Erté

Erté
Erté in front of his works at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City, 1970
Born
Romain Petrovich de Tirtoff

(1892-11-23)23 November 1892
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died21 April 1990(1990-04-21) (aged 97)
Paris, France
Known forvisual arts
Notable workSymphony in Black (1920s)
MovementArt Deco
PartnerPrince Nicholas Ourousoff
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Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), known by the pseudonym Erté (from the French pronunciation of his initials: [ɛʁte]), was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He worked in several fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume, set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.

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