Erté (ĕrtā`), 1892–1990, French designer and illustrator, b. St. Petersburg as Romain de Tirtoff. He moved to France and worked for a time sketching for Paul Poiret and designing opera and theater costumes. Between 1914 and the 1930s he created many magazine covers for Harper's Bazaar. In the United States he worked for Flo Ziegfeld and designed costumes for the film Ben Hur (1959). Influenced by Indian miniatures, his designs, illustrations, and drawings were sophisticated and highly stylized.
(born Nov. 23, 1892, St. Petersburg, Russia—died April 21, 1990, Paris, France) Russian-born French fashion illustrator and designer. In 1912 he arrived in Paris, where he worked briefly with the couturier Paul Poiret. From 1916 to 1937 he published elegant, highly stylized illustrations depicting models in mannered poses against Art Deco interiors in Harper's Bazaar. He also designed theatrical scenery and costumes for the Folies-Bergère in Paris (1919–30), and in the 1920s he costumed performers in U.S. musicals, most notably the Ziegfeld Follies. His designs continue to be widely reproduced.
Erté
orig. Romain de Tirtoff)
Afternoon dress of black and white satin designed by Erté for Harper's Bazaar, 1924
(credit: © Sevenarts Limited)
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