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ERTE Signed Gouache Art Deco

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
ERTE Signed Gouache Art Deco
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ERTE (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990
St. Petersburg 1892-1990 (Russian/French)

Title: The Thread of Whipped Cream / La Fil de la Creme Fouettee

Technique: Original Signed, Stamped and Inscribed Gouache Drawing on paper

Paper Size: 34.7 x 26.9 cm / 13.7 x 10.6 in

Additional Information: This original drawing is hand signed in ink by the artist "Erte" in the lower center.
The reverse is inscribed with the work title and inventory number in ink "No. 13.696 La Fil de la Creme Fouettee".
Additionaly, there is the authenticity studio stamp "Composition originale" verso.
The front side is annotated in pencil, and bears the stamp "Production Department Moss' Empires Limited", which were a large British Theatre Company at the first half of the 20th century.
This is the costume design for Juliet Prowse, the well known performer who was principal dancer in the 1954 Victoria Palace production of Mother Goose.

Condition: One tear (2.5 cm) in left edge and one tear (1.5 cm) in the right edge. Overall handling marks and creases.