Lot 102
  • 102

REMBRANDT BUGATTI | Petites antilopes goudou (deux amis)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Bugatti
  • Petites antilopes goudou (deux amis)
  • inscribed RBugatti, numbered C.2 and stamped with the foundry mark cire perdue A.A. Hébrard
  • bronze
  • length: 43.5cm., 17 1/8 in.
  • Conceived circa 1911 and cast in bronze before 1916 in an edition of 32 .

Provenance

Sladmore Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2004

Exhibited

London, Sladmore Gallery, Rembrandt Bugatti, Life in Sculpture, 2004, n.n., illustrated in colour in the catalogue 

Literature

Philippe Dejean, Bugatti: Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean, New York, 1982, n.n., illustration of another cast p. 186
Jacques Chalom des Cordes & Véronique Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1987, illustration of another cast pp. 268-69
Véronique Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, Répertoire Monographique, Paris, 2016, no. 272, illustration of another cast p. 355

Condition

Dark brown patina. There are a few scattered tiny pitting holes in places, inherent to the casting process. Apart from some light surface dirt and a few surface scratches in places, consistent with age and handling, this work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Véronique Fromanger.