The Drinking Giraffe
| Artist | Rembrandt Bugatti (Italian, 1884–1916) |
|---|---|
| Title | The Drinking Giraffe (Girafe en train de boire) |
| Date | 1907 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 16 x 20 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (40.6 x 51.4 x 59.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Arthur R. Metz Collection; Gift of the Arthur R. Metz Foundation, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 94.82 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A bronze sculpture of a giraffe who stands with its front legs spread apart and its neck outstretched to drink. The surface of the bronze is gleaming and highly finished.
The fingerprinted surfaces of Rembrandt Bugatti’s clay models—preserved in the bronze casts—give his sculptures a spontaneous, expressive feel, similar to Impressionist painting. Bugatti, a leading sculptor of animal subjects, worked on-site at the Antwerp Zoo, closely observing the movements and forms of the animals.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"The Drinking Giraffe | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=94.82