LOUIS ICART (1888 - 1950)

Louis Icart was born in Toulouse, along the Garonne River, in southern France. At that time Toulouse was a haven for writers and artists. He began drawing as a youth; however, his professional path began with study at the prestigious l'Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Toulouse—a business school where he was to pursue a career in banking. A chance discovery of the works of Victor Hugo encouraged a love of the theatre, acting and the arts in general. In 1907 after he moved to Paris, Icart concentrated on drawing, especially etching, and painting. He was to go on to perfect his etching technique. In the early part of his career Icart produced only copies of existing artwork for a Paris studio. H

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