Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
French, 1888-1950
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)
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Artist: Louis Icart
Hydrangeas, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Hydrangeas, Year: 1929, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Image Size: 16 x 20 inches, Frame Size: 24.5 x 28.5 inches, Reference: Figur...
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La Dame aux Camélias, Art Nouveau Aquatint Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - La Dame aux Camélias, Year: 1927, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 16.5 x 20.5 inches, Frame Size: 25.5 x 2...
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1920s Art Nouveau Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Paresse, Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Paresse, Year: 1925, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 15 x 18.75 inches, Size: 23.5 in. x 27.5 in. (59.69 cm x 69.85 cm)
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Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" Original Signed by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" (Youth) Signed by Louis Icart
Iconic figurative of woman and horse titled "Jeunesse" (Youth) by famous Art Deco artist Louis Icart (French, ...
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1930s Other Art Style Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Pencil, Aquatint
$1,424 Sale Price
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Les Masques, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Les Masques, Year: 1926, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Edition: 308, Size: 18.68 in. x 14.38 in. (47.43 cm x 36.51 cm), Frame Size:...
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Black Fan, Art Nouveau Aquatint Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Black Fan, Year: 1931, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 16 x 20.75 inches, Frame Size: 25.75 x 30 inches, P...
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1930s Art Nouveau Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
Conchita, Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart 1929
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950)
Title: Conchita
Year: 1929
Medium: Etching, signed in pencil
Image Size: 20 x 13 inches
Frame Size: 32.5 x 25 inches
Reference: Figure 361 ...
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$1,920 Sale Price
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Madame Bovary, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Madame Bovary, Year: 1929, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Image Size: 16 x 20.5 inches, Frame Size: 40 x 43 inches, Reference: Figu...
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Mimi, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Mimi, Year: 1927, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Edition: 105/500, Image Size: 20.5 x 13 inches, Size: 27 in. x 19 in. (68.58 cm x ...
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Illusion- Original etching with hand watercolor from 1940
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Illusion by Louis Icart
1940
MINT PERFECT CONDITION
Original dry point etching on paper
From the rare limited edition OF 250 WITH VERY LARGE MARGINS AND THE BLINDSTAMP WINDMILL LOWER...
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1940s Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Etching
Faust : Margueritte and Devil - Original etching, Handsigned
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Faust : Margueritte and Devil
Original etching with aquatint
Signed in pencil
Blind stamp of the editor on the bottom left corner
On vellum 62 x 45 cm (c. 25 x 18 in)
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1920s Art Deco Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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A Sudden Breeze
By Louis Icart
Located in Naples, Florida
A Sudden Breeze
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20th Century Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Photographic Paper
Silk Robe, Art Nouveau Offset Lithograph by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Silk Robe, Medium: Offset Lithograph on paper, signed in plate, Image Size: 17.5 x 21.5 inches, Size: 19 x 22.5 in. (48.26 x 57.15 cm), Descrip...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Offset
Woman and the Free Bird - Original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Woman and the Free Bird
Original etching and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 16 x 22 cm (c. 6.5 x 9 in)
Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Modern Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Repose
By Louis Icart
Located in PARIS, FR
Repose
by Louis ICART (1888-1950)
Old genuine Lithograph
Signed « Louis Icart ».
With the mention « copyright 1934 by L. Icart Sty. N.Y. »
France
1934
measurements : 119 x 52 cm
fr...
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1930s French School Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
$7,684
original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Printed in 1928 and published in Paris in a limited edition of 1100 for Abel Hermant's "Bigarrure". Plate size: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (132 x 90 ...
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Hiding Place, Framed Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950)
Title: Hiding Place
Year: 1927
Medium: Etching, signed in pencil
Image Size: 18 x 14.5 inches
Size: 19 x 15.5 in. (48.26 x 39.37 cm)
Frame S...
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CASANOVA
By Louis Icart
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on paper. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size: 20 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 36 x 27 inches.
Reference: Figure 331 page 156 in "Louis Icart: The complete etchin...
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1920s Art Deco Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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$1,875 Sale Price
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original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Printed in 1928 and published in Paris in a limited edition of 1100 for Abel Hermant's "Bigarrure". Plate size: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (130 x 88 ...
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original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Printed in 1928 and published in Paris in a limited edition of 1100 for Abel Hermant's "Bigarrure". Plate size: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (132 x 90 ...
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Fishing, Art Nouveau Poster by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Fishing, Medium: Poster, Image Size: 18.5 x 24.5 inches, Size: 19.25 x 25.5 in. (48.9 x 64.77 cm), Description: Offset lithograph depicting tw...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Offset
Dreaming Girl - Original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Dreaming Girl
Original etching and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 19 x 29 cm (c. 8 x 12 in)
Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Modern Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Dreaming Girl - Original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Dreaming Girl
Original etching and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 19 x 29 cm (c. 8 x 12 in)
Excellent condition
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Woman with Tall Hat - Original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Woman with Tall Hat
Original etching and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 19 x 29 cm (c. 8 x 12 in)
Excellent condition
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Woman and the Broken Pot - Original etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Woman and the Broken Pot
Original etching and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 16 x 22 cm (c. 6.5 x 9 in)
Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Le Jeune Femme
By Louis Icart
Located in Naples, Florida
Le Jeune Femme
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Don Juan
By Louis Icart
Located in Missouri, MO
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...
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1920s Art Deco Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Aquatint
$2,800 Sale Price
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Tender Lessons
By Louis Icart
Located in New York, NY
Etching in colors on paper
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Etching
Springtime
By Louis Icart
Located in Naples, Florida
Springtime
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20th Century Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Photographic Paper
$4,800
Untitled
By Louis Icart
Located in New York, NY
Etching on lithograph
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Etching
$1,200
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...
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1920s Louis Icart Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint, Etching
Joie de Vivre, Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Joie de Vivre, Year: 1929, Medium: Etching, signed in pencil, Image Size: 23.5 x 15 inches, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm), Reference: ...
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