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Ferdinand Bac
Women and Amphorae - Original Lithograph by F. Bac - 1922

1922

$354.65
£267.02
€300
CA$489.48
A$548.32
CHF 285.19
MX$6,688.38
NOK 3,630.91
SEK 3,423.69
DKK 2,283.90

About the Item

Women and Amphorae is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Excellent conditions. Women and Amphorae is an excellent Liberty Style lithograoh realized by the French artist Ferdinand Bac in the Second decade of the XX Century. The work depicts a group of female figures carrying amphorae and other containers on their heads. On the right side we see a muscular man who is blocked by two women. In the background the surface of the sea and a very clear horizon. 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: 11.42 in (29 cm)Width: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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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-1125891stDibs: LU65037202202

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