Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971)

 

Edouard Marcel
Sandoz

Figurative sculptor and animalier

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Edouard Marcel Sandoz

 

Born in Basle, educated in Switzerland, Edouard Marcel Sandoz worked mainly in Paris, where he settled in 1908. A sculptor of men and of animals, he expressed himself in bronze, in ceramic, and through the direct cutting of stone. A painter of flowers and of landscapes, he was also an unflagging producer of sketches and water-colours.

His motto :  “ In art, one has to love everything : nature, science, one's fellow man… ”

His defining characteristics : intellectual curiosity and technical discipline. His freedom of expression was grounded in mastery of classical and traditional techniques, his knowledge of materials, the constant search for new tools, the opening up of new artistic territories, and the study and profound understanding of his subject-matter.

His very personal style, developed in the course of a long career, bears the imprint of the Art Nouveau period, in which he was a forceful presence.The predominance of animalism in his sculptural work incited him to found the French Society of Animalists in 1933.

His commitment to the service of his fellow artists led him to preside over the Baron Taylor Association for more than thirty years, to found the Charitable Society for Children of Artists, and to contribute to the creation of the Cité des Arts in Paris.

In recognition of his talents and achievements, France elected him a Member of the Academy of Fine Arts, and appointed him to the rank of Commander both of the Legion of Honour and of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Edouard Marcel Sandoz

Bibliography 
  • Le Bestiaire d'Edouard Marcel Sandoz, by Sylvio Acatos, foreword by Maurice Genevoix of the French Academy, Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne and Paris, 1972.
  • Découvrir Sandoz, statuaire du regard collectif, Editions du Grand-Pont and Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne and Paris, 1991.
  • Images d'atelier, Taylor Foundation, Paris, 1991.
  • Sandoz, sculpteur figuriste et animalier, by Félix Marcilhac, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1993.
  • Les Créations en porcelaine de Limoges d'Edouard Marcel Sandoz, by Jean-Claude Segonds, Editions Transition, Paris, 1995.
  • Edouard Marcel Sandoz, De la sculpture à la Porcelaine, Réunion des Musées Nationaux / FEMS, Paris, Limoges, 1999.

 

 

Exhibitions

Apart from the exhibition of 1972, one year after the death of the sculptor and painter Edouard Marcel Sandoz, presenting part of his sculptures and canvases at the Vallotton Gallery in Lausanne, and the exhibition of 1973 at Cité des Arts in Paris, entitled ” Hommage à Edouard Marcel Sandoz ”, the FEMS has contributed to the following exhibitions :

  • 1982 : Canton Fine Arts Museum, Lausanne, Sandoz Retrospective.
  • 1989 : Clock-Making Museum of the Municipality of Le Locle, Edouard Marcel Sandoz Exhibition.
  • 1990 : Ghadir Gallery, Kuwait City, Paintings and sketches by Edouard Marcel Sandoz.
  • 1991 : Taylor Foundation, Paris, Images d'atelier.
  • 1991-92 : Gismondi Gallery, Paris, Monte-Carlo, Lausanne, Edouard Marcel Sandoz : Animalist Sculptor.
  • 1992 : Hermitage Foundation, Lausanne, participation in 50 years of Art in the Vaud (1890-1940).
  • 1993 : Orangerie de Bagatelle, Paris, L'Arche de Sandoz.
  • 1995 : Hermitage Foundation, Lausanne, Sandoz Retrospective.
  • 1995 : Scandinavian Bank in Switzerland, Lausanne, Sandoz : Animalist Sculptor.
  • 1995 : Vallotton Gallery (Grand-Chêne), Lausanne, Edouard Marcel Sandoz, Paintings.
  • 1995-96 : Municipal Foundation for the Arts, Teien Museum, Tokyo, Sculptures and Paintings by Edouard Marcel Sandoz.
  • 1999 : Musée national de porcelaine Adrien Dubouché, Limoges, Edouard M. Sandoz, de la sculpture à la porcelaine.

In addition, ad hoc participation on an annual basis in the Animalist Salon, with various exhibition venues : Paris, Bry-sur-Marne, Plessis-Robinson, Orléans, Auxerre.