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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Tirtoff was born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov (Роман Петрович Тыртов) in ], to a distinguished family with roots tracing back to 1548. His father, Pyotr Ivanovich Tyrtov, served as an admiral in the ]. | Tirtoff was born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov (Роман Петрович Тыртов) in ], to a distinguished family with roots tracing back to 1548. His father, Pyotr Ivanovich Tyrtov, served as an admiral in the ]. | ||
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| In 1907, he lived one year in Paris. He said about this time "I did not discover ] until when I had already been in Paris for a year". | |||
| In 1910–12, Romain moved to Paris to pursue a career as a designer. He made this decision despite strong objections from his father, who wanted Romain to continue the family tradition and become a naval officer. Romain assumed his pseudonym to avoid disgracing the family. He worked for ] from 1913-1914. In 1915, he secured his first substantial contract with '']'' magazine, and thus launched an illustrious career that included designing costumes and stage sets. Between 1915–1937, Erte designed over 200 covers for ''Harper's Bazaar'', and his illustrations would also appear in such publications as '']'', '']'', '']'', and ''].''<ref>Riding, Alan. "Erte, a Master of Fashion, Stage and Art Deco Design, Is Dead at 97". ''New York Times'' 22 April 1990 (http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/22/obituaries/erte-a-master-of-fashion-stage-and-art-deco-design-is-dead-at-97.html) (accessed 26 November 2009)</ref> | |||
| Erté is perhaps most famous for his elegant fashion designs which capture the ] period in which he worked. One of his earliest successes was designing apparel for the French dancer ] who died in 1920. His delicate figures and sophisticated, glamorous designs are instantly recognisable, and his ideas and art still influence fashion into the 21st century. His costumes, programme designs, and sets were featured in the ] of 1923, many productions of the ], and ]. On Broadway, the celebrated French chanteuse ] wore Erté's designs. | |||
| In 1925, ] brought him to Hollywood to design sets and costumes for the silent film '']''. There were many script problems, so Erté was given other assignments to keep him busy. Hence, he designed for such films as '']'', '']'', ''Time'', ''The Comedian'', and '']''. In 1920 he designed the set and costumes for the movie ] starring ] and financed by ]. | |||
| By far, his best known image is ''Symphony in Black'', depicting a tall, slender woman draped in black holding a thin black dog on a leash. The influential image has been reproduced and copied countless times. | |||
| Erté continued working throughout his life, designing revues, ballets, and operas. He had a major rejuvenation and much lauded interest in his career during the 1960s with the Art Deco revival. He branched out into the realm of limited edition prints, bronzes, and ]. | |||
| His work may be found in the collections of several well-known museums, including the ] and the ] and a sizable collection of work by Erté can be found at Museum 1999 in Tokyo. | |||
| ==In popular culture== | |||
| In "Backroom Brawl", a 2010, second season episode of the American ] series '']'', the staff of the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop find a bronze copy of Erté's ''The Dancer'' in their back storage room, which turns out to be valuable.<ref>"Backroom Brawl" '']'' ]; Viewed March 8, 2010.</ref> | |||
| ==Writings== | |||
| *''Things I Remember: An Autobiography'', Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., 1975, ISBN 0-8129-0575-X. | |||
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| | NAME = Erte | |||
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| | DATE OF BIRTH = 23 November 1892 | |||
| | PLACE OF BIRTH = ], Russia | |||
| | DATE OF DEATH = 21 April 1990 | |||
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| Born | Romain de Tirtoff (1892-11-23)23 November 1892 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 21 April 1990(1990-04-21) (aged 97) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | artist, designer |
| Movement | Art Deco |
Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990) was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, the French pronunciation of his initials, R.T. He was a diversely talented 20th-century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and 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. His father, Pyotr Ivanovich Tyrtov, served as an admiral in the Russian Fleet.