Rembrandt Bugatti

(Italian, 1885–1916)

Rembrandt Bugatti was an Italian sculptor best known for his bronze sculptures of exotic animals. Born on October 16, 1884 in Milan, Italy as the son of noted Art Nouveau designer Carlo Bugatti, his young life was filled with artistic support and influence, and was encouraged by the prominent Russian sculptor Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy to use plasticine as a material in his sculptures. Bugatti began exhibiting at Adrian Hébrard's local art gallery, and his work was shaped by the time he spent observing and studying animals at close range in European menageries, including the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium. Afflicted by depression and financial troubles, Bugatti spent the last years of his life volunteering at the Antwerp Zoo during World War I; when the zoo began killing many of the animals under their care due to lack of food—the very same animals the artist had used as models and had grown to love—Bugatti committed suicide on January 8, 1916 at the age of 31 in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Christ en Croix, 1915

Rembrandt Bugatti

Christ en Croix, 1915

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Marabout au repos, 1907

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Marabout au repos, 1907

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Chèvre le long d'un arbre

Rembrandt Bugatti

Chèvre le long d'un arbre

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Lion et lionne dévorant, 1903–1904

Rembrandt Bugatti

Lion et lionne dévorant, 1903–1904

Sale Date: December 8, 2020

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Jument et son poulaine, 1909

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Jument et son poulaine, 1909

Sale Date: December 8, 2020

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Femme au chat, 1906

Rembrandt Bugatti

Femme au chat, 1906

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Jeune cerf se grattant le cou, 1906

Rembrandt Bugatti

Jeune cerf se grattant le cou, 1906

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Pélican à sa toilette, 1904

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Pélican à sa toilette, 1904

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Petites antilopes goudou

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Petites antilopes goudou "deux amis", 1911

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Cerf bramant, 1905

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Cerf bramant, 1905

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Lionne de Nubie, 1909–1910

Rembrandt Bugatti

Lionne de Nubie, 1909–1910

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Petite panthère se léchant la patte, 1904

Rembrandt Bugatti

Petite panthère se léchant la patte, 1904

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Petit éléphant au repos, 1912

Rembrandt Bugatti

Petit éléphant au repos, 1912

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Éléphant au repos, 1909–1910

Rembrandt Bugatti

Éléphant au repos, 1909–1910

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Serpentaire femelle and Serpentaire..., 1911–1912

Rembrandt Bugatti

Serpentaire femelle and Serpentaire..., 1911–1912

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Jabiru femelle, 1912

Rembrandt Bugatti

Jabiru femelle, 1912

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Flamand en marche, 1912

Rembrandt Bugatti

Flamand en marche, 1912

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Lion de l'Atlas, 1908

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Lion de l'Atlas, 1908

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

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'Une oie', petit modèle, 1912

Rembrandt Bugatti

'Une oie', petit modèle, 1912

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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AUTRUCHE EN MARCHE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1908

Rembrandt Bugatti

AUTRUCHE EN MARCHE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1908

Sale Date: October 8, 2020

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Panthère à l’affût, 1913–1914

Rembrandt Bugatti

Panthère à l’affût, 1913–1914

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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ÉLÉPHANT D'AFRIQUE ET DEUX BICHES, UNE BONNE , 1904

Rembrandt Bugatti

ÉLÉPHANT D'AFRIQUE ET DEUX BICHES, UNE BONNE , 1904

Sale Date: September 22, 2020

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Léopard assis

Rembrandt Bugatti

Léopard assis

Sale Date: August 2, 2020

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TIGRE DE SIBÉRIE, 1914

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TIGRE DE SIBÉRIE, 1914

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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