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Rembrandt Bugatti "Jabiru Femelle" Bronze Sculpture
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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 stork's sharp eyes are constantly scanning the water's surface for movement, its head poised and alert. When it spots its prey—perhaps a fish, frog, or small aquatic creature—it strikes with lightning speed. When the stork is at rest, its neck often forms a gentle S-curve, showcasing its flexibility and poise.
Item #: YB-21603
Artist: Rembrandt Bugatti
Country: France
Circa: 1912
Dimensions: 14" height, 11" width.
Materials: Patinated Bronze
Signed: R. Bugatti, and incised 6 with foundry mark Cire Perdue AA Hébrard
Literature: Véronique Fromanger "Rembrandt Bugatti sculpteur: répertoire monographique : une trajectoire foudroyante", Paris, 2016, model reproduced page 360 under the number 289.
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Bugatti produced this female Saddle-Billed stork between 1911 and 1912. The stork, one of the large African wading species, is depicted with its closely folded neck. Its left side lifts gently in mid-step. The modeling of the body is loose and undetailed, and Bugatti has created an illusion of weightlessness by perching this delicate creation on two slender legs. The saddle-billed stork represents the letter “ba” in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and have been found at archeological digs that date to more than 6000 years old.
- Creator:Rembrandt Bugatti (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Diameter: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:YB-21603
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- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: YB-216031stDibs: LU885444901482
Rembrandt Bugatti
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.
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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).
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