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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Set Design Sketch, 'Le Coeur'1943

Not on view
Drawing in gouache on black card, grand staircase decorated with heart motifs, a falling figure mid-staircase, red flames and heart shapes lining the sides, broken heart above a draped arch at top

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Set Design Sketch, 'Le Coeur', 1943, 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
Set Design Sketch, 'Le Coeur'
Place Made
France
Date Made
1943
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
10 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. (26.35 x 35.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.6
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York