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Connoisseur's Collection: March Sale

Wed, Mar 22, 2023 05:30PM EDT
Lot 60

Erte, Attributed: Greyhound

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

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Erte: Romain de Tirtoff (Russian-French, 189-1990) Attributed: Greyhound. Ink on smoke smudged paper, signed, unframed.

Romain de Tirtoff was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erte, from the French pronunciation of his initials. He was a diversely talented 20th-century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jeweler, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.

4.25 x 7.5" paper.

Private collection, New York.

Condition

Good aged condition.

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