Bronze French Bulldog by Rembrandt Bugatti(1884 - 1916)

Bronze French bulldog

In 1905, Rembrandt Bugatti took his mother's French Bulldog as a model and created this living sculpture, the dog bending its head and seeming to question the observer with its gaze. The original statue was cast by the Hebrard foundry. This reissue is based on copy no. 2 of the large model, of which only 3 copies are known to date. Another smaller model of the French bulldog was also produced in 1905; it was published in several dozen copies, in a smaller format, that is to say 14 x 13 x 8 cm. This art bronze cast by the lost wax procedure is numbered 1/8 and bears the Buysse foundry mark. It has a dark brown patina with green highlights.

Signature: R. Bugatti Paris 1905

Numbering: 5/8

Foundry hallmark: B (for Buysse)