Pair Of Sandoz Ducks

Édouard Marcel Sandoz (1881–1971) Pair of Ducks White Porcelain This pair of porcelain ducks exquisitely illustrates the animal aesthetic developed by Édouard Marcel Sandoz, a major figure in 20th-century sculpture and decorative arts. Crafted from smooth, luminous white porcelain, the two ducks adopt a compact and stylized posture, where the apparent simplicity of form conceals a masterful command of volume. The silhouettes, reduced to essential lines, reflect Sandoz's attention to movement and living nature. The gentle curves of the body, the slightly inclined head, and the continuity of the masses lend these ducks a calm and almost meditative presence. The absence of superfluous decoration highlights the purity of the porcelain and accentuates the clarity of the forms. This pair testifies to Sandoz's ability to transpose his sculptural vocabulary into the field of decorative arts, maintaining formal rigor and timeless elegance. At the boundary between utilitarian object and autonomous sculpture, these ducks embody a modernist vision of the animal, at once stylized, poetic, and profoundly balanced. The collection is a fine example of Sandoz's animal work, where the simplicity of the means serves a sensitive and enduring expression.