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.
$14,800Sale Price|4% Off
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: 43/250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC Size: 15 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Bronze
Justice, Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 500, 1984
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 500. Size: 19.5 x 10 x 8 inches. Published by Fine Art Acquisitions. ...
Bronze
Fantasy, Cold Painted Bronze Vase, 1985, Signed Edition of 275, Art Deco
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze vase. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. Edition 95/275. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent con...
Bronze
$16,400Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Bronze
Diana, Art Deco Glass Sculpture, Limited Edition of 300, 2004
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...
Glass
Summer Breeze, Large Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 375, 1987
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. Edition 238/375. Size: 23.5 x 10 x 11 inches. Published by Chalk and Vermillion and Seven...
Bronze
The Hunting, Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 375, 1985
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Size: 15 x 12 x 6 inches. Published by Fine Art Acquisitions. C...
Bronze
La Coquette, Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 375, 1986
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. Edition 280/375. Size: 18.25 x 8 x 7.5 inches. Published by Fine Art Acquisi...
Bronze
Bamboo Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco Style, Signed Edition of 375, 1989
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...
Bronze
Ermine Brocade Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 375
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Published by...
Bronze
On the Avenue Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, 1989, Edition of 375
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...
Bronze
Future Relic no.3 (Clock)
By Daniel Arsham
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Future Relic no.3 (Clock), 2015 Plaster and broken glass comes with the original box some minor wear to the box. 14 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm Edition 103 of 400 Daniel Arsham is...
Plaster, Glass
"Pinky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Pinky" - Small Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size: 5" h x 4.5" w. Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsical Pac-Man Ghost scu...
Blown Glass
$1,200
H 3.125 in W 3 in D 3.125 in
"Tantalize, Synchronize, Exercise!", Miniature compact and mirror landscape
By Kendal Murray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tantalize, Synchronize, Exercise!" is an original metal, mirrored glass, polyester fibre, wire, plastic, and enamel paint artwork by Kendal Murray measu...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
$1,200
H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
"Weekday, Faraway" Sculpture in Metal and Enamel, Contemporary, 2010-
By Kendal Murray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Weekday, Faraway" is an original Metal, mirrored glass, crushed quartz, polyesterfibre, plastic, wire, and enamel paint artwork by Kendal Murray measuri...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
"Inky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Inky" - Small Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size (approximately): 4.75" h x 5.25" w. Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsica...
Blown Glass
$1,200
H 2.5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Chic Boutique, Mystique Peek: Sculpture in Enamel & Metal, 2010+
By Kendal Murray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Chic Boutique, Mystique Peek" is an original metal, mirrored glass, plastic, and enamel paint artwork by Kendal Murray measuring approx. 2.5”h x 3”w x 3...
Metal, Enamel
$1,490
H 7.88 in W 13 in D 13 in
Ram's Head Contemporary Plaster Sculpture with Green Patina Ancient Rome Style
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary plaster sculpture of a ram’s head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to Neoclassicism and Neoclassical period old masters, when the discoveries of archaeological sites became the focal point in art history between the 18th and 19th century. The artist is able to attribute incredible details to this work of art featuring a majestic appearance due to its large curling ridged horns. This animal figurative work of art is sculpted on the round, the artist took inspiration both from his imagination and archaic reminiscences. He modeled the inert chalk creating an animal with very real facial expression and incredible realistic features with intricate detailed head. This sculpture is the plaster cast hand modeled by the artist that served him as a reference model to create a bronze sculpture with the lost wax technique, also the bronze version is on sale on my page. So it represents the first phase of a fascinating and long process of creating sculptural art, a studio piece made as a maquette before a bronze version was cast. The present aries' head sculpture has been painted to simulate the green patina that archaeological metal sculptures take over the centuries. Two green patina sculptures...
Plaster, Lacquer, Paint, Chalk
Large Purple Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
Large Purple Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size: 6 x 6.25 x 6.25" Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsical Pac-Man Ghost scu...
Blown Glass
$890
H 7 in W 4 in
"SHURA" Bronze Sculpture 7" x 4" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"SHURA" Bronze Sculpture 7" x 4" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko An elegant shape and free lines are combined together to create an image of the Russi...
Bronze
$5,400
H 14 in W 4 in D 4 in
Fancy! WTF (Trio) - Glass Pill Sculpture installation
By Edie Nadelhaft
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Fancy! WTF (Trio)" Set of 3 Limited edition glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Pill Size: 14 x 4 x 4 inches (each). Installation size: 14 x 18 x 4 inches (appr...
Glass, Mixed Media
$2,800
H 10 in W 16 in D 20 in
"Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)", Glass and Lithograph Sculpture
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white and red sculpture titled "Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)" is an original artwork by Yoonmi Nam made of lithograph on Gampi paper, and ca...
Glass, Paper, Lithograph
$4,200
H 9.5 in W 6 in D 8 in
"Skulls Alphabet Nr. F" Bronze and Steel Sculpture 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Skulls Alphabet Nr. F" Bronze and Steel Sculpture 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis 9.5" x 6" x 8'' inch Weight: 14 lbs SKULLS "ALPHABET" series: The project is dedicated to the horrible events that took place on the territory of Ukraine, to the memory of the known and unknown heroes, ordinary people who were killed. The project is represented as eight skulls made of bronze, brass, and steel that are placed on small stands. It symbolizes hope and faith in the fact that war is going to end and everything will be good. ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England. Education 2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI) 2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA) 2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA) Exhibitions 2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv. 2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv. 2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009) 2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv . 2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv . 2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture...
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Gala (cold painted bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. Edition 232/300. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excelle...
Bronze
La Coquette (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Published by Fine Art Acquisitions. Certificate of ...
Bronze
Firebird (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Published by Tallix/Fine Art Acquisitions. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is ...
Bronze
The Mystic (cold painted bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the AP edition of 37. Published by Chalk & Vermilion and Seven Arts. Cert...
Bronze
Gala (cold painted bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 300. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in...
Bronze
Sophisticated Lady (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polychrome. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Published by Published by...
Bronze
Kiss of Fire (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 300. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent ...
Bronze
She Loves Me (bronze vase)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Silver cold painted bronze vase. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 275. Certificat...
Bronze
Vanity (sculpture on table mirror)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze relief sculpture on table mirror. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Certific...
Bronze
Joy of Life (sculpture on table mirror)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze relief sculpture on table mirror. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Certific...
Bronze
BELOVED (SCULPTURE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Patina on bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in ...
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...
Bronze