Lot 182
  • 182

Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 EUR
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Description

  • Romain de Tirtoff dit Erté
  • Costume for Ganna Walska in the Opera Fedora
  • Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper
    Signed lower right Erté ; bears on the back the title, the number 5 and the date I. 1919 on a sheet stamped with the artist's name and address 124 rue de Brancas Sèvres
  • 34 x 29cm ; 13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.

Provenance

Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 1st 1991, lot 7

Condition

The paper is slightly dirty and waves lightly. Very good condition.
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