Erté
Sign in to saveRomain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), known by the pseudonym Erté (from the French pronunciation of his initials: ), 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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- Artist.birth_name
- Romain Petrovich de Tirtoff
- Artist.birth_place
- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
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- Erté at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City 1970.jpg
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- Erté in front of his works at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City, 1970
- Artist.death_place
- Paris, France
- Artist.field
- visual arts
- Artist.movement
- Art Deco
- Artist.name
- Erté
- Artist.partner
- Prince Nicholas Ourousoff
- Artist.works
- Symphony in Black (1920s)
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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: ), 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.
==Early life== Tirtoff was born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov (Роман Петрович Тыртов) in Saint Petersburg, to a distinguished family with roots tracing back to 1548, to a Tatar khan named Tyrt. His father, Pyotr Ivanovich Tyrtov, served as an admiral in the Russian Fleet.