Bac Ferdinand (1859-1952) Portrait Of Victor Hugo

BAC Ferdinand (1859-1952)
Portrait of Victor Hugo
Charcoal and sanguine on paper
Signed lower right

Several annotations:
"We only saw his black eyes shine; The rest was blurred"
"A sketch of VH waiting for the Trocadero tramway" 1882
"Ferdinand Bac honored by VH with various invitations and a signed book which was looted in May 1940 in Compiègne"

Ferdinand Bac began his career at "La Caricature" hired by Alfred Robida, he will also be the designer of the ladies of the time for "La Vie Parisienne". He also illustrated numerous literary and artistic works; He will be a famous caricaturist of his time. He will frequent contemporaries of his time such as Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, Victor Hugo or Paul Verlaine. In the 1920s, he also created gardens during his stays in the Mediterranean, notably for Empress Eugénie's Villa Cyrnos. In 1913, he will be named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.