Lot 178
  • 178

Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté
  • Hindu tale : Young lady wearting a large red dress
  • Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper
    Signed center right Erté ; bears on the back the title, the number 76, the date 1922, an inscription and a stamp with the artist's name and address
  • 29,5 x 47,5cm ; 11 5/8 x 18 3/4 in.

Provenance

Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 1st 1991, lot 5

Condition

The work is slightly dirty. The upper right corner was folded ; small foxing is scattered on the surface, along with minor black spots. In the upper right, there is probably traces of an old label. A small tear appears in the upper right by the border ; a thin tear appears in the skirt, on the left (shaped like steps), with a few scratches below which were retouched. A small tear in the upper left.
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