Lot 179
  • 179

Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté
  • Ave Maria
  • Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper
    Signed lower right Erté ; bears on the back an inscription G.W.S. 1928, 1.349.G.W.S.1928 Décor (Victor Herbert Final) and annotated Reproduction par Erté de son oeuvre originale on a sheet stamped with the artist's name
  • 26 x 37,5cm ; 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.

Provenance

Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 1st 1991, lot 4

Condition

A certain number of small retouches and light scratches appear in the background (not on the model). Good condition.
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