Louis Icart "Parfum de Fleurs" Etching 1937.
Louis Icart ( 1888 - 1950 )Etching and Aquatint on paper, framed and signed in pencil on lower right border and “blind Stamp” windmill on lower left border.
The etching Parfum de Fleurs ( Love’s blossom ) was published in 1937 - copyright by L. Icart Sty., N.Y. The plate measures 42cm x 63cm - overall measurement including frame 69.5cm x 90cm. Reframed 25 years ago. Excellent condition.
Louis Icart was a French artist best known for his drawings of glamorous women - often erotic or humorous in tone - as well as for his depiction of 1920s Paris life. He was born in Toulouse in 1888, and began drawing at a young age. In 1907 he moved to Paris and began studying painting, drawing and printmaking. Influenced by Jean Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher and Jean Honore Fragonard, he was a major figure of the Art Deco Period, with his work surging in popularity in both the United States and Europe. He died on December 20th 1950 at his home in Paris.
Louis Icart ( 1888 - 1950 )Etching and Aquatint on paper, framed and signed in pencil on lower right border and “blind Stamp” windmill on lower left border.
The etching Parfum de Fleurs ( Love’s blossom ) was published in 1937 - copyright by L. Icart Sty., N.Y. The plate measures 42cm x 63cm - overall measurement including frame 69.5cm x 90cm. Reframed 25 years ago. Excellent condition.
Louis Icart was a French artist best known for his drawings of glamorous women - often erotic or humorous in tone - as well as for his depiction of 1920s Paris life. He was born in Toulouse in 1888, and began drawing at a young age. In 1907 he moved to Paris and began studying painting, drawing and printmaking. Influenced by Jean Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher and Jean Honore Fragonard, he was a major figure of the Art Deco Period, with his work surging in popularity in both the United States and Europe. He died on December 20th 1950 at his home in Paris.
Louis Icart ( 1888 - 1950 )Etching and Aquatint on paper, framed and signed in pencil on lower right border and “blind Stamp” windmill on lower left border.
The etching Parfum de Fleurs ( Love’s blossom ) was published in 1937 - copyright by L. Icart Sty., N.Y. The plate measures 42cm x 63cm - overall measurement including frame 69.5cm x 90cm. Reframed 25 years ago. Excellent condition.
Louis Icart was a French artist best known for his drawings of glamorous women - often erotic or humorous in tone - as well as for his depiction of 1920s Paris life. He was born in Toulouse in 1888, and began drawing at a young age. In 1907 he moved to Paris and began studying painting, drawing and printmaking. Influenced by Jean Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher and Jean Honore Fragonard, he was a major figure of the Art Deco Period, with his work surging in popularity in both the United States and Europe. He died on December 20th 1950 at his home in Paris.