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Louis Icart
| Last Name: | Icart |
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| First Name: | Louis |
| Dates: |
1888 (Date of Birth)
1950 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Louis Icart was a French artist best known for his drawings of glamorous women as well as for his depictions of 1920s Paris life. He was born in the southern French city of Toulouse in 1888, and began drawing at a young age. In 1907, he moved to Paris and began studying painting, drawing, and printmaking. He also worked as a designer in fashion studios during a time when the industry was undergoing a major change, moving away from the conservatism of the 19th century towards a more progressive simplicity. Influenced by Jean Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, and Jean Honoré Fragonard, Icart became a major figure of the Art Deco period, with his work surging in popularity in both the United States and Europe throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He died on 20 December 1950, at his home in Paris, France. |
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3321.105 (Etching, Symphony in Blue, 1936)
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