Description:
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950)
Paresse (Laziness), 1925, published by Gravures Modernes, Paris (Holland et al., 246). Signed "Louis Icart" in pencil l.r, dated and identified within the plate, inscribed "A/159." in pencil l.l., artist's dry stamp l.l. Etching with aquatint and stencil coloring on paper, plate size 15 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (39.9 x 49.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Light-struck, foxing, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $500-700
The overmat is affixed to the support so the sheet edges cannot be examined. The foxing is predominantly along the bottom margin.
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Louis Icart, Netherlands, Paris
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