Erté Art
Russian, 1892-1990
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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Artist: Erté
APHRODITE
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Original off set lithograph (poster) in colors on paper. Sheet size 30 x 24 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Paper, Offset
Riviera
By Erté
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990)
Title: Riviera
Year: 1979
Medium: Color serigraph
Edition: Numbered LXXXV/CLXXXII in pencil
Image size: 20 x 14.25 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Erté Art
Materials
Screen
UNTITLED (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.75 x 7.75 inches. ...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
UNTITLED (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.75 x 7.75 inches. ...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
LES ALGUES (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte with title and studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.75 x 7.75...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
MADELEINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
DENISE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
LOUIZA (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte with title top front and studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
GERMAINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
JEANINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
UNTITLED (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.75 x 7.75 inches. ...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
BEYLA (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
CLAUDINE LILIANE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
GRETA (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.75 x 7.75 i...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
GINETTE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
YOLANDE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) - Manhattan Mary IV: serigraph Broadway musical
By Erté
Located in London, GB
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
'Manhattan Mary IV'
Serigraph (Silk screen print)
(Artist's Proof IL/L)
Signed in pencil
70 x 56cm (sheet) 41.5 x 3...
Category
1920s Modern Erté Art
Materials
Screen
Latin Quarter, 1978, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Latin Quarter
Year: 1978
Medium: Lithograph on premium paper
Size: 27.75 x 22.75 inches
Condition: Exc...
Category
1970s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph
"In the Evening"
By Erté
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an erte bronze called “in the evening”. The bronze measures 19x9x6 . Its in good condition. Ap only 35 made
Category
1980s Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Evening in 1921
By Erté
Located in Warren, NJ
in good condition some wear due to age. signed and numbered
Category
1980s Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
"The 2 Vamps"
By Erté
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Erte original bronze the 2 vamps signed and numbered. In excellent condition. Measures 19x18x6 inches
Category
1990s Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
La Traviata - Dancer of the Bohemian Ballet - 3rd Act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Dancer of the Bohemian Ballet - 3rd Act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Costume Design is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower m...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Drawing by Erté - 1948
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Les Mamelles de Tirésias is an original modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame
Provenance :
- Erté personal collection.
- Serge Leeman collection.
Erté is in charge for the costumes and sets for Les Mamelles de Tirésias. This opera bouffe in two acts by Francis Poulenc based on a play by Guillaume Apollinaire...
Category
1940s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on...
Category
1940s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act - Drawing by Erté - 1951
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act is a modern artwork realized in 1951 Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on th...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Costume Design is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower m...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Choriste - 2nd act - Drawing by Erté - 1947
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Choriste - 2nd act is a modern artwork realized in 1947 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower mar...
Category
1940s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Tomorrow Afternoon - Drawing by Erté - 1951
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Tomorrow afternoon is a contemporary artwork realized in 1951 by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Titled and numbered "1...
Category
1950s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Scaramouche - Pierrette - Drawing by Erté - 1979
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Scaramouche - Pierrette is a contemporary artwork realized in 1979 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Titled an...
Category
1970s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Traviata - Rodolphe - 2nd act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Traviata - Rodolphe - 2nd act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Titled and numbered "9893" on the back.
Includes frame
Provenance :
- Erté personal collection.
- Serge Leeman collection.
Erté is responsible for the costumes and sets for Les Mamelles de Tirésias. This opera bouffe in two acts by Francis Poulenc based on a play by Guillaume Apollinaire...
Category
1940s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Elegant - Drawing by Erté - Mid-20th Century
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant is a modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Stamp of the artist
Includes frame
Provenance :
- Erté p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Diva I
By Erté
Located in Berlin, MD
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 Russian/French. Diva Suite - Diva I & Diva II, both embossed serigraphs with foil stamping. These two large examples of...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Foil
ON THE AVENUE (SCULPTURE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture.. Incised artist signature; stamp numbered with foundry and date. Edition: Of 375.
Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent condition. All...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Pink Lady, Art Deco Screenprint by Erte
By Erté
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Erté
Title: Pink Lady
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph with Foil Stamping, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 198/300
Image Size: 25 x 18 inches
Frame: 39.5 x 31 inches
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Screen
"La Princesse Lointaine", Erte, Original Serigraph numbered 291/300, Art Deco
By Erté
Located in Dallas, TX
"La Princesse Lointaine" is a serigraph created in 1984 by Erté. Classic art deco piece with a gaudy princess in yellow and pink with a star above ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Rigoletto, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Rigoletto
Year: 1988
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 375
Size: 19.75 x 18.13 x 5.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Incised with t...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Love's Enchantment
By Erté
Located in New York, NY
Erte
Love's Enchantment, ca. 1980
Sterling silver brooch with 14K gold, onyx background and mother of pearl woman's head set with (4) full cut round brilliant diamonds
1 1/2 in diameter
Limited Edition of 100 (unnumbered)
Artists signature incised into the metal side; text on the underside reads reads copyright CFA STER 14K (Circle Fine Arts, silver & gold)
Erté—a...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
Ebony in White 1982, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Ebony in White
Year: 1982
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Size: 33 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the art...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Screen
Elegance, Erte
By Erté
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ERTE (1892-1990) Born Romain de Tirtoff in imperial St. Petersburg, Russia, Erte derived his pen name from the French pronunciation of his initials "R.T." Over a long and distinguish...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco " Heat " Bronze Female Figure Statue Sculpture Limited Edition Erté
By Erté
Located in Portland, OR
ERTE (1892-1990) Born Romain de Tirtoff in imperial St. Petersburg, Russia, Erte derived his pen name from the French pronunciation of his initials "R.T." Erte had a career that spa...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
An Evening in 1922, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: An Evening in 1922
Year: 1982
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC
Size: 17 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: I...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
An Evening in 1922, Erte
By Erté
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ERTE (1892-1990) Born Romain de Tirtoff in imperial St. Petersburg, Russia, Erte derived his pen name from the French pronunciation of his initials "R.T." Over a long and distinguish...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Elegance, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Elegance
Year: 1982
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC
Size: 15 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Incised wit...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Rigoletto, Erte
By Erté
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
This wonderful "Rigoletto" Bronze Bas Relief that comes beautifully mounted on a Deluxe "Erte at 95 Extended Book." The book is hand signed by Erte, num...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Lovers and Idol, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Lovers and Idol
Year: 1990
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 375 Numbered, 37 AP
Size: 20 x 10 x 7 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: I...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
La Femme A La Panthere, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: La Femme A La Panthere
Year: 1981
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC
Size: 15 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscriptio...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Lovers & Idol, Erte
By Erté
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ERTE (1892-1990) Born Romain de Tirtoff in imperial St. Petersburg, Russia, Erte derived his pen name from the French pronunciation of his initials "R.T." Over a long and distinguish...
