Ferdinand Bac, the Female Players, Original Lithograph, 1922

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The Female Players is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower central margin: F. Bac 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Perfect conditions. The Female Players is an excellent Liberty artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac in the second decade of the XX Century. The work is in full Liberty style and depicts some female players on a cliff facing the sea. The figure on the foreground is playing a lyre, an ancient classical instrument. She's covered only by a transparent veil. Towards the sea there are other naked female figures with the heads girded with laurel who look thoughtfully the horizon. 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.

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Period	1920 to 1949
Production Period	1920 to 1929
Identifying Marks	This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
SKU	ZCI-808372
Restoration and Damage Details	Please note that an additional handling period of up to 4 weeks may apply to this item
Color	White
Width	14 cm 14 cm
Depth	1 cm 1 cm
Height	19 cm 19 cm

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