Exhibition view of "Rembrandt Bugatti" at the Alte Nationalgalerie. Rembrandt Bugatti, Yawning Hippopotamus (Hippopotame baillant), 1905, Bronze, 36,5 x 55 x 18 cm. Private Collection. Photo: David von Becker
Deeply distressed by the First World War, Bugatti committed suicide in Paris 1916. He was only 31 years old. Exhibition view from "Rembrandt Bugatti"at the Alte Nationalgalerie. Background: Christ on the Cross (Christ en croix), circa 1915. Bronze, 58,5 x 55,5 x 14,5 cm; wooden cross: 77,2 x 61,3 cm // In the foreground: Five old horses or Horses before the Abattoir (Groupe de cinq vieux chevaux ou "Les Haridelles" ou "Chevaux d'abattoir"), um 1909/1910. Bronze, 51 x 148 x 67 cm. Foto: David von Becker.