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What is metal sculpting?

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What is metal sculpting?
There are a variety of metal sculptures using different metals and techniques of sculpting. Soft metals can actually be shaped with tools to create the artist’s vision. Harder metals might be poured into a mold in a metal casting process to get the desired shape. A third method of sculpting metal involves joining, which brings metal pieces together through a variety of methods. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Shop for Welded Sculptures on 1stDibs
Max Finkelstein Brutalist Welded Sculpture
By Max Finkelstein 1
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Max Finkelstein brutalist welded and hammered brass sculpture in heavy patina. Signed Finkelstein
Category

Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Iron And Brass Welded Sculpture By Ernesto Emilio Gonzalez
By Ernesto Gonzales
Located in Norwood, NJ
Iron and brass one of a kind sculpture created by Cuban/American modernist sculptor Ernesto
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

George Tate Abstract Brutalist Hand Welded Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Hand welded sculpture by George Tate. Masterfully done with virtuoso technique. On its original
Category

Vintage 1970s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Brutalist Steel Sculpture
By David Smith
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual steel-torch cut and welded sculpture. Brutalist and jazzy. Unsigned. Heavy thick steel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cut Steel

Large Torch Cut Brutalist Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré, Bijan
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large table top brutalist torch cut and welded sculpture mounted in an ebonized wood base
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Abstract Minimalist Welded Steel Sculpture "Fold" by David Tothero
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Elegant Minimalist welded steel abstract sculpture "Fold" by Philadelphia based artist, David
Category

1990s American Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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