72 - Édouard-Marcel Sandoz (1881–1976)

Édouard-Marcel Sandoz (1881–1976) Rabbit, One Ear Erect Sculpture Inscriptions: “Ed. M. Sandoz” and “Susse. F. Ed. Paris. ” Edition of 1,603 copies. Model produced by the foundry Susse Frères from July 10, 1919, to December 1930. H6 L6 P4 cm Good to very good original condition; a few slight marks visible in the photos. Édouard-Marcel Sandoz was a Swiss-born animal sculptor. He also designed porcelain models for Haviland. His work is part of the Art Deco animal sculpture movement, alongside that of François Pompon, Rembrandt Bugatti, Georges Guyot, and Armand Petersen. His animals can also be compared to the bestiary of François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. Bibliography: Félix Marcilhac, *Sandoz, Figurative and Animal Sculptor*, a catalog raisonné of his sculptural works, Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1993; this piece is listed as no. 650 and reproduced on p. 372. A Swiss-born animal sculptor, Édouard-Marcel Sandoz ranks among the masters of Art Deco animal sculpture, alongside François Pompon, Rembrandt Bugatti, Georges Guyot, and Armand Petersen. He also created porcelain designs for Haviland. His animals, with their simplified forms and poses captured with humor, foreshadow in certain ways the bestiary of François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. The little rabbit with its ear perked up—a recurring motif in his work—is listed in the catalog raisonné compiled by Félix Marcilhac, a reference work that provides detailed documentation of its production by Susse Frères.