Henri Lebasque Ink Drawing Dated 1915 Entitled The Zouaves War 14 -18

Ink drawing dated and signed lower right Joseph Henri Baptiste Lebasque known as Henri Lebasque Painter, French designer and engraver, went through the Angers school of fine arts, exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, frequented the Salon des Indépendants Paul Signac, Camille Pissaro, Maximilien Luce, Auguste Renoir, Dunoyer de Ségonzac and Pierre Bonnard One of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, Legion of Honor in 1925 the drawing presented here dated 1915 is one of the rare so-called war works by Henri Lebasque in fragile health he was not mobilized but accompanied the troops and was one of the army painters where he collaborated notably with Félix Valloton in 1917 representation of a group of Zouaves playing cards, with their backs turned to the painter or presented in profile the scene is certainly taken from life quickly, beautiful nervousness of the line, the characters seeming to be suspended Modern framing