Large round plate with crayfish
Alfred Renoleau began his career as a hairdresser in the town of Mansle before developing a passion for the ceramics of Bernard Palissy (1510-1590), which he probably saw exhibited in nearby Bordeaux. Training in ceramics during his spare time, a distracted Renoleau allegedly left a customer’s head half-shaved in order to tend to a kiln (and failed to return). While inspired by the natural motifs of the Renaissance potter, Renoleau arranges the crayfish on this dish in an asymmetrical composition reminiscent of Japanese design.
Artwork Details
- Title: Large round plate with crayfish
- Maker: Alfred Renoleau (1854 Mansle, Charente, France–1930 Angoulême, France)
- Manufactory: Polakowski Tile Factory (French)
- Date: 1890
- Culture: French, Roumazière
- Medium: Glazed earthenware with applied decoration
- Dimensions: confirmed, irregular diameter: 3 3/16 × 18 1/2 × 18 3/8 in. (8.1 × 47 × 46.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.86.4
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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