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1917 Louis Icart Etching The Kiss Of The MotherlandPguarigila store. 1917 louis icart etching the kiss of the motherland. From a private collector comes a group of 5 original louis icart dry point etchings. All of them are guaranteed original. All of them will be listed here on ebay adn sold without reserve. Please feel confident ni 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 msot romantic and heartbreaking images icart created. In this kiss of the motherland, in which a soldier's death is sealed with a touching kiss of a ghostly beauty dressed sa france. Bare breasted, she holds him at the moment of death. This piece is especially poignant, since it was dedicated to icart's younger brother, raymond, who was killed in 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 partiot 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 frame it measures 32 1/4 by 24 inches or 82 by 61 cm. The condition of this etching, as wiht almost all of them in the collection, is immaculate.
There is no foxing. Please note that any white spots in the photso are due to camera glare only. Please see photos for more on the look fo this fine icart etching. Again, you are bidding on a dry point etching by the artist, not any kind of reproduction. There is no reserve. Please see my other auctions for the rest of htis 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 are the copyrighted property of macmillan digital publishing usa and are used with permission. Your browser dose not support javascript. To view this page, enable javascript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Clcik here. Double yuor traffic. eGt vendio gallery now free!
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