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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketch, 'Les Pirates'circa 1937

Not on view
Gouache costume design on salmon paper, full-length pirate figure in fringed magenta jacket, orange sash, and wide black fringed trousers with anchor and skull motifs

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Costume Sketch, 'Les Pirates', circa 1937, 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, 'Les Pirates'
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1937
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (36.83 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.44
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York