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Louis Icart Prints

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, his 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. His 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.
(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Creator: Louis Icart
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Model Modern ÈVE II
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco engraving from 1933 signed louis Icart modern model Ève version ll In very good condition, some light stains in the margin. Width: 57 cm Height: 72 cm Depth: 2,5 cm Weight: ...
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Louis Icart (1888-1950): Speed II (Vitesse)
By Louis Icart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis Icart , French/American, 1888-1950 "Speed II" (Vitesse) etching and aquatint on Arches paper signed lower right, Windmill blindstamp lower left, printed...
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Louis Icart "Spilled Milk"
By Louis Icart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) "Spilled Milk" color etching, pencil signed "Louis Icart" and "Copyright 1925", circa 1925. Dimensions: 26.5"H X 31"W.
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Art Deco Signed Louis Icart Paris Framed Lithograph Etching Resting Nude Woman
By Louis Icart
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco French brown carved framed lithograph etching from a nude resting by the Artist Louis Icart, Paris 1928. These paintings hung in the master bedroom in the French apartments...
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Erotica Etching by Louis Icart from the "Felicia Ou Mes Fredaines" Series
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Erotica etching by Louis Icart from the "Felicia ou Mes Fredaines" series which were included in the 1947 book by Andrea de Nerciat. The book relates sexual escapades of the 18th cen...
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Original Signed Louis Icart Etching Titled "Idleness" or Laziness" Bear Rug 1925
By Louis Icart
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Louis Icart (1888-1950) artist that worked in America and France. This Erotic etching and aquatint printed with colour and with hand colour titled "SMOKE' (FUMÉE), 1926" showing a beautiful woman in a diaphanous gown reclining on a bear skin rug...
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Louis Icart prints are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Louis Icart prints, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original prints by Louis Icart were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider prints by Bernard Buffet, and Erté. Prices for Louis Icart prints can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $975 and can go as high as $2,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,125.

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