Maurice Sarkissoff
Born in 1882.
Died in 1946.
Maurice Sarkissoff was a multifaceted artist, recognized as a sculptor, painter and teacher. He taught at the École des arts industriels de Genève, thereby contributing to the training of new generations of artists. His career took him to Paris, where he was a student and collaborator of Auguste de Niederhäusern, a prominent figure of his time.
The son of Denise Sarkissoff, he appears to have been influenced in his artistic path by his family heritage, although details of his career remain partly obscure.