Lot Essay
M. Harvey, The Bronzes of Rembrandt Bugatti, London, 1979, p. 53, no. 58;
Exhibition catalogue, Rembrandt Bugatti 1885-1916, Macklowe Gallery Ltd., New York, 1979, pl. 10;
J.-C. des Cordes and V. Fromanger des Cordes, Rembrandt Bugatti Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1987, p. 257;
E. Horswell, Rembrandt Bugatti: Life in Sculpture, London, 2004, p. 138;
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti Sculpteur Répertoire Monographique, Paris, 2009, pp. 142, 314-315, cat. no. 247.
Only four casts of this example are known to exist. Designated by the letter M in the signature, this particular cast was executed for Adrien-Aurelien Hébrard, director of the Hébrard Gallery and owner of the epnoymous bronze foundry which executed many of Bugatti's works.
Exhibition catalogue, Rembrandt Bugatti 1885-1916, Macklowe Gallery Ltd., New York, 1979, pl. 10;
J.-C. des Cordes and V. Fromanger des Cordes, Rembrandt Bugatti Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1987, p. 257;
E. Horswell, Rembrandt Bugatti: Life in Sculpture, London, 2004, p. 138;
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti Sculpteur Répertoire Monographique, Paris, 2009, pp. 142, 314-315, cat. no. 247.
Only four casts of this example are known to exist. Designated by the letter M in the signature, this particular cast was executed for Adrien-Aurelien Hébrard, director of the Hébrard Gallery and owner of the epnoymous bronze foundry which executed many of Bugatti's works.