L'Ivresse

Modeler After a model by James Vibert Swiss

Executed by Emile Muller French

ca. 1900

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Although Émile Muller’s factory primarily specialized in ceramics for industrial use, it also made artistic works such as this small pitcher decorated with a nude. His intoxicated body evokes the sculptures of Auguste Rodin.

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Title: L'Ivresse
Modeler: After a model by James Vibert (Swiss (also active in Paris), Carouge 1872–1942 Plan-les-Ouates))
Maker: Executed by Emile Muller (French, 1823–1889)
Date: ca. 1900
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (18.4 x 13 x 12.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 2004
Object Number: 2004.119
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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