Eugène Sartory

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Eugène Nicolas Sartory (born September 22, 1871 in Mirecourt , † March 5, 1946 in Paris ) was a French bow maker and is considered one of the most important representatives of his craft in the 20th century.

biography

Eugène Sartory was born on September 22nd, 1871 in the French violin-making town of Mirecourt . He comes from a widespread Mirecourter family, which included many violin makers . He learned the craft of bow making from his father, but moved to Paris early on, where he worked for Charles Peccatte and Joseph Alfred Lamy Père . In 1893 he opened his own workshop, which quickly achieved great success. Among his students and collaborators are big names in bow making such as Louis Morizot and Louis H. Gillet , whose own work was heavily influenced by Sartory. On April 1, 1899, he married in Mirecourt Alice Joséphine Jacquet (* April 16, 1882, † 1935), the daughter of the famous Mirecourt violin maker Gabriel Jacquet ("Jacquet-Gand"); In 1905 their daughter Reine Gabrielle was born, married the violin maker Georges Dupuy and died on November 8, 1998 in Paris. In the second marriage Sartory was married to Emilie Joséphine Sartory (born May 27, 1891, † March 16, 1974). He died in Paris on March 5, 1946.

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Sartory further developed the bow models by François Nicolas Voirin and Lamy Père , primarily by strengthening the shaft. Sartory bows are examples of the tendency towards heavier bows in modern bow making. By 1905, the Sartory model was fully developed, especially the characteristically expanded and compact head shape. Sartory made his bows from pernambuco wood, usually with a round rod cross-section. In the early phase of his work he used dark wood, but his later arches are lighter and have a slightly larger diameter. Many Sartory bows are lavishly furnished, with silver and gold fittings, tortoise shell and lizard skin. Sartory used the stamp “E. SARTORY A PARIS ”.

Sartory's importance for modern bow making does not lie in a fundamental further development or revolutionization of the modern bow developed by François Xavier Tourte . Rather, his bows have become famous as perfected, very well-balanced products and of consistently high quality throughout his entire career. Even during Sartory's lifetime, his bows were in great demand and have been copied and forged since the 1920s. Real copies are still in demand today and are often traded at prices in the five-digit euro range.

honors and awards

Eugène Sartory was "Officier d'Académie" Paris and won numerous prizes and awards at exhibitions and competitions:

  • 1887 in Brussels
  • 1894 in Lyon
  • 1900 in Paris
  • 1905 in Liege, Belgium
  • 1906 in Milan
  • 1908 in London

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A curious proof of his early fame is the obituary published by The Violinist in 1914, which erroneously reported that Sartory had died in the First World War. Source: corilon.com

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personal data
SURNAME Sartory, Eugène
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sartory, Eugène Nicolas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French bow maker for string instruments
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Mirecourt
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1946
Place of death Paris