Artefacts

BUGATTI, Rembrandt. Standing naked Colossus.

Physical description

Monumental full-lenght portrait of a musculed athlete. Florentine darkish brown patinated bronze. Copy: 2/8 (the Bugatti Conservatory mentioned 3 known copies). Signed on the base. Big seal in cast-iron "Cire perdue C Valsuani Paris".

Created

Created: Fonderie Valsuani Created: Rembrandt BUGATTI

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

278 x 113 x 99 cm, 710 kg

Literature

STANTON, Richard. "In Search Of the Artists of 1912". In: Journal of Olympic History (formerly Citius, Altius, Fortius), Spring 2001, Vol. 9, N° 2, pp. 3-13. SERAY, Jacques. De l'art et du sport : Un regard de quatre millénaires.. 2015.

Type of item

Artworks -> Sculpture

Reference number

41632

Original title

Colosse nu debout.

Keywords

Olympic art competition Athlete Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games Wrestling Plastic art

Notes

NAKED COLOSSUS, OLYMPIC WRESTLER, ~ 1989 Rembrandt Annibale BUGATTI (ITA), 1884-1916 Lost-wax bronze The original sculpture is thought to have been made for the art competition at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. The model is believed to have been American athlete and gymnastics champion Samuel STOCKTON WHITE III. IOC Culture and Heritage Collections – Artefacts