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In this most famous of his works, originally sculpted in 1904, Bugatti depicts a walking panther in such a way as to capture the animal's coiled tension. Although the panther appears at first to be casually walking, it is ready to spring into action at any moment. Only by seeing this stunning sculpture from multiple angles can Bugatti's genius truly be grasped, though, because every sinuous curve of the big cat is accurately shown.