Ballet Richard Macdonald
Dance the Dream, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
the classical discipline and art of ballet. Richard MacDonald has captured the subtleties of this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Doves, Atelier, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
ballet into heartened focus.
In 2014 and 2015, Richard MacDonald focused intently on the minerals and
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Atelier, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allonge Male, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In his work entitled Allongé – to elongate or stretch - Richard MacDonald has sculpted the powerful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Rose, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
unmistakable character that can only be attributed to Richard MacDonald.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Penche Monet, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Penche Monet is an exploratory piece that reveals the depth of Richard MacDonald’s study of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allonge, Atelier, Suite
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In his work entitled Allongé – to elongate or stretch - Richard MacDonald has sculpted the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Doves, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Half Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chroma, Third life, Column
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Study for the Rose, Half Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Study for the Rose, Half Life” draws on Richard MacDonald’s highly developed sensitivity for the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brazilian Feathers, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Brazilian Feathers" does not spring from the refined world of ballet, but from the elemental
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
First Ribbons
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
can only be attributed to Richard MacDonald. Artist signature in bronze.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allonge, Female, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
human spirit. Working with the Principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, MacDonald’s observations
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pas de Deux Elegance
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Allonge, Third life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
human spirit. Working with the Principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, MacDonald’s observations
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Juliet, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Inspired by the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the intensity of the love portrayed by the principal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Juliet, Third Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Inspired by the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the intensity of the love portrayed by the principal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Located in Bloomington, MN
Richard MacDonald Authentic & Large Original 1/2 Life Bronze Sculpture "The Piper", listed with the
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Richard MacDonald Reclining Nude large 100lb Bronze sculpture Signed
By Richard MacDonald
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Richard MacDonald Diana Earth and Moon 24" Bronze Sculpture
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Richard MacDonald
Title: Diana Earth and Moon
Size: 23.5" x 5" x 5"
Year: 1992
Edition: xx
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Located in Minneapolis, MN
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Located in Bloomington, MN
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Located in Minneapolis, MN
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By Richard MacDonald
Located in La Jolla, CA
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By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald is a celebrated sculptor and a leading advocate of the neo-figurative movement
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preparation is central to the concept of dance that MacDonald seeks to portray: the dancer prepares her shoe
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By Richard MacDonald
Located in Bloomington, MN
RICHARD MACDONALD 1/2 LIFE "Nureyev Bust" BRONZE SCULPTURE Offered for Sale with the SUBMIT BEST
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By Richard D. MacDonald
Located in New York, NY
Brokerage: Richard MacDonald American Artist. Richard MacDonald will not allow art brokerage or his sellers
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Erato.
By Paige Bradley
Located in New Orleans, LA
would be a ten year apprenticeship with renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald. She went on to continue her
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Academia II (maquette) by Paige Bradley. Bronze figurative ballet sculpture.
By Paige Bradley
Located in New Orleans, LA
would be a ten year apprenticeship with renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald. She went on to continue her
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Bronze
H 25 in W 19 in D 10 in
VERTIGO STUDIES
By Paige Bradley
Located in New Orleans, LA
sculptor Richard MacDonald. She went on to continue her education at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy
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Bronze
Believe.
By Paige Bradley
Located in New Orleans, LA
would be a ten year apprenticeship with renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald. She went on to continue her
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Bronze
Conception.
By Paige Bradley
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Pepperdine and entered into what would be a ten year apprenticeship with renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald
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Bronze
Birth (maquette) by Paige Bradley. Figurative bronze sculpture.
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what would be a ten year apprenticeship with renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald. She went on to
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MacDonald captures the beauty, romance and essence of the human spirit in motion. Influenced by the expressiveness in the figures of Renaissance master Donatello, the emotional intensity of works by 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the power of Michelangelo’s sculptures, MacDonald’s inspirational, sensitive works are precisely of the moment, yet profoundly historic by reference. And they dance rhythmically for all to see — in the leap and grace of the dancer, the power of the athlete, the gesture and passion of lovers, the spirit rises, and MacDonald captures it.
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