2001
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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Katherine Bust Bronze Sculpture of Ballerina, Signed, 2000s, Unframed
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...
Bronze
Katherine Bust Atelier Terracotta Sculpture, Contemporary 21st Century
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Katherine Bust Atelier, Terracotta draws on Richard MacDonald's unique sensitivity to the experience of the dancer. Based on a classical study for the masterwork Dance the Dream, thi...
Terracotta
Trumpeter Vignette, Modern Bronze Figurative Sculpture on Marble Base
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Trumpeter represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and...
Bronze
Contemporary Angelic Crystal Bronze Sculpture, Unframed, 2010+
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 ...
Bronze
Flutist Vignette, Modern Bronze Sculpture, 18 x 11 x 7, Signed
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Conceived early in Richard MacDonald’s career, “The Flutist” was the catalyst for MacDonald’s first sculptural suite, the Joie de Vivre suite. This suite embodies Richard MacDonald’s...
Bronze
Origins: Contemporary Atelier Bronze Sculpture, 21st Century, Unframed
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites, and his mastery allows him to sculpt both delicate, archetypal femininity and bold, athletic masculinity. In Origins, he u...
Bronze
Gymnast Bust
By Richard MacDonald
Located in London, GB
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. While its message is universal, Flair Across America also embodies the Olympic credo stated by the father of the modern-day Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin...
Bronze
Stilte Silence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Mythology Classic In Stock
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Stilte Silence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Mythology Classic Contemporary In Stock The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlan...
Bronze
Robert Graham Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Woman's Head, 2002
By Robert Graham
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert Graham (Mexican/American, 1938-2008) Untitled (Woman's Head on Pillow) Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 2002, in two parts, the base signed "R. Graham" to underside. Overall: 2" H...
Bronze
Richard MacDonald Penche Monet 36 Inch Signed Bronze Sculpture Edition of 55
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Richard MacDonald Title: Penche Monet Medium: Patina on Bronze Sculpture Year: 2010 Size: 36.5" x 13" x 10.5" Inscription: Signed on Plate and Base Edition: 4/55 Richard Mac...
Bronze
Untitled Bust of A Man With Closed Eyes Bronze Sculpture, Academic Style, 1989
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Untitled 1989 Bust of a Man With Closed Eyes Bronze on wooden base WILLIAM LUDWIG (1935-2011) Education: University of Connecticut, 1957-1961 Hartford Art School, University of Hartf...
Bronze
Self Confidence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait State of Mind Classic In Stock
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Self Confidence Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait State of Mind Classic In Stock The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect comman...
Bronze
