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Drawing - The Guadalquivir

The Guadalquivir

  • Object:

    Drawing

  • Date:

    1923 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Erté (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gouache and gold paint.

  • Museum number:

    E.18-1968

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case DT, shelf 23, box A

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Date

1923 (made)

Artist/maker

Erté (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Gouache and gold paint.

Marks and inscriptions

Erté
Les Fleuves. Le Guadalquivir. 1923

Dimensions

Height: 34.9 cm, Length: 49.8 cm

Object history note

This drawing represents the final elaboration of the costumes for the revue Les Fleuves, produced at the Folies-Bergère in 1923.

Descriptive line

The Guadalquivir by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff); 1923.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 15, cat. 37.
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
The full text of the entry is as follows:

"ERTÉ (pseudonym of Romain de TIRTOFF) (born 1892)
Design for costumes for 'Le Guadalquivir' in the revue Les Fleuves, produced at the Folies Bergère, Paris, 1923. .
Signed in ink Erté. Inscribed in ball-point on the back with title and date.
Gouache, gold and metallic paint. E.18-1968

Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest

Note: This design was No.72 in the exhibition of Erté's work held at the Grosvener Gallery, London, 19 September to 14 October 1967."

Exhibition History

Erté (Grosvenor Gallery 19/09/1967-14/10/1967)

Subjects depicted

Costume

Categories

Drawings; Designs; Theatre

Production Type

Unique

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O187873
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