Auction on
16 June 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Château d'Artigny, 92, rue de Monts - 37250 Montbazon
Two walking panthers by Rembrandt Bugatti on the alert at Rouillac's highly popular Garden Party pounced on €1,364,000, posting the auction house's thirteenth million-plus bid on the way.
Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916), Deux panthères marchant (Two walking panthers), bronze with polychrome patina, signed "RBugatti" on the terrace and dated "(1)905", lost wax casting with the founder's stamp, and the handwritten edition number "1", 23 x 101.5 x 25.5 cm. Result: €1,364,000
Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916), Deux panthères marchant (Two walking panthers), bronze with polychrome patina, signed "RBugatti" on the terrace and dated "(1)905", lost wax casting with the founder's stamp, and the handwritten edition number "1", 23 x 101.5 x 25.5 cm. Result: €1,364,000
They also achieved an unrivalled score for a pair of bronze panthers modelled by the Italian animal sculptor (source: Artnet). Last and certainly not least, this edition numbered "1" is one of only two known copies of the group, the other, a lost wax casting by Hébrard with an impressive polychrome patina, having once belonged to Alain Delon (sold on 4 April 1990, at Sotheby's in…
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