Medium
Glazed stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 23 5/8 × 29 7/8 × 12 1/4 in. (60 × 75.9 × 31.1 cm)
Classification
Sculpture|Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts and Roy R. and Marie Neuberger Foundation Inc. Gifts, 2003
Accession Number
2003.280
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking *Lizard*, a glazed stoneware sculpture from around 1887, created at La Grande Tuilerie inry, France, with attributions to sculptors Emile Muller and Emmanuel Frémiet. Measuring an impressive 23⅝ × 29⅞ × 12¼, this oversized ceramic creature captures the imagination, blending realism with a hint of the fantastical—evident in its "Mythical Creatures" tag Frémiet, a master of animalier sculpture renowned for dynamic bronze works like charging gorillas and winged dragons, likely contributed his expertise in modeling lifelike yet otherworldly beasts. Glazed stoneware, a durable ...
About the Artist
Emile Muller|La Grande Tuilerie, Ivry, France|Emmanuel Frémiet (French) · 1854 –1969
founded 1854