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ErtéFranzosischer Walter quand l'amour meurt1951
1951

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- CreatorErté (1892 - 1990, Russian)
- Creation Year1951
- DimensionsHeight: 14.5 in. (36.83 cm)Width: 10.6 in. (26.93 cm)
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- Gallery LocationChatsworth, CA
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU56133554321
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About the Artist
Erté
Born Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990) in St. Petersburg, Russia, to an aristocratic family, the artist known as Erté — a pseudonym derived from the French pronunciation of his initials — was a Renaissance man of the art and design world. He worked in graphic arts, interior design, fashion, jewelry and set design for the stage and silver screen, becoming a leader of the Art Deco style.
Moving to Paris in 1912, Erté worked as a fashion designer under couturier Paul Poiret before securing a job with Harper’s Bazaar as a cover artist. Over 22 years, Erté created more than 240 magazine covers alongside his ongoing work in fashion design. Extending his prolific career into theater sets, costumes, prints and lithographs, he became one of the most famous artists of the era. Erté’s style — a combination of the nature-inspired flourishes of Art Nouveau and bold, geometric linework — directly contributed to the birth of Art Deco, earning him the nickname “the Father of Art Deco.”
After a lull of creative production in the 1940s and 1950s, Erté reentered the public eye in the 1960s, when a renewed interest in Art Deco had taken shape. Creating colorful lithographs, bold serigraphs (silk-screen prints) and bronze sculptures, he contributed to a resurgence of the style in France and beyond. This late-life acclaim for his art led to exhibitions in museums and galleries all over the world as well as his first published monograph in 1970. That same year he was awarded the title of Chevalier du Mérite Artistique et Cultural and in 1976 was named Officier des Arts et Lettres by the French government. Today, Erté’s works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and LACMA in Los Angeles..
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- By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAThis piece is a unique, original gouache on paper by Erte, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. Erte was a vastly di...Category
1950s Art Deco More Art
MaterialsGouache
$4,500 - By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAThis piece is a unique, original gouache on paper by Erte, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. Erte was a vastly di...Category
1950s Art Deco More Art
MaterialsGouache
- By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAThis piece is a unique, original gouache on paper by Erte, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. Erte was a vastly di...Category
1950s Art Deco More Art
MaterialsGouache
- By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAAndrew Weiss Gallery is pleased to present the works of Russian-born French designer and artist, Romain de Tirto...Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
MaterialsGouache
- By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAAndrew Weiss Gallery is pleased to present the works of Russian-born French designer and artist, Romain de Tirto...Category
1960s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
MaterialsGouache
- By ErtéLocated in Chatsworth, CAAndrew Weiss Gallery is pleased to present the works of Russian-born French designer and artist, Romain de Tirto...Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
MaterialsGouache
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