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 D 3 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
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
French Shop (Framed)
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
1971 Etching with aquatint, in black and red, on wove paper 53.6 x 63.5 cm Edition of 500 Numbered, signed and dated in pencil by Hockney Printed by Shirley Clement, Print Shop, Amst...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$450
H 15.7 in W 15.7 in
"Seems was yesterday", 2010 signed original Bon A Tirer engraving collage
By Rigoberto Mena
Located in Miami, FL
Rigoberto Mena (Cuba, 1961) "Parece que fue ayer" (Seems was yesterday), 2010 Series: Bon a Tirer engraving, mixed media, chine colle on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 15.8 x 15.8 in...
Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen
Sunflower I
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Sunflower I By David Hockney 1995 Etching with aquatint on Arches Aquarelle wove paper 68 x 56.4 cm Edition of 80 Hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil Printed by Maurice Payne, ...
Etching, Aquatint, Wove Paper
$450
H 15.7 in W 15.7 in
Thursday could be a great day 2010 signed original Bon A Tirer engraving collage
By Rigoberto Mena
Located in Miami, FL
Rigoberto Mena (Cuba, 1961) 'El Jueves puede ser un gran día' (Thusday could be a great day), 2010 engraving, mixed media, chine colle on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 15.8 x 15.8 i...
Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen
Gina Daboud, ¨Caracol, caracol¨, 2012, Collagraph, 22x22 in
Located in Miami, FL
Gina Daboud (Mexico, ) 'Caracol, caracol', 2012 collagraph on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 22.1 x 22.1 in. (56 x 56 cm.) Edition of 20 ID: DAB-101
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
$650
H 21.7 in W 29.5 in
"Open Wide" 1972 original signed engraving lithograph limited edition American
By Robert Smith 3
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Smith (United States, 1944) 'Open wide', 1972 lithograph in color on paper 21.7 x 29.6 in. (55 x 75 cm.) Edition of 75 Unframed ID: SMI1158-001-075 Hand-signed by author
Paper, Ink, Lithograph, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Large Head of Vincent - aquatint print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Large Head of Vincent" by Alex Katz - sugarlift aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Offered in simple white wooden frame. Print size: 61 x 35.5 inches Frame s...
Aquatint
$500
H 22 in W 18.3 in
"Maternity" 2002, original hand signed mezzotint etching art Mexican sculptor
By Jose Sacal
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Maternidad', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
Paper, Ink, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint
$2,250
H 19.75 in W 23 in
Heads Up D.H. Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, 1980, Edition 18/26
By Red Grooms
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching and aquatint, 1980, on BFK Rives, signed and titled in pencil, numbered 18/26. Published by Brooke Alexander, with full margins. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificat...
Etching, Aquatint, Paper