c.1945 -1955
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)
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
Etching
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...
Etching
$2,500
H 25.5 in W 29.5 in
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...
Etching, Aquatint
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 ...
Etching
$1,109
H 19.3 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Louis Icart (1888–1950) Woman with Hat, titled “Nonchalance”, aquaprint, 1923
Located in NICE, FR
This refined aquatint by Louis Icart is a quintessential example of French Art Deco elegance. Titled Nonchalance, the composition depicts a reclining woman adorned with a wide-brimme...
Paper
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 ...
Etching
$850
H 29.5 in W 23.5 in
Louise, Art Nouveau Lithograph after Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, After, French (1888 - 1950) - Louise, Year: Of Original: 1927, Medium: Lithograph, facsimilie signature, Edition: 122/300, Image Size: 20 x 14 inches, Frame Size: 2...
Lithograph
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:...
Etching
$4,000
H 22 in W 15 in
Le Jeune Femme Print on Photographic Paper, 20th Century, Framed
By Louis Icart
Located in Naples, Florida
Le Jeune Femme Canvas size: 20.5 × 14 "
Photographic Paper
$750
H 16 in W 12 in
Faraway Gaze from La Dame aux Camelias, Art Nouveau Etching after Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, After, French (1888 - 1950) - Faraway Gaze from La Dame aux Camelias, Year: of original: 1938, Medium: Hand-Colored Etching, Image Size: 7.5 x 5 inches, Frame Size: ...
Etching
