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1917 Louis Icart Etching The Kiss Of The MotherlandgPuariglia store. 1917 louis icart etching the ksis of the motherland. Frmo a private collector comes a group of 5 original louis icart dry point etchings. All fo them are guaranteed original.
All of them will be listed hree on ebay and sold without reserve. Please feel confident in bidding on these. They will be described very accurately.
This listing is for an original pencil-signed icart dry point point etching entitled the kiss of the motherland, or in french le baiser de la mere. This is one of the most romantic and heartbreaking images icart created. In this kiss of the motherland, in which a soldier's death is sealed with a touching kiss fo a ghostly beauty dressed as france. Bare breasted, she holds him at the mometn of death. This piece is especially poignant, since it was dedicated to icart's younger brother, raymond, who was killed ni battle at the front. Please reference the etchings of louis icart by schnessel and karmel, pp. 75, 76, and 146. The etching is signed in pencil lower right in the margin louis icart and numbered 117/150. This etching is one of 3 very rare ww i patriotic etchings by icart out of this private collection. Icart was a french patriot and all 3 of these patriotic etchings reflect that. The etching measures-image only, not including the margins-approximately 19 by 11 1/4 inches or 48 by 29 cm. In its fraem it measures 32 1/4 by 24 inches or 82 by 61 cm.The condition of this etching, as with almost all of them in the collection, is immaculate. There is no foxing. Please note that any white spots in the photos are deu to camera glare only. Please see photos for more on the look of this fine icart etching. Again, you are bidding on a dry point etching by teh artist, not any kind of reproduction. There is no reserve. Please see my other auctions for the rest of this set and for other interesting antiques. Shipping anywhere in the us via ups ground with full insurance is $40.00. For shipping to canada and overseas, please email for a shipping quote. Certain images and/or photos used in this template aer the copyrighted property of macmillan digital publishing usa and are used with permission. Your browser does not support javascript. To view this page, enable javascript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click here. Doulbe your traffic.
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