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Collections

Jean Désiré Ringel d'Illzach
Batrachian-Chimera1905

Not on view
Glazed ceramic sculpture of a large feline and human figure pressed together, with celadon green and chestnut brown glaze pooling over smooth, interlocking forms
Ceramic sculpture of two intertwined nude figures with a lustrous glaze in warm amber, russet, and sage green tones, the bodies tightly interlocked with visible textured surface detail.
Ceramic sculpture of a seated lion, close-up view of the head and upper body, with glossy variegated glaze in green, amber, and russet tones; open mouth with modeled teeth visible.
Close-up of a polished stone sculpture with flowing rounded forms, variegated green, cream, and russet banding, and a highly reflective surface with fine crackle lines.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel surface with variegated glaze in earth tones of tan, brown, and muted green, with combed linear textures and a lustrous, slightly iridescent finish.
Close-up detail of a ceramic surface with warm amber and russet tones, crackled glaze at left edge, and diagonal incised hatching patterns visible through the mottled brown glaze.
Close-up of a terracotta sculpture base with incised text reading 'BINGEL DILLZACH' and '1905,' showing a reddish-brown glazed surface with visible tool marks.

Jean Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Ceramiques Elchinger SA, Batrachian-Chimera, 1905, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Dalzell Hatfield Memorial Fund, the Hearst Foundation, the Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, the James E. Clark Bequest, Michael Hall, the William Randolph Hearst Collection, Fabrizio Apolloni, and various other donors by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean Désiré Ringel d'Illzach
France, Illzach, 1847-1916
Manufacturer
Ceramiques Elchinger SA
France, Alsace, Soufflenheim, founded 1834
Title
Batrachian-Chimera
Date Made
1905
Medium
Enameled stoneware
Dimensions
25 × 16 × 12 1/2 in. (63.5 × 40.64 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Dalzell Hatfield Memorial Fund, the Hearst Foundation, the Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, the James E. Clark Bequest, Michael Hall, the William Randolph Hearst Collection, Fabrizio Apolloni, and various other donors by exchange
Accession Number
M.2006.98.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography

  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.