Since his debut on the Paris art scene in 1990, Pierre Yermia has received considerable acclaim for his contemporary bronze sculptures depicting dreamlike human forms and animal bodies. Yermia’s visually arresting figurative and nude sculptures are characterized by voluminous torsos and slender, elongated limbs that seem to stretch with gravity and vertical movement.
Born in 1964 in Suresnes, France, Yermia attended the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse from 1982 to 1984, where he studied under sculptor Aroldo Zavaroni. From 1984 to 1988, he continued his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
“My work is a constant quest for an unlikely and precarious moment of equilibrium, where strength and fragility are simultaneously confronted,” he has stated. For instance, in Yermia’s 3 Standing Figures V, three human figures are represented with willowy forms while leaning into a harmonious balance. In Feline VI, the sleek, bronze figure of a wild cat represents “a pure moment of grace, of balance, in which you feel both the frailty of the living . . . and its force.”
Critics have lauded Yermia’s works, which have won several awards. He won the Lauriers Wiso Sculpture Award in 1990, the Vermeille Medal from the Lutèce Internationale Academy in 1991, the City of Ernée Award in 2000, the City of Charenton Lions Club Award in 2011, the City of Charenton’s Award in 2016 and the Sculpture Prize at the 67th Salon de Charenton in 2020. He regularly presents his work in exhibitions throughout France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of modern Pierre Yermia sculptures.
$233,944
Three Standing Figures by Pierre Yermia - 10.5-Ft High Outdoor Bronze Sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
3 Monumental Standing Figures is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 320 × 150 × 130 cm (126 × 59.1 × 51.2 in). The sculpture is signed a...
Bronze
$12,925
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
$7,252
3 Standing Figures IV by Pierre Yermia, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Group
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
3 standing figures IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 61 × 22 × 17 cm (24 × 8.7 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
Bronze
$111,123
Monumental Lying Figure by P. Yermia, 10.2 Ft Wide Bronze Sculpture, Outdoor Art
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Lying Figure is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 110 × 310 × 60 cm (43.3 × 122 × 23.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numb...
Bronze
$7,860
3 Standing Figures VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, elegant
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
3 Standing Figures VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 64 × 17 × 15 cm (25.2 × 6.7 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, ...
Bronze
$13,334
Great Standing Figure II by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary sculpture, human, long
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Great Standing Figure II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 140 × 26 × 24 cm (55.1 × 10.2 × 9.4 in). The sculpture is signed and numbe...
Bronze
$7,603
3 Standing Figures V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
3 Standing Figures V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 63 × 18 × 14 cm (24.8 × 7.1 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
Bronze
$49,128
3 Large Standing Figures II by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
3 Large Standing Figures II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 152 × 70 × 46 cm (59.8 × 27.6 × 18.1 in). The sculpture is signed and n...
Bronze
$4,444
Arms Raised Standing Figure VIII by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, human
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Arms Raised Standing Figure VIII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 60 × 11 × 9 cm (23.6 × 4.3 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and ...
Bronze
$31,301
Large Arms Raised Standing Figure II by P. Yermia, 6.10 ft High Bronze sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Large Arms Raised Standing Figure II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 186 × 30 × 32 cm (73.2 × 11.8 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is sig...
Bronze
$4,795
Lying Figure VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, female figure
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 22 x 55 x 9 cm (8.7 × 21.7 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Bronze
$4,386
Seated Figure XII by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human, dark
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Seated Figure XII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 51 × 13 × 9 cm (20.1 × 5.1 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is...
Bronze
$4,094
Lying Figure V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, nude woman
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 22 × 53 × 9 cm (8.7 × 20.9 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Bronze
$12,925
Great Arms Raised Standing Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Great Arms Raised Standing Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 132 × 27 × 25 cm (52 × 10.6 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is signed ...
Bronze
$1,579
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
Fae – Victoria by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 50
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Fae – Victoria is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Inspired by the the legend of the phoenix, this female figure has graceful wings instead of arms. The pi...
