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Sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti often spent his days in the Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens, Paris, observing the animals in the menagerie ? ? ?. #Christies20thCentury
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Among those he regularly visited was a female African elephant named Rachel, one of the favourites of the zoo. Amazed crowds of Parisians would rush to see the elephant balancing on her front legs.
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In 1909 Rembrandt’s younger brother, Ettore, founded the Bugatti automobile firm. In an act of sibling collaboration, Rembrandt designed the prancing elephant mascot for the bonnet of the classic Bugatti Royale.
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Rembrandt Bugatti (1884–1916), ‘Le grand éléphant du Muséum “Rachel”’, c. 1903–04. 24 x 18 ½ in. (61 x 47 cm.). Estimate: $500,000–700,000.
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Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale – 14 November at Christie's New York.
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