"Yawning Lioness" by Rembrandt Bugatti

 

Considered one of the best animal sculptors of all time, Rembrandt Bugatti (Italian/French, 1884-1914) was a son of the fabled family best known today for extraordinary automobiles and Art Deco furniture.  Bugatti was known to spend countless hours at the Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium to understand the anatomy and movement of his animal subjects.  Then, he would use an impressionistic technique to capture its spirit in clay.

 

This sculpture of a seated and yawning lioness is one of Bugatti's best works.  The artist has captured this powerful hunter in a moment of relaxed boredom, her paws casually folded.  Bugatti's loose gestural technique is similar to that of his contemporaries, Rodin and Troubetskoy.  Please be sure to click on the thumbnail images above to see additional views, and then click on any image to enlarge it.

 

We have cast Yawning Lioness in our own California art foundry using 28 lbs. (13 kg) of pure bronze.  The sculpture is finished with a beautiful patina in tones of browns and amber.  Mounted onto a black marble base, Yawning Lioness stands 12" high by 22" wide by 8" deep (30 cm high x 56 cm wide x 20 cm deep).  The sculpture carries Bugatti's signature as well as our Art Bronze foundry seal.  Each sculpture is also stamped with its unique casting number out of our edition that is limited to just 95 total castings.

 

This is a fine bronze sculpture, made to the highest standards.  We guarantee your satisfaction.

 

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