the ingenious animal sculptor carried out intensive studies of nature before he designed such perfectly modeled figures as Anton the King Bunny for the manufactory's master workshops

Was his role model at home in the Nymphenburg Palace Park

at the table

it is one of the most successful examples of Art Nouveau in Munich

the piece is fired and then polished by hand with agate or bloodstone tools

10019536 Carsten Höller the ingenious animal sculptor carriedUnglazed "bisque" porcelain accentuates the sculptural qualities of the Nymphenburg animals particularly well. The black pigment of the body underlines the richness of detail in the fiugres with particular accentuation.