Joy Beckner Bronze Sculptor

Work-in-Progress | Bronze Sculpture by Sculptor Joy Beckner | Classical realism, from hounds to humans

fine bronze sculpture by Joy Beckkner bronze sculptor

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Joy Beckner fine bronze sculpture

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Work-in-Progress | Canine Bronze Sculpture by Joy Beckner Bronze Sculptor

Joy Kroeger Beckner is inspired by sensuous shapes of skin, bone and muscle. She models clay into classical forms, which are then cast into bronze. She has earned awards at the National Academy Museum, the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists. Her bronze dachshunds have earned numerous awards, including four Best-in-Shows. Art Show at the Dog Show sponsors purchased one for the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.

bronze dachshund sculpture by Joy Beckner
“Siesta-MS”
Shown in Clay
Life-sized Miniature Smooth Dachshund, Approx. 16½” L
Bronze, Ed. 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2007

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"Dreaming of Tomatoes-MS"
Shown in Clay
Life-sized, Miniature Smooth Dachshund, Approx. 13”W x 4”H x 8”D,
Bronze, Edition of 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2007

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“Squirrel Season-Long”
Shown in Wax
1:6 Scale, approx. 8 1/2”H x 8 1/2”W x 1 7/8 ”D
Bronze, Edition of 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2007

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Joy Beckner fine bronze sculpture

Sculptor, Joy Kroeger Beckner, creates figurative bronzes and portrait bronzes, as well as bronze canine sculpture, most notably of dachshunds and retrievers. Watch for an expansion into wildlife bronzes.