Originals in this selection, Statue, Metal, 2,000 to 5,000 euro.
Formats from 58 x 20 to 130 x 40 cm.
A figure in hard stuff
A metal statue holds its own in a room through weight and bearing. You can look for metal statues from 2,000 to 5,000 euro for sale if you want a figure with dignity and craft depth.
Metal statues are cast, repoussé-worked or built from sheet. Each technique shapes the expression: casting yields soft transitions and fine features, hammered sheet gives edges and hollows, welding an angular, almost sketchlike form. The figure’s posture carries the message.
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Stance and eye contact
Place the figure where its gaze finds something: into the room, to the door, into the garden. At eye level there is a counterpart, on the floor a guardian. For outdoor placement patina and weather resistance are decisive, indoors a firm, level spot is enough.
Asking and checking
Check how heavy the statue is and how it is attached to or stands on its base. Ask about edition and foundry with cast pieces, about year and signature with any piece. Clean documentation eases later care and handing it on.