La Grenouillard (The Frog Man), ca. 1891, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Stoneware, wt. confirmed: 13 in., lb. (33 cm, 13
La Grenouillard (The Frog Man), ca. 1891, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Stoneware, wt. confirmed: 13 in., lb. (33 cm, kg), Ceramics-Pottery, Carriès was fascinated by frogs, which appear in several examples of his work. Le Grenouillard is his fantastical sculpture of a half-man, half-frog sitting among a family of smaller frogs. It recalls the gargoyles of Gothic cathedrals while also resembling a large-scale version of the whimsical Japanese carved sculpture known as netsuke
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