Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART
Illusion by LOUIS ICART

Illusion 1920 - 1940

LOUIS ICART

Papier
74 ⨯ 46 cm
ConditionExcellent
€ 7.950

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  • Über Kunstwerk
    Highly refined Art Deco print Illusions by Louis Icart (1888–1950), executed as an etching with aquatint and subtly hand-coloured.

    The composition depicts an elegant, sensual female figure in a strongly stylised, almost floating pose against a deep, dark background. The elongated silhouette, the soft modelling of the body and the dreamy, slightly theatrical atmosphere are characteristic of Icart’s mature style. The composition deliberately plays with seduction, imagination and illusion, fully in keeping with the title Illusions.

    The work is signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right and numbered in the lower left (46).
    In addition, the print is signed in the plate in the upper left with the inscription: “Copyright 1940 L. Icart – N.Y.”

    In the lower left corner a blind stamp is present, consisting of an L, a windmill, an I, and below this the word Paris.

    The paper is beautifully white in colour and is in a very fresh and well-preserved condition.

    The print is professionally framed with a mount and behind museum glass, ensuring optimal conservation and a high-quality presentation.

    Technique
    Etching and aquatint, hand-coloured.

    Date
    Circa 1940.

    Details:
    Original pencil signature, lower right
    Signed in the plate, upper left: Copyright 1940 L. Icart – N.Y.
    Hand-coloured example
    Numbered edition (46)
    Fresh, beautifully white paper
    Framed with a mount and behind museum glass

    Brief commentary:
    Illusions belongs to the characteristic female figure compositions through which Louis Icart reached an international audience and represents a highly representative example of the luxurious, refined and exceptionally elegant character of Parisian Art Deco printmaking of the interwar period.

    Dimensions:

    Visible image:
    Height: 53cm
    Width: 26cm

    Frame:
    Height: 73,7cm
    Width: 45,8cm
  • Über Künstler

     

    Louis Icart (Louis Icart, 1888-1950) - Französischer Maler, Zeichner, Kupferstecher und Illustrator, Autor zahlreicher Werke mit glamourösem Inhalt.

    Icarts Malstil orientierte sich an den französischen Meistern des 18. Jahrhunderts wie Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher und Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Seine Zeichnungen wurden von Edgar Degas und Claude Monet beeinflusst; seine seltenen Aquarelle trugen Züge der Symbolisten Odilon Redon und Gustave Moreau. Viele seiner frühen atmosphärischen Gemälde sind in Braun-, Gold- und Rottönen gehalten; Seine Bilder wurden jedoch während seiner Karriere heller.

    Icarts Frauendarstellungen waren meist sinnlich, oft erotisch, aber immer auch humorvoll und voller angedeuteter oder direkter Sexualität. Auf seinen Bildern tummelten sich schöne Kurtisanen auf dicken Kissen mit leidenschaftlichen, bestürzten oder überraschten Gesichtsausdrücken. Pferde, Hunde oder Katzen waren oft Teil seiner Sujets.

    Icart fertigte über 500 Gravuren an und illustrierte mehr als 30 Bücher. Icart starb 1950 in seinem Pariser Haus.

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