Erté Paintings
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..
On 1stDibs, browse a collection of Erté art, including fine-art prints, paintings and other works.
1920s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
Early 1900s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
1910s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1930s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1960s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1960s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Erté Paintings
Gouache
1960s Modern Erté Paintings
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Board
1930s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1940s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache
Early 2000s Contemporary Erté Paintings
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphite, Other Medium, Paint, Paper, Parch...
2010s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
1930s Modern Erté Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Erté Paintings
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, ...
1920s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache, Illustration Board
2010s Contemporary Erté Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Vellum, Pen, Pencil, ...
2010s Contemporary Erté Paintings
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...
Mid-20th Century Modern Erté Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1930s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1920s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1910s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
1950s Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Erté Paintings
Gouache
1950s Art Deco Erté Paintings
Gouache