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Zep sur la pointe du pied droit
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 28 x 8 x 22 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.1 x 8.7 inch
$1,697
Zep sur la pointe du pied gauche
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 28 x 8 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.1 x 9.8 inch
$1,358
Espace Temps
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 250 x 250 x 15 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 98.4 x 5.9 inch
$50,923
Female Torso in Blue - (Bronze No. 2 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 inch
$550 $468
Reincarnation
David Middlebrook
Sculpture - 188 x 101.6 x 53.3 cm Sculpture - 74 x 40 x 21 inch
$32,000
Le Chant du Cygne
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 20 x 62 x 30 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 24.4 x 11.8 inch
$15,616
La Nostalgie des Rêves
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 22 x 71 x 25 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 28 x 9.8 inch
$16,748
Le marbre aux félins
Jacques Blanchon
Sculpture - 22 x 55 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 21.7 x 5.9 inch
$15,277
B.U.M.
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 88 x 83 x 35 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 32.7 x 13.8 inch
$22,406
Winged demon
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 87 x 79 x 20 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 31.1 x 7.9 inch
$16,182
Polycephalous
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 51 x 97 x 40 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 38.2 x 15.7 inch
$16,182
Nuke Duke
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 70 x 92 x 24 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 36.2 x 9.4 inch
$22,406
Der kleine Menschenfresser
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 42 x 47 x 13 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 18.5 x 5.1 inch
$12,108
Furious Demon
Marcelo Martin Burgos
Sculpture - 27 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch
$5,884
Runner Duck Grand
Patrick Lang
Sculpture - 190 x 34 x 52 cm Sculpture - 74.8 x 13.4 x 20.5 inch
$37,344
Conseil de Sages 5/8
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 42 x 49 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 19.3 x 7.9 inch
$7,242
Paleolithic Bronze Figurine
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch
$2,772
Tête de lion 73-20
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 96 x 65 x 38 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 25.6 x 15 inch
$14,711
A Wise Woman Once Said - (Bronze No. 1 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 22.9 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 9 x 9.5 x 6 inch
$4,590 $3,213
Bronze masque (Firenze)
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
$3,621
Masque africain : Dimanche 47-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 22 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Masque africain : Samedi 46-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 20 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Masque africain : Vendredi 45-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 18 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Masque africain : Jeudi 44-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 23 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Masque africain : Mercredi 43-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 22 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Masque africain : Lundi 41-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 24 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$453
Mars unknown dream 5
Aziz Anzabi
Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch
$31,686
Cheval en Bronze - Doré 2/8
Anany
Sculpture - 17 x 19 x 7 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 7.5 x 2.8 inch
$5,658
Flamme rhinocéros 31-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 28 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch
$453
Flamme rhinocéros 34-22
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 29 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$453
Zep accroché à un cadre
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 56 x 43 x 24 cm Sculpture - 22 x 16.9 x 9.4 inch
$2,829
Zep grandes mains
Louis Perrin
Sculpture - 9.5 x 50 x 32 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 19.7 x 12.6 inch
$2,829
Mars Unknown dream 2
Aziz Anzabi
Sculpture - 22 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
$26,027
Mars Unknown dream 3
Aziz Anzabi
Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$26,593
Portrait of a young woman
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 51 x 27 x 26 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 10.6 x 10.2 inch
$15,277
Grâce et légèreté
Christiane Bernais
Sculpture - 39 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch
$2,942
La danse des nymphes - trio
Patricia Grangier
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,086
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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.