Art Deco Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Etching, "Thais" (1927) With Cert of Authenticity

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"Thaïs (1927) by French artist Louis Icart (1888-1950).

Authentic, signed color etching with aquatint and stencil-coloring on paper, oval format, … more "Thaïs (1927) by French artist Louis Icart (1888-1950).

Authentic, signed color etching with aquatint and stencil-coloring on paper, oval format, plate size 16 3/4 x 21 in. (42.4 x 53.2 cm). Signed "Louis Icart" in pencil on lower right side, "Icart" with accompanying dry stamp and date on lower left side. Copyright and date on upper right side on oval. Comes with certification of authenticity. Custom framed in a gilt wood enclosure with hand wrought French matting.

Louis Icart’s drawings and prints of sensual, glamorous women and 1920s Parisian nightlife became synonymous with the Art Deco movement. Icart moved to Paris in 1907 to study painting, drawing, and printmaking. His style was greatly influenced by 18th-century painters like Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, although he also drew from artists like Gustave Moreau who were closer to his generation. He took an early interest in fashion, working as a designer for major fashion studios at a time when the industry was experiencing a revolutionary shift from the conservative garb of the 19th century to the slinky, figure-conscious styles of the early 20th century. Icart’s etchings of female figures in seductive poses —often in the guise of the courtesan or temptress —were widely published in the 1920s and ’30s, and brought him great professional and financial success. less