Lot Essay
Véronique Fromanger has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property from an Important Private European Collection
Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916)
Petit éléphant au repos
Details
Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916)
Petit éléphant au repos
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'R. Bugatti. (7) A.A. HÉBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 8 in. (20.2 cm.)
Conceived circa 1912
Petit éléphant au repos
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'R. Bugatti. (7) A.A. HÉBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 8 in. (20.2 cm.)
Conceived circa 1912
Provenance
Ms. Arlette.
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1999.
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1999.
Literature
M. Harvey, The Bronzes of Rembrandt Bugatti, Ascot, 1979, p. 43, no. 41.
P. Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, New York, 1982, p. 202 (another cast illustated).
J.-C. Des Cordes and V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti: Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1987, p. 298 (another cast illustrated in color).
E. Horswell, Rembrandt Bugatti: Life in Sculpture, London, 2004, p. 109 (illustrated in color, p. 108).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur: Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2009, p. 329, no. 296 (another cast illustrated in color).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur: Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2016, p. 364, no. 300 (another cast illustrated in color).
P. Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, New York, 1982, p. 202 (another cast illustated).
J.-C. Des Cordes and V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti: Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1987, p. 298 (another cast illustrated in color).
E. Horswell, Rembrandt Bugatti: Life in Sculpture, London, 2004, p. 109 (illustrated in color, p. 108).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur: Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2009, p. 329, no. 296 (another cast illustrated in color).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculpteur: Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2016, p. 364, no. 300 (another cast illustrated in color).
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