#103
INCIDENT*
#114
GRAPES**
#115 BLACK BOWS**
FRAMED
#132
PUPPETS*
#135
BEFORE CHRISTMAS*** SOLD
#142
SPRING BLACKBIRDS*
#155 NEW GRAPES**
#157 WEARY**
#158 BLINDFOLD**
#159 CLIPPED
WINGS**
#166
TOU-TOU**
#167
MINOUCHE**
#175 LEMON TREE**
#182 BEST FRIENDS**
FRAMED
#184
PERSIAN CAT**
#198
BABY DOLL**
#222
BROKEN BASKET*
#228
AWAKENING*
#246
LAZINESS**
#251
BEDTIME*
#252
LITTLE BOOK*
#254 PUPPIES**
#255 SPILLED MILK**
NEW LISTING
MATTED
#259
JAPANESE GARDEN*
#265
COACH*
#267
SMALL SCREEN*
#268 STORYTELLER*
#277 SINGING
LESSON**
#288
WHITE
WINGS**
*Etchings marked with one star (*)
generally sell for between $550 and $900*
**Etchings marked with
two stars (**)
generally sell for between
$950 and
$1650**
Etchings marked with
THREE stars
(***) generally sell above
$1650
Before you Buy, Please Read:
Almost all of the etchings that I sell have been
cleaned, at a cost of $400+. They are loose, perfect sheets with
excellent color. I assume all of the risk and expense involved in this
conservation process. They look very different from the dull and dirty
etchings that just came out of grandma's attic and are in better condition
than the many “scratch & dent” specials that you find at live and internet
auctions.
If the etching
comes through the process without problems, then I offer it for sale to my
clients. Pieces that do not come
out perfectly or that need restoration are consigned to auction or sold to
“scratch & dent” dealers.
OUT-OF-PRINT.
1987 High-quality, all color exhibition
catalog. 158 pages. 170 color pictures.
Along with many etchings, menu covers &
erotics, it also features 47 oil paintings and
20 pastels. Text and artist's bio in English
& Japanese. $60 postpaid in the USA.
EX
condition.
Below:
One of the many modern FAKE seals as seen on ebay and other
places. Note the bloated letters and unkempt upper area.
Snowstorm by Icart being held firmly in place by Thomas
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#297
BATHERS**
#300
TENDER LESSON*
#312
THAIS**
#321
LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS*
#323
SLEEPING BEAUTY** NEW LISTING MATTED
#327
MIMI-PINSON*** NEW LISTING
#332
SWING*** FRAMED
#334
RECOLLECTIONS** NEW LISTING MATTED
#349
MILKMAID*
#353 EVE*
FRAMED
#357 WERTHER*
#358 SPILLED
APPLES**
#360 PARASOL*
#367
1930**
#378
BIRD SELLER** NEW LISTING MATTED
#379
ORANGE SELLER** NEW LISTING MATTED
#403
CIGARETTE MEMORIES***
#420
BELLE ROSE** NEW LISTING MATTED
#421
CHARM
OF MONTMARTRE**
#429 LOVE'S AWAKENING*
#430
PINK LADY*
#452
GUARDIANS**
#457 GAY TRIO***
#461
SYMPHONY IN BLUE**
#464
FAIR DANCER**
#465 LOVE'S BLOSSOM**
NEW LISTING
MATTED
#468 LILIES**
#472
THOROUGHBREDS***
#473
SWANS***
FRAMED
#479
PINK SLIP**
#482
ATTIC ROOM**
#487
SOUTHERN CHARM**
#489 WISTERIA**
#491 GUEST***
BEWARE of
phony poster prints on ebay selling in the $350 range.
Above, and magnified below: Genuine embossed
"windmill" seal used by Icart on most post-1925 etchings.
From my Icart Buyer's Guide: #10. What was the edition size for Icart's etchings?
The edition size is limited to a maximum of about 500
because the copper plate wears each time it is inked. In the years before 1920,
before he was popular, he was producing and numbering closed editions of 75-150:
(e.g. #1 of 75, #2 of 75...#75 of 75). As his popularity grew, he began producing open
editions whose size varied depending on the popularity of the individual etching. The
usual number was between 350-500 during the 1920's. When the Great Depression hit, his
edition sizes plummeted. Most 1930's and 1940's pieces were done in quantities of only
100-300. There are exceptions to the above generalities and sometimes
galleries, for unknown reasons, would pencil in numbers on previously
unnumbered pieces. Also, some etchings bear only a single number
of a consecutive
numbering system. This gave him the flexibility to print, hand-color
and pencil-sign only the number that were needed to satisfy public demand
(still limited to a maximum of 500). It also led to more confusion as his
initial printing may be numbered consecutively and if demand picked up a few
months later, the second run may have no numbers at all. The only fact
concerning his numbering is that there is no consistency and I would say
that about 25% of his etchings have no numbers on them at all. Sometimes a
written notation: Ep. d'art appears, which is merely the French
abbreviation for "artist's proof". The value of an etching is based on
condition, rarity and availability (supply & demand), not the numbers
or notations (or
lack thereof) written in the margins.
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#327
Mimi-Pinson
#323
Sleeping Beauty
#379
Orange Seller
#378
Bird Seller
#334
Recollections
#472 Thoroughbreds
#324
Swing
Louis Icart Etchings--
Over 250 scanned pictures