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A Rembrandt Bugatti Leopard Bursting With Life

Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 17 March 2023 - 14:30 (CET) - Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Walking towards a predictable success this feline is captivating in the play of nuances of its patina and its nervous musculature.

Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916), Small Walking Leopard, bronze with brown tinted patina,... A Rembrandt Bugatti Leopard Bursting With Life

Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916), Small Walking Leopard, bronze with brown tinted patina, signed on the plate, foundry stamp "cire perdue A.A Hébrard", edition number "6", 20 x 49 x 11 cm/7.8 x 19.2 x 4.3 in.
Estimate: €200,000/300,000

Unseen on the market, this animal is indifferent to the environment through which he moves. One would think he was in the savannah where he was born, smelling the promising scents of game. This proud feline has not lost any bit of his magnificence... It must be said that it was not modeled by just any turn of the 20th-century animal artist, but by Rembrandt Bugatti , the tragically…
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Friday 17 March 2023 - 14:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Blanchet & Associés