Edouard Marcel Sandoz artwork • statue • sculpture • previously for sale Guinney piglet
Edouard Marcel Sandoz
Bazel (Zwitserland) 1881-1971 Lausanne (Zwitserland)
1881-1971
Guinney piglet
bronze 4.8 x 7.9 cm, signed on backside and made circa 1919
This sculpture was previously for sale.
Literature: Felix Marcilhac, 'Édouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971). Sculpteur, figuriste et animalier, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté', Parijs 1993, pag. 349, cat.nr. 514.
The oeuvre of the famous Swiss artist Edouard Marcel Sandoz mainly consists of figures and animals, executed in marble and bronze. The artist was born in Basel as a descendant of the extremely wealthy Sandoz family, owners of the chemical company of the same name. In 1905 he entered the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. The animal sculptures of this gifted sculptor in particular stand out for their beautiful form, originality and occasionally humorous undertones.
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