Hand Colored by Louis Icart "Slightly Swollen Areola" Authenticated

Hand Colored by Louis Icart "Slightly Swollen Areola." An authenticated colored etching by Louis Icart in a fine gilt wood frame. Removed directly from Dr Shawn Garber's home on the Gold Coast of Long Island. Part of an extensive collection seen only in our showroom. The etching itself measures: Height: 10.5 in. Width: 8.5 in. Icart's style of painting was based on the French masters of the 18th century, such as Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard. an. His drawings were influenced by Edgar Degas and Claude Monet; his rare watercolors bore features of the symbolists Odilon Redon and Gustave Moreau. Many of his early atmospheric paintings are in shades of brown, gold, and red; however, his pictures became brighter during his career. Icart's depictions of women were mostly sensual, often erotic, but also always humorous and full of hinted or direct sexuality. In his pictures, beautiful courtesans frolicked on thick pillows with facial expressions full of passion, Provenance: The Entire Collection of Mrs. and Dr Shawn M. Garber NY Leading Bariatric Surgeon SXX