 32 x 25 x 22 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.8 x 8.7 inch
$6,139
Zidane but Colonne inspiration Antony Gormley
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 37 x 9 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.5 x 7.1 inch
$1,012
Fille en ballon dollar
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
$1,114
Stan & Mathilde
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 103 x 36 x 3 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$16,824
Oxalis V (3)
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 33 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch
$10,345
Feeling With Song
Gor Avetisyan
Sculpture - 43 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch
$5,115
Silhouettes - famille
Liselotte Andersen
Sculpture - 59 x 8 x 2 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 3.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,206
Reflexion Bleu bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 33 x 14 x 17 cm Sculpture - 13 x 5.5 x 6.7 inch
$1,069
D'où sentez vous la même chose ?
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
$1,069
Tête de cheval impressionniste
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 53 x 21 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 12 inch
$1,455
Cours y vite, 3/8
Lisbeth Delisle
Sculpture - 42 x 23 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$5,570
Garçon au cerceau rouge
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 21 x 9.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.7 x 2.4 inch
$705
Enfant avec ballon dollar Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
$1,341
Fille en ballon dollar Grand
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 46 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch
$1,341
Les danseurs
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 66 x 36 x 17 cm Sculpture - 26 x 14.2 x 6.7 inch
$2,615
N’arrête jamais de m’étreindre
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 34 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,069
The Wings of Happiness
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 47 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
$3,979
La baigneuse allongée
Pierre Gimenez
Sculpture - 16 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11 x 5.9 inch
$739
Enfant avec ballon dollar
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
$1,114
L'H Rapaillé I
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Sculpture - 11 x 18 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 7.1 x 3.1 inch
$4,206
Celeste
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 180 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$9,277
Jeune garçon sur le mur
Martín Duque
Sculpture - 78 x 17 x 27 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 6.7 x 10.6 inch
$1,455
In The Second Month
Wenqin Chen
Sculpture - 80 x 36 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch
$44,334
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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.