Lot 635: 2 Louis Icart Etchings, Lemon Tree & Secrets

Two (2) Louis Justin Laurent Icart (French, 1888-1950) etchings with aquatint and hand coloring. Item 1: Etching entitled “Lemon Tree.” A woman in a wind-swept dress reaches for bright lemons among leaves and branches. With hand coloring to lips. Pencil or crayon signed to lower right and numbered #6 lower left. Printed text reads “Graveurs Modernes 194 rue de Rivoli Paris.” No copyright year is visible, but a 1923 date is provided on the supplemental Lockport Street Gallery Certificate of Authenticity signed by John K. Bates available to the winning bidder. Housed under glass in a gilt wood frame with ivory mat. Sight: 19 in. L x 13 in. W.  Framed: 28 in. L x 21 1/2 in W. 1925. Item 2: Oval etching entitled “Secrets.” Two women in an outdoor setting stand beside a busty and read a small book. With hand coloring to lips. Pencil or crayon signed along with artist’s windmill blindstamp and numbered “A/225.” to lower margin. Printed text reads “Edite per l’Estampes Moderne, 14 rue de Richelieu Paris” and ” Copyright 1928 by L. Icart – Paris.” Housed under in a silvered wooden frame with white textile mat and silvered reveal. Sight: 20 in. H x 15 1/2 in. W. Framed: 29 1/2 in. H x 25 in. W. 1928. 

PROVENANCE: The estate of Robert Estrin, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Item one with minor, even toning. Not examined out of frames.