Erté Figurative Sculptures
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, Erté became one of the most famous artists of the era. His 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.
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Artist: Erté
Copacabana
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Copacabana presents Erté's vision of fantasy, splendor, and femininity in a statuesque model wearing a cabaret costume. The gown is noted for its luxuriant richness and design. Softe...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
American Millionairess
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The inspiration for this sculpture comes from Erté's original costume design entitled "Texas," for the 1917 New York stage production of "The American Millionaires." This spectacular...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Mermaid
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Whether in the draping of a silk gown worn by an opera diva, or in the sparkle of an intricately beaded headdress worn by a woman of society, Erté had an exceptionally acute visual memory of every detail of his early design creations. It was no wonder then that his fashion designs were so adeptly applied to the sculpture format.
In Mermaid, we have a fine example of how Erté carried the technical possibilities of the sculpture medium to a new level. This attention to detail added to his legend as one of the Twentieth Century’s foremost artist-designers, with work represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Paris Opera House, the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Through Mermaid, Erté takes us beyond the female form by choosing the intriguing legendary sea creature whose upper body is that of a woman, and whose lower body is that of an aquatic creature. In quintessential Erté style...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Faubourg St. Honoré
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Rue Faubourg St. Honoré is a famous street in Paris's 8th District. While narrow compared to the Champs Elysées, it is considered the capital of Haute Couture due to the presence...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Chinchilla Sleeves
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chinchilla Sleeves is based on a 1924 fashion design for Harper's Bazaar that showcased Erté's stunning new wraps and gowns for the upcoming season. A velvet gown edged with chinchil...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Roaring Twenties
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté is largely credited with creating the look of the Jazz Age. The 'Roaring Twenties' is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, but also in London and P...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Rigoletto, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Rigoletto
Year: 1988
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 145/375
Size: 19.75 x 18.13 x 5.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Incised wi...
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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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: 61/250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC
Size: 17 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription...
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
On the Avenue
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
On the Avenue was created originally as a gouache and presents a female figure wearing a typical 1920's flapper outfit. During the 1920s, fashion for young women focused less on the ...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Sisters
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisters was inspired by a gouache painting from 1921 entitled 'Les baisers pervers ou la brune et la blonde' and is a wonderful example of an invention of Erté's from the early 1920s...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
The Wave
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Originally executed as a fashion illustration for Harper's Bazaar, The Wave presents an anthropomorphic vision of feminine beauty borne from the sea while paying homage to Hokusai’s ...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Cabaret
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cabaret, so evocative of cabaret-style shows, was a costume design for a 1940 production entitled 'Dream Waltz' by Oscar Strauss, based on a novella from 1905 by Hans Müller-Einingen...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Broadway's in Fashion
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté, considered by many as the “Father of Art Deco,” often acknowledged that his love for the theater was a great source of creativity and inspiration. He conveyed in his art a drama with which he lived his life – a dream that came from the very innermost expression of his soul. Just like theater has two faces - comedy and tragedy - Erté was a brilliant showman, as well as a quiet man who sometimes would prefer to be left alone. From a young age, he was immersed in the world of opera, ballet, and theater. When he designed costumes and sets for theatrical productions, it was a lifelong desire that he was fulfilling.
“Broadway’s in Fashion” is a fitting tribute to the legendary Broadway from a man who pursued the theatrical in everything he did. In 1978, Erté was honored by the Eugene O’Neill Foundation at a gala celebration in New York entitled “Broadway’s in Fashion” for which Erté designed the poster. This led to a CBS-TV film on Erté narrated by the legendary Diana Vreeland, and an exhibition of his costume designs at the Boston Center of the Arts. This sculpture, in scarlet and black, with white gold embellishments, incorporates the elements for which Broadway is best known. Her elegant and confident posture reveals her costume, which is itself an homage to Broadway – the scarlet robe with gold tassels evokes the stage curtain as it rises to reveal the first act, the male and female dancers, energetically giving their all for each performance, and the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Lovers and Idol
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovers and Idol was featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazar in August, 1917, a very early work in Erte’s collaboration with the magazine. In his sculpt...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Starfish
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté originally created this image as a costume design for the "Fonds de la Mer," a presentation of the Folies Bergere in 1919.
Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 108, 2...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
La Mystérieuse
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
La Mystérieuse was inspired by Erté’s design for a wedding gown published in Harper’s Bazar in 1923. Erté wrote, “The name comes from the effect of mystery of this exquisite outfit. ...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Golden Fleece
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté designed Golden Fleece for a Folies-Bergére scene entirtled "The Golden Fleece" and a 1926 George White's Scandals scene entitled "La Toison d'or." Erté, whose artistic style was influenced in part by a childhood admiration of classic Greek art, was always drawn to a good story with a sense of drama – typified by Greek tragedy.
Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 115, 207).
From the total edition of 462; numbered 215/375 (there were also 50 Roman and 37 AP).
Referring to the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, the Golden Fleece sculpture depicts an elegant woman in a classic Greek garment. The curled horns of the ram style her headdress, elegant in appearance and yet fierce in battle. Descending from these horns is the golden fleece itself, its curly mane covering the woman to her toes. Her gown, a gracefully draped toga, is designed to leave one breast bared, in the folkloric tradition of the Amazon tribe of women warriors...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Masquerade
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Masquerade is based on an image Erté originally created as a fashion drawing for Harper’s Bazar in 1922.
Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 119, 207).
From the total edi...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Arabian Nights
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
In 1919, Erté began work with the greatest French music-hall star of her day, Gaby Deslys. It was for Ms. Deslys’ appearance in the production of Les Rois des Legendes that Erté crea...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
BAMBOO (SCULPTURE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375.
Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent co...
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
The Hunting
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Hunting is a sculptural interpretation of Autumn, a lithograph from Erté’s The Four Seasons. It represents a beautiful creature – half woman, half animal – wounded by a cruel hun...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Helen of Troy
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté’s image of Helen of Troy also exists as a gouache painting and a serigraph. Known as "the face that launched a thousand ships" and as Zeus' daughter, her story is one that is intricately intertwined with many of the Greek gods and goddesses...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Cornucopia
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cornucopia pays homage to the great goddesses of abundance and fortune, with a modern twist – rather than showing the bounty of the earth overflowing from the horn, this Cornucopia o...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Printemps
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté originally created this delightful image representing the feminine energy of Spring for a scene in “Les Rois des Legendes” at the Folies Bergère.
Catalogue - Erté: The Last Wor...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Asian Princess
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté created many costumes and artworks inspired by his travels and experiences with the countries and cultures of the Asian world. In addition, the French music halls which were an ...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Motherhood
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Motherhood is based on an image originally created as a costume design for Les Idoles at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in 1924.
Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 179, 207...
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20th Century Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
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...
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
FRUIT OF LIFE BOWL
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Incised signature by the artist and stamp numbered with foundry and date. Bronze with gilt highlights on swivel base. Edition: Of 275.
Additional images are available upon request....
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
BELLE DE NUIT (SCULPTURE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Incised signature by the artist and stamp numbered with foundry and date. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do not hesitat...
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1990s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
FAUBOURG ST. HONORE (SCULPTURE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Incised signature by the artist and stamp numbered with foundry and date. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do not hesitat...
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1990s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
DIANA (GLASS)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Limited edition encased glass Art Deco vase with raised and etched design in frosted and cranberry glass colors. Holds Erte signature to lower right of figure. Stamp numbered with fo...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Glass
STARSTRUCK (GLASS)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Limited edition encased glass Art Deco vase with raised and etched design in frosted and cobalt blue glass colors. Holds Erte signature to lower right of figure. Stamp numbered with ...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Glass
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...
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1980s Art Deco Erté Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Erté figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Erté figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Erté in bronze, metal, glass 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 figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of and Jean Cocteau. Erté figurative sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,600 and tops out at $28,850, while the average work can sell for $7,850.