Louis Icart is considered to be a symbol of the Art Deco movement through his brilliant sketches and prints.
Born in 1888 in Toulouse, France, Icart’s interest in art began at an early age. He was particularly drawn to fashion sketches and designs during the period when the fashion industry was undergoing a revolution from conservative 19th-century designs to the clingy simplicity of the early 20th century.
Icart worked in major fashion studios where his "L.I." initials on women’s clothing were highly regarded. While fighting in World War I, he continued to sketch on every available surface to ward off the anguish and agony of the war. He moved to Paris after the war to concentrate on painting and produced beautiful etchings. Icart’s prints were elaborate aquatints and drypoints done with great skill. They often portrayed women in sensual, erotic poses with an implication of direct sexuality.
By the 1920s, the Art Deco movement had gained great popularity in Paris, France. Icart’s etchings and paintings, though largely influenced by Impressionists such as Claude Monet, were synonymous with the Art Deco era. His drawings also reflected the brilliance of Symbolists such as Gustave Moreau; however, Icart preferred not to be identified with artistic movements.
Icart’s financial and artistic success came in the late 1920s. His work was featured in fashion publications and design studios in Europe and the United States. His immensely popular images, which were considered phenomenal by 1925, included Laziness and Spilled Milk. Icart died on December 20, 1950, at his home in Montmartre, France.
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(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
Louis Icart - "Coursing II" 1929 Hand-colored Etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Coursing II, 1929 Original drypoint etching with hand coloring on paper Paris Windmill stamp lower left
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Parfum de Fleurs" (Love's Blossom) 1937 hand-colored
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Loves Blossom (Parfum de Fleurs), 1937 Hand-colored soft ground Etching on paper windmill stamp lower left
Watercolor, Etching
$1,245
Louis Icart - "La Dame Aux Camelias (Lady of the Camelias)" 1927 Hand-colored
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis La Dame Aux Camelias (Lady of the Camelias), 1927 Original drypoint etching with hand coloring on paper Marked from the artist proof edition along with a Paris Windmil...
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Mimi" 1927 (Hand colored Etching on paper)
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Mimi, 1927 Original drypoint etching with aquatint and hand watercoloring on paper by louis Icart Numbered and stamped with, official importing, Paris Windmill stamp o...
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Fair Dancer" 1938 (Hand-colored etching)
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Fair Dancer, 1939 Original drypoint etching with hand watercoloring on paper 23.13 x 27 in. Stamped with the Windmill stamp and Numbered on the lower left margin
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "The Swing" 1928 Etching & Watercolor
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis The Swing, 1928 Original copperplate etching with hand watercolor on paper 18 x 24 in. marked E.A for Epreuve D'artiste (Artist Proof) Windmill Stamp located undernea...
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Fumee" (Smoke) 1926 Etching & Watercolor
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Smoke, 1926 Original drypoint etching with hand coloring on paper 21 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. Windmill stamp lower left
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Scheherazade" 1927 Etching with hand coloring
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Scheherezade, 1927 Original Etching and aquatint with hand watercoloring on paper Windmill stamp lower right
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "La Tosca" 1928
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Tosca, 1928 Original drypoint etching with hand coloring on paper 17 x 24.5 in.
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Werther" 1928
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Werther, 1928 Original soft ground etching with hand water coloring on paper 24.75 x 17.75 in.
Watercolor, Etching
Louis Icart - "Forsythia" 1925-1926
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Forsythia, 1925 Original drypoint etching with hand watercoloring on paper 17 by 21 sheet size (Oval)
Watercolor, Etching
$1,000
H 20 in W 19 in D 1.25 in
"Picador" 1966 Experimental Surrealist Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
"Picador" 1966 Experimental Surrealist Composition Intriguing mixed-media piece by prominent California artist Morris Broderson (b. 1928 d. 2011.) A picador sits upon his horse, hol...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite, Pinhole, Color Pencil
$3,819
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 2.37 in
Salvador Dalí – La Tête ( The Head ) – hand watercolored drypoint etching – 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
hand watercolored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1969 limited edition of 145 copies water-colored , numbered in lower left corner ea ( artist proof ) signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner paper size: 38.5 x 28.5 cm framed size: 65 x 55 cm very good conditions Bibliography: Salvador Dalí Catalogue Raisoneé of etchings and mixed media prints Ref 369 pag 178 Fast and Tracked shipping with express currier DHL . We offer professional packaging and tracked shipping with DHL Express courier ( shipping time: 24 hours for European countries and 4 to 6 days for America and other non-eu countries...
