8 - Rembrandt BUGATTI (Milan, October 16, 1884 – Paris, January 8, 1916)

Rembrandt BUGATTI (Milan, October 16, 1884 – Paris, January 8, 1916) "Reclining Egyptian Wolf" 1905 Bronze sculpture with a brown patina. Antique lost-wax casting by the A.A. Hébrard foundry. Rectangular pedestal and base in Campan marble, original. Signed, located, and dated “R. Bugatti Paris 1905” and bearing the foundry stamp “Cire perdue A.A. Hébrard” on the pedestal. 23 x 70 x 20 cm (excluding base) To the best of our knowledge, this sculpture is one of a limited edition of three. We extend our warmest thanks to Ms. Véronique Fromanger for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate of authenticity may be provided to the buyer upon 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 (without the base) To the best of our knowledge, this sculpture is part of a limited edition of three cast pieces. 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; this model is reproduced and referenced as No. 102 on page 289. - Véronique Fromanger: “Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculptor: A Monographic Catalog, A Meteoric Career,” Les éditions de l’amateur, Paris, 2009; this model is reproduced and referenced as No. 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, presented 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)