- Design Credit: Samantha Todhunter Design Ltd., Photo Credit: Oliver Clarke. Dimensions: H 33.75 in. x W 28.75 in.
- Design Credit: Lucy Harris Studio, Photo Credit: Francesco Bertocci. Dimensions: H 33.75 in. x W 28.75 in.
- Design Credit: Timothy Godbold, Photo Credit: Karl Simone. Dimensions: H 33.75 in. x W 28.75 in.
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ErtéAt the Ball1981
1981

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- CreatorErté (1892 - 1990, Russian)
- Creation Year1981
- DimensionsHeight: 33.75 in. (85.73 cm)Width: 28.75 in. (73.03 cm)Depth: 2 in. (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery LocationSan Francisco, CA
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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 San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Le Rideau de l'Hiver ( The Winter Curtain)" 1980 is an original color serigraph by Russian ...Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints
MaterialsOther Medium
- By ErtéLocated in San Francisco, CAArtist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Leo Year: 1978 Medium: Color serigraph Edition...Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- By ErtéLocated in San Francisco, CAArtist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Melisande Year: 1983 Medium: Color serigraph Ed...Category
1980s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- By ErtéLocated in San Francisco, CAArtist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Evening Creation Year: 1976 Medium: Etching Edition...Category
1970s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- By ErtéLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork, titled "La violette" 1958, is an original gouache on Canson Montgolfier paper by Russian/French ar...Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache
$6,500 - By ErtéLocated in San Francisco, CAArtist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Therese Year: Circa 1935 Medium: Gouache on ...Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache
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