La Grenouillard (The Frog Man), ca. 1891, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Stoneware, wt. confirmed: 13 in., 29.1 lb. (33 cm, 13.2 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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La Grenouillard, Frog Man, ca, 1891, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Stoneware, wt, confirmed, 13, 29.1 lb, 33 cm, 13.2 kg, Ceramics-Pottery, Carriè, fascinated, frogs, several examples, work, Le, fantastical sculpture, half-man, half-frog sitting, family, smaller frogs, recalls, gargoyles, Gothic cathedrals, resembling, large-scale version, whimsical Japanese carved, sculpture, netsuke
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