Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (French, 1892-1990)
‘An elegant women’ (fashion house machete).
Signed 'Erté' with inflection above, pen and ink,
Medium – Pencil, watercolour and gouache on card
Framed – Unframed but comes with original card mount.
Art Size - 30 x 20cm (12 x 8 in) on thick card,
Mount Size – 40 x 31cm (15 ½ x 12 ¼ in) in thick mount card,
Condition Report - Mounted on front but not framed. Mount has minor tint to bottom right.
About the Art and the Artist
‘Gold and Silver’ shimmering relief, really captures the essence of time and makes this model pop in brightness and luminescence..
This possible 1930s fashion house machete in Ink, watercolour and gouache on card with ‘Gold and Silver’ relief, is probably one of a kind and portrays an Elegant Women in an exotic and romantic pose modelling a fabulous silk blush red full length dress.
The model with a stylish ear-length bob that ends just under the ear is matched with a thick fringe. The flapper style is an intricate look with the models dress straight and loose, with arms bare, and dropped waistline and intertwines with sinuous and lyrical form of the human figure.
Erté was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 23rd, 1892. As a young boy, Romain worshipped his mother and was educated at home until the age of twelve, spending much of the time in the company of elegant women.
Remembered for the gloriously extravagant costumes and stage sets that he designed in the 1930s Deco period for the Folies-Bergère in Paris, and George White's Scandals in New York. He used these projects to bring his love for the exotic and romantic and intertwine it with sinuous and lyrical form of the human figure.
Erté would later be called the father of the ‘Art Deco’ movement.
The model with a stylish ear-length bob that ends just under the ear is matched with a thick fringe. The flapper style is an intricate look with the models dress straight and loose, with arms bare, and dropped waistline and intertwines with sinuous and lyrical form of the human figure.
Today, some of his original designs still grace the permanent collections of prestigious museums throughout the world including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
