Sale 8290
London, South Kensington
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17 February 1999
Price realised
GBP 3,680
Estimate
'MY MODEL' BY LOUIS ICART, CIRCA 1932 drypoint and etching, printed in colour, framed, signed and titled in pencil, artist's blindstamp and copyright mark 22 x 30in. (56 x 76cm.)
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Literature
Michael Schnessel, Icart, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, p.61 for an example
This erotic depiction of the artist's model was also available in another version with a brunette rather than a blonde female figure.
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