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What is a metal sculpture?

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What is a metal sculpture?
A sculpture created from materials made of metal. This is a broad category. Metal sculptures can be made by fabrication, meaning assembled by hand or machine. Cast metal sculpture like bronze or steel is made from a complex casting process.
Glenn Green Galleries
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
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Salvatore Messina, Large Geometric Free Standing Metal Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
By Salvatore Messina
Located in Milan, IT
Large aluminum abstract sculpture by Salvatore Messina.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Gala - Organic metal standing sculpture
By ENNAIA
Located in Weslaco, TX
This piece stands out for its slender and cylindrical shape, as well as for its curved lines that, superimposed on different planes, give a special sensation of depth and movement. G...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Horselaugh Free-Standing Metal Horse Sculpture
By Debbie Korbel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Horselaugh" by Debbie Korbel is a handmade stainless steel sculpture mounted on a black post
Category

2010s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Curtis Jere Metal Standing Tree Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Tree form sculpture made of cut metal circles and brass rods mounted to a gilt wood branch. The
Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Queen Bee Standing", Abstract, Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
By Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Queen Bee Standing" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded, found metal and automotive steel Sokolow
Category

1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Metal

Cut Metal Brutalist Modern Abstract Cut Metal Standing Sculpture
By Paul Evans, Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Studio made artist-signed Brutalist cut steel abstract standing sculpture standing on 8 x 8 square
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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Travel In Dreams, by Melanie Yazzie, work on paper, abstract, yellow, green
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Travel In Dreams, by Melanie Yazzie, work on paper, abstract, yellow, green
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Watercolor, Monotype, Screen

She Speaks To Me, by Melanie Yazzie, monotype, abstract, red, blue, framed
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
She Speaks To Me, by Melanie Yazzie, monotype, abstract, red, blue, framed
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Monotype

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun
By Craig Dan Goseyun
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun cast and fabricated bronze sculpture depicting an Apache Mountain Spirit dancer. Wood base Upon view...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancers, lithograph, black & white, Allan Houser
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancers, lithograph, black & white, Allan Houser hand pulled black and white lithograph edition printed in Santa Fe, New Mexico L...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Almost Asleep by Allan Houser, mother and child bronze sculpture, edition, brown
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Almost Asleep by Allan Houser, mother and child bronze sculpture, limited edition, brown patina, walnut base, lifetime casting Allan...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie, red sculpture, abstract, Navajo, outdoor, indoor
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie, red sculpture, abstract, Navajo, outdoor, indoor Melanie Yazzie GRANDMOTHER 60" fabricated aluminum © 2018 60...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pollen Keeper II, sculpture, Navajo turquoise Contemporary, outdoor, indoor art
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pollen Keeper II, sculpture, Navajo turquoise Contemporary Melanie Yazzie fabricated steel sculpture with powder coat finish edition of 8 450 lbs As a printmaker, painter, and scu...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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