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Louis IcartArt Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" Original Signed by Louis Icart1930
1930
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Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" (Youth) Signed by Louis Icart
Iconic figurative of woman and horse titled "Jeunesse" (Youth) by famous Art Deco artist Louis Icart (French, 1890 - 1950), 1930. Classically art deco in style and vibe, a young woman (most likely is Icart's wife and muse Fanny Volmers) is on wind-swept grassy knoll with powerful black stallion creating an intriguing juxtaposition of delicate beauty with animal strength.
Signed: below image lower right in pencil, embossed monogram lower left
Dated: On verso "copyright 1930 by Louis Icart, Paris"
Medium: Etching on paper, aquatint
Presented in original patinated, octagon shaped antique frame; new acid-free mat.
Paper size: 30"H x 21.25"W
Image size: 24"H x 15.50"W
Louis Justin Laurent Icart was born in Toulouse in 1890 and died in Paris in 1950. He lived in New York City in the 1920s, where he became known for his Art-Deco color etchings of glamourous women. He was first son of Jean and Elisabeth Icart and was officially named Louis Justin Laurent Icart. The use of his initials L.I. would be sufficient in this household. Therefore, from the moment of his birth he was dubbed 'Helli'. The Icart family lived modestly in a small brick home on rue Traversière-de-la-balance, in the culturally rich Southern French city of Toulouse, which was the home of many prominent writers and artists, the most famous being Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Icart entered the l'Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Toulouse in order to continue his studies for a career in business, particularly banking (his father's profession). However, he soon discovered the play writings of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), which were to change the course of his life. Icart borrowed whatever books he could find by Hugo at the Toulouse library, devouring the tales, rich in both romantic imagery and the dilemmas of the human condition. It was through Icart's love of the theater that he developed a taste for all the arts, though the urge to paint was not as yet as strong for him as the urge to act.
It was not until his move to Paris in 1907 that Icart would concentrate on painting, drawing and the production of countless beautiful etchings, which have served (more than the other mediums) to indelibly preserve his name in twentieth century art history.
In 1914 Icart had met an effervescent eighteen-year-old blonde named Fanny Volmers, at the time an employee of the fashion house Paquin. She would eventually become his wife and a source of artistic inspiration for the rest of his life.
Art Deco, a term coined at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs, had taken its grip on the Paris of the 1920s. By the late 1920s Icart, working for both publications and major fashion and design studios, had become very successful, both artistically and financially. His etchings reached their height of brilliance in this era of Art Deco, and Icart had become the symbol of the epoch. Yet, although Icart has created for us a picture of Paris and New York life in the 1920s and 1930s, he worked in his own style, derived principally from the study of eighteenth-century French masters such as Jean Antoine Watteau, François Boucher and Jean Honoré Fragonard.
Art Deco was a period of perfection of workmanship, and in this Icart's art is tied closely to the period. He was an expert craftsman and aimed for perfection in his etching technique. Art Deco was also a smart and sophisticated style, and Icart surrounded himself with rich materials, fine furniture, Chinese lacquer screens, and other luxuries. This refinement of taste and the luxury with which he lived also linked him to the opulent spirit of the times. Fashions were undergoing major transition. Women were eager to divest themselves of the heavy overflow of lace, cotton, buckles, and high necklines worn by their mothers. New trends called for higher waistlines, and for clothing that clung to the body rather than billowing out. Icart reflected such fashion changes in, for example, his famous and inimitable illustrations for the magazine Luxe de Paris.
- Creator:Louis Icart (1888 - 1950, French)
- Creation Year:1930
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Condition:Good; tonal age and minor foxing consistent with age and wear. Original mat (see image) replaced with new acid-free mat. Original frame in good condition and included as-is.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
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