2022
French artist and sculptor Marine de Soos specializes in creating contemporary bronze sculptures inspired by her childhood memories in Africa and extensive travels throughout Asia.
Born in Paris in 1967, de Soos spent most of her childhood years living with her family in Africa. While exploring the African continent, she learned about its people's ancient traditions and cultures — an experience that fuels her artistic inspiration to this day.
After returning to France, de Soos pursued a career in marketing before she shifted her focus toward sculpture. In 1991, she trained with American master sculptor Jonathan Hirschfeld.
Following her studies with Hirschfeld, de Soos established her studio, where she focused on creating figurative sculptures, nude sculptures and outdoor monumental lost-wax bronze sculptures — an ancient process that sees a duplicate bronze sculpture cast from an original sculpture.
De Soos’s human forms often encapsulate emotion and movement through a subtle gesture — be it a turn of the head, a specific positioning of a hand or how a foot is placed on a sculpture’s base. For instance, in Getting Close to the Sky, de Soos captures a father holding his child up and over his head — the patriarch’s expression is one that is characterized by joy and wonder — while in Babbling, the artist depicts an intimate moment of a mother conversing with her baby. Elsewhere, de Soos mines the animal kingdom for inspiration, creating sculptures of African elephants, playful baboons, graceful camels or India’s sacred cows.
De Soos has regularly exhibited her sculptures at shows and galleries throughout Europe since 1999. Her works feature in numerous collections, including the L’Oreal global headquarters in Clichy, the French Embassy in New Delhi, Primo Piano at the Bon Marché in Paris and Le Chabichou Hotel and Spa in Courchevel.
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Palabres by Marine de Soos - 13.77 In Tall Bronze sculpture, Welcoming Figure
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
Palabres (Small) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 35 × 20.5 × 26 cm (13.8 × 8.1 × 10.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it...
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The Waiting Time by Marine de Soos - Bronze nude sculpture, balance, man, dark
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
The Waiting Time is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 72 × 26 × 21.5 cm (28.3 × 10.2 × 8.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
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In the shadow of being loved by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
In the shadow of being loved is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 32.5 × 25.5 × 39.5 cm (12.8 × 10 × 15.6 in). The sculpture is signed ...
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Confabulations by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, dark tones
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
Confabulations is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 37.5 × 16 × 8.5 cm (14.8 × 6.3 × 3.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
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At Dawn by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, man
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
At Dawn is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 68 × 65 × 38 cm (26.8 × 25.6 × 15 in) The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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Between Heaven and Earth, 4.8-ft High Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Male Figure
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
Between Heaven and Earth is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 57.5 × 13 × 16.1 in / 146 × 33 × 41 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbe...
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Bronze sculpture by Alexander Prokopenko
Located in Winnetka, IL
Brutalist style bronze figure holding a small heart in his hand.
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The Guardian by Nando Kallweit 167cm Elegant bronze sculpture of human figure
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
The Guardian, or Wächter, is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. This sculpture exudes elegance through its elongated, slender form, capturing attention with i...
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September -contemporary figurative bronze sculpture
By Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Located in London, GB
This series of Sara's work started with the idea of producing small affordable sculptures loosely based on the seaside. The figures are all clothed and are light hearted in nature. M...
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Bronze Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck
By Anne van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A unique, bronze sculpture of a man with outstretched hand, with timeless, Prehistoric feel by Anne Van Kleeck. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
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Man Leteo Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary Figurative Art, 21st Century
By Amancio Gonzalez Morera
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and bronze. AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio González is a s...
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Bronze #105 by Hanneke Beaumont
By Hanneke Beaumont 1
Located in Woodmere, OH
Bronze #105 by Hanneke Beaumont Beaumont's sculptures are realized in terracotta, bronze and cast iron, and she is known for sculpting figural life-s...
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Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.
Part art, part seating, they offer a fascinating meditation on life’s dualities.
