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)
Le Poeme (The Poem)
By Louis Icart
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Etching and aquatint on wove paper Framed Dimensions: 28.00" x 31.50" Signature: Signed in pencil at lower right, with the artist’s blindstamp at lower left. “C...
Etching, Aquatint
$40,000
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in
Le Cocu Magnifique -- complete with 12 original etchings
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
About In-folio Oblong Dimensions : 29x39 cm. Paris Atelier Crommelynck 1968 Edition #41 of 200 copies including 12 original out-of-text etchings (7 etchings, 4 etchings and aquatint...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Sainte Anne
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Drypoint, aquatint and heliogravure, 1965. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 42/150 in pencil, lower left margin. Printed by Robbe, Paris. Pub...
Drypoint, Aquatint
$750
H 26.25 in W 20 in
1959 Israeli Aharon Kahana Modernist Aquatint Etching Judaica Rabbi & Students
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract color composition, 1959 aquatint lithograph "the Master and his Pupils". This was from a portfolio which included works by Yosl Bergner, Menashe Kadishman, Yosef Zaritsky, Aharon Kahana, Jacob...
Aquatint
Teseo
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in New York, NY
Color etching and aquatint, 1970. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 2/50 in pencil, lower left. Titled in pencil, lower central. With the artist's blind stamp, l...
Etching, Aquatint
Gran Cavaliere
By Marino Marini
Located in New York, NY
Color etching and aquatint, 1978. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered XXVII/L in pencil, lower left margin. Published by ZWR, London. Sheet size: 46.38 x...
Etching, Aquatint, Color
$2,800
H 35 in W 27 in D 2 in
Richard Haas, Downtown Los Angeles MOCA, Etching & Aquatint, Signed/N, Framed
By Richard Haas
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Downtown Los Angeles MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), 1991 Etching and aquatint on paper with printers blind stamp SIgned, dated '91 and numbered 14/35 in graphite pen...
Etching, Aquatint
$700
H 15.7 in W 11.8 in
Juan Genoves Spanish Artist Original Hand Signed Engraving 1996
By Juan Genoves
Located in Miami, FL
Juan Genovés (Spain, 1930-2020) 'Untitled', 1996 engraving, aquatint on paper 15.8 x 11.9 in. (40 x 30 cm.) Edition of 150 ID: GEN1205-005-1 Hand-signed by author ___________________...
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
$3,507
H 20.36 in W 15.36 in
Serpentine (green) - Contemporary, Abstract, Figure, Women, fragile
By Georg Baselitz
Located in Köln, DE
Aquatint in colours with sugar lift "Serpentine" (green) by Georg Baselitz from 2022/23. The edition on Somerset White Satin comprises 50 copies in blue / 50 copies in green. The...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
$211
H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0.08 in
Sepulcher of Carlo di Angiò - Rome - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sepulcher of Carlo di Angiò is an original etching, realized by Piroli written below the image down in the XIX century, the table is XII is written at the top of the image on the rig...
Etching, Aquatint
Moongazers
Located in Deddington, GB
Moongazers [2018] limited_edition Etching and aquatint Edition number /40 Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:26 cm x W:26 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Ple...
Satin Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Le Baie de Trespasses
By Georges Rouault
Located in New York, NY
Color aquatint , 1939 Signed and dated in lower right of image. Numbered 99/175 in pencil, lower right margin. Printed by Lacouriere, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. Sheet s...
Aquatint, Color
$2,500
H 29 in W 35 in
SPARTICO (Bizzarria) (G.A.184), Modern Etching by Marino Marini
By Marino Marini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marino Marini, Italian (1901 - 1980) Title: SPARTICO (Bizzarria) (G.A.184) Year: 1975 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition: L/L Image: 14.25 x 19.5...
Etching, Aquatint