Description: * Will require signature upon delivery. About Erte Authentic & Original Color Serigraph "Printemps" Extremely Rare, Color Serigraph by Erte, aka Romain de Tirtoff, titled, "Printemps" from his series of costume and set designs for the Folies Bergere. ERTE: The Russian-born painter Romain de Tirtoff, who called himself Erté after the French pronunciation of his initials, was one of the foremost fashion and stage designers of the early twentieth century. From the sensational silver lamé costume, complete with pearl wings and ebony-plumed cap, that he wore to a ball in 1914, to his magical and elegant designs for the Broadway musical Stardust in 1988, Erté pursued his chosen career with unflagging zest and creativity for almost 80 years. On his death in 1990, he was hailed as the "prince of the music hall" and "a mirror of fashion for 75 years". Erte's art has been exhibited in major museums around the world, and can be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide. The artwork listed here is a spectacular and high quality Serigraph on heavy art paper titled, "Printemps" by famous Art Deco Artist Erte. It is from one of Erte's best, rarest, and most desirable series he ever created, as he used his fascinating vision and unmatched genius to develop elaborate Stage and Fashion Designs for the Follies Bergere. This piece is Hand Signed by Erte and Numbered (81 of 260). About the Artist 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, he became one of the most famous artists of the era. Erté’s 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.
Price: 1650 USD
Location: Sherman Oaks, California
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Artist: Erte
Production Technique: Serigraph & Silkscreen
Framing: Framed
Style: Art Deco
Theme: Fashion
Type: Print
Subject: Women
Signed: Yes
Signed By: Erte
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1975
