Louis Icart \"Masked\" Hand-Colored Drypoint Etching Signed 1933 Art Deco For Sale

Original drypoint etching with aquatint and hand-coloring titled \"Masked\" by renowned French artist Louis Icart. Created in 1933, the composition depicts an elegant masked female figure standing before a decorative folding screen, rendered in Icart\'s distinctive Art Deco style. The work displays the artist\'s characteristic combination of refined line work, theatrical glamour, and sensuality that made his prints highly sought after during the 1920s and 1930s.
Signed lower right in pencil and bearing a copyright inscription reading \"Copyright 1933 by L. Icart Sty. N.Y.\" The image retains delicate hand-applied color accents, including the black mask, flowing drapery, and green arm bracelets, contrasting beautifully against the monochromatic background.
Presented in a period frame. Visible age-related toning and scattered foxing to the margins consistent with age.
19\" x 14 framed.
Louis Icart (1888-1950) was a French artist, illustrator, painter, and printmaker best known for his elegant Art Deco etchings depicting fashionable women, romantic scenes, and Parisian life. His highly distinctive works achieved international popularity during the interwar period and remain among the most collected examples of twentieth-century French graphic art.