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Erté
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Also known as Romain de Tirtoff-Erté, Romain de Tirtoff, Roman Tyrtov, Roman Erté-de Tirtoff, Romain De Tirtoff Erte, Romain de Tirtoff Erte, Romain de Tirtov, R.T.

Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), known by the pseudonym Erté (from the French pronunciation of his initials: ), was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He worked in several fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume, set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.

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18

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  • Erté at 94
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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1892-11-23
Active to
1990-04-21

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Total plays
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Key facts

Artist.birth_name
Romain Petrovich de Tirtoff
Artist.birth_place
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Artist.image
Erté at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City 1970.jpg
Artist.caption
Erté in front of his works at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City, 1970
Artist.death_place
Paris, France
Artist.field
visual arts
Artist.movement
Art Deco
Artist.name
Erté
Artist.partner
Prince Nicholas Ourousoff
Artist.works
Symphony in Black (1920s)
Artist.signature
Ertesignature.svg

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Wikidata facts

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Erté at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York City 1970.jpg
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date of birth
1892-10-11
name in native language
Erté
date of death
1990-04-21
Commons category
Erté
Commons Creator page
Erté
pseudonym
Erté
birth name
Роман Петрович Тыртов
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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Erté, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Contents
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  • Career
  • Writings
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Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 &ndash; 21 April 1990), known by the pseudonym Erté (from the French pronunciation of his initials: ), was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He worked in several fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume, 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, to a Tatar khan named Tyrt. His father, Pyotr Ivanovich Tyrtov, served as an admiral in the Russian Fleet.

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