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
$2,843
H 9.06 in W 11.03 in
An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway
By Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947) An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway gouache on paper, ca. 1900 signed sheet 12.5 cm x 17.5 (4.9 x 6.9 in) framed 23 × 28 cm (9 × 11...
Paper, Gouache
$2,400
H 8.67 in W 10.63 in
Arizona Landscape – Dramatic Skies and Desert Light by Carl Oscar Borg
By Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this expressive gouache study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the dramatic sweep of the Arizona highlands, where storm clouds gather over layered mesas and valleys bathed in shifting li...
Gouache
$2,600
H 8.67 in W 10.63 in
Inscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg
By Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) Swedish/American Inscription Rock, New Mexico gouache on card signed CARL OSCAR BORG. unframed: 12 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in) framed: 22 x 27 cm (8 5/...
Gouache
Gray Fox and Trout
Located in Bozeman, MT
As a printmaker, using traditional etching and aquatint techniques has allowed me to explore the ideas of nature, wildness, wilderness and the human attempt at wildlife management. I...
Acrylic, Panel, Etching, Aquatint
$1,800
H 32 in W 30 in D 2 in
Coming Alive, Abstract Large-Scale Etching in Earthtones
By Pierre Marie Brisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric limited edition etching, hand painted abstract of an orange and blue figure inside of a circle by Pierre Brisson (French, b, 1955). Signed "Brisson" lower right and "720/75...
Etching, Oil, Printer's Ink
Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland
By Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and atmospheric work from Carl Oscar Borg’s early years in Sweden, this evocative gouache captures the tradition of Easter fires (påskeldar) in the rural region of Dalsland. A...
Paper, Gouache
$1,410Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 55.12 in
Mgooi Thiaw - "Piroque Fishing Boat" - unique lamp lighting
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Piroque Lamp from Senegal on steel base. Kees has been surfing and sailing his whole life. Water, wind, waves and weather are his passion. In 2011 he moved to Dakar, Senegal and ins...
Metal
Acquainted with the Night
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Vivid color aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor by Howard Hodgkin, from a limited edition of 50. Initialed by Hodgkin, dated and numbered in pencil. Printed by Andrew's Print...
Watercolor, Aquatint
$8,710
H 8.86 in W 11.62 in
Femmes au Paon, Mixed Media with Gouache on Paper, circa 1910
By Georges Manzana Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Femmes au Paon by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Mixed media with gouache, gold and silver highlights and charcoal on paper 22.5 x 29.5 cm (8 ⁷/₈ x 11 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower ...
Gold, Silver
$280Sale Price|30% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 1 in
'Remembrance' Mixed Media Collage of etchings, Impressionist, modern
Located in Kingston, WA
This is a collage of proofs of etchings that I had saved for years then one day I decided to construct new images from them. They are dry point, aqua tint with the addition of paint ...
Paint, Aquatint, Etching, Drypoint, Pencil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media,...
Illusion
By Louis Icart
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart “Illusion” original 1940 pencil signed etching with hand colored aquatint. Edition 187/500 Beautiful illusion of smoke from a cigarette flowing up and winding into a woman. One of Icart's most famous etchings, Illusion is truly a collectors etching and has held is value throughout the years. Illusion is in excellent condition, previously professionally cleaned and preserved. No foxing, toning, matte burn, adhesive or damage anywhere, very clean sheet throughout. Strong plate lines, windmill blind stamp, pencil signature are all present and as they should be. The copyright stamp located in the upper left margin reads "Copyright by 1940 by L.Icart .N.Y. Illusion comes with a certificate of authenticity and is guaranteed to be an original and authentic 1940 etching.
Drypoint, Etching
Illusion
By Louis Icart
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking etching depicting a gorgeous, nude woman rising from a plume of smoke coming out of a cigarette in an ash tray.
Drypoint, Etching