Аукцион Bidspirit | Icarus Louis Justin Laurent. Minion.

Icarus Louis Justin Laurent. Minion. - Minion. 1928 69 x 49 cm. Paper, lithography. Icarus Louis Justin Laurent 1888-1950 Louis Justin Laurent Icart was born in Toulouse (France) into a poor family. From an early age, Louis was interested in drawing. His aunt, who was impressed by his talent during a visit, brought him to Paris in 1907, where he devoted himself to painting, drawing and making numerous etchings. Icarus began his career in a workshop where he initially created frivolous postcards with copies of existing images, but Icarus soon began designing his own work. After this, he received an order to design the title pages of the magazine La Critique Théâtrale. Fashion houses hired Icarus to create the designs for which he soon became famous. In 1913, he showed his paintings at the Salon of Humorists. Icarus then learned the technique of copperplate engraving and worked with the process ever since. He worked for major French design studios and illustrated their catalogs. In 1914 he met Fanny Vollmers, an employee of the Paquin fashion house, whom he married and who modeled many of his works. The artist participated in the First World War as a fighter pilot. During this time, he created a large number of sketches and etchings on patriotic themes. Upon his return, he printed his work, mainly using aquatint and dry-edge etching, which became in great demand. In 1920 he exhibited at the Simonson Gallery in Paris, in 1922 Louis Icart traveled with Fanny to New York for his first American exhibition, which was first shown at the Belmaison Gallery in John Wanamaker's department store and then moved to Wanamaker's in Philadelphia. The exhibition featured fifty oil paintings. In the late 1920s, Icarus achieved great success both artistically and financially through his publications and work for major fashion and design studios. In 1925, Icarus presented his work at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. The peak of popularity of his etchings occurred during the Art Deco era. Icarus depicted life in Paris and New York in the 1920s and 1930s in his own painting style. The success of 1930 allowed him to buy a house on the Montmartre hill in the north of Paris. In 1932, Icarus showed a collection of paintings called “Les Visions Blanches” at the Metropolitan Galleries in New York. During World War II, after the German invasion of France in 1940, the artist turned to more serious subjects in his work. He created a series of works “Flight” (L’Exode), depicting the horrors of the occupation. Icarus, like many of his compatriots, was forced to flee Paris. Louis Icarus worked fruitfully until his death; he died in 1950 in Paris. In the 1970s, there was renewed interest in the work of Louis Icart, and his works were recovered from the archives of the Paris Academy of Arts. Currently, the works of Louis Icart are in great demand at the world's leading auctions.