MAY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF ERTE HARLEQUIN PENCIL AND INK DRAWING

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Start price: $700

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

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Romain De Tirtoff, Art Deco design for a costume of Harlequin in ink and pencil on paper. Signed lower right: Erté. Housed in a black mat and framed.Note: Romain de Tirtoff, known by the pseudonym Erté, was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He was a 20th-century artist and designer in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor. Known as the father of Art Deco, Romain de Tirtoff, known commonly as Erte, is one of the most celebrated and prolific artists of the 20th century.

Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 13 in., (47.5 x 33 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no tears or foxing.