Illusion 1920 - 1940

LOUIS ICART

Papier
74 ⨯ 46 cm
ConditionExcellent
€ 7.950

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• Over 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
• Over kunstenaar

  Louis Icart (Louis Icart, 1888-1950) - Franse schilder, tekenaar, graveur en illustrator, auteur van talloze werken met glamoureuze inhoud.

  Icart's schilderstijl was gebaseerd op de Franse meesters uit de 18e eeuw, zoals Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher en Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Zijn tekeningen werden beïnvloed door Edgar Degas en Claude Monet; zijn zeldzame aquarellen droegen kenmerken van de symbolisten Odilon Redon en Gustave Moreau. Veel van zijn vroege atmosferische schilderijen zijn in de kleuren bruin, goud en rood; tijdens zijn carrière werden zijn foto's echter helderder.

  Icart's afbeeldingen van vrouwen waren meestal sensueel, vaak erotisch, maar ook altijd humoristisch en vol gesuggereerde of directe seksualiteit. Op zijn foto's dartelden mooie courtisanes op dikke kussens met gezichtsuitdrukkingen vol passie, ontzetting of verbazing. Paarden, honden of katten behoorden vaak tot zijn onderwerpen.

  Icart maakte meer dan 500 gravures en illustreerde meer dan 30 boeken. Icart stierf in 1950 in zijn Parijse huis.

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