Andre de Krayewski Prints and Multiples

Aquating Engraving Image Size: approx. 20 1/4 x 13 3/8 Framed Size: 28 x 20.5 inches Pencil Signed Lower Right 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. 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. In Icart's drawings, one sees the Impressionists Degas...

"Orient Express" is a lithograph poster by Pierre Fix-Masseau. The artist signed his name in the lower right of the image. This piece depicts a fashionable woman smoking in one of the rooms of the Venice Simplon...

"Orient-Express" is a lithograph poster by Pierre Fix-Masseau. It depicts two people dining and being served drinks on a luxury train. The artist signed the artwork in the image lower right. There was a small tear on the margin that has been repaired. 38 5/8" x 24 1/4" art 40 1/2" x 26" frame French Poster...

Artist: George Deem Title: Sebastian in the Kitchen Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300, AP 40 Image Size: 19 x 23 inches Paper Size: 22 in. x ...

Woman is original lithograph realized by Marcel Vertès in the mid-20th Century. The artwork is in good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted...

Original Vintage 1933 French Automobile Poster – Roby Ranty Marot Art Deco Calendar Art Print Classic Car Advertisement. Archival linen backed in...

Beautiful 19th-century colour etching Blechinger and Leykauf Vienna Printers. The image shows a painting entitled ‘Mélodie d'Amour’ (Melody of Love), a work depicting an elegant genr...

Original J. Delaitre Early Television Poster “who is ahead of progress" – A Rare Vintage Gem. Archival linen backed in A- condition, ready to frame. There was a center horizont...

Inspired by Cubism and Futurism, Giancarlo Impiglia’s print of a black tie affair is also reminiscent of Art Deco. With the sharp lines, lean physiques, and minimalistic approach to ...

Burial is an original lithograph artwork realized by an anonymous engraver of the 19th Century. Belongs to the series "France Pittoresque", as indicate at the top center. Titled in...

Pugin, Augustus Charles & Rowlandson, Thomas (after). College of Physicians, from Ackermann's "Microcosm of London." London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. Hand-colored lithograph, 9 1/4 ...

London: Tallis & Co., 1851 Lithograph on cream wove paper, 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (297 x 398 mm), with vaulted margins at the top sheet edge. Significant toning, and some edge wear. ...