A Bronze and Terracotta Sculpture of a Fennec/Fox
From a model by Edouard Marcel-Sandoz, circa 1920
The terracotta example inscribed Sandoz, Susse Frs Edts Paris and stamped with the foundry seal; the bronze inscribed Ed. M. Sandoz, Susse Frs Edts Paris, and stamped with the foundry seal
The bronze: 11 3/8 in (29 cm) high
The terracotta: 12 ¾ in (32.4 cm) high
cf. Félix Marcilhac, Sandoz: Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier, 1993, p.112-113, 152-153, 169, 365
Découvrir Sandoz: Statuaire de Regard, La Bibliotheque des Arts, 1991, p.58, 135
The bronze: 11 3/8 in (29 cm) high
The terracotta: 12 ¾ in (32.4 cm) high
cf. Félix Marcilhac, Sandoz: Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier, 1993, p.112-113, 152-153, 169, 365
Découvrir Sandoz: Statuaire de Regard, La Bibliotheque des Arts, 1991, p.58, 135
Edouard-Marcel Sandoz was born in Basil, Switzerland on 21st March 1881. After studying chemistry, Sandoz decided to turn to sculpture. He studied for three years at the L'École de Arts Industriele in Geneva then moved to Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He was apprenticed to the sculptor Antonin Mercié and the painter Ferdinand Cormon.
During the First World War, due to the shortage of stone and bronze, Sandoz turned to porcelain for his sculptures and began a 30-year association with the Haviland Limoge company. This collaboration produced many distinctive, highly stylised objects in the form of dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, snakes and even hedgehogs rendered in porcelain with bright coloured glazes. All of his sculptures are characterised by a geometric form which is strongly influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.
From 1921 Sandoz modelled animals for the Porcelaine de Paris company, which exhibited his 'Poisson-Chat' vase and 'Chat-Debout' figures at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925. He was elected a member of L'Académie des Beaux Arts and made a Commander of the Légion d'honneur. Sandoz's sculptures show a unique and lively personal style and place him firmly at the top of the 20th-century Animaliers along with Francois Pompon and Rembrandt Bugatti.
During the First World War, due to the shortage of stone and bronze, Sandoz turned to porcelain for his sculptures and began a 30-year association with the Haviland Limoge company. This collaboration produced many distinctive, highly stylised objects in the form of dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, snakes and even hedgehogs rendered in porcelain with bright coloured glazes. All of his sculptures are characterised by a geometric form which is strongly influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.
From 1921 Sandoz modelled animals for the Porcelaine de Paris company, which exhibited his 'Poisson-Chat' vase and 'Chat-Debout' figures at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925. He was elected a member of L'Académie des Beaux Arts and made a Commander of the Légion d'honneur. Sandoz's sculptures show a unique and lively personal style and place him firmly at the top of the 20th-century Animaliers along with Francois Pompon and Rembrandt Bugatti.
