Ettore BUGATTI
Italy/France 1881 - 1947
Type 371926
chassis no. 37146; engine no. 53
120.0 x 150.0 x 380.0 cm
Private collection, Melbourne
Photo: Predrag Cancar

Rembrandt BUGATTI (sculptor)
Italy/France 1884 - 1916
A. A. HÉBRARD, Paris (foundry)
Paris 1903 — c. 1940
Walking panther 1904
bronze, ed. 2/50
21.0 x 52.0 x 12.1 cm
Private collection, New South Wales
Photo: Predrag Cancar

Carlo BUGATTI
Italy 1856 - France 1940
Chair, from the Snail Room c.1902
wood, painted and gilt vellum, brass
97.0 x 45.0 x 40.0 cm.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of Paula Fox,
the NGV Women's Association and the NGV
Supporters of Decorative Arts, 2008
© Carlo Bugatti/ADAGP. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Photo: Predrag Cancar

Bugatti:

Carlo Rembrandt
Ettore Jean

6 February – 26 April 09
Temporary Exhibition Space 1,Ground Level
Free entry

For most people the world of Bugatti is associated with cars. However, the Bugatti story is a much larger one, encompassing three generations and four remarkable individuals: Carlo Bugatti, his sons Ettore and Rembrandt, and Ettore's son Gianoberto (Jean). For the first time in Australia this exhibition will show the furniture, sculpture and cars of this extraordinary family. Drawn from private collections, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the furniture now in the collection of the NGV, including the last chair from Carlo Bugatti's 'Snail Room' exhibited in Turin, 1902 (and a centrepiece of the show) the exhibition includes 13 pieces of Carlo's furniture, 15 animal sculptures by Rembrandt, a Type 37 racing car from Ettore's workshops and a Type 57C coupe designed by Jean Bugatti. The bringing together of these seemingly disparate works may be a surprise, but they reflect a common creative impulse and share a unity of expression that binds them together. Welcome to the world of Bugatti.

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Indemnification for this exhibition is provided by the Victorian Government

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