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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketch, 'Équilibriste Japonaise (Japanese Acrobat)'1935

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Costume design drawing in pencil and gouache on aged cream paper, full-length stylized figure in a wave-patterned blue bodysuit holding a large cerulean fan with a white bird motif
Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Title
Costume Sketch, 'Équilibriste Japonaise (Japanese Acrobat)'
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
1935
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.92 x 26.98 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.17
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles