Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) - Owl

A bronze sculpture with a silvered patina
Signed on the base " Ed. M.Sandoz "
Cast by " Susse Frs Edts Paris" (with the foundry mark used for "Susse Frères Editeurs Paris")
Presented on a red griotte marble base 

France
circa 1925

height with the base : 16,2 cm
width of the base : 5,9 x 6,2 cm

A similar model is reproduced in "Sandoz, sculpteur figuriste et animalier",F. Marcilhac, page 426-427, n°1000.

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Biography :
Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971),son of Edouard Sandoz, founder of the chemical and then pharmaceutical companySandoz, was a sculptor who worked in bronze, ceramics and the direct carving ofstone. Born in Basel, educated in Switzerland, Edouard Marcel Sandoz worked mainly in Paris where hesettled in 1908. He studied at the School of Fine Arts with Antonin Mercié andJean-Antoine Injalbert. His motto: "In art, we must love everything,nature, science, ..." His freedom of expression was based on mastery ofclassical techniques, knowledge of materials, daily search for new tools,openness new areas, study and in-depth knowledge of its models. He workedvarious materials, marble, bronze, ceramics. The animal dominance of hissculpted work led him to give life to the French Society of Wild Animals in1933. His commitment to the service of his fellow artists led him to presidefor more than thirty years the Baron Taylor Association, to found The Work ofthe Children of Artists and participate in the creation of the City of Arts in Paris.His talent and merits earned him in France to be elected Member of the Academyof Fine Arts, and decorated the rank of Commander in the orders of the Legionof Honor and Arts and Letters.