Richard MacDonald Sculptures
American, b. 1946
There are artists and there are masters. Richard MacDonald will go down in the history of sculpture as Picasso did painting, as an unequivocal master of the art.
Only a number of people can master craftsmanship, far fewer, the art of the human form. Figurative sculpture is a language MacDonald speaks with astounding fluency, and as with any language, MacDonald’s creative drive is formed from a need to share the universal dialect of the human figure with those who understand it; this is the unique privilege the artist affords his viewers.
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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Artist: Richard MacDonald
Anatomy of a Golfer IV, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer lV, Atelier is the fourth in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dance the Dream, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dance the Dream conveys a sense of eternal spring. This young dancer has already acquired the polish and refinement of a professional ballerina, yet she retains the tenderness of yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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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 both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joie de Vivre, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Conceived early in Richard MacDonald’s career, the ideas involving three carefree figures of seemingly enchanted origin continue to stir the artist’s imagination. “Joie de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nightfall, Atelier, Platinum
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ...
Category
2010s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Inspiratio, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Formed by two exquisitely defined figures, one the archetype of male perfection, and the other reflecting an image of the ideal female form, these two figures mirror each other, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Bronze
Angelic Crystal, Terracotta
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Intrigued by the stature and carriage of a particular figure, MacDonald pursued Angelic Crystal, the study of a ballerina in the studio. Inspired by a continuing appreciation of dance, the artist encountered a uniquely beautiful, exceptionally tall ballerina possessed of the elegance of a gazelle and the face of a muse. MacDonald witnessed her dancing while creating many drawings of the elements of her presence: the result is a very classic bust...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Terracotta, Resin
Red Dress, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Joie de Vivre series is filled with iconic figures, sculpture that inspires us and brings our hearts to all that fills our lives with joy. Red Dress Atel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Bronze
Showtime Atelier, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at investing his evocative bronze images with movement and life is never more...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf I-V, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l-V, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked the 100th Anniversary of the US Open Golf Tournament at the historic Pebble Beach Golf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf, I, IV and V, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l, IV and V, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked the 100th Anniversary of the US Open Golf Tournament at the historic Pebble Beach Golf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Bronze
Study for the Head of Piper
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Piper represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from the wind in her cheek, to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and hope ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Bronze
Gymnast Eighth Life, Platinum
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Gymnast Eighth Life Platinum is part of the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Collection celebrating the monument titled Flair Across America , which was ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transcendance, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
As with Richard MacDonald’s entire Cirque series, Transcendance has many layers of metaphor and meaning to challenge and intrigue viewers. Transcendance is a striking example of Rich...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Romeo & Juliet III, Third Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Richard MacDonald's sculpture, "Romeo & Juliet III." This captivating artwork captures the essence of Shakespeare's timeless tale of love and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from all time...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Gathering of Graces, Quarter Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Greek mythology records the Three Graces, considered the fairest daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, as representatives of the blessings of nature. Followers believed that each spring, their fertility dance caused seeds to sprout and flowers to bloom. On another creative level, the young goddesses were believed to influence artistic achievement. While Boticelli’s expression of the soft, linear forms inherent in the Three Graces influenced the rebirth of classical mythology, Richard MacDonald is inspired to foster the renaissance of figurative art with his own interpretation of “grace.” Employing the classical tradition of undulating lines, precise contour and soft, fair forms, MacDonald created first his masterpiece “The Three Graces” followed by an exploration into the personae of each of the three sisters, Agalia, Euphrosyne and Thalia. In "The Gathering of the Graces...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheo, Lucite
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be translated into words. Richard MacDonald’s mythological sculpture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
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Lucite
Dance to Paradiso
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Dance to Paradiso, Richard MacDonald masterfully selects an exceptional moment of observation as two figures dance with utter trust and harmony. H...
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2010s Richard MacDonald 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 experience of the dancer, and displays all the quiet beauty of a private moment of reflection.
In half-life size the supple and delicate form of the ballerina has real substance—an almost-breathing presence that immediately draws us to wonder at the thoughts of the ballerina toying with the ribbon on her shoe. Her youth and preoccupation give a sense of life and warmth to the sculpture; the beautiful line of her arm draped over the bar is a study in the effortless grace of the well-trained dancer. Her soft cheek rests on her shoulder, and we feel the tenderness of her childish daydream—yet she holds the posture of an accomplished professional. A study in contrasts, this piece has the timeless appeal associated with the ballet works by Degas, with the unmistakable character that can only be attributed to Richard MacDonald himself.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs, myth is brought to the present. MacDonald portrays the female at her height during the close of the 20th century as a synthesis of physical streng...
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20th Century Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Showtime, Half Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yin & Yang, Third Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Yin & Yang, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from all time periods and cultures—it is the timeless paradox that opposites exist in harm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Richard MacDonald 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, tribal rhythms of a far earlier form of dance. Bedecked w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elena Study II, Extended Drapery
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Like all of Richard MacDonald’s most important works, Elena Study II transcends the definition of it’s initial concept and becomes a metaphor of wide ranging meaning: different for e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chroma, Third life, Column
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheus Ascending
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be transl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith, Third Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Blind Faith is an emphatic expression of the call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited vision...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Capeo Flamenco
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some say the word Flamenco comes from the Spanish, flama, or “flame.” Richard MacDonald’s Flamenco Series employ that definition on many levels. While the studies depict a male figur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
I Am
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“I am” symbolizes balance and the ability to stretch beyond our perceived limits. An extremely difficult posture, the model is extended from his core, arched back, and yet seems at e...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Suspended, Man on a Rope
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Holding on to the rope above, we witness MacDonald’s uncanny ability to convey a sense of tension and release in Man on a Rope. Near the apex of the triangular composition, we witnes...
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20th Century Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Ritual Female Dancer
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “The Ritual, Female Dancer”, a wave of energy moves up the linear column and erupts from the architectonic strata of time to express the sensual, rhyt...
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2010s Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
First Ribbons
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
First Ribbons draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays a personal moment of accomplishment. We witness the young dancer holdi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pas de Deux Elegance
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Roy...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Origins
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 both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rain, Heroic
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s work entitled “Rain, Life Size” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind blow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sisters, Half life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Sisters, Half life it is happiness in its purest, most youthful form-- without thought or care -- sparked by nothing more than the beauty of the dance, the thrill of movement, and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transcendance Two Thirds Life, Platinum
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
As with Richard MacDonald’s entire Cirque series, Transcendance has many layers of metaphor and meaning to challenge and intrigue viewers. Transcendance is a striking example of Richard MacDonald’s rare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nightfall Third Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Half Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jacques, Half Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A richly flowing cape drapes his shoulders, as he crouches low, eyes looking upward, “Jacques” raises his hands to test the confining walls of his imaginary box. “Jacques” reminds us...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nightfall Third Life, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Katherine Bust
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Katherine Bust draws on Richard MacDonald's unique sensitivity to the experience of the dancer. Based on a classical study for the masterwork Dance the Dream...
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Early 2000s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Angelic Crystal, Platinum
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Crystal is a young ballerina who has posed for Richard many times. She has a quiet radiance, a pure and thoughtful quality that gives her grace an added dimension. She is lithe and ...
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2010s Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brilliance, Quarter Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Brilliance” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different pe...
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1990s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blossom, Quarter Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Blossom” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different perso...
Category
1990s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joy, Quarter Life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Joy” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different persona...
Category
1990s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality, Third Life Column, Red
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from all time...
Category
2010s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Christina, Column
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Christina is a regal, timeless archetype of female beauty. Her voluptuous form recalls the classical representations of feminine beauty that have been with us since the days of the...
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2010s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Venus, Column
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The myth of Venus as the goddess of love and sexuality is well integrated into the latest masterwork by Richard MacDonald - Venus, 2019. Venus stands with both strength and grace, ex...
Category
2010s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from all time...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Allonge, Third life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Allonge captures the line and athleticism of a world-class dancer and we are reminded of the essential perfection of the human form. Beckoning a sense of joy, youth, and hope, Allong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald 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 dancers, Juliet, Third Life embodies youthful passion and romance. Her elegant femini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
O-Turu
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s “O” Works, based on his interaction with the artists and performers of Cirque du Soleil’s world-renowned show “O”, takes hold of the imagination and blurs the lin...
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Early 2000s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Liberty, Column
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald was born in California and has spent more than 25 years creating a body of work that has changed the contemporary understanding of Figurative sculpture. Among his g...
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2010s Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf I, IV and V
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
From the 100th playing of the US Open at Pebble Beach, CA 2000.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nureyev, Half life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Considered to be one of Richard MacDonald’s greatest achievements, “Nureyev” draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays all the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheus Ascending, Third life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be transl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Richard MacDonald Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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