Expressionist Style Portrait of a Woman by Louis Icart

This item is an expressionist-style figurative painting, purportedly a later-period work or a stylized print by the renowned artist Louis Icart. The subject is a woman with an elongated, pale face, heavy-lidded dark eyes, and small red lips, consistent with the Art Deco aesthetic but rendered with much looser, more painterly brushstrokes than his earlier works. She wears a prominent pink turban or cloche hat and a large, voluminous white ruff or fur collar. Her gloved hand is visible in the foreground, clutching what appear to be dark feathers or a wrap. The palette is dominated by cool blues, whites, and muted pinks, created with what looks to be watercolor, gouache, or a high-quality lithographic process. The execution shows signs of rapid, broad application with visible texture in the garments. The piece is signed in the lower right margin, seemingly in pencil, with the name 'Louis Icart', and 'Artist Proof' or a similar numbering is visible on the lower left. The condition appears fair, though there is a noticeable vertical crease or fold line running through the center of the subject's face, which significantly impacts the visual integrity and potential value. The artwork is housed behind glass in a frame, which shows some minor reflective glare in the image. This style represents a departure from Icart's meticulously detailed etchings of the 1920s, leaning more toward the modernism of the mid-20th century.