Author(s):
ringel d'illzach, jean-désiré (illzach, 29–09–1847 - strasbourg, 28–07–1916), modeler
production date: in 1885
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): sculpture
name(s): medallion (sculpture)
materials and techniques: terracotta
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
diameter: 21cm
depth: 2cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
dedication - on the right, behind the head of madame dammouse: "a / mon ami / albert / dammouse / souvenir / de / ringel d'ilzach / m / dcccl / xxx / v"
inscription concerning the model - at the top, between the heads of the two models: "jeanne et mme albert / dammouse"
iconographic description:
the mention engraved on the medallion allows the models to be identified: they are madame dammouse, wife of the ceramist albert dammouse, and her daughter, jeanne. Historical commentary:
like many sculptors of his generation, jean-désiré ringel, known as ringel d'illzach, was interested in the art of the medal. Originally from alsace, ringel d'illzach continued his training in paris where he simultaneously pursued musical and artistic studies. A student of the sculptors françois jouffroy and alexandre falguière, he devoted himself definitively to sculpture after the war of 1870. He exhibited regularly at the salon and showed a predilection for polychrome materials, notably tinted waxes, ceramics and glass pastes. The two inscriptions engraved on the medallion make it possible to date the work to 1885 and to identify the models: they are madame dammouse and her daughter, jeanne. The medallion is dedicated “to my friend albert dammouse in memory of ringel d’illzach”. Son of a sculptor from the sèvres factory, albert dammouse, like ringel d'illzach, attended jouffroy's workshop at the école des beaux-arts before devoting himself to ceramics. In 1885, he collaborated with haviland who entrusted him with the creation of his decorated stoneware vases. In the workshop on rue blomet, directed by ernest chaplet. Dammouse meets ringel d’illzach, who creates models there for the haviland factory. The ceramist and the sculptor began a lasting collaboration: in 1897 ringel d'illzach experimented with a glass molding technique in sèvres in the dammouse workshop. The medallion given to the petit palais bears witness to the ties that united the two men. This is an intimate portrait, which does not appear to have been reproduced or distributed by the publisher: no other copy is documented to date. We can thus imagine that ringel d'illzach modeled directly, from nature, the portrait of the wife and daughter of his friend and fellow student, in gratitude for a service rendered or as a simple token of his recognition, according to a frequent practice in the 19th century. C. C. Themes / subjects / places represented:
collective portrait, woman, little girl
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: dauriac, jacques-paul
date of acquisition: 14–04–2014
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: pps3809. Date: En 1885.
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