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The Art of Erté

 

 

Erté (1892-1990) - born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov - is one of the great artists associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. Born in Russia, Erté moved to France early in his career and became closely associated with the Art Nouveau and Art Deco aesthete through his painting, couture and theatrical work.

 

The Erté Collection at Spirit of the Ages includes art images from some of Erté's seminal work.

 

His artistic interest was apparent from an early age - his first successful costume design was

penned when he was aged just 5 - and were quite contrary to the wishes of his father (a

Fleet Admiral in the Russian Navy) who expected his son to follow the family's military

tradition. Despite those wishes, in 1912, he moved from Russia to Paris to become a

fashion illustrator. Around the time of that relocation, he began to refer to himself as Erté

(a construction that was drawn from the French pronunciation of his initials).

 

Erté was closely associated with Harper's Bazaar - he contributed fashion drawings to the

journal for 22 years after his first contract soon after his arrival in Paris. It is arguable,

 

Above, we show a vintage

photograph of Erté

however, that he is best remembered for the stunning designs he contributed to the Folies-Bergère (Paris) and George

White's Scandals (New York).

 

His popularity was revived throughout the 1950s and 1960s and he continued to be productive well into the final decade

of his life.

 

We invite you to take the time to peruse the wonderful artwork from Erté that is included in the Collection - to view images from any one of Erté's suites listed below, simply 'click' on the hyperlinks embedded within the titles and the images.

 

 

1916-1926

15 images

Le Mystere Des Pierreries

12 images

1927-1938

27 images

Alphabet

26 images

 

 

Numbers

10 images

Seven Deadly Sins

7 images

Zodiac

12 images

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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