{"id":337,"date":"2025-12-18T04:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.americaleclectic.com\/?post_type=product&p=337"},"modified":"2025-12-18T04:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:14:20","slug":"sergio-bustamante-reef-fish-rare-limited-edition-bronze-5-100","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?product=sergio-bustamante-reef-fish-rare-limited-edition-bronze-5-100","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Bustamante “Reef Fish” \u2014 Rare Limited Edition Bronze #5\/100"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Surrealist Jewel of the Sea: Early Edition Patinated Bronze<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

This “Reef Fish” sculpture is a masterful example of Bustamante\u2019s ability to find personality and magic in the natural world. At 6 inches, this is considered an “Atelier” or desk-sized bronze\u2014designed for intimate viewing where the collector can appreciate the incredible nuance of the hand-applied patina and the surrealist expression that is the artist\u2019s hallmark.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Artist:<\/b> Sergio Bustamante (Mexican, b. 1949)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Title:<\/b> Reef Fish (from the Aquatic Surrealism series)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Medium:<\/b> Hand-Patinated Cast Bronze<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Edition:<\/b> Elite #5 of 100<\/b> (Hand-signed and numbered)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Dimensions:<\/b> 6″ H x 6″ L x 3″ W<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Condition:<\/b> Excellent \/ Gallery Quality<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Detailed Artistic Description<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

    The Concept:<\/b> Unlike traditional marine art, Bustamante\u2019s Reef Fish carries a soulful, almost human-like intelligence in its eyes. This is the essence of “Magic Realism”<\/b>\u2014the fish is biologically recognizable as a tropical species, yet its stylized fins and “knowing” expression elevate it into the realm of fine art.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Technical Mastery:<\/b> The sculpture is cast in heavy bronze using the lost-wax method. What sets this specific piece apart is the multi-chromatic patina<\/b>. Bustamante is famous for using heat and chemicals to “bloom” colors directly into the metal. You will likely see deep obsidian blacks, burnished golds on the ridges of the scales, and perhaps a hint of verdigris or “Bustamante blue” near the fins, giving the fish an iridescent, underwater glow.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Collector\u2019s Significance:<\/b> While Bustamante’s larger works are iconic for public spaces, his small-scale bronzes are prized for their density and finish. Having #5<\/b> in an edition that was capped at only 100<\/b> worldwide makes this a “Blue Chip” acquisition. It represents the very beginning of the series, making it a “founder’s piece” for a serious collection.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A Surrealist Jewel of the Sea: Early Edition Patinated Bronze This “Reef Fish” sculpture is a masterful example of Bustamante\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[38],"product_cat":[28],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-337","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-sergio-bustamante","product_cat-bronze-sculpture","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=337"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=337"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}