ErtéPrintemps1990
1990
About the Item
- Creator:Erté (1892 - 1990, Russian)
- Creation Year:1990
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
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Erté
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.
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- StarfishBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTErté 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...Category
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MaterialsBronze
- CornucopiaBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTCornucopia 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...Category
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- Asian PrincessBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTErté 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 ...Category
20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
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- Arabian NightsBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTIn 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 ...Category
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MaterialsBronze
- MotherhoodBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTMotherhood 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...Category
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MaterialsBronze
- MasqueradeBy ErtéLocated in Greenwich, CTMasquerade 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...Category
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