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Visionary Artists Collection

Wed, Apr 30, 2025 05:30PM EDT
  2025-04-30 17:30:00 2025-04-30 17:30:00 America/New_York 500 Gallery 500 Gallery : Visionary Artists Collection https://bid.500gallery.com/auctions/500-gallery/visionary-artists-collection-19148
Paintings, drawings, and prints sourced from the personal collections of individuals who have meticulously chosen these artworks to enhance their lives. This collection showcases a wide variety of styles and interests, encompassing both antique and modern pieces.
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Lot 135

Erte, Attributed: Greyhound

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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, 2020; Private Collection, Boston, USA.

Good aged condition.

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