Estate / Collection: Estate of Bartlett Burnap

Italian, 1884-1916
Braque Couche ou Grand Saint Germain, model created in 1904
Signed Bugatti, bears the stamp of the founder CIRE PERDUE A .A. HÉBRARD, numbered 4 and inscribed Paris on the base
Bronze with a dark brown patina, on a wood base
Height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm); length 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm); width 7 inches (17.8 cm)

Literature:
P. Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1981, p. 343, illus. of another cast
J. C. des Cordes and V. Fromanger des Cordes, Rembrandt Bugatti, catalog raisonné, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1987, p. 49, illus. of the plaster model
V. Fromanger, A lightning trajectory, Rembrandt Bugatti sculptor, monographic repertoire, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2016, p. 289-290, n. 104, illus. of another cast

There are five known referenced casts of this model, some of which are numbered. The work depicts Dash, the dog of Rene Dubois, who was an associate at the Hebrard gallery until 1909 and a friend and father figure to Bugatti.

This sculpture is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Véronique Fromanger dated March 29th, 2024.

Weighs 21 lbs.

Weighs 21 lbs.

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