Category
1990s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Bronze
Soiree - Offset by Erté - 1980
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Soiree is an original artwork realized by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) in 1980.
Mixed colored exhibition poster of the artist.
Signed on plate ¨Erté; inscribed i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Erté Art
Materials
Offset
LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE: LES FEMMES DE MILISSINDE
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Original on Gouache on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled, dated with dedication on verso. Stamped "Composition originale". Frame size 30.5 x 26.5 inches.
Artwork is in e...
Category
1920s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
THE CLASP
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the Roman Numeral edition of 150. Framed size approx 50 x 34 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity inc...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Signed art deco lithography by Erte, Elegant 1990
By Erté
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian, 1892 – 1990)
Elegant, 1990
Lithograph
Signed ‘Erte’ in pencil (lower right)
27.1/2 x 22.1/4 in. (70 x 56.5 cm.) (sheet size)
Category
20th Century Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph
Aphrodite, by Erte
By Erté
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Erté
Title: Aphrodite
Year: 1985
Medium: Embossed Serigraph with foil stamping, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 185/300
Image Size: 32 x 22.5 inches
Size: 35.5 x 25.5...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Foil
ELEGANCE Signed Lithograph, 1920's Fashion Illustration, Art Deco Portrait
By Erté
Located in Union City, NJ
ELEGANCE is an original hand pulled color lithograph by the Russian-born French artist Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990) known by the pseudonym Erté. Erté, who is best known for his elegant fashion designs which capture the Art Deco period in which he worked. One of his earliest successes was designing for the French dancer Gaby Deslys who died in 1920. His delicate figures and sophisticated, glamorous designs are instantly recognizable, and his ideas and art still influence fashion into the 21st century. His costumes and set designs were featured in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 and many productions of the Folies Bergeres. ELEGANCE is a stylish Art Deco fashion portrait portraying a sophisticated, fashionable woman wearing a soft, elegant light blue coat with luxurious white fur collar...
Category
1970s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph
Modern Sports Dress for Men 1968, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Modern Sports Dress for Men
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on archival paper
Edition: 100
Size: 30 x 20 inches
Condition: Excellent
...
Category
1960s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph
A Star of Hollywood II, ca. 1920s
By Erté
Located in London, GB
ERTÉ (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990
St. Petersburg 1892-1990 (Russian/French)
Title: A Star of Hollywood II Une Etoile de Hollywood II, ca.1920s
Technique: Original Hand Signed Gou...
Category
1920s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Gouache
Freedom and Captivity, Screenprint by Erte
By Erté
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Erté
Title: Freedom and Captivity
Year: 1982
Medium: Serigraph with Foil Stamping, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: AP 57/70
Image Size: 25.5 x 18 inches
Size: 32.75 ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Foil
Signed Art Deco lithograph by Erte, Manhattan Mary III, 1979
By Erté
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian, 1892 – 1990)
Manhattan Mary III, 1979
Lithograph
Signed ‘Erte’ in pencil (lower right)
27.1/2 x 22.1/4 in. (70 x 56....
Category
20th Century Art Deco Erté Art
Materials
Lithograph
Erté art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Erté art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, red, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Erté in paint, watercolour, gouache and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Art Deco style. Not every interior allows for large Erté art, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Walter Schnackenberg, Robin Morris, and Louis Icart. Erté art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £80 and tops out at £32,050, while the average work can sell for £2,374.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Romain de Tirtoff, best known under the pseudonym Erté, is a Russian-born French artist best known for art deco style. Erté worked in a wide array of fields, influencing fashion, costume and interior decor. Erté secured a contract with Harper’s Bazaar in 1915 where he produced fashion illustrations that are still highly coveted by collectors today. Browse a range of Erté work on 1stDibs.
- What is Erté art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Erté is a pseudonym for Romain de Tirtoff, an artist who created glamorous illustrations of prosperity and luxury. The clean lines and geometric patterns took inspiration from Japanese prints and Greek pottery. Shop a selection of Erté pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.