ERTE'

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The Russian-born painter Romain de Tirtoff, who called himself Erté after the French pronunciation of his initials, was one of the foremost fashion and stage designers of the early twentieth century. From the sensational silver lamé costume, complete with pearl wings and ebony-plumed cap, that he wore to a ball in 1914, to his magical and elegant designs for the Broadway musical Stardust in 1988, Erté pursued his chosen career with unflagging zest and creativity for almost 80 years. On his death in 1990, he was hailed as the "prince of the music hall" and "a mirror of fashion for 75 years".

Born in St. Petersburg and destined by his father for a military career, Erté confounded expectation by creating his first successful costume design at the age of five, and was finally allowed to move to Paris in 1912, in fulfillment of his ambition to become a fashion illustrator. He soon gained a contract with the journal Harper's Bazaar, to which he continued to contribute fashion drawings for 22 years. Erté is perhaps best remembered for the gloriously extravagant costumes and stage sets that he designed for the Folies-Bergère in Paris and George White's Scandals in New York, which exploit to the full his taste for the exotic and romantic, and his appreciation of the sinuous and lyrical human figure. As well as the music-hall, Erté also designed for the opera and the traditional theatre, and spent a brief and not wholly satisfactory period in Hollywood in 1925, at the invitation of Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer.

After a period of relative obscurity in the 1940s and 1950s, Erté's characteristic style found a new and enthusiastic market in the 1960s, and the artist responded to renewed demand by creating a series of colorful lithographic prints and sculpture. This luxuriously illustrated museum contains a rich and representative selection of images, drawn from throughout Erté's long and extraordinary productive career.

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STRANDED
hand-pulled serigraph,
33 x 26.5 inches

SWEPT AWAY
hand-pulled serigraph,
33 X 24 inches
1983

LA PARISIENNE GABRIELLE
Original Gouache
24 x 18

VERIUS A ANGELS
Original Gouache
24 x 18

SALOME
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping, image 22.5 x 17 framed 36.5 x 31.5

HELEN OF TROY
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping, framed 44 x 48 image 31 x 36

THE NECKLACE
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping, paper size: 31.25 x 39.5 inches

THE MARRIAGE DANCE
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping
29 x 34

MAH JONGG
hand-pulled serigraph
30 x 40.5 inches

RIGOLETTO
hand-pulled serigraph
38 x 31.25 inches

RED SEA
hand-pulled serigraph,
25.75 x 22 inches

INDOCHINA
hand-pulled serigraph,
25.75 x 22 inches

FRINGE GOWN
From The June Brides Suite
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping, paper size: 38.5 x 30.25 inches

VEIL GOWN
From The June Brides Suite
Embossed serigraph with foil stamping, paper size: 38.5 x 30.25 inches

SUNRISE
From The Sunrise/Moonlight Suite
Serigraph
14 x 22 inches

MOONLIGHT
From The Sunrise/Moonlight Suite
Serigraph
22 x 22 inches

PHOENIX REBORN
From The Phoenix Suite
1983

Edition size 300
28" x 40"

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PHOENIX TRIUMPHANT
From The Phoenix Suite
1983

Edition size 300
28" x 40"

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THE FLOWERED CAPE
Serigraph
27 x 21 inches
HEAT
Serigraph
25 x 19 inches
THE ANGEL
hand-pulled serigraph
26.5 x 38 inches
PLUM BLOSSOM
(The Asian Princess Suite)
embossed serigraph with foil stamping
28.5 x 20.5 inches.
BLOSSOM UMBRELLA
serigraph,
paper size: 29.5 x 23.13 inches,
image size: 24 x 18.13 inches
CALIFORNIA
embossed serigraph with foil stamping
38.62 x 30.5 inches
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The CHASTE SUSSANA
serigraph
paper size: 23.5 x 19 in.
image size: 17 x 13 in.
The COMING OF SPRING
serigraph
paper size: 30 x 24 in.
The EGYPTIAN,
embossed serigraph with foil stamping
paper size: 28 x 30.25 in.
image size: 20 x 21.5 in.
The FLAMES OF LOVE
serigraph
paper size: 27 x 21 in.
image size: 21.63 x 15.88 in.
  EYES OF LOVE
From The Mysteries Through The Eyes Of The Mask Suite
1983

Edition size 300
25" x 40"
FIREFLIES
serigraph
paper size: 32 x 23.75 in.
image size: 26.5 x 18.75 in.
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LES BIJOUX DE PERLES
Edition: 500, 12 AP, 2 HC
April 1991
18 1/2 x 15 x 6"
Dyansen Studio/ Tallix
Illustrated in The Last Works Book

CABARET
Cast in the lost wax method, with patination, gold leaf accents and polished embellishments,
22.25 x 15.25 x 7 inches

THE WAVE
from the Glamour in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
18 x 15.5 x 9 inches.

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L'ORIENTALE
from The International Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments

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NUMBER ONE
from the Elegance in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
20.5 x 7.75 x 6.5 inches.

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JOIE DE VIVRE
from The International Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
23.5 x 10.5 x 8.25 inches.

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FAUBOURG ST. HONORE
from the Glamour in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
20.75 x 12 x 8.5 inches.

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TUXEDO
from the Elegance in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
21 x 8.5 x 7 inches.

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RIGOLETTO
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
1989
19.5 inches.

MASQUERADE
from the Elegance in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
19.75 x 9 x 6 inches.

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CARAMELLE
from the Glamour in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
18 x 11 x 9 inches.

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COPACABANA
from the Glamour in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
10.5 x 5.5 inches.

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BACCHANTE
from the Elegance in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
21.25 x 6 x 6 inches.
MERMAID
from the Elegance in Bronze Collection:
limited-edition bronze sculpture with hand-applied patina and polished embellishments
20 x 9 x 7.75 inches.

ALPHABET LETTERS SUITE
Published in 1976
26" x 19"
Edition of 350

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