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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketch, 'La Valse Noble' (The Noble Waltz) from Invitation à la Valse (Invitation to the Valse)circa 1934

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Watercolor and pencil fashion illustration on salmon-pink paper, full-length female figure in a white strapless ball gown with tiered spotted ruffles and a pearl crown, with handwritten French annotations

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Costume Sketch, 'La Valse Noble' (The Noble Waltz) from Invitation à la Valse (Invitation to the Valse), circa 1934, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Title
Costume Sketch, 'La Valse Noble' (The Noble Waltz) from Invitation à la Valse (Invitation to the Valse)
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1934
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (34.29 x 26.98 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.19
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York