Bronze
Vertical Bronze Cibot
By Elisabeth Cibot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture - original. bronze 6/8 Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabeth...
Bronze
$233,944
H 98.43 in W 19.69 in
Last Heroic Season Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Last Heroic Season Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling a...
Bronze
$14,820
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in
Hemelse Jacht Heavenly Hunt Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Hemelse Jacht Heavenly Hunt Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology. Size height including pedestal. The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, th...
Bronze
$25,733
H 25.99 in W 11.82 in
Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a pe...
Bronze
$25,733
H 47.25 in W 13.78 in
Duality of Vision Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Art
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Duality of Vision Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Art The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling and sculp...
Bronze
$85,974
H 45.28 in W 19.69 in
De Gave The Gift Big Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
De Gave The Gift Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of t...
Bronze
$6,258
H 16.15 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
La Gamba Bronze Sculpture Torso Standing Female Figure Girl Woman
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Gamba Bronze Sculpture Torso Standing Female Figure Girl Woman KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 19...
Bronze
$70,183
H 44.89 in W 19.69 in
Danse Mystique Dance Mystic Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danse Mystique Dance Mystic Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling ...
Bronze
$13,568
H 12.6 in W 14.18 in D 7.88 in
Torso Maschile Bronze Sculpture Torse Male Nude Torso
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Torso Maschile Bronze Sculpture Torse Male Nude Torso KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014). He combin...
Bronze
$8,737
H 18.9 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Vrouw met Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom Contemporary The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting. They breathe the atmosphere of a narrative poem, where the reader not only encounters the artist, but also himself. Though the statues are realistic, there is still enough room for interpretation. Do the artist and the viewer see the same story? It doesn’t really matter, because the beauty in his work has a autonome quality. How can we interprete the work in the conscious and unconscious brain? The first will be hit by the clear styled forms and the technical know-how. The second by his favourite theme, nature, the loving images of men and animals, often together in harmony. Very common in his work is the symbolic worth within the story. The viewer experiences an emotion, seeing a human or human presence, funny or vulnerable. You sympathize with the myth and feel the power of the methaphorical meaning. This is confirms we are dealing with a real artist. Erwin Meijer managed very well to give his sculptures a classic universality, timeless, surpassing the boundaries of reality. With a signature beyond countries and cultures. . East and west meet each other in many sculptures, like Europe and the bull...
Bronze
$38,992
H 25.6 in W 11.82 in
De Gave The Gift Small Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
De Gave The Gift Small Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, NL) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling and scul...
Bronze
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H 43.31 in W 122.05 in D 23.63 in
Monumental Lying Figure by Pierre Yermia - Large bronze sculpture, nude torso
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Lying Figure is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 110 × 310 × 60 cm (43.3 × 122 × 23.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numb...
Bronze
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H 8.67 in W 21.66 in D 3.55 in
Lying Figure VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, female figure
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 22 x 55 x 9 cm (8.7 × 21.7 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
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H 20.08 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Seated Figure XII by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Seated Figure XII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 51 × 13 × 9 cm (20.1 × 5.1 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is...
Bronze
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H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 6.7 in
Lying Figure I (Large) by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 46 cm × 120 cm × 17 cm. Edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proo...
Bronze
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H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 2.37 in
Lying Figure IV - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure IV (Figure allongée IV) is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 24 cm × 50 cm × 6 cm. Edition of 8 copies and 4...
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H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 6.7 in
Large Lying Figure I - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 46 cm × 120 cm × 17 cm. Edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proo...
Bronze
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H 8.67 in W 21.66 in D 3.55 in
Lying Figure IV - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure VI (Figure allongée VI) is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 22 cm × 55 cm × 9 cm. Edition of 8 copies and 4...
Bronze
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H 51.97 in W 10.63 in D 9.85 in
Great Arms Raised Standing Figure I (contemporary bronze sculpture)
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Great Arms Raised Standing Figure I (Grande Figure debout bras levés I), large-scale bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 132 cm × 27 cm × 25 cm. Lim...
Bronze