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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketch, Danseuse (Dancer) for the Ballet 'Métal' at the Bal Tabarin1935

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Costume design drawing in ink and colored pencil on cream paper, full-length figure in a gray one-piece swimsuit with scroll motifs and exaggerated wing-like shoulders

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Costume Sketch, Danseuse (Dancer) for the Ballet 'Métal' at the Bal Tabarin, 1935, 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, Danseuse (Dancer) for the Ballet 'Métal' at the Bal Tabarin
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
1935
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (37.15 x 27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.22
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York