WHY THE 1920–1930 DATE FAILS
Catalog Excerpt: The Contested 1920–1930 Attribution

This catalog excerpt is the primary target for correction in this dossier. It contains the 1920–1930 date range in the form in which it has circulated across auction listings and collection descriptions. The excerpt is preserved as documentary evidence of the claim being corrected, not as authority for the date. The language is consistent with generic Bugatti bronze dating conventions applied without case-specific justification. No reference is made to the sitter’s biography, her emigration date, or the artist’s death. Any future republication carrying this date without qualification is repeating an identifiable error.