Etchings
The Kiss by Louis Icart
- Item Number
- 145
- Estimated Value
- 1950 USD
- Opening Bid
- 325 USD
Item Description
This beautifully matted and framed etching by French artist Louis Icart measures 10 3/8”H x7 3/8”W. It is etched with dry point and roulette in color on BFK Rives paper. This piece comes aith a ceritifcate of authenticity.
Item Special Note
Louis Icart was born in in 1880 in Toulouse, France where he began drawing at an early age. 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. His portrayal of women is usually sensuous, often erotic, yet always imbued an element of humor, which is as important as the implied or direct sexuality. The beautiful courtesans cavort on rich, thick pillows; their facial expressions projecting passion, dismay or surprise, for the women of Louis Icart are the women of France as we have imagined them to be Eve, Leda, Venus, Scheherazade and Joan of Arc, all wrapped up into an irresistible package.
Donated By:
MR BERNARD BOEMKER
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