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Ferdinand Bac
The Crying Women - Original Lithograph by Ferdinand Bac - 1922

1922

About the Item

The Falling Woman is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Perfect conditions. The Falling Woman is an excellent Liberty artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac. The work is in full Liberty style and depicts a woman at the center of the scene covered by a transparent veil supported by a young man with thick hair. Around them other figures can be glimpsed: an elderly man on the left side, two women with veiled heads and another man on the lower right corner. The scene, although dramatic, is of extreme quality and elegance. This work has been realized the French artist Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952). Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, known as Ferdinand Bac was a French cartoonist, artist and writer, son of an illegitimate nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. As a young man, he mixed in the fashionable world of Paris of the Belle Époque, and was known for his caricatures, which appeared in popular journals. He also traveled widely in Europe and the Mediterranean. In his fifties, he began a career as a landscape gardener. He attended Adolphe Thiers, Gambetta, Richard Wagner, Victor Hugo, Taine, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Paul Verlaine, Maurice Barrès, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, Verdi, Gounod, Pierre de Nolhac, and many more other famous people of the time. He established himself as one of the first cartoonists and caricaturists of his time, as famous as Albert Robida, Job, Sem, Jean-Louis Forain or Caran d'Ache. Ferdinand alternated between Colombières and a beautiful mansion in Compiègne that also belonged to the Ladan-Bockairys. There he met Marcel Proust, Jean Cocteau, Gabriele D'Annunzio and Anna de Noailles. Until the end of his life, Ferdinand Bac continued to travel, write and draw, reflecting on the political and historical development of the world.
  • Creator:
    Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952)
  • Creation Year:
    1922
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 5.52 in (14 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1125151stDibs: LU65037246412

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