Louis Icart

French, 1888-1950. Louis Icart was an illustrator, painter, and graphic artist. The artist was well-known for his drawings and paintings featuring glamorous females, often in a mildly humorous or erotic tone. His sensuous subjects were portrayed frolicking on thick pillows. They also had passionate or surprising facial expressions. Dogs, cats, or hoses were also a part of his drawings. Louis Icart's paintings at online auction also depicted the Parisian life during the 1920s.

Louis Icart was born on 9 December 1888 in Toulouse of France. The artists developed an early interest in drawing. Impressed by his skill, his aunt bought him to Paris in 1907. In Paris, Icart learned painting, etching, and drawing. The artist initially made simple postcards by copying existing images. However, he soon started creating his original works and received commissions for designing the titled pages of the La Critique Théâtrale magazine. Many Fashion labels hired the artist to create custom fashion sketches, for which he became famous.

The artist's paintings were influenced by 18th century French artists like François Boucher, Jean Honoré Fragonard, and Jean Antoine Watteau. Icart's drawings carried influences of Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, while his watercolors depicted the signature styles of symbolists Gustave Moreau and Odilon Redon. Many of Louis Icart's paintings for sale also feature his early atmospheric themes. They were often in brown, red, and gold shades. Louis Icart's graphic artwork at auctions became popular in Europe and the United States during the 1920s and 30s. He soon became popular, making him a prominent figure of the Art Deco era. The artist also worked as a designer at fashion studios. Louis Icarts' paintings at auction and Louis Icart's offset at auction are often available at leading auction gallery sales. Louis Icart's graphic artwork for sale is also available online on prominent auction platforms. Collectors can also find Louis Icart's offset for sale with many European and American auction houses.