'POISSON DE GRANDE PROFONDEUR', 1920

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EDOUARD MARCEL SANDOZ (1881-1971)
'POISSON DE GRANDE PROFONDEUR', 1920
En bronze à patine brune et rehauts d'or
Hauteur : 8 cm. (3 1/8 in.) ; Longueur : 19 cm. (7½ in.) ; Largeur : 10 cm. (3 7/8 in.)
Signé E.M. Sandoz avec le cachet du fondeur Cire Perdue C. Valsuani près de la queue

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'POISSON DE GRANDE PROFONDEUR', 1920
In brown patinated bronze with gold highlights

Animal subjects assumed a primary place in Sandoz's sculpture from 1920, eclipsing his interest in the human figure. He exhibited a series of casts of imaginative studies of fish in the Salon des Artistes Dcorateurs; these were enhanced with subtle patinas that demonstrated his technical mastery and his familiarity with Japanese traditions. He worked from life, studying closely the creatures of the aquatic kingdom, notably at the Oceanographic Institute in Monaco

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Ce poisson est illustré sur la page de gauche du catalogue.

This fish is illustrated on the left page of the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Cf. : Félix Marcilhac, Edouard Marcel SANDOZ, Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier 1881-1971 : Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculptée, les éditions de l'amateur, Paris, 1993, p. 480, n. 1361

La sculpture animalière de Sandoz prend une place prépondérante dans son oeuvre, en rupture avec sa sculpture figuriste dès 1920. Il expose des poissons aux formes singulières au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs présentant une série de fontes aux patines nuancées, qui témoignent de sa maîtrise technique reconnue et de son inspiration japonisante. Il travaille d'après nature, pratiquant l'observation du monde aquatique, notamment à l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco

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