BOVINE

Description The animal appears hunched under the weight of its large belly, like a pregnant cow struggling to get up. The front legs are thrown forward, the hind legs bent over the hocks, the head and neck pushed strongly upwards. The long horns and the arched tail on the left also contribute to the successful feeling of movement, whose uniqueness ultimately lies in the continuous arc that the body creates from the tip of the muzzle to the rear. However, the plasticity is not matched - from a technical point of view - by the preparation of the clay and the roughing of the piece: the model appears multifaceted and unfinished, particularly on the muzzle where the physical features, apart from the left eye, are not outlined. The opaque glaze is also laid out irregularly.