The 1904 Portrait: Why Rembrandt Bugatti’s Early Paris Years Matter for This Bust
If the bust belongs to 1904, the case makes sense at once. If it belongs to 1920-1930, nearly every part of the chronology becomes harder to explain.
If the bust belongs to 1904, the case makes sense at once. If it belongs to 1920-1930, nearly every part of the chronology becomes harder to explain.
The later date looks settled in the public story. The problem is simple: Blanche Denise had already left Paris in 1907.
For years, the bust was dated 1920-1930 as if the matter were settled. The sitter had left Paris in 1907. The date stayed. The biography disappeared.