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Robert Holmes Bronze

Robert X. Holmes Signed “Emerging” Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture
By Robert Holmes
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A limited edition bronze sculpture titled Emerging by the American artist Robert X. Holmes (born
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Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Marquetry Tip-Top Center Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of flowers, vines, butterflies and hummingbirds, in the manner and attributed to Edward Holmes
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Circlet Miniature
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
metallic green. The Artist's Proof in a planned edition of 40, it is signed "Robert Holmes AP1" on the
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Circlet Miniature
Circlet Miniature
H 5.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Dublin, IE
Edward Holmes Baldock, the serpentine shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within a border of
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Reclining 1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Proof. Robert Holmes has been exhibiting sculptures over the past thirty-five years in the United
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reclining 1
Reclining 1
H 7 in W 15 in D 7 in
Tossa De Mar
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tossa De Mar
H 42 in W 42 in D 34 in
Arched Dancers 2 (Miniature) #11/40
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Kneeling
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
underside of base. Robert Holmes's sculpture has been exhibited over the past thirty-five years in the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Kneeling
Kneeling
H 9.5 in W 6 in D 6.5 in
Solo (miniature)
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Solo (miniature)
H 8 in W 4 in D 4 in
Arabesque (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Reverse (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Antique 4ft 6" diam Burr Walnut Marquetry Dining / Center Table 1860s
Located in London, GB
and fruitwood marquetry, centre table, in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock and circa 1860 in date
Category

Antique 1860s Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Cubist Figural Bronze Sculpture by Robert Holmes
Located in Palm Desert, CA
by Robert Holmes. Through the human form, Holmes conveys a Zen like serenity, grace, optimism, and
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Late 20th Century American Sculptures

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Abstract Reclining Figural Bronze by Robert Holmes
Located in Palm Desert, CA
edition of 12 by Robert Holmes. Robert has been exhibiting sculptures over the past twenty-five years and
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Chili Pepper 6"
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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Chili Pepper 6"
H 7 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Arched Dancer, Small AP1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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Arched Dancers 2, Miniature, AP1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Persimmon
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Persimmon
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Asparagus, Bunch
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Asparagus, Bunch
H 9 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Avocado and Pit
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Avocado and Pit
H 3 in W 2.5 in D 1.75 in
Mr. G, Small - Green Patina
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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Arabesque, Miniature AP1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
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Asparagus, Bunch
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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Bronze

Asparagus, Bunch
H 9 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Dancers, Small/Med AP1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Bicycle, Minature AP1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Bicycle, Minature AP1
H 8.5 in W 2.5 in D 13 in
Artichoke
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Artichoke
H 3.25 in W 2.5 in D 2 in
Asparagus
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Asparagus
H 9 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Avocado and Pit
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Avocado and Pit
H 3 in W 2.5 in D 1.75 in
Asparagus
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Asparagus
H 9 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Dancers, Min/Small 9/12
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze, Edition 9 of 12. A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancers, Min/Small 9/12
H 11 in W 22 in D 5.5 in
Mr. G, Small - High Polish
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
Chrome Plated Bronze A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancers on Toe AP 1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Arabesque (miniature) #3/40
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Persimmon
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Persimmon
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Arched Dancers 2, Miniature, AP 2
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Solo, Small AP 1
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Solo, Small AP 1
H 26 in W 7 in D 6 in
Miniature Squash
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Miniature Squash
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Dog Biscuit Pile, Small
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mr. G, Small - High Polish
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancers (Miniature) Turquoise Patina #2/40
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Arched Dancers 2 (Small) AP
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Seated 4 Miniature
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Artist's Proof in edition of 40. Sculpture is signed and edition number is inscribed. Robert
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Pas De Tres (miniature unique)
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Pas De Tres (miniature, unique)
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
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Bronze

Solo (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Dining / Centre Table 19th Century
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
marquetry, centre table, in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock and circa 1860 in date. The shaped
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English Marquetry Occasional Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts in the French Style
Located in London, GB
inlay work in other specimen woods, and adorned with gilt bronze mounts. Rising from foliate sabot shod
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Dancers IV
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
reclining and seated figures.” Robert Holmes has been exhibiting sculptures over the past thirty-five
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancers IV
Dancers IV
H 25 in W 26 in D 5 in
Just Dancing AP2 (Medium)
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Banana, High Polish
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Banana, High Polish
H 1.5 in W 8.25 in D 2.25 in
Dog Biscuit Pile, Large
By Robert Holmes
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Positive Negative Seated Figure on Base
By Robert Holmes
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
12) are inscribed on the bottom edge of the base. Robert Holmes's sculpture has been exhibited over
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Robert Holmes "I Am Seated Pair" Bronze Sculpture
By Robert Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning sculpture by Robert Holmes. "I Am Seated Pair" is No. 7 of 12 bronze castings, from the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

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Find the exact piece of robert holmes bronze you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Contemporary and Abstract versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect item from our selection of robert holmes bronze may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of robert holmes bronze to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gold, green and more. Frequently made by artists working in bronze, metal and steel, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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Robert Holmes for sale on 1stDibs

In addition to being one of America’s leading civil engineers, Robert Holmes gained considerable acclaim as a self-taught sculptor. His abstract and contemporary bronzes convey strength, grace, optimism and serenity and are reminiscent of the works of Auguste Rodin, Constantin Brâncuși, Gaston Lachaise and Henry Moore.

Holmes was born in 1927 in Missouri, where he grew up amid the Great Depression. He had an instinctive talent for design and, in his teens, helped his father build houses. Holmes later attended the University of Arizona, earning a degree in civil engineering.

In the early 1950s, Holmes moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he established the Robert Holmes Construction, Design and Development Company. He specialized in designing contemporary homes in the Bay Area before he relocated the business to Arizona in 1958.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Holmes was among Arizona’s most successful luxury home builders. His company also designed and built churches, banks, bridges, apartments and manufacturing plants. 

In 1981, Holmes decided to pursue a second career as a sculptor and sold his business. With his wife, Edith, he moved to the Sea Ranch, a community located north of San Francisco. Over the next several years, Holmes worked with local foundries to create his sculptures but was dissatisfied with the process. In 1989, he formed his own bronze foundry — Bronze Plus — enabling him to oversee all aspects of production and forge relationships with other bronze artists. 

Holmes’s abstract and figurative sculptures garnered attention from art critics and gallery owners across the United States. His semi-abstract and curvilinear works range from table-sized miniatures such as Pas De Tres and Dancers on Toe to large-scale monumental sculptures like The Game and Bull and Ball.

Holmes’s works have been exhibited extensively in the United States, Europe and Asia. His sculptures are in private, corporate and public collections, such as the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California, and the Hyatt Regency in San Diego. He died in 2016.

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The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.

Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metalbronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.

If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.

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