Louis Icart Paintings
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)
Early 20th Century Art Deco Louis Icart Paintings
Oil
1930s Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas
20th Century Louis Icart Paintings
Lithograph
2010s American Realist Louis Icart Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Old Masters Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Post-Modern Louis Icart Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Expressionist Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1680s Old Masters Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
19th Century Old Masters Louis Icart Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Impressionist Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Board, Oil
1980s Fauvist Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
1920s Art Deco Louis Icart Paintings
Canvas, Oil