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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketch, 'La Valse Chaloupée'circa 1934

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Fashion illustration in ink and gouache on aged tan paper, full-length figure in a strapless white ball gown with a red scarf, red hair, and long gray gloves, with handwritten annotations

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Costume Sketch, 'La Valse Chaloupée', 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 Chaloupée'
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1934
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (33.97 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.18
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York