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REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884-1916) Drinking giraffe, the model designed around [1907], our proof numbered 7 A sculpture. Proof in bronze with shaded brown patina. Lost-wax casting by Albino Palazzolo. Antique edition by Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard reputed to number twenty-two. Scattered wear to the patina. Signed R. BUGATTI, stamped Cire perdue A.A. HEBRARD and numbered 7 on the terrace. Height: 14.5cm - Length: 17.8cm - Depth: 20cm Important: A certificate of authenticity from Mme Véronique Fromanger, specialist in the work of Rembrandt Bugatti and author of the artist's monographic repertory, will be given to the purchaser at his request and expense. Provenance: - Galerie Albert Benamou, Paris. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired from the former around 1989. Exhibition and related works: - Rembrandt Bugatti sculpteur - Galerie Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard, Paris, May 16 - June 15, 1907. The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant (Giraffe drinking) is derived, was presented at this exhibition. - Salon des peintres divisionnistes italiens - Galerie Alberto Grubicy, Milan, 1907. The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant is derived, presented at this event. - Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1908 - The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant is derived, presented at this event. Bibliography: Véronique Fromanger - Rembrandt Bugatti sculpteur - Une trajectoire foudroyante - Répertoire monographique - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2016. An identical model reproduced on pages 65 and 328 and referenced in the Répertoire des éditions en bronze under number 200 (small model).
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REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884-1916) Drinking giraffe, the model designed around [1907], our proof numbered 7 A sculpture. Proof in bronze with shaded brown patina. Lost-wax casting by Albino Palazzolo. Antique edition by Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard reputed to number twenty-two. Scattered wear to the patina. Signed R. BUGATTI, stamped Cire perdue A.A. HEBRARD and numbered 7 on the terrace. Height: 14.5cm - Length: 17.8cm - Depth: 20cm Important: A certificate of authenticity from Mme Véronique Fromanger, specialist in the work of Rembrandt Bugatti and author of the artist's monographic repertory, will be given to the purchaser at his request and expense. Provenance: - Galerie Albert Benamou, Paris. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired from the former around 1989. Exhibition and related works: - Rembrandt Bugatti sculpteur - Galerie Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard, Paris, May 16 - June 15, 1907. The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant (Giraffe drinking) is derived, was presented at this exhibition. - Salon des peintres divisionnistes italiens - Galerie Alberto Grubicy, Milan, 1907. The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant is derived, presented at this event. - Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1908 - The group Les girafes, face à face, from which our variant of Girafe buvant is derived, presented at this event. Bibliography: Véronique Fromanger - Rembrandt Bugatti sculpteur - Une trajectoire foudroyante - Répertoire monographique - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2016. An identical model reproduced on pages 65 and 328 and referenced in the Répertoire des éditions en bronze under number 200 (small model).
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