Ceramics & Glass
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue
Édouard Marcel Sandoz “Pierrot Musicien” Porcelain Guitarist Figure, Circa 1917
This rare porcelain figure titled Pierrot Musicien was designed by Swiss artist Édouard Marcel Sandoz circa 1917. The stylized musician is shown playing an exaggerated guitar, wearing the traditional broad collar and loose costume associated with Pierrot. Its simplified geometric forms reflect the transition from Art Nouveau toward Cubism and early Art Deco.
Made of hard paste porcelain with a white glaze and hand painted gold details, the figure was produced by Théodore Haviland of Limoges, France. It is signed on the base and bears the Théodore Haviland and M. Sandoz monogram. A similar example is held by the Musée national Adrien Dubouché, home to the world’s largest public collection of Limoges porcelain.
Sandoz was born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1881 and moved to Paris in 1908 to study art. Although best known for his expressive animal sculptures, he turned to ceramics during the First World War and created models for Haviland, Sèvres, and Langenthal. His long career brought election to the Académie des Beaux-Arts and the title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. He died in Lausanne in 1971.
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