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)
Louis Icart - "Fair Dancer" 1938 (Hand-colored etching)
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Icart, Louis Fair Dancer, 1939 Original drypoint etching with hand watercoloring on paper 23.13 x 27 in. Stamped with the Windmill stamp and Numbered on the lower left margin
Watercolor, Etching
$2,900
H 18.63 in W 22.75 in D 2 in
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...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$4,825
H 23.23 in W 27.17 in D 3.15 in
Gitane Color Lithograph, Art Deco Style, Signed, 1939, 59x69 cm
By Louis Icart
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Lithograph by Louis Icart The color lithograph "Gitane" by Louis Icart (1880–1950) is a stunning example of the exquisite art of Art Deco. A master of elegance and sensuality in pri...
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
$2,400
H 27.5 in W 23.25 in D 0.85 in
Vintage Louis Icart Frou Frou Etching Signed in Pencil Embossed Windmill Stamp
By Louis Icart
Located in Greer, SC
Vintage signed etching of "Frou Frou" by renowned French artist Louis Icart. Signed in pencil on the lower right hand corner with the embossed windmill stamp on the lower left hand c...
Paper
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.75 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Antique Louis Icart Etching Of Reclining Nude Woman Signed C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Art Deco Louis Icart Etching of Reclining Nude Woman, Framed and Signed Lower Right, C1920. This exquisite etching by Louis Icart features a reclining n...
Paper
"Manon" by Louis Icart Art Deco Etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Brescia, IT
"Manon" Luis Icart 1927 Manon by Louis Icart (French 1888-1959) Etching and Aquatint with Touches of Hand Coloring on Wove paper. Circa 1927. Signed in pencil lower right. With or...
Wood, Paper
$2,850
H 24.25 in W 28.25 in D 0.75 in
Original Signed Louis Icart Etching Titled "Idleness" or Laziness" Bear Rug 1925
By Louis Icart
Located in St. Louis, MO
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...
Wood, Paper
$3,765
H 30.32 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
LOUIS ICART Art Deco Etching " Modern Eve ", Art Deco, signed and dated 1933
By Louis Icart
Located in leucate, FR
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Modern Eve (H., C. & I. 424), 1933. Etching, drypoint and aquatint with handcoloring on wove paper, signed in pencil, with the blindstamp of the arti...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "at the Urn", Dated 1923
Located in København, Copenhagen
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "At the Urn". Dated 1923. Visible dimensions: 44 x 33 cm. Total dimensions: 48 x 38 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condit...
Paper
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, Semi-Nude Woman Picking Grapes
Located in København, Copenhagen
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. Semi-nude woman picking grapes. Ca. 1920. Signed in pencil. In excellent condition. Visible dimensions: 24 x 18.5 cm. Total dimensions:...
Paper
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: ...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Model Glycine
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Louis Icart Art Deco engraving, La Glycine (Wisteria), circa 1940, drypoint and aquatint. Original frame. Frame dimensions: Height: 67 cm Width: 87.5 cm Depth: 4 cm Total weight: ...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Musette 1927
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Louis Icart, engraving from 1927. Elegant in front of the cathedral of Paris. Note some freckles clearly visible on the photos. Height: 72 cm Width: 54 cm Depth: 2 cm Weight: 3.5 Kg ...
Paper
Louis Icart "Pierrette in Moonlight" 1927
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Engraving by Louis Icart from 1927, "In the Moonlight" model. Original frame. In very good condition. Height: 75 cm Width: 54 cm Thickness: 2 cm Weight: 3 kg Louis Icart (1888-1950...
Paper
Louis Icart "At Carnival" 1920
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Engraving by Louis Icart from 1920, "At the Carnival" model. In very good condition. The frame is new. Width: 79 cm Height: 59 cm Weight: 4 kg Louis Icart, born November 12, 1888 i...
Paper
Art Deco engraving by Jean Hardy Louis Icart School
By J. Hardy
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco engraving circa 1925. Elegant lady with parasol and macaws. Signed Jean Hardy, French engraver, decorator and illustrator from the circle of the fa...
Paper
