Rembrandt Bugatti Furniture
Italian, 1884-1916
Fils du renommé décorateur Carlo Bugatti et frère cadet du constructeur automobile Ettore Bugatti, Rembrandt Bugatti est connu à la fois pour ses bronzes animaliers et sa fin prématurée. Né à Milan en 1884, il réalise sa première œuvre importante en 1901, une sculpture d’un quatuor de vaches qui révèle tôt ses préoccupations animalières. Le talent de Bugatti est rapidement reconnu et, jeune encore, il connaît le succès. Achim Anscheidt, designer en chef chez Bugatti Automobiles, dira qu’il avait une capacité singulière « pour saisir le mouvement des animaux dans ce qu’il a de plus expressif ». En 1904, il est pris sous contrat d’exclusivité par le fondeur Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard. La qualité et la patine du bronze qu’il reçoit ainsi demeurent très recherchées sur le marché de l’art. Fasciné par les animaux exotiques, il parcourt le Jardin zoologique d’Anvers pour trouver de nouveaux modèles.
Bien au courant d’un regain d’intérêt pour les sujets animaliers au XIXe siècle dans les tableaux de Géricault et Delacroix, ainsi que des bronzes florentins de la Renaissance par ses compatriotes Giambologna et Verrocchio, Bugatti cherche à redéfinir le rôle de la bête dans l’art plastique. Tout se passe à merveille jusqu’à ce que la Grande Guerre éclate, où, s’engageant dans la Croix-Rouge, il devient tuberculeux. Touché par sa maladie et perturbé par les atrocités de la guerre, il se suicide en 1916 à l’âge tendre de 32 ans, interrompant tragiquement une vie si prometteuse.
Les sculptures de Bugatti se trouvent au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, au Musée d’Orsay, au Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, au Hirschhorn Museum, Washington. Elles figurent aussi dans la collection privée d’Alain Delon. Dans la première décennie du XXe siècle, Bugatti participe à la Biennale de Venise. En 1911, il est officier de la Légion d’Honneur. Des expositions de ses œuvres ont lieu en 1904 et 1911 à la Galerie Hébrard, et en 1979 au Royal College of Art. En 2014, l’Alte Nationalgalerie de Berlin lui consacre une rétrospective posthume.to
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Chien d'Annam, Bugatti, Sculpture, Animal, Design, Bronze, Fine Art
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in Geneva, CH
REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884 - 1916)
Chien d'Annam
A.A Hebrard Foundry
Bronze with brown shaded patina
26 x 29.5 cm x 14.5 cm
Signed, stamped and numbered on the base : R.Bugatti, Cire P...
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Original silkscreen print featuring Bugatti's famous "Panther" sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in PARIS, FR
This silkscreen print features Bugatti's famous "Panther" sculpture.
Rembrandt Annibale Bugatti (1884-1916) was an Italian animal sculptor.
He was the younger brother of Ettore Bugatti, founder of the Bugatti automobile brand.
He became famous for his animal sculptures. A large part of his work consists of bronzes that have been exhibited in many museums and exhibitions around the world.
The sculpture of a dancing elephant is one of his most famous works and became the symbol of the brand, adorning the radiator cap of the Type41 Royale Bugatti.
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Rembrandt Bugatti "Flamant en Marche" Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Bugatti's "Flamant en Marche" also known as "Walking Flamingo" features a flamingo standing on two legs, a classic pose that highlights its slender, S-shaped neck and delic...
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Early 20th Century Rembrandt Bugatti Furniture
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Rembrandt Bugatti "Jabiru Femelle" Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
In this statue "Jabiru Femelle" also known as "Female Saddle Billed stork", the stork wades carefully through the water, its long, slender legs moving with quiet determination. The s...
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Early 20th Century Rembrandt Bugatti Furniture
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Bronze
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Rembrandt Bugatti "Panthère assise" Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
In "Panthère assise" also known as "Seated Panther," Bugatti seems to have been concerned primarily with musculature. The uneven surface exaggerates the contours of muscles which in turn causes a curious effect: weightiness from the amplified muscles and lightness created by the myriad reflecting planes. Bugatti’s sculpture relies on asymmetry, with nearly half of the composition occupied by the panther’s horizontally extended tail. The curve of the tail rises, flowing into the S-shaped arc of the panther’s movement, accentuating the dynamic form of the great cat.
Product Details:
Item #: B-21648
Artist: Rembrandt Bugatti
Country: France
Circa: 1912
Dimensions: 8.625" height, 4.625" width, 14.25" depth.
Materials: Bronze
Signed: R. Bugatti and incised 1 with foundry mark Cire Perdue AA Hébrard
Documentation: According to the Répertoire monographique, ten numbered casts of this model are known to exist.
Provenance: M. Maire Collection, Épinal (acquired directly from Galerie A.-A. Hébrard, Paris in 1912)
Literature: P. Dejean, "Bugatti, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean", Paris, 1981, p. 155 (another cast illustrated). J.-C. des Cordes & V. Fromanger des Cordes, "Rembrandt Bugatti, Catalogue raisonné", Paris, 1987, p. 47 (another version illustrated). E. Horswell, "Rembrandt Bugatti, Life in Sculpture", London, 2004, p. 143 (another cast illustrated). V. Fromanger, "Rembrandt Bugatti Sculpteur, Répertoire monographique, une trajectoire foudroyante", Paris, 2009, no. 294 (another cast illustrated p. 328). A. Daemgen & P. Demandt (eds.), "Rembrandt Bugatti, The Sculptor 1884-1916", Berlin, 2014, p. 118 (another cast illustrated). V. Fromanger, "Rembrandt Bugatti Sculpteur, Répertoire monographique, a meteoric rise", Paris, 2016, no. 298, (another cast illustrated p. 363).
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Bugatti’s panther...
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Early 20th Century Rembrandt Bugatti Furniture
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Rembrandt Bugatti "Ours Brun Marchant, La Patte Droite en Avant" Bronze Sculptur
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
Bugatti’s "Ours Brun Marchant, La Patte Droite en Avant" also known as “Brown Bear Walking,” depicts a bear mid step in a relaxed position, on all fours, as if calmly surveying its s...
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Rembrandt Bugatti "Storks at Rest" Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Bugatti's striking bronze depicts a pair of elegant white storks. The male stork, positioned on the left, gently rests its head upon its soft breast while tucking one of it...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Rembrandt Bugatti Furniture
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