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8 - Rembrandt BUGATTI (Milan, 16 October 1884 – 8 January 1916, …
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Estimate €30,000 - €40,000
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Rembrandt BUGATTI (Milan, 16 October 1884 – 8 January 1916, Paris) "Reclining Egyptian Wolf" 1905 Bronze sculpture with a brown patina. Original lost-wax casting by the A.A. Hébrard foundry. Rectangular plinth and base in Campan marble, original. Signed, located and dated “R. Bugatti Paris 1905” and bearing the foundry’s stamp “Cire perdue A.A. Hébrard” on the plinth. 23 x 70 x 20 cm (excluding plinth) To the best of our knowledge, this sculpture is one of a run of three copies. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to Ms Véronique Fromanger for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate of authenticity may be provided to the purchaser on request. A “Lying down Egyptian wolf” brown-patinated bronze sculpture from a 1905 lost-wax edition cast by A.A. Hébrard, based on a design by Rembrandt Bugatti. Original quadrangular terrace and antique green marble base. Signed, located and dated “R. Bugatti Paris 1905”, plus the caster’s stamp “Cire perdue A.A. Hébrard” (“Lost wax A.A. Hébrard”), on the terrace. 9.05 x 27.56 x 7.87 inches (excluding the base) To the best of our knowledge, this sculpture is part of a limited edition of three cast examples. We extend our sincere thanks to Ms Véronique Fromanger for confirming the authenticity of this artwork. A certificate of authenticity can be provided to the buyer upon request. Provenance: Paris, Galerie A.A. Hébrard. Private collection, France. Bibliography: - Véronique Fromanger: “Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur, Répertoire monographique, Une trajectoire foudroyante”, Les éditions de l’amateur, Paris, 2016, model reproduced and referenced under number 102 on page 289. - Véronique Fromanger: “Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur, Répertoire monographique, Une trajectoire foudroyante”, Les éditions de l’amateur, Paris, 2009, model reproduced and referenced as number 97 on page 269. Exhibitions: - Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, Rembrandt Bugatti, Der Bildhauer, 1884–1916, March–July 2014 (another bronze example). - Paris, Galerie Charles Bailly, *Les Bugatti d’Alain Delon*, 1988 (bronze version) - Brussels, Salon de la Libre Esthétique, Spring 1907, lost-wax bronze version by Hébrard, exhibited under number 56. - Paris, Galerie A. Grubicy, Salon of Italian Divisionist Painters, 1907, a Sienna yellow marble version exhibited under number 149. - Paris, Salon d’Automne, A.-A. Hébrard Collection, 1906 (marble or stone version)
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
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Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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