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Lot 1310

2 Louis Icart Etchings, Papillion AKA String of Beads & Tsar

Estimate: $400 - $500
Starting Bid
$200

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Two (2) Louis Justin Laurent Icart (French, 1888-1950) oval color etchings with aquatint. Item 1: Etching entitled "Papillion" also known as "String Of Beads." A woman with black hair shown from behind holds a string of beads while blue butterflies swirl around her. Signed in black crayon, titled and numbered 227 in pencil, and with artist's windmill blindstamp to lower margin. Printed text reads: "Published by L'Estampe Moderne 12 rue Godot de Maurot, Paris..1320." and "Copyright 1920 by the F H Bressler Co Milwaukee, USA." Housed under acrylic in a silvered wood frame with cream textile mat. Sight: 18 1/2 in. h x 13 1/2 in. W. Framed: 27 1/2 in. H x 24 in. W. Item 2: Etching entitled "Tsar" or "Tzar." A woman with blonde hair and wide-brimmed hat smiles and stands beside a German Shepherd dog. Unsigned. Printed text reads: "Published by L'Estampe Moderne 14 Rue de Richelieu Paris" and "Copyright 1922 by the F H Bressler Co Milwaukee, USA. "Housed under acrylic in a silvered wood frame with cream textile mat. Sight: 11 1/2 in. H x 9 1/2 in. W. Framed: 24 in. H x 19 1/2 in. W. Note: A Lockport Street Gallery certificate of authenticity related to "Papillons" AKA "String of Beads" signed by John K. Bates is available to the winning bidder. 

Condition

Overall very good condition. Not examined out of frames. 

Provenance

The estate of Robert Estrin, Nashville, TN.

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