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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

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

"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

Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Sculpture - Two Women Standing 322
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Two Women Standing 322 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Sculpture In
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, 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

Brutalist Free Standing Sculpture by Stuart Matthews
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
An outstanding free standing brutalist sculpture by Stuart Matthews. Acquired from a retired
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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They Walk Together, Melanie Yazzie flat panel sculpture women dogs silver black
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This new sculpture is based on a linoleum block she cut for a print. It is now in aluminum. It can be displayed as shown or mounted on a wall. limited edition of 6
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Out of Space and Place, Melanie Yazzie, green, octopus, monotype, Navajo
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Out of Space and Place, Melanie Yazzie, green, octopus, monotype, Navajo unframed unique monotype As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work draws up...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

La Vie, Kenji Yoshida, Nihonga, Japanese, painting, gold, silver, copper, blue
By Kenji Yoshida
Located in Santa Fe, NM
La Vie, Kenji Yoshida, Nihonga, Japanese, painting, gold, silver, copper, blue La Vie 13, Kenji Yoshida, Nihonga Japanese painting gold silver copper blue red
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Reader, by Rodger Jacobsen, bronze, large, big head, book, glasses, chair
By Rodger Jacobsen
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The Reader, by Rodger Jacobsen, bronze, large, big head, book, glasses, chair limited edition of 12 Please allow 9-12 weeks for delivery from foundry
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Window into Wonder, painting, Melanie A Yazzie, Navajo, abstract, blue, yellow
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Window into Wonder, painting, Melanie A Yazzie, Navajo, abstract, blue, yellow unique, acrylic on canvas Melanie Yazzie works in a wide range of media that include printmaking, pai...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Reclining Figure II, by Allan Houser, Apache, abstract, figurative, bronze
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Reclining Figure II, by Allan Houser, Apache, abstract, figurative, bronze Allan Houser was born in 1914. His artwork is an ongoing testimony to Native life in America – its beauty...
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

We Can Be Strong, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, woman, painting, brown, red, blue
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
We Can Be Strong, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, woman, painting, brown, red, blue MELANIE YAZZIE, who has been represented by Glenn Green Galleries since 1994, is talented as a sculpto...